Vampires, and werewolves, and demons, oh my.

Rhiannon thought facing off against a deranged child vampire was the most dangerous task she would ever have to undertake, but she’s about to discover making a deal with a demon is far, far worse. Sent forward into another reality, one in which vampires are now dominating nearly extinct humans, she realizes the sooner she returns to her vampire lover, Disco, the better.

Unfortunately, time changes a lot of things, including those most trusted around her. When she’s faced with a loss and betrayal unlike any she has ever known, her focus shifts from severing the debt between the demon that wants to kill her, to exacting a revenge that will bring forth consequences she never could have fathomed. By reaching out to the darkness lingering within her, she’ll find the strength to push forward despite the circumstances that would see her dead and buried.

After all, when it’s all said and done, all that she has left to lose is her soul.

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 430 KB
• Publisher: Mundania Press LLC (August 21, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005IEIJY2
• FTC Disclosure: copy provided by author for the purposes of an honest review

This is another review where I’m not sure where to start. There are so many things I want to say, but I don’t want to spoil anything… and there are a LOT of things that I could potentially spoil, because JA Saare has written such a fabulous story full of twists and turns that will blow your mind and keep you guessing until the end.

Rhiannon is one of my all time favorite heroines starting back from Dead Undead or Somewhere in Between and continuing here in The Renfield Syndrome. She’s another one of those badass heroines who doesn’t apologize for who she is. She has a shitty past, and a hint of vulnerability about her. We see more of her softer side in this book, but we also see more of her BADASS side in this book as her necromancer powers grow and mature. I loved watching her as she learned more about herself, her powers, and the world around her. I literally could not put the book down.

Disco… oh, how I love Disco. I’m still fighting with my PIC Bells over him. As much as I love her and am willing to share any other Book Boyfriend, he’s one I won’t share. He’s dark and a little broody, sweet and romantic (with his desperation for Rhiannon to tell him she loves him), and all the things I love in a vampire.

Paine. Disco’s hugely sexy second in command. I loved him in Dead Undead or Somewhere in Between, but seeing more of him in The Renfield Syndrome made me fall completely in love with him. If you can believe it, there was actually a few moments where I was actually torn between Paine and Disco! Ok, there were a lot of moments. Many, many moments. If you read the book, you’ll understand why. Remember the spoilers I can’t tell you about? Most of them surround why I love Paine as much as I do.

Carter. He’s a badass werewolf and (I hate to admit it) kind of sexy. I fought my attraction to him because… well, he’s neither Disco nor Paine, and he’s got this weird thing for Rhiannon and he kind of kidnaps her in his weird attempt to keep her safe. You’ll have to read the book to understand why I still have a thing for him despite his misguided attempts at keeping her “safe” (aka kidnapping her). I think there was just something about his protectiveness. Even though I was pissed off that he was keeping Rhiannon from her mission (DISCO! PAINE!) I loved how protective he was towards her. And then he had to go and get all crazy and make me want to punch him in the boy parts, repeatedly. Funny how that works, isn’t it?

Goose. He was one of my most favorite parts of Dead Undead or Somewhere in Between and we get to see a whole different side of him in The Renfield Syndrome. We meet his daughter Bells and see just how Papa Bear he can be. I can’t say that I always liked Goose in TRS, which kind of made me sad, because I loved him so much in TRS, but I’m hoping that the differences Rhiannon makes in the 3rd book, The Ripple Effect, will change what I hated about Goose… but I have a feeling that Jaime is going to show her evil side and twist things even more. She’s… well, evil that way.

The only reason I didn’t finish The Renfield Syndrome in one sitting is because I had to make dinner for my whiny family claimed they were “so starving” and then my stupid body had to rest. But the minute I woke up, I was reading again. I was 3 hours late going to my aunt’s house because I had to finish reading TRS before I could leave.

This is one time I wish I could give more than 5 meows. But since I’m only on a 5 meow rating system, I can’t go more than that. Still, I wish I could.

Rating: 5 meows

Mama Kitty

I am a filthy-mouthed 29-year-old full time mommy/wife/student, bookaholic, Twitter addict, & self-described tomboy-princess. I am never without at least one book (I usually have two... sometimes more), and I will be happy to tell you ALL about whichever book(s) I happen to be reading at the moment. :)

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