The world building gripped me  more then the story itself. The main idea was that the Church has battled vampires and protected humans since the Knights Templar and created warrior priests (who wear brown Jedi type hoodies and have a cross either tattooed or burned in the middle of their faces).

In the endless wars with vampires (who look like  Alien type creatures – wonder if H.R. Geiger designed them or was the inspiration?) the world was stripped of most of it’s resources and people retreated into walled cities controlled by the church. There’s a gorgeous scene in the beginning showing the pollution choked city and all the advertising propaganda saying to obey the Church because it means to obey God, etc – a fascinating spin on the whole “evil corporation”  spin of most cyberpunk fiction.

The story itself was about classic tortured hero on a quest to save an innocent – and honestly didn’t nearly grip me as the idea of the world itself.  Maggie Q has a small part in the movie – and as one of my favorite asskicking heroines did her character justice. I had hoped to see more romantic sparks between her and the Hero, but the subtle longing on her end was brilliant. And it helped that she kicked ass – with or without a motorcycle.

I love kickass heroines and Buffy is so beautifully written, kickass but still feminine, strong but still in need of help, and she looks damn good kicking vampire asses!

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Desire cuts both ways…

Nothing gives Dina more pleasure than leaving the vampires she hunts to the mercy of the dawn. And yet most humans she is sworn to protect seem all too happy to offer up their necks. She has vowed never to be like those needy creatures yet, three months ago, she allowed a vampire to kiss her. The memory still makes her body burn—and her skin heat with humiliation.

For over twenty empty years, Luke has lived in a world of dead pleasure and burning sunrise, feeding off those who long for immortality and taboo thrills. Only his art makes him feel half-alive. Until one night in a dark, moody nightclub, where a reckless, amber-eyed bloodwolf left behind her clean, sharp scent—and an ache in his blood nothing but another taste can ease.

Finally, with the chance to purge Luke out of her system, Dina moves in for the kill. But she comes to a horrifying realization. She can no longer shift, and the desire to taste him—body, soul and blood—is making her crazy. As an enraged bloodwolf threatens to rip them both apart, she may just be crazy enough to trust Luke with her life.

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These giftbags include a mirror compact, a pen that looks like a lipstick, and a limited supply of tools to kick ass with (a pocket tool that “transforms into a tool box worth of functionality”, and a limited supply of leather luggage tags.

And since early bird gets the best prize, the first gift bag of each day of RT will contain a Sephora makeup pallet and brush set!

A Slayer’s Pride
Xara cannot escape the lie upon which her life is built. A Slayer who has never fought a dragon, she’ll never feel feel strong enough to be the one Griall seeks. Surely, a Slayer wouldn’t allow herself to love a beast. Yet Xara must find a Slayer’s power to kill this dragon before his curse destroys them both.

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As they fight for survival, Kate’s trust in Nick may be the only thing that’s keeping them alive.

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