A good YA read…
I recently decided to read Forbidden Feast: Book Three of the Eternal Dead Series by author Joelle Sterling. While I do know that vampires 
aren’t real, I’m still intrigued by tales of them; which is why I decided to read it. Plus, Forbidden Feast seemed to have other aspects not usually found in your traditional vampire tales: witches and zombies. I was definitely curious. If a zombie bites (and then turns) a vampire – does the vampire then need brains, or blood, or both for its continued survival?
In Forbidden Feast, Holland Manning, a main character in this series, has just returned to school at the sleepy little town of Frombleton. Unfortunately, Frombleton is no longer the quaint and quiet town it once was. Vampires now control the city government as well as the police force. All the humans can do is stay inside (and out of sight) once the sun sets and hope for a miracle…
In Forbidden Feast it’s revealed that Holland is a witch of the highest order. Her purpose in returning is so that she can save what’s left of the town’s human residents. Of course, she is thrown for a massive loop when she discovers that zombies are now the main problem in Frombleton, even more so than the vampires. Can it be true that Jordan, the man she is hopelessly in love with, is actually the cause of the zombie apocalypse? Holland can’t believe it and she decides to accept the challenge of trying to save him too. With all that said, I will leave the rest of the story for the reader to finish.
Overall, Forbidden Feast was an interesting tale. It was well-written with no real grammatical or punctuation errors. Unfortunately, I couldn’t seem to get ‘lost’ in the story. Forbidden Feast definitely read like a YA book and, more often than not, I felt as if I were reading through a season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
For the correct audience and age group though, Forbidden Feast will be a fun ‘must-read.’ Four stars…