A review by asza
Lore & Lust by Karla Nikole

3.0

Let me start off by saying I've been trying to get hold of this book for like a year? And finally just had to give in and get the trial of Amazon kindle unlimited which is apparently the only place this and Heart Haunt Havoc exist

Haruka is not a particularly old vampire but he has Old Blood of the purebred vampire sort. In this story, vampires prefer to feed off each other instead of humans, because it keeps them strong

In fact it is expected of vampires to create bonds with one other vampire (typically of the same "rank") who they then feed off exclusively, forever.

"but aza, if they are in an isolated feeding system, human centipede style, how do they actually get nourishment -" SHUT UP brain it's a fantasy story let's continue

Anyway Haruka's status as a pure bred vampire who comes from a long lineage of vampires who drink vampire blood makes him incredibly alluring. This makes normal living difficult, as everyone wants to bed him for power (both socially and physically). Luckily Haruka is content being a homebody translating and compiling centuries worth of observations of vampire bonding into the tome known as Lore and Lust

It is while he is doing his duty of observing vampire bonding that he encounters the other pure bred vampire in the realm, Nino. Nino is the youngest child of the leader of the Italian vampires,but due to Circumstances he's living abroad in England, like Haruka.

They are both oddities in their status, but that's what draws then together in the first place..

Overall this is a cute and fun story. I love seeing these twos love blossom and I'm a loser for slow burns. But the plot leaves much to be desired (literally... An enemy approached then left Immediately) in favor of the romance. The more I learned about the vampire lore the more disappointed I got. These guys lives kinda suck