Reviewed by Jenna
TITLE: Evolution
AUTHOR: Lissa Kasey
PUBLISHER: DSP Publications
LENGTH: 216 Pages
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Gene Sage has only ever wanted to sing, but his band, Evolution, is pushing him toward the big time. He finds it hard to focus on making musical history when he’s dreaming of graveyards and seeing ghosts. And while all he can think of is hiding who he is from a world unforgiving of anyone different, he discovers he’s also the ultimate snack for vampires and demons. When Gene literally runs into—over—his idol, Kerstrande Petterson, rock god, vampire in hiding, and music cynic, his life falls over the edge into chaos.
Jaded by the world and nearly a decade in the music business, Kerstrande thinks Gene wants to use him to make Evolution immortal in more than one way, but he can’t seem to brush aside the young singer’s enthusiasm.
Getting involved with Kerstrande drags Gene into otherworldly power struggles. Between the ghosts stalking them, the media painting supernaturals as villains, and a vampire out of control in the city, the only way for Gene and Kerstrande to survive is for Gene to embrace his powers—and his destiny.
REVIEW:
This story is told in first person in the view point of the two main characters. Evolution begins when Genesis, a singer who sees ghosts, hits Kerstrande with his car and thinks he has seriously hurt him. Genesis learns later that the man he hit was a rock god and a man he has always idolized. Genesis realizes there is something off about Kerstrande, but he doesn’t know right away that Kerstrande is a vampire. In the meantime Kerstrande falls for Genesis and believes there is something strange about him. Kerstrande also has to deal with his own cruel sire. The story evolves into a supernatural standoff of sorts as more of Genesis’s friends and band members are revealed as vampires or other supernatural beings. After ending up in the hospital again, Genesis finally realizes that his lover is a vampire.
This book had some enticing main characters. Genesis was a cute guy with pink hair who sometimes had to deal with his fellow band members having difficulty accepting him as gay, and Kerstrande was a snarky vampire who liked to push buttons. Though I liked Genesis and I thought the relationship between Genesis and Kerstrande was pretty hot, I had trouble connecting with the overall story. First of all Kerstrande sucks Genesis into oblivion over and over before Genesis finally realizes that Kerstrande is to blame for his near death experiences. Also, the tendency of Genesis to fall asleep right away whenever the two are together makes it hard to get into the sex scenes. In addition to the love affair between Genesis and Kerstrande, there were side stories that seemed to take over the plot. Of the side stories, I liked Genesis’s interaction with Michael, a man who betrayed him when he was a child. Though I wasn’t always sure where the story was going, the book kept me interested due to the dynamic characters.
As a side note, I didn’t find a series name, but the ending implies there will be a sequel.
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