I Read What?!

So last time, Jack and Bobbi reached a relationship milestone. And some artist dude might know about vampires. Eh, it's good for Jack to have friends.

( Well, hopefully not murdery friends... )

So last time, we left off with a cliffhanger - an artist in danger! Oops!

( and they say the art world is brutal... )

Sorry for the break! I had family over the weekend. Then I was lazy. But I'm back now.

As an FYI, I have tentatively settled on the next two books for review. It will be the second book of the Cleric Quintet, In Sylvan Shadows, and the third Bardic Voices book, Eagle and the Nightingale. (I am also adding the second Dragaera novel, Yendi, to my "to review" queue, but that will be farther down the line.) Thank you for your suggestions, I really appreciate them!

But now, back to Vampire Files. If Bloodlist was like "the Shadow", Art in the Blood has felt a lot like an episode of Midsomer Murders. We've had a lot of quiet, calm set up, with our heroes getting to hang out with some weird yet friendly artists for about six chapters.

But now we've finally got our murder.

( Damnit, I liked Sandra... )

So last time, Bobbi had her first sitting and we learned more about the weird social dynamics of this tiny artist clique. Still no murder yet. Maybe we won't have one at all!

( Jack's had a rough time, so I don't mind reading a book that's all about him hanging out with some weird artists... )

So last time, in a rare bit for this series, Jack actually got to have a good time and get involved with other people's drama. There's not even a case yet. It's just random artists being goofy at a party.

I mean, we know eventually someone's probably going to get murdered, but it hasn't happened yet! Woo!

( Well, unless backstory counts, but I don't count it. )

Sorry for the delay. As usual, I have an excuse: I couldn't think of which book I wanted to review next. I definitely intend to get to the next book in the Cleric Quintet, but I like to have a little bit of a break before I continue with a series.

Then I realized that it's been a good hundred years or so since I reviewed the last Vampire Files novel.

This is one of those review series that's really more for me than for any of you. They're quick, easy, and generally of pretty good quality. (Even the one I thought was kind of mediocre turned out to be awesome once I realized I'd missed the point. - See my review of Bloodcircle's last chapter to see what I mean.)

But anyway, it'll be interesting to see where it goes. This is one of those series that I read when I was much younger, somewhat out of order (depending on which books I could find at the library or used book store), and thus I have a very shaky memory for most details.

I remembered a lot of the first three books since they're kind of an enclosed trilogy, centered around Jack, his relationship with Maureen, and what exactly happened to her. But now we know. And there are nine books left. So what are they?

( Let's find out! )