Thirst No. 3: The Eternal Dawn

I know what most people think when they hear that the main character of this book is a vampire. "Omg, another Twilight." I don't blame you; with the whole vampire craze that's been going on, why would this book be any different? Well, it is. This book isn't your average vampire+human mushy gushy love story. On the contrary, it's the total opposite. A theme that one might notice would be the reoccurring themes of Sita's (the main character) conquest to become a little "human" again. One of the things I love about this book is that Pike incorporates so many different aspects of religion into the storyline. It just makes it so much more interesting with the religious historical add-ons such as the story of Krishna and Arjuna and how Pike made it seem like Sita and Yaksha were actually there. One of the things I don't really enjoy though would have to be that the story does indeed drag on at times. (There was a couple pages just talking about Terri (Sita's human descendant) and her track runnings. And although this is might seem strange but I also don't enjoy how Pike makes Sita overly cocky and arrogant sometimes, but I guess that is understandable since she is a 5,000 years old vampire. Although one might still be able to enjoy this volume without reading the first two, there are some events that you might be missing out from the first two that lets you enjoy the third with more understanding. So I strongly recommend those interested in this book to read the first two first. -T.Vu

I see that they have not yet put in what this book is about so I figured I would share with you guys enjoy =] Alisa has spent the past five thousand years as a vampire, living alone and fighting for survival. In her loneliness, Alisa cannot resist bringing Teri—a descendant of her human family—into her life. But Alisa is surrounded by death and destruction, and just by knowing Alisa, Teri’s life is at risk. Alisa’s guilt grows when she becomes involved in a dangerous conspiracy. A top-secret group knows Alisa’s secret and will stop at nothing to use her powers for their cause. As Alisa desperately tries to protect herself and Teri from the unknown enemy, she discovers a force more powerful and more lethal than anything she has ever seen. Alisa doesn’t know who to trust, who to challenge, or who she will become….

The first six books were and always have been my favorites since I was a kid but Sita just didn't seem the same to me and the villians of the story were a bit over the top, but it's a continuation of my favorite character Sita after over 10 years so I'm happy. It just didn't live up to the perfection that was 1-6 in the 90's. Don't get me wrong. Mr. Pike is by far my favorite author out there. Most of his books, even the teen novellas are almost enlightening to read but Thirst # 3 just wasnt the same.