Review: Fangs, Frost, and Folios

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Giovanni and Beatrice left vampire conspiracies and supernatural adventures for a peaceful family life. But peace only lasts so long for a vampire assassin and an undying scribe.

The death of an old friend leaves Giovanni with a rare opportunity. He knows that Lady Penelope’s library hides more than one rare book, but can he break into her family’s ancestral home without raising the alarm? Giovanni and Beatrice are looking for literary treasure. Other lurking immortals might be searching for a different and more dangerous haul.

Back in Los Angeles, Ben and Tenzin were put in charge of protecting the family. But can two powerful vampires survive the mercurial mood swings of a preteen girl? Ben and Tenzin could be facing the end… of their sanity.

Genre: paranormal

Publication date: December 2023

Mature content: yes

 

Review: Since I have been a huge fan of Elizabeth Hunter's Elemental series right from the start, reading this novella and re-encountering some of the main characters was great. 

I did think Giovanni was a bit effaced in this book. He was always my favorite, and yet my first thought when going through Fangs, Frost and Folios was that he was getting old. Which is not possible since he's immortal. But for sure it felt like it.

I also detected a few inconsistencies in the plot, or at least things that did not make sense to me, such as the fact that vampires' breaths create little clouds in the cold night air - first, I was convinced vampires did not need to breathe, and second, I'm pretty sure they are supposed to be just as cold, which means their breath, even if they had one, would not show up as so much warmer than the air. 

These are mostly the reasons I'm rating Fangs, Frost and Folios with four stars instead of five. 

 

It should also be noted that this is not a stand alone book in any way. You need to have read at least the first four books in the series to understand Beatrice and Giovanni's story, and some of the most recent ones for Ben and Tenzin's. And if you do, be sure to start with a Hidden Fire - that's one of my favorite books to this date, and one it clearly showcases Giovanni in all his glory. 

Happy readings,

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