just finished reading this book and i absolutely loved it! not going to put any spoilers in.. but its a nice change from kick butt female hero's.. this shows how a normal woman would realistically react and even get pee'd off at the main male 800 year old vampire! shes not ninja girl with mad skills but shes not a wall flower either.. huge kudos to the author! ( )

The Vampire Shrink was a great read, it really captured my imagination, When I began to read, it was like I was being sucked into the book,if you pardon the pun, I WAS Kismet!
I loved the way her thoughts were written into the book as well as what she actually said.
She had a great sense of humour considering her past.
I was disappointed that the book wasn’t longer and more in depth in the end scenario although I know there is a second book so it can still progress now we know all about Kismet it leaves a lot of room for other things in the new book.
With action, romance, sex, fantasy, paranormal it made for a brilliant book and I really can’t wait for the release of the next book Blood Therapy ( )

What I liked: I liked that Kismet was a psychologist, and we got to see some of her sessions with her patients. I liked that it explored the vampire wanna be subculture a little.

What I didn't like: During the first portion of her book, when Kismet was having sessions with Midnight, she would speak to Midnight, and then in italics, we would hear her thoughts on the conversation. In her private thoughts, she did not seem like a very nice or compassionate therapist. At times the book reminded me too much of Laurell K Hamilton's vampire series. Especially when the action switched to Dev's nightclub, with his secret vampire lair underneath.

I gave this book 3 stars. I use the goodreads ratings suggestions, where 3 stars means "I liked it". I don't consider this to be a bad rating.

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Awful. Awful. If I could give a .25 star I would. The writing is amateurish. The plot is dumb. The characters are less than one-dimensional. Not worth time or money. ( )

The Vampire Shrink by Lynda Hilburn is a story about a rational psychologist named Kismet Knight who, in her practice, meets and counsels a troubled teenager who renames herself, Midnight, in response to her fascination with vampires. While Kismet is a strong skeptic of the supernatural and quickly makes attempts at addressing Midnight’s potential diagnosis based on textbook symptoms, she becomes not only intrigued with the richness of Midnight’s vampire “fantasy,” but also becomes the center of its very real, warring feud.

Kismet’s assumptions are slowly dismantled in meeting the immensely powerful and passionate, 800-year-old vampire, Devereaux, who not only claims to be real, but also happens to be the leader of his vampire coven that covers its anonymity through a popular, goth nightclub called The Crypt in the town of Denver.

The plot intensifies as the book progresses and the vampire world is revealed. It’s a sharp page-turner that will compel its readers to sit for hours engrossed in its plot, romance, and dark magic.

The narrative is surprisingly mature for what I had expected to be a paranormal, YA novel, but appreciatively so. Aside from overtly clichéd, fantasy names like Kismet, Midnight, and Devereaux, the voice of the main character, Kismet, is consistently mature for a shy, self-conscious introvert-turned-passionate and expressive, sexual prowess.

The book delves deep into dark magic, supernatural power, and demystifies the mythological stereotypes and folklore usually associated with vampires to reveal a dark, powerful, and sensuous breed—who, though may seem to have similarities with its human counterpart, is emphasized to be a very real, rare, and superior form of species.

To read the rest of my review, you're more than welcome to visit my blog, The Bibliotaphe Closet:

http://zaraalexis.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/book-review-the-vampire-shrink-by-lyn...

Thanks,
Zara ( )