Title: Johann
Author: Grae Bryan
Series: Vampire’s Mate #4
Pages: 263
Johann is a character I have been eager to learn more about since he was introduced. He is an extremely sweet and kind vampire who has lived a very sheltered life. So I was excited to get to this book but while I did enjoy it overall, I do have some issues with the characters.
I found Jay to be a sweet character with a lot of optimism and wonderment at the world around him. But, his character was a bit inconsistent. We start this book by learning how complex and introspective he is and seeing his determination to be his own person. Unfortunately as the book went on his character became more child-like in both behavior and thoughts, which made it very hard to take him seriously, especially when he was trying to be threatening or reprimand Wolfgang.
I found Alexei to be the most underdeveloped character in this series. His whole personality is his obsession with Jay and that his family is the Russian mob. While I did like that he was obsessed with Jay and accepted him for who he was, I was really expecting more from his character.
Overall, while I enjoyed this book it definitely has been my least favorite of the series. Wolfgang’s book is next and while I am interested in learning more about this psychopath, I am also a little apprehensive after his actions and the lack of character development in this one.
Trigger Warnings: past enslavement and emotional abuse; toxic family
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