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Early Beach Reading: P.N. Elrod's 'The Vampire Files, Volume I'
Posted on 7 April 2008 by CJ Stutz at 3:56 PM | Comments (0)
Tags: P.N. Elrod, Reviews, The Vampire Files, Urban Fantasy
"Volume I" refers to the first three novels in P.N. Elrod's "The Vampire Files" series, and it's a great beach read. Ironically, on the strength of subject matter alone, it probably only appeals to those of us who don't like the beach. Existential angst isn't usually a big hit with the surf and sun crowd--they're too busy having fun. The usual beach activities hold no appeal for me, however; I burn easily and I'm always uncomfortably aware of the sand in my shorts. I try hard, but the beach and I just aren't a good fit. Likewise, Elrod tries hard, but none of the different elements of The Vampire Files, Volume I are a good fit. It alternately reads like a rip off of Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files series, an ode to the old Dick Tracy comic strip, a romance novel, a campy film noir script and a rerun of the Dr. Phil Show.
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