I saw a Russian movie trailer over a year ago about a guy who looked like a vampire but was hunting a vampire. It looked so promising that I looked for it in cable for weeks. When I was finally able to watch it, I was floored! LOL! Really! I have always been fascinated by vampire lore and seeing it in another language was pretty wild. The cinematography was amazing. The plot was pretty nice, too! And when I read in the credits that the movie was based on a book, I vowed to get my hands on the book. So last year, I bought them (yes…"them", because there are many…sounds bible-esque) online and had them sent to our house via my mother. I was so excited about reading it that I barely finished putting a plastic wrap on the cover before I got to the 2nd chapter. Unfortunately, my sloth-esque personality took over me a few days later and I ended up going to vacation and coming home without finishing it. Now, about four months later, I finally finished the first book in the trilogy. Yes, it’s a trilogy. I still have to read Day Watch and then Twilight Watch before I can put the whole series aside. Anyways, the book was great! As expected, it had vampires in it, good and evil, and the battle for supremacy between the two. I like the lead character, Anton Gorodetsky. He is a guy who has constant debates with himself over what should be done, what’s required or what he feels is the right thing to do. I like how he constantly questions himself about the morality of what he does for the side of the GOOD. Maybe because I can empathize with him. *sigh I can’t praise this book enough. For all those who want to witness another battle between good and evil with a somehow diplomatic twist to it, you should read this series. Well, yes, I have only read the first one, but I’m sure the author would not suddenly divert from this plotline. A thumbs up and a pat on the back…Who am I kidding?! I could kiss this guy for writing these books! I can’t wait to start on Day Watch! (I’m currently trying to finish Spiderwick and the Narnia series at the same time, so I have suspended finishing this series for a while. Promise, I’ll try my best to hurry up with the books I’m reading now.)
August 2012
Postscript: The series is not a trilogy. It's a pentalogy... or quintet. ^_^ And I still have not finished the series. o_O
