(Notturno, #2)” border=”0″ src=”http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1286690826m/9483475.jpg” />Vigil by Z.A. Maxfield
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read this book under the worst circumstances — NaNo. I had little time to read,so i just nibbled small chunks throughout the month. Just try to get a sense of an arc that way! The book is not quite as good as Notturno so i guess Vigil is about 4.7 stars really, but Notturno is one of my all-time faves. This book has those marvelous characters. I’m always surprised that in a vampire story my favorite character should be the human, but Adin is simply terrific. Smart, wise-cracking and deep-feeling, in Vigil he protests a bit too much but i still loved him. Bran is a great new addition, and we thoroughly believe Adin’s affection for him. Edward is grand — love him, love the piercings. Just as Notturno used segments of a journal, Vigil gives us dream seqences that are flashbacks. Not many authors can get away with such interruptions of action, but ZAM carries it off. Most exciting is that the book totally sets us up for a sequel so i don’t have to console myself over the loss of Adin. I’ll go back and read Vigil again so i can get a smoother impression, but if you haven’t read it yet, grab your credit card. : )