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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 DELICIOUS May 13, 2007
By Diane Eadie
I was very impressed by this author's ability to take us, the readers, deep into a world of intrigue and sensuality. This gothic journey kept me wanting more and I honestly could not put the book down!
I recommend this book for anyone looking for a chance to escape into the dark and mystical lives of those who prowl at night while we sleep. I found myself thinking about the characters long after I had finished reading the book and I look forward to more books by this author.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A work of great passion... Jul 06, 2007
By John S. Lewinski
"John Scott Lewinski"
Even though it's a dark, gothic vampire story, there's a lot of joy and passion in the writing. It's obvious that the writer really enjoys this subject matter and had a good time writing the novel -- because that joy and entertainment flows to the reader. It's a good read for the casual horror reader, the devoted vampire fiction fan or anyone looking for a good yarn.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
This book is something special! May 24, 2007
By Scott Aguilar
"Hyong-Bu"
I began Ms. Fewings novel in the early evening and finally finished around four in the morning. I was just unable to put it down until I reached the very last page. She brings to us an entirely new take on the vampire genre. Her use of visualizations gives you a movie in your head.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Absolutely Amazing!!! May 12, 2007
By Robin De Los Reyes
"Cassandra De Los Reyes"
This book was fabulous. Fewings did such an incredible job when she wrote this book. I could not put the book down. I was on my toes all the time and did not lose interest not even through one page. I am extremely anxious to read her next book.
-Cassandra
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Not Enough Bite Aug 05, 2008
By Kaolin Fire
"GUD Magazine"
'Stone Masters: A Vampire Reckoning' by V.M.K. Fewers is a vampire novel told from two perspectives, in the form of diary entries. Both of the main characters, Orpheus and Jadeon, start us off with an entry from June 2006 as the set up to tell the story of how they became what they are, several hundred years earlier.
Jadeon's family history is somewhat... interesting. He and his brother, Alex, accidentally witness their father and a group of men performing a ritual over a woman they at first believe to be a witch. The brothers see the woman carried through the family castle screaming, and calling out the name "Orpheus". Thus begins Jadeon's journey to discover the truth about his father's involvement with the group-The Stone Masters-whose duty it is to kill vampires.
I appreciate that Laurell K. Hamilton and Anne Rice can only produce so many novels a year, and that in-between times vampire fans need a fix. So, this little niche opens up for the rest of vampire fic to have its turn. Unfortuately, Stone Masters is like a skeleton of an Anne Rice novel, without the real flesh, and more importantly blood, which vampires need. Anita Blake without any of the wit, and a poor copy-cat.
Not long ago I read Gabrielle Faust's 'Eternal Vigilance'. After reading Stone Masters I can appreciate what Faust was doing - she tried to recreate a genre that is wearing rather thin on new material by injecting as much of her own originality as she could. And as it should be. Stone Masters just doesn't have that jolt of excitement, or even just enough good old gore-fun to keep the reader interested. There is nothing new here, however hard you look, and hope.
The movement from one narrator to the next is confusing, the diaries boring. There was one stand-out moment, which was the description of a nasty witches' ceremony. I felt excited at this point, and for just a moment relieved, because I thought I was finally going to get the dark and scary tale that was hinted at in the story up until this point. No such luck. One good chapter was not enough to save Stone Masters. Poetic prose can be a wonderful thing, but not when it is the veil used simply to cover a weak plot.
I struggled with the book, right from the uninspiring cover art, to the less than satisfactory ending. I know it is not supposed to be taken as one of the literary greats, but there has to be something-it wasn't even so bad that it was hilarious.
[Reviewed by Jess Nash]
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