Carpathia Audiobook

" Fun mash-up of Titanic and the supernatural. "

" A friend lent this to me because he knows of my knowledge of the Titanic and because I read some of the Anita Blake series. While the concept seemed interesting, it wasn't realized here. The writing had it's moments, both good and bad, it did not capture me like I thought it would. Also, there were too many historical inaccuracies which were very easy to check on and were just ignored. I also thought the author would try to start from a historically accurate frame, move to the "suspension of belief" phase, and then return to a historically accurate ending. He did not do so. It wasn't the worst way to recuperate from strep and laryngitis. "

" This book was an impulse buy, the premise of something old and something hungry in the bowels of the Carpathia sounded like a promising concept. I also loved the tag line - the lucky ones went down with the Titanic. Like a film whose best bits are shown in the trailer, for me, this book didn't really deliver. Despite being a huge fan of Dracula, vampires don't really appeal to me. I was hoping that the evil facing the poor long-suffering Titanic survivors would be something more like that found in Relic (or even a zombie or two!) While the was an entertaining read, it didn't really satisfy. "

" The beginning of the book seemed to drag along at a slow pace but once the action started I couldn't stop reading. I'm also a sucker who love triangles and these one had an ok one although it is never fully front and center and to true relationship is the friendship of the three main characters. I do think if done right it would make a really good movie. "

" Matt Forbeck is a prolific and talented writer who I have had the great pleasure of meeting. Carpathia is a quick read, but thoroughly enjoyable as Matt makes Vampires scary again. "

" Not my cup of tea. "

" Yeaaaahhhhh, I knew what I was getting into but a little trash fiction never hurt anyone. I just wish it wasn't so full of anachronisms. I demand historical accuracy in my genre mashups! Or at least a reasonable facsimile. "

" I can't believe I actually finished this. So contrived. "

" Very slow and plodding for 2/3's of the book. Predictable sinking of the Titanic. Didn't really pick up until the main characters figured out that there were vampires aboard the Carpathia. "

" Poor Bram Stoker is spinning in his grave. Or rising nightly to hunt down the author of Carpathia. Either way. This book went out about 7 revisions too soon. "