Gladys G. (mamag) -
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This book is sincerely in a league of it's own. It's not a love story, it's not violent and it's not a gore filled blood and bite kind of book! It's the coming of age book for a half mortal half vampire trying to find a place in modern society. VAMPIRES are still secret. There are in fact three different sects of vampires. Where does ARI fit in these societies? Where does she fit in this world?? She is still trying to find out...
She is a freak to mortals... AND a freak to VAMPIRES. She was born to a mortal and has a Vampire father. She was raised by her father, home schooled, told that she had to tell people that she had Lupus so that she can be a hermit in her father's house.
In this book she is forced to find herself because she has a knack for befriending people that either go missing, or are found dead...
The Year of Disappearances is a wonderful followup book to The Society of S. BUT if your looking for action packed story lines, this isn't the book for you. It's for the EDUCATED VAMPIRE LOVER looking for a wonderful novel. It's a great break from the norm! I highly recommend it!!!
She is a freak to mortals... AND a freak to VAMPIRES. She was born to a mortal and has a Vampire father. She was raised by her father, home schooled, told that she had to tell people that she had Lupus so that she can be a hermit in her father's house.
In this book she is forced to find herself because she has a knack for befriending people that either go missing, or are found dead...
The Year of Disappearances is a wonderful followup book to The Society of S. BUT if your looking for action packed story lines, this isn't the book for you. It's for the EDUCATED VAMPIRE LOVER looking for a wonderful novel. It's a great break from the norm! I highly recommend it!!!
Victoria (YSB) -
Well, parts of this book were interesting, but it wasn't an improvement over the first book. What is with the rash of vampire novels that carry the writers' own belief systems thinly veiled in the plot? First _Twilight_ and now this... It feels more like reading "fun" propaganda than an actual novel. Is the intended audience supposed to be so overwhelmed by the "coolness" of vampires that are supposed to blindly swallow all of the other messages? It just ruins what would have otherwise been a good story - well, an alright story, in this case, I suppose. The ending absolutely fell apart, and if this series continues, I am more than willing to wait to read the next one when it hits the dollar shelves, and not a minute before that.
Sandra E. (KlutzieMamma) reviewed The Year of Disappearances (Ethical Vampire, Bk 2) on + 12 more book reviews
Ho-hum. I just couldn't get into this series. Guess I am too much of a Christine Feehan and Nalini Singh fan. The book's characters didn't hold my attention and it was a little difficult to follow thru on some things. I gave it a 2 1/2 out of 5 stars.
Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) reviewed The Year of Disappearances (Ethical Vampire, Bk 2) on + 5322 more book reviews
Reviewed by JodiG. for TeensReadToo.com
There is a secret society. They live in plain view. They seem very much like you and me. But, if you look very closely, you may notice that the person you're speaking to doesn't have a shadow.
There are vampires living amongst us. They are highly evolved; not at all like the vampires you've grown up with. They work and play in the daylight, they are friendly and educated, and a growing number of them have never tasted human blood and have no need for it.
Ariella Montero lives in the chasm between our two worlds. She is half-human, half-vampire and is struggling to find her place in both societies. She can read minds, hypnotize people, and make herself invisible. But can she establish real relationships in the human world and escape the dangers that threaten her in the vampire world?
Years ago Ari's best friend was murdered. Ari remembers the night. Her father was engaged in a battle with another man. And there was a fire.
Now, Ari is living a new life with her mother in Florida. But strange things are beginning to happen. It started when the honeybees began to die. Then Ari noticed a man in a van following her. A new friend was murdered and another friend disappeared. It is all too coincidental to ignore. Is Ari to blame or is she being preyed upon?
THE YEAR OF DISAPPEARANCES offers a unique concept of what it is like to be a vampire in modern society. It is a cleverly written story line that easily leaves the possibility for future books. Although this title follows THE SOCIETY OF S, it can easily stand alone. And, I can only hope that author Susan Hubbard decides to develop the story of Ari and her "kind" into a long-running series!
There is a secret society. They live in plain view. They seem very much like you and me. But, if you look very closely, you may notice that the person you're speaking to doesn't have a shadow.
There are vampires living amongst us. They are highly evolved; not at all like the vampires you've grown up with. They work and play in the daylight, they are friendly and educated, and a growing number of them have never tasted human blood and have no need for it.
Ariella Montero lives in the chasm between our two worlds. She is half-human, half-vampire and is struggling to find her place in both societies. She can read minds, hypnotize people, and make herself invisible. But can she establish real relationships in the human world and escape the dangers that threaten her in the vampire world?
Years ago Ari's best friend was murdered. Ari remembers the night. Her father was engaged in a battle with another man. And there was a fire.
Now, Ari is living a new life with her mother in Florida. But strange things are beginning to happen. It started when the honeybees began to die. Then Ari noticed a man in a van following her. A new friend was murdered and another friend disappeared. It is all too coincidental to ignore. Is Ari to blame or is she being preyed upon?
THE YEAR OF DISAPPEARANCES offers a unique concept of what it is like to be a vampire in modern society. It is a cleverly written story line that easily leaves the possibility for future books. Although this title follows THE SOCIETY OF S, it can easily stand alone. And, I can only hope that author Susan Hubbard decides to develop the story of Ari and her "kind" into a long-running series!
