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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Well I'll be Damned! (APOOO 4.5)
14 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
Damali and Carlos are back in L.A. Bank's Vampire Huntress Series, "The Damned." In this sixth installment, Damali and Carlos are cooling off from the major fight in Philiadelphia (Philly) with the Chairman's step-mother, Lilith, where they experienced their new power as Neteru soulmates. However, the fire has burned out and they find themselves in the Arizona desert, out of sync. Damali senses something is not right with Carlos as he is pulling away and Carlos longs for the power that he had on the darkside as a master vampire. No matter how they try to communicate, it all gets messed up in translation. To make matters worse, when they disposed of Lilith in Philly, there were some portals to Hell left unsealed and the damned souls began to emerge topside, infecting humans with darkness and calling on a premature Armageddon. Adding salt to the wound the team becomes infected, affecting all rational thought and unity, and begs the question; will they be able to save the world this time?
Ms. Banks' ability to take her readers through every emotion--sorrow, joy, eroticism, and wrath-- is overwhelming. Vivid pictures are painted, allowing the reader to experience a world unlike their own, yet strangely familiar. Her portrayal of Carlos' struggle with the light and darkness within him, is one that everyone can relate to, and ironically brings to mind a biblical scripture, Romans 7:15 "For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that I do." His spiritual struggle sits at everyone's feet no matter what religious persuasion.
My only complaint is that Ms. Banks gives information that does not directly deal with the story being told. I suspect, because it is a series, she makes references to past books to bring parts of the story into context or she may be foreshadowing for what is to come. Whatever the reason, this reader found it a bit disconcerting because once it was introduced I wanted more details.
Ms Banks has me completely hooked with her Vampire Huntress series and there is no turning back. I am in it until the end and The Damned only brings out the "blood lust" or rather I should say "book lust" for the next installment.
Kotanya
APOOO BookClub
Ms. Banks' ability to take her readers through every emotion--sorrow, joy, eroticism, and wrath-- is overwhelming. Vivid pictures are painted, allowing the reader to experience a world unlike their own, yet strangely familiar. Her portrayal of Carlos' struggle with the light and darkness within him, is one that everyone can relate to, and ironically brings to mind a biblical scripture, Romans 7:15 "For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that I do." His spiritual struggle sits at everyone's feet no matter what religious persuasion.
My only complaint is that Ms. Banks gives information that does not directly deal with the story being told. I suspect, because it is a series, she makes references to past books to bring parts of the story into context or she may be foreshadowing for what is to come. Whatever the reason, this reader found it a bit disconcerting because once it was introduced I wanted more details.
Ms Banks has me completely hooked with her Vampire Huntress series and there is no turning back. I am in it until the end and The Damned only brings out the "blood lust" or rather I should say "book lust" for the next installment.
Kotanya
APOOO BookClub
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Tempers and libidos flare!
10 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
The Damned effortlessly picks up where The Forbidden left off chronicling the lives of the Neterus and the Guardians fight for good. Evil has stepped up the battle and the Light has some work to do. The drama, action, suspense, and love is all there. Tempers and libidos flare throughout the novel causing the reader to wonder what's going to happen next. The Damned kept my attention and I feel bereft while waiting for The Forsaken to be released in July.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Damned if They Do; Damned if They Don't (mild spoilers)
6 April 2006
Format:Paperback
The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is that its pacing felt a little choppy to me. That could have been because I just started this series and have read the entire thing over the last couple of weeks. "The Bitten" is my favorite, so far. I thought the part in "The Damned" where the team was coming apart went on a little too long, or maybe a little too much going over the same ground? I absolutely loved the catch-22 Carlos found himself in. Fighting one's internal darkness is one of the oldest stories in the world, particularly in this kind of fiction, but Banks does so much better a job of showing us the conflict. Carlos has been in trouble since the first page of the last book; any time the Light puts someone through a spiritual high, the other side gets a chance to strike back. I love the fact that Banks shows this, and that she shows that redemption isn't a one-time process--it's ongoing, and it's hard, and it's worthwhile in the end. Carlos isn't the only one in the group to be in a catch-22; his is just the most obvious battle between the Light and Dark. SPOILER: My one regret is losing the Chairman. What a wonderful villian. On the whole, I'm delighted to have found such a well-told series with such fun characters. Looking forward to "The Forsaken."
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