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The busy streets of Chicago can be a
lonely, scary place to hide when you are wanted for murder.
The police are searching everywhere for Avery Johnson in
connection with the hit and run death of Justin Lambert, son
of Avery’s wealthy boss who is running for a major political
office. Now, Avery is running.
The Kindred and the Etrux are among
various rival vampire clans in Chicago. The leader of the
Kindred is Jax, an honorable and centuries old vampire while
the leader of the Etrux, Devlin is much younger and evil to
the core.
When fighting some Etrux fledglings,
Jax and some of his men find Avery partially drained in an
alleyway. Avery is the key to a diabolical plan set in
motion and controlled by Devlin. Only Jax has a chance of
stopping this bid for power and domination using the woman
who looks exactly like Jax’s first love in ancient Egypt.
With a deep and intricate plot, Kindred is a
powerhouse vampire tale. The various clans, the plotline
and the motivations are all great ideas, while the overall
concept is interesting and unique. Unfortunately I felt
like I was scrambling to understand the plot, as if this was
a second story in a series and the different factions and
main players had already been explained at length. Jax is a
hot hero where as Avery who is supposedly a dynamo at work
is extremely passive for much of this story. Kindred
has so much going for it but for me, the problems out weigh
the possibilities. |
