What Sweet Music They Make by Nerine Dorman

Music brought them together, but can it set them free

Betrayed by those closest to her, musical prodigy Tersia is heartbroken. She immerses herself in her music, turning her back on love. However, when she notices Severin at one of her performances, the serious, pale young man makes her want to risk her heart again.

Severinís future as a lackey to the vampire Lord Murray has him chafing at his bonds. That is, until he encounters Tersia, whose rare musical talent captivates him. But Severin is not the only one to notice her. Other, darker forces have taken a sinister interest in her potential.

Tersia and Severin can't deny the spark that has ignited between them, but can they overcome the shadows that threaten to smother their trust? Book Description.

I was given this copy free to review, but as always on the basis that my opinion is honestly held, and whether paid for or free my views are not influenced by that. Integrity is important to me and gushing false reviews do neither author nor reader any favours. As always my views are what I honestly feel about this book.

This book is very unusual compared to my normal genre. It has my beloved vampires in but this time we see things from the point of view of not some rich and powerful vampire lord but from one of the lower ones, struggling to deal with life. Severin is a “babysitter” for two younger vamps, charged by his lord to live with them and oversee their everyday training, and makes their rent by playing his violin at a club. Charged by his Lord to perform at a private function in another vampire lords territory he sees a beautiful and talented young lady and knows that his Lord will expect him to bring her to him, but is warned off by the Lord of that area. He looks back at his own life and sees what she's in for, and wonders if that’s really good for her. His two baby vamps depend on him but he's drawn to Tersia and tries to help her.

This book is very different in that we seem to be dropped in the middle of the story – it doesn't have a beginning, middle and end but is a snippet of time in a vampires long life, showing just what happens in the everyday struggle for those lower down the scale and what problems they face, how they have to report and do as their Lord commands despite others believing they have a freedom. I really felt for Severin and wished he could have something with Tersia as they seemed attracted to each other and had a shared love of music and similar ambitions as to where it should take them although Severin has had his ambitions curtailed when he was changed into a vampire.

It’s a real bitter-sweet romance and tugs at heartstrings, and left me feeling a little bereft for the pair – they've both had such awful problems they deserve a bit of happiness. The ending is left open suggesting they may get their happy ever after or may be pursued by both vampire lords wanting Tersia. I'd have liked the book to have a bit more of a beginning and I'd have loved it to continue, or for it to continue in a further volume so we see what happens to the pair.

It's well written and edited but I do feel at £ 4.03 for 116 pages its quite expensive though compared to what else is available at that price.

Stars: 4, it’s a very unusual book and worth reading so 4 for content but if I'm doing all round rating I’d downgrade to 3.5 because of the price.

Reviewed by Midnight Ruby

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