Bitingly Good, Swift Vampire Novel | Fiend

Fiend | Fiend | Jemiah Jefferson

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	• Fiend Jemiah Jefferson Leisure Books, 2005 - 326 pages average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Fiend......

Fiend tells the story of Orfeo Ricari. A young man whose tutor teaches him poetry and literature during the day & sensual pleasure during the night. Yet, a journey to Paris teaches Orfeo something he's never known before...what it is like to be a vampire. Told in his own words, Orfeo tells you his story of life, death, and rebirth. He tells you what it is truly like to be a vampire, the realization of what it means to grasp immortality and what it is like to be a fiend. It's a coming-of age tale like no other and one I really enjoyed reading.

I'll admit, I'm a big Anne Rice fan and, while there are definitely comparisons to Anne's "Interview with the Vampire" here, Jemiah takes the idea and runs with it. As it says in Fangoria's review of this book, "The author follows through on everything Anne Rice tempts us with, but never delivers" . That much is true but all writers have their own style of writing. Thankfully, I can be fans of both writers.

While this is the third book in her series of vampire books, it is my very first novel of hers. At some point, I'll revisit her first two books, to be sure. Anyhow, Fiend is an excellent vampire novel. One that is reminiscent yet groundbreaking in its' own way. I really enjoyed the book myself and have to give Jemiah credit that she ranks up there with Anne Rice, John Saul, Dean Koontz and Stephen King. It won't be long til she's well known in homes across America.

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Bitingly Good, Swift Vampire Novel

"Fiend" is the tale of Orfeo Ricari, an Italian lad who falls into a world of confused lust, perversion, vampirism and, oh yeah, religion. You see Ricari is a devout Catholic, so devout, that he feels extreme guilt every time his tutor sodomizes him. As he gets older, he escapes with his older lover, Lorenzo, to find Lord Byron. What he ends up getting is being dumped in Paris. Luckily, he runs into two ladies, Maria and Georgina, who take him in as a servant. He serves them in many ways, and they eventually give him the gift of immortality as a vampire.

The rest of this story is a sick, vampiric coming-of-age tale where Ricari falls into the trappings of love with another vampire. We are given a taste of the French Revolution and Nazi Germany. Jemiah Jefferson explains all of these things with vivid flare. It's almost as if we are there the entire time. The story moves along at a very swift pace and we run into the horrid beast that is Daniel Blum. He is truly one of the most dispicable and hateful perversions ever dreamed up. His character alone makes this book worth reading. Love him or hate him, you'll have to admit that he is the key to this book.

Ricari is a likeable, if pitiful, character, who seems to have been stunted in his maturation by events that happen early in the book. For someone so old, he acts and reacts with the innocence of a child. He has a twisted vision of Catholicism, and continues to practice it after he is turned.

Overall, a very interesting book to read. I should warn you that there are tons of homosexual acts in this book, so if that isn't your bag, stay away. Also, sacrilege, perversion, deceit, etc. are dealt with in volume, so keep that in mind before buying this book. If you can stomach all of this, you will definitely like this read.

Highly recommended. The first book I've read by Jefferson, and probably not my last.

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Fiend

This is the first book by Jefferson I have read. It was handed off to me by an aquantance I share book author's with. I found it graffic in every sense of the word. The weird part was that I was more offended by the blashamy than about the homosexual acts. The main character is pitiful and the real fiend of the book, his lover--David, is deplorable.

So why four stars? The writing itself was excellent. You don't have to have a happy, happy book with nice characters to have a good book. I just couldn't stop reading. I wondered throughout what could they possibly do next. I'll definately try another by this author.

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Entertaining...(3 1/2 stars)

Fiend is the 3rd installment in JJ's vamp series. I have to say out of them all, VOTB was my fave, but Fiend, IMHO, was waaay better then Wounds. Fiend focused on Orfeo...his human life, his creation and life as a vampire, and his relationship with Daniel. The book held my interest, but I have to say that some of it put me off a little...it was at times just too graphic for me. Still, Fiend was a good read and I will definitely keep a look out for more of this authors work.

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