Review: Joe Vampire by M.J. Gardner 4 of 5 stars

Joe Vampire by M.J. Gardner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Joe has managed to beat his drug addictions, leave foster care and finish high school with the help of vampire girlfriend Evelyn. He might crave a normal life, but Evelyn craves him becoming a vampire too and as Joe can't even manage monogamy (or sticking to the one sex) so that kind of commitment is not likely. Everything unravels when he tries to help a friend be cured of multiple ailments and it goes wrong. As Joe blames himself he goes back to his old addictions - can he cope and how will it all end up?

Lovely continuation of the tales of Evelyn and Joe in this story showing how we need to conquer our demons and keep working at it and not become complacent. I enjoyed the drama and intrigue in this even though I found it a little bit depressing too. Well told and enjoyable.

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Review: Evelyn's Journal by M.J. Gardner 4 of 5 stars

Evelyn's Journal by M.J. Gardner

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Evelyn is a young girl with mixed heritage and when the book starts we meet her at boarding school. When she leaves school life gets complicated when she becomes a vampire and needs men for their blood to keep her alive. When the vampire who turned her appears insisting that he is like a god and she should love him life really gets complicated. Can she get through all of this and survive.

Interesting story that developed and moved at a reasonable pace. There were moments of drama and danger in places which drew you to feel sorry for her however she struck me as a strange one and I could never get completely on board with her. However it was a well written story and I could understand and feel all the thoughts and emotions of the characters (when they had them).

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