The Ancient Ones by Cassandra L. Thompson – 4 Star Review

When David stumbles upon a tragic young woman in a sordid Limehouse pub, he has no idea she’d recognize him as the last vampyre alive, nor that she’d be the one to pull out his story.

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About the Book

The Ancient Ones
The Ancient Ones Trilogy Book One
by Cassandra L. Thompson

Published 31 October 2020
Quill & Crow Publishing House

Genre: Dark Fantasy, Gothic Horror
Page Count: 288
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Some things are not meant to die …

When David stumbles upon a tragic young woman in a sordid Limehouse pub, he has no idea she’d recognize him as the last vampyre alive, nor that she’d be the one to pull out his story. Yet as he recalls his life from the sweltering vineyards of Ancient Rome to the cold horrors of Medieval Romania – as well as his tumultuous past with the mad and mysterious Lucius – he realizes she is much more than what she seems. 

Gothic horror and mythological fantasy blend seamlessly together in this thrilling adventure, breathing new life into vampire lore as it reveals its true origins. The Ancient Ones is a tale of myth, mayhem, and magic … with a dash of romance that bites.

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My Review

My Rating: 4 Stars
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I was granted complimentary access to The Ancient Ones as part of my participation in a blog tour for this title with Storytellers on Tour. Thank you to all involved in affording me this opportunity! My thoughts are my own and my review is honest.

This one caught my eye because I’ve discovered in the last year or so that I absolutely love gothic horror, and I was not disappointed! (Now, if only I’d been scheduled to review it a week later and it could have counted for Spooktober.) The Ancient Ones has that satisfying, beautiful “historical but darker” feel I’ve come to expect from well-written, adult audience vampire fiction.

Set in London in the middle of the 19th Century, The Ancient Ones balances intriguing romance with compelling action and demands that you stay right where you are and keep turning those pages. On top of that, the descriptions and prose in this book are beautiful!

Be prepared going into this book that it’s dark. Sometimes the plot gets quite heavy. Although it was a great read after the first chapter or so (not the fastest start,) this is not an easy-breasy light read.

The Ancient Ones is a promising start to what I hope is going to be an amazing series!

About the Author

Gothic horror writer Cassandra L. Thompson has been creating stories since she got her grubby little hands around a pen. An Ohio native, she earned her BA in History from Cleveland State and her MLIS from Kent State. When she is not busy managing a house full of feral children (human and canine), you can find her wandering around cemeteries, taking pictures of abandoned things, exploring lonely patches of woods, or in the library doing research. She is the founder of the gothic fiction press, Quill & Crow Publishing House and she writes short horror stories for her blog, Tales From the Shadows. ​

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Giveaway Alert!

Prize: A print copy of The Ancient Ones by Cassandra L. Thompson – International
Starts: September 26th, 2021 at 12:00am EST
Ends: October 3rd, 2021 at 11:59pm EST

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