The Donor by Nikki Rae

Final Rating: 4/5 Stars

Pages: 115 pages

Edition: Kindle

Time Read: 01.05.15 - 01.05.15

 

Summary:

"Casey Williams and her family are poor. Her parents work non-stop and so does she, just so they can keep the trailer roof from leaking.
They’re getting by fine enough when the headaches start. Then there’s the nosebleeds. And the inevitable doctor’s bills.
Fortunately for Casey, there’s MyTrueMatch.com: an exclusive, quick, and almost easy way to pay it all back before her parents even have to know.
All she has to do is give a man she’s never met whatever he wants from her body.
Inside or out."

 

Review:

When I first requested The Donor, I had expected some creepy medical story about a girl who sold her organs to make money. That is not what this story is about. It is a girl donating her blood to a vampire for him to feed from.

Her characters both have issues throughout their lives that are devastating to each and have shaped their personalities.  Jonah is the broken father who wants nothing more than to save his daughter’s life.  Casey is a girl who barely made it out of high school before she has to face news that reshapes her entire world in an instant.  Both are beaten and bruised mentally and emotionally, and yet they try their hardest to stay strong. Are they perfect? No.  But they’re real.

The writing style is very blunt.  There is no beating around the bush, no purple prose. There is story and emotion.  It is written in Casey’s point of view and I feel her personality in every word.  I can feel the fear, the confusion, the care.  All of the emotions that she feels are conveyed accurately throughout the novella.

The paranormal aspects are very light and exist only to make the story a reality; otherwise, it seems pretty trivial.  I can appreciate the lack of focus on the fantasy parts of this story and more focus on the real issues.  It would be easy to garner more attention by jumping on the vampire craze and making this story all about vampires, but that’s not the idea behind this.  

I couldn’t give The Donor 5 stars because the ending was unsatisfactory to me.  The author was willing to tackle a lot of difficult issues in this story, but leaving the ending open was just not something I agree with.  

Overall, The Donor was a fantastic story that tackles issues most authors wouldn’t dream of writing about.  Nikki remains sensitive throughout the story to her character’s needs and desires; I will be reading more books by her in the future.  I recommend this to people going through hard times, or anyone interested in a story that will make them think and feel.