Minion: The Dark Legends Begin (Vampire Huntress Legend Series #1)

The most amazing , had me on the edge of my seat , page turner !!!

L.A Banks is truly talented, after reading the Twilight series , I hungered for something to ease the sudden "Twilight withdrawal " a friend told me about L.A Banks and with a little apprehension I decided to check out her books , amazing is all I can say. If you love a good Vampire or Werewolf book you need to holla at L.A Banks, she is guaranteed to not disappoint.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Not for me

I am into the paranormal books, and I really wanted to read this series but I had to force myself to just read to the thrid chapter, It was not a book for me, I was board by the middle of the prolouge.

3 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Rip Off!!!

I will not buy this book in the electronic version. I can pay $7.19 for it in paperback instead of the $7.99 it costs in ebook format. This is absolutely wrong! Why are you charging more for a book that doesn't need to be printed or stocked?

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Manages to stand out despite the common concept

I have read a good bit of the available vampire books and it is always interesting to see each person's take on Vampire lore...so when I read one that manages to stand out despite the abundance of vampire stories I like to make note of it. This manages to be different, mainly due to the main character and her story: you do not see many African American Vampire slayers or a book with mainly minority characters as heroes. But this becomes secondary to the story and plot once you get to reading. If you like the Soookie Stackhouse series or Anita Blake and Buffy..you will like this alot. But a warning...the ending WILL make you want to buy the second book.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Worst Vampire Book I've Ever Read

I am an avid vampire fan and I could not stand this book. I could not connect with the character and the story line was aweful. I have yet to meet someone who liked this book and I have given it away and had it returned, TWICE. I have heard that if your are a Laurell K lover that you will LOVE this book and that is not true... I LOVE Laurell K and I will tell you it is nothing like her Anita Blake series.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Complete waste

If you like your books with lots of violence and profanity, and no plot development or character development, then this is the book for you. The characters are cariactures, and little background is given for this supernatural world. I found it impossible to connect with the characters on any level. And the cliff-hanger ending comes across as an attempt to sell more books instead of wrapping up this flimsy story.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I am a big fan of horror genre, and this was quite disappointing

Perhaps you'd try another book. The story is lame, the visualizations well used and worn out by way too many authors. There is nothing here that isn't in so many tossable novels of people hunting the vampires/demons/werewolves, etc. There are so many of these books out there now, you may wish to try a horror classic, or something with a new twist. There are some that are better written, and some that are at times funny too.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Keep them coming!!!!!!

I'm a Buffy and Angel fan. And I never wanted to read about vampires and demons until now. L.A.Banks has written a wonderfully creative story of vamps and demons. She will scare the living daylights out of you. It was a great read. Damali the Vampire Huntress and her friends will leave you eager for Book 2.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

For the Vampire Fan

This is the first in a 12 book series with a strong african american female lead with cultural diversity and every religion from islam to buddism. I Highly recommend this series....very addictive....a definite guilty pleasure.

Addictive

Fantastic series.....enough said.

Horrible

I wish I could say that I liked this book but I have read a bunch of other authors who are far, far better than this one. There was no back story or history to the characters at all. I could barely understand any of the dialogue. The story overall left me wanting for more.

THE BEST!!!

I've read this entire series. This series is what put me on to paranormal romance. I'm a big Twilight fan, but this series makes Twilight look like something from disney. Love Love Love Carlos! His and Damali's love is outstanding. This entire series goes hard and each book only gets deeper and better.

Had to FORCE myself to finish.

I picked up this book because there were so many other books in the series, I thought it might be good. I was wrong. This book was atrocious. Even though it was a little different with it being an African American heroine the author couldn't get the dialogue right. It seemed like she was forcing the characters to speak slang. It didn't fit.

If you want something along these lines, read "Once Bitten, Twice Shy," by Jennifer Rardin.

Not for me

I am an avid Science Fiction/Supernatural Fiction reader and I did NOT enjoy this book. It seems that there is possibly a decent storyline within, however, it is hidden beneath shear Ebonics. I just could NOT finish this book. I actually had to stop and re-read a few times just to figure out what was trying to be said.

Definitely not for me!!!

Book had no flow to it...I was really disappointed.

Fantastic Series!

I'm a HUGE fan of series books and this series by Banks does not dissapoint. True, this first book starts a bit slow, however it does pick up rather quickly. The characters are sexy and diverse. I love how she incorporates biblical references and weaves actual people from the bible into the series. Finished 'The Thirteenth' over a year ago and Im ready for the next one from this phenomenal writer

Not even worthy of one star :(

I love vampire books but this book will make your head hurt. It was so hard for me to read this book because it was so bad, but I made myself finish it. I was hoping that at any time it was going to get better but it never did. It actually got worse when the last couple of chapters had them going into the different levels of hell. A very dark book. I dont want to ever read another book that talks that much about hell. It was boring! And then the second book (I had bought the 1st two at once) went right into them being in hell again....ugh! I gave both books away to a coworker and I hope she can forgive me for it one day....haha. If you read this book make sure you have some pain meds near by.

Really Wonderful Series

It starts of rather slow, but as the series progresses, Banks creates a whole entire hierarchy to the dark world of the afterlife. After the first book the action picks up and there's no stopping the twists and turns the series takes. I particularly love how Banks incorporates biblical references and really focus's on the battle of good vs. evil...something most modern afterlife authors (ehem, Twilight series) seem to disregard. I'm just about through with reading 'The Wicked' and I can promise that the suspension and action never dies down for long. Damali and Carlos are a fresh breath of air to the picture-perfect romance scene most authors subscribe to. Love is not something that can go on living without a disagreement every once and a while and these two have had their fair share. This is, by far, one of my favorite series.

Wonderful

This series is a wonder to read and I love it. It appeals to people that love a good fantasy book and this book is one of those. It is a very exciting series to read.

Big Disappointment!

I found this book just browsing around in the sci-fi section and I was really excited to find an african-american author in this particular genre. HOWEVER, I was so disappointed! The plot was lame, the characters were lame, the romance was extremely lacking to say the least, and I had to force myself to keep reading and not waste my money. I couldnt get to the middle of the book, it was just awful! I've read all the Jeaniene Frost books, Charlaine Harris, Laurel K Hamilton, JR Ward, Keri Arthur, and Karen Marie Monings's Fever series to name a few and this by far was the worst!