Official Review: The Story of Lucius Cane by Vanya Ferreira

[Swiftmover07]

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Story of Lucius Cane" by Vanya Ferreira.]

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1 out of 4 stars

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1794 London: Lucius Cane is a vampire of an original sort. He prefers vampire blood, rather than human, and seems to have an inner voice named Tonas – though that is a story for a different time.

Jack “The Hound” Estenborugh is a violent man, a pirate with a terrible reputation. He also happens to be a lycanthrope – of sorts. Jack is propositioned to take out Lucius to pay back an old debt. However, the battle will not be easy. Lucius is no youngling; he has recently fed and is up for a good battle. When these two superhumans battle, there is sure to be destruction and pain. And no one can predict the outcome.

The Story of Lucius Cane is a short book about vampires and a lycanthrope. Ferreira does a good job at describing scenarios and making them easy to see in the mind’s eye. The dialect makes you believe you are in 1794 London and the fight scenes seem to be well thought out.

However, the book itself is very short – making it hard for the reader to establish a relationship with the characters. While we receive a background on Jack “The Hound” Estenborugh, on how he became a lycanthrope, and how he got his reputation, we receive absolutely no insight at all into Lucius Cane. This makes it feel like Cane is a supporting character instead of the book’s titular character. Also, there is a character in the beginning of the book, Anna, who seems to be just a passing character, but we get a good bit of information that wasn’t necessarily needed. Also, there are some missing and misplaced punctuations.

I would recommend reading this after there are a few books released in the series. Otherwise, the reader may be left with too many questions and not enough answers. The potential is there but there just isn’t enough in this particular book to form a rapport with the characters or get into the storyline. Nothing that grabs at you and makes you rush to get the next book in the series

After a lot of thought and contemplation, I have to give this book a rating of 1 out of 4 stars. There were just so many questions left unanswered, the readers only get to know one of the characters, and there is not much plot development. Therefore, this book could not stand on its own; you would have to have more than this first book to get a relationship with the characters and any plot development.

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[Vanya Ferreira]

Dear Swiftmover07,

Thank you very much for your constructive review.

I have to underline that this is only the first short story in the series of three. I am currently busy writing the second story which contains a lot more background information about Lucius Cane which, hopefully, ties in nicely with the first part.

I would really appreciate if you could review the second story once is finished.

All the best.

Vanya Ferreira

[Swiftmover07]

Dear Swiftmover07,

Thank you very much for your constructive review.

I have to underline that this is only the first short story in the series of three. I am currently busy writing the second story which contains a lot more background information about Lucius Cane which, hopefully, ties in nicely with the first part.

I would really appreciate if you could review the second story once is finished.

All the best.

Vanya Ferreira

I look forward to getting to know Lucius Cane more and would like to review it for you given the opportunity

[bluemel4]

Great review! I am a die hard vampire fan and I am curious to see where this story goes and how the author decides to create more developed characters.

Just an FYI I do not think you are allowed to accept reading/reviewing a book directly from the author. This needs to be handled through the official channels within the site.

[Swiftmover07]

Great review! I am a die hard vampire fan and I am curious to see where this story goes and how the author decides to create more developed characters.

Just an FYI I do not think you are allowed to accept reading/reviewing a book directly from the author. This needs to be handled through the official channels within the site.

Yeah, that's what I thought that's why I said given the opportunity. Meaning if I get it through here when it is finished

[gali]

bluemel4 is right. Reviews have to go through the official channels, and one isn't allowed to accept a book directly from the author. Direct contact between the reviewer and the author isn't allowed either.

Thank you for the insightful review.

[Swiftmover07]

bluemel4 is right. Reviews have to go through the official channels, and one isn't allowed to accept a book directly from the author. Direct contact between the reviewer and the author isn't allowed either.

Thank you for the insightful review.

I never intended to accept a review through a private channel. As I stated before I simply meant if I come across it when finished and it is up for review on the site

[gali]

bluemel4 is right. Reviews have to go through the official channels, and one isn't allowed to accept a book directly from the author. Direct contact between the reviewer and the author isn't allowed either.

Thank you for the insightful review.

I never intended to accept a review through a private channel. As I stated before I simply meant if I come across it when finished and it is up for review on the site

[kimmyschemy06]

The premise sounds very promising. Honestly, I have already read a lot of vampire books but this sounds different and quite interesting. Too bad about the flaws, though. Good job on a very honest review.