Title: Rises the Night (Gardella Vampire Chronicles #2)

Author: Colleen Gleason

Publisher: Signet Eclipse 2007

Genre: Vampires

Pages: 334

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Monthly -- July; Mount TBR; Seriously Series; 52 Books - W29

How I Got It: I own it

THE CITY OF ROME GIVES RISE TO A NEW ARMY OF VAMPIRES ...As Victoria Gardella races across Europe to stop what could be the most deadly uprising vampire slayers have ever faced, she is accompanied by Sebastian Vioget, a man as tempting as he is devious. But when Victoria discovers that she has been betrayed by one of her most trusted allies, finding out the truth will be her greatest challenge.

This one was full on action right from the first page.  I am really falling for this series.  I love the writing.  I love the characters.  I love the plot lines.  Gleason sure knows how to craft those twists and turns and keep the audience right there with Victoria.  In this volume we learn more about other vampire threats out there.  We also get more information about the Venators and their history.  I liked the walk through the Venator museum highlighting some of the more interesting ancestors.  And finally Gleason takes our hearts, rips them from our chests, and stomps all over them while we watch...  but in an amazingly captivatingly way.  I was completely stunned at the end of this book and ready for the next volume.

Gardella Vampire Chronicles:

• #1 The Rest Falls Away
• #1.5 Victoria Gardella
• #2 Rises the Night
• #3 The Bleeding Dusk
• #4 When Twilight Burns
• #5 As Shadows Fade
• #5.1 Max Stops the Presses
• #6 Roaring Midnight
• #7 Raging Dawn
• #8 Roaring Shadows