This review originally appeared on BDSM Book Reviews.
He calls himself Rogue because that’s what he is, and he has known no other name. This vampire, young at only 100 years, was turned against his will, and the circumstances surrounding his transition were so traumatic that he’s blocked out all memory of his human existence, even his name. Given the circumstances of how he came to be a vampire, it’s somewhat understandable that he lives outside their society and the structured organization that rules them. However, he can’t help taunting them, and as the story opens he has decided to jump the walls of the vampire “playground” in Madrid to hunt and feed on the deer there.
Unsurprisingly, Rogue is caught and brought before the manager of the Madrid playground, who is also a member of the vampire ruling council. Ramsey, the leader of vampires in Madrid, is a powerful creole more than 300 years old. He is handsome, like all vampires, but there’s more than that. Rogue is drawn to him like a moth to a flame. Ramsey brings out all sorts of desires, including the need to submit, that Rogue has tried to deny himself. Ramsey has his own reasons for wanting to stay unattached, but he too is drawn to the beautiful younger vampire.
“Rogue” is well-entrenched in the modern vampire mythology, with omnisexual undead who are invariably beautiful and attract only the most beautiful humans who willingly submit to sating the desires of vampires, both with their blood and their sex. With their beauty, strength and nearly immortal bodies, these vampires are supermen with a dark side. Like the “made for each other“ plot, it’s all very convenient. Despite the heavily cliché plot, the writing is nonetheless competent.
The sex between Rogue and Ramsey is generally extremely rough, although the scenes are often not described in much detail. There’s lots of blood, and one dungeon scene with a human, but it’s almost too ‘out there’ to be realistic or believable. If you’re really into the whole vampire thing, you will almost certainly enjoy this tale, but as kink it’s a little too much fantasy and not enough realism.
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