Looking back at the books I've read recently it occurs to me that it's been quite awhile since I've read a good, new vampire centered story. It's possible future books in the series may veer away from the vampires to incorporate other supernaturals, but in The Last True Vampire it's all about the vampire. 
 Overall I ended up enjoying the book. Kate Baxter takes the vampire mythology and makes it her own. She incorporated aspects that put a few twists on the normal legends and I appreciated that. There were some things that didn't really work for me, though, such as Claire being a "pickpocket and hustler". We are constantly reminded what a hustler Claire is, and I felt like it was an aspect of Claire put in there kind of saying "look how badass this woman is. She's a hustler, she can take care of herself". That's how I read it anyway. We didn't need her to be a hustler or a pickpocket to understand how capable Claire is of taking care of herself. I found the fact that she was basically forced to take care of herself from such a young age to be a lot more telling. 
 I will say, this book was definitely a hot read. The chemistry between Michael and Claire just jumps off the page. I thought that Kate Baxter did a great job in how she handled their instant attraction to one another. It didn't come off as too hokey or unbelievable. 
 I do wish there would have been more time to see Claire grow into her new life, but with the way this book was set up, I'm sure Michael and Claire will show up on the next book(s). I'm definitely looking forward to Ronan's book. Kate Baxter set up some pretty interesting conflicts for Ronan to work through. I can't wait!