Origins: This is a freebie only available through email. (Contact [email protected] to request subscription to their newsletter.) It takes place in New York in 1916. During this story, you will see Mathias as a man, human, and in love. But soon everything comes crashing down and he finds himself changed into something he despises. See what spurs his code and his ultimate decision to fight the demon within.
Boston 2009: This is a free book available on multiple storefronts. It is completely free and it is about as short as Origins. As the title suggests, this story takes place in Boston in 2009. Here one of Mathias's hunts blows up in his face, forcing him to move on to another city.
Meeting Matt: Only available on the Mathias page of our website for subscribers. This takes place in Felmond shortly after Mathias arrives. Here he meets his new coworker, Erin.
Meeting the Monster: Only available on the Mathias page of our website for subscribers. This takes place in Felmond as well. Here he meets Andrew who becomes a necessary evil in his life.
Cutthroat: Where the main story for the season begins. This takes place about ten years after the events of Boston 2009.
Vice Versa: This is the second installment and occurs immediately following episode one, Cutthroat.
Boston '09 review: The second of four (so far) short stories, all to be read before book one, this particular story sets up Mathais' present-day life. It is written well with descriptive scenes, and I can see the action playing out in my head like a movie. I generally don't read books of this genre because they are usually full of bad language or have demonic undertones. This series is clean and, while he does call his vampiric urges his demon, I don't feel like it's written in a demonic way. It reminds me of how a two year old having a tantrum is jokingly referred to as a demon or hellion. The violence is a little strong in my opinion, not so much it would be classified as gore, but definitely more than G-rated. As a prequel short story read alone, I'd give it a 3/5. However, read together with the other three prequel short stories, it's a 4/5.
Cutthroat review: Here we get into the story. Mathais hides his vampire, only letting it out after he kills a super bad guy (innocents are strictly off-limits!). I really enjoyed the scenes with Andrew the mechanic, and I'm excited to see what happens between Mathais and his coworkers. The ending was a little abrupt, but since I could start the second episode immediately, it gets a pass. Good plot, good character development, good side stories. 4/5
Vise Versa review: A plot arc from episode one resolves, but loose ends still dangle, enticing the reader to email the author begging for episode three. Mathais's relationships with his coworkers are further explored, and a new character is thrown into his life, showing the reader a side of him he'd probably rather keep buried. A larger character cast means more to keep track of, but no one gets a gratuitous bit part. 4/5
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