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Friday, March 28, 2014

Sour By Uzuri Wilkerson: Book Tour

THE BITTEN SERIES BY UZURI WILKERSON: BOOK TOUR AND REVIEW
SWEET (BITTEN #1)
SUMMARY:

Witnessing a brutal murder at work is only the beginning of Celia’s problems.  The fact that the victim is a vampire only proves to complicate her life even more.  The vampires of New England have always had an undetected existence among humans but with the unprovoked death of one of their own, the lust for revenge has begun.
Celia’s concerns are magnified once a hunter from Dallas arrives in town.  With Jay’s sexy smile and rugged ways, Celia finds herself wanting to spend time with him despite being mysteriously linked to the nest that is threatening to become extinct if Jay gets his way.
When four bodies are found drained of blood, Jay teams up with a local bunch to take out all the undead, which, coincidentally, includes her boyfriend, Victor.  Celia won’t stand to see anything happen to Victor… but refuses to see Jay hurt either.  Confusion, lust, rage and violence intertwine as worlds collide. Celia will soon discover that her neat little existence is not what it seems as her cryptic past and present start to unravel.
  • ISBN-13: 978-061563891-1
  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Aziza Publishing
  • Publication date: 06/04/2012
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 416

  • ISBN-13: 978-098817670-6
  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Aziza Publishing
  • Publication date: 10/12/2012
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 360


REVIEW:
          A vampire/ supernatural creature themed story always leaves much space for imagination. The creator can just touch upon the folklore and build the story according to their creative ingenuity. But even then, there has to be a match between the ‘facts’ and the ‘myths’. ‘A vampire cannot go in the sun’ is fact, whereas ‘being bitten by a vampire does not necessarily change you into one’ is a twisted version of a myth. The first instalment of the Bitten series books, Sweet, follows just this premise.
          The author has taken the life of a curly haired bartender who has a vampire boyfriend. The usual ‘knowing that boyfriend is a vampire’ part of revealing shock is absent. Celia knows what she is getting into. Then come the ‘hunters’ who are out to destroy all vampires. But Celia worries for her bloodsucker boyfriend, and simultaneously feels eager to spend time with the gorgeous, manly hunter. In this confused triangle comes another problem that Celia must overcome with the help of both Jay and Victor.
          The plot is the usual, the characters are defined well, though sometimes the author expects us to follow the story when characters jump out at you. For the initial hundred pages, the book gives a feel of being a sequel to some other book where all the characters (who jump into the story here) are explained. But the story speeds up later on and we can relax and follow the line. The lead is relatable, the scenes are graphic. The author’s imagination is a colourful painting whose outlines have already been defined one too many times by others before her.
Rating: 3.5/5


SOUR (BITTEN #2)

SUMMARY:

Sharing blood with a vampire can be exhilarating. You experience a high like no other. You feel invincible. The encounter changes your world.
It can also be deadly.
After a traumatic incident with the rogue vampire Milo, Celia agrees to let Victor taste her. They enter into a bond like no other. When their connection allows her to witness things that she wouldn't normally see, Celia begins to doubt her decision to share his blood. Victor has never seen Celia's uncanny gift in another human, prompting him to search for a way to harness her abilities.
In the meantime, Celia finds herself watching her back for dangerous vampires hungry for her scent; her cousin's arrival in town begs many questions; a badly-injured newborn vampire and a pushy new coworker cause her to question her relationship with Victor.
All of your favorite characters return in this racy and thrilling second volume of Uzuri M. Wilkerson's Bitten series. Sweet introduced you to Celia's complicated relationship; Sour reveals the consequences.
  • ISBN-13: 978-098817677-5
  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Aziza Publishing
  • Publication date: 07/16/2013
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 476
REVIEW:
          Sour- the vampire legend that started out sweet, with all the exciting highs one gets from being in a relationship with a vampire turns sour, once the human shares blood with one. I guess that is because it is the taste of blood – sour.
          Being bitten by another vampire who has wrong intentions on her, Celia finally agrees to what she has been refusing all along. She agrees to share the blood of Victor, to help her overcome the impurities of sharing with Milo, a rogue vampire. But this time around, just when she started getting comfortable sharing blood with her boyfriend (Ahem!) and dealing with the visions that came as a bonus, Celia encounters another set of creatures she thought belonged to only legends.
          Then there is another group now hunting vampires of which her cousin is a part. We could only pity Celia who has no respite from the constant problems rushing at her from all corners of the world. The Bitten series does not disappoint its predecessor and is steadily in the line of Twilight series. Vampire boyfriend, human woman, shape shifter friend, and other ignorant humans. The underused legends are awoken once again. (used bottle, new wine.)
Rating: 3.5/5 (Both only for the writing style and the interesting turn of events.)


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Uzuri Wilkerson was born in Atlanta, Georgia.  Her family moved to Boston when she was nine years old.  She is the second oldest of five.  She has always had a love of storytelling.  When she was younger, one could always find her with a notebook filled with poems and short stories.  She enjoys reading a variety of fictional genres, including chick lit, paranormal, and thrillers.  She’s also an avid television junkie.
Uzuri studied screenwriting at Wellesley College, where she learned to craft short scripts and videos.  After graduating, she eventually moved back to fiction.  She completed Sweet in 2009—the first volume of the “Bitten” series about a turf war in Boston between vampires and hunters.  She signed on with Aziza Publishing during the summer of 2011.
Even today, one could find her with a notebook filled with story ideas.


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