![]() ![]() Most touch on one’s sense of identity and asks the question, What makes us unique? There’s no common sense of morality, and this is what makes the anthology, as a whole, so compelling. The authors offer different points of view-guys and girls, vampires and humans, predator and prey. Desire wars with reason, and the passion of youth is explored-sometimes tenderly, sometimes with violence. This isn’t a romance anthology, but most of the stories incorporate some flavour of love, lust or both. The stories in this luscious anthology are indeed bound by blood, but it’s the complexity of desire that gives the authors room to flex their skills. The Eternal Kiss is a collection of 13 vampire stories for young adults written by some of the most popular authors in the genre. This book is published by Running Press (Perseus) in the UK and USA. ![]() This review is based on a review copy of The Eternal Kiss generously provided by Random House Australia. Pitting Twilight against this feast of words and emotions would be like comparing Passion Pop with a full-bodied Shiraz. If you’re thinking of reading The Eternal Kiss to wean yourself off a Twilight high, think again. ![]()
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