{"id":672,"date":"2013-03-09T15:22:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T22:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/?p=672"},"modified":"2013-03-09T15:25:20","modified_gmt":"2013-03-09T22:25:20","slug":"review-dissension-by-adrienne-monson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.authorjennifergriffith.com\/?p=672","title":{"rendered":"Review: Dissension by Adrienne Monson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adrienne Monson\u2019s debut novel, Dissension<\/em>, is the first in a trilogy and tells the story of a teenage girl who finds herself unexpectedly sucked into the world of vampires (pun intended) and the vampires\u2019 war against the immortals, their eternal enemies.<\/p>\n

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I love the art on this cover. Super creepy and artsy!<\/p><\/div>\n

Samantha doesn\u2019t know what to expect when her mother dies and she must go live with her estranged father, a man she\u2019s hardly spoken to since he left when she was just a child. His work for the government has always been hush-hush, and she still has no idea what he does for his job. It\u2019s hard to feel close to him, and she decides she will try to endure the only year with him and then get out.<\/p>\n

Within a short time of her being in his home, she has one of her visions, views of future events involving the distress of another individual. Samantha sees a beautiful woman being held captive in a warehouse and tortured\u2014by Samantha\u2019s own father.<\/p>\n

Feeling she must do something to stop the torture scene and help the woman, Samantha sets out to sneak into her father\u2019s office. Little does she know, this move will ensnare her into a life of people she never even knew existed, and make her the pawn in a gruesome battle between warring factions of the undead. Samantha\u2019s protector, Leisha, will play a vital role in bringing all the fighting to a deadly climax.<\/p>\n

Monson has drawn a completely unexpected world for the reader to fall into. While I am really not the intended audience for this book (as vampires and blood and such are not really ever my preferred genre), those who cannot get enough of vampires will likely find this a compelling entry in the lexicon of blood-sucking stories. Ms. Monson\u2019s descriptions are filled with imagery, and the danger is compelling from the broad cast of villains in the story. The ending, too, is a real knock-out.<\/p>\n

So, vampire fans, this one\u2019s for you! Dissension<\/em><\/a> by Adrienne Monson will have a sequel as well, so sharpen your fangs for the stories to follow!<\/p>\n\n

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