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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Review: A Shade Of Vampire
A Shade Of Vampire by Bella Forrest
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Release Date: December 14, 2012
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Author’s Website: http://forrestbooks.com
My Source for This Book: Bella Forrest
Part of a Series: Yes, Book 1, A Shade of Vampire Series
Series Best Read In Order: Yes
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
A SHADE OF VAMPIRE is the first book in the A Shade of Vampire series by Bella Forrest. CA SHADE OF VAMPIRE was provided to me by the author for an honest review.
See previous blog installment for synopsis here: http://frannymiller.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-to-come-shade-of-vampire.html
Overall, A Shade of Vampire was good. The writing was good and the story drew me in and kept me reading. Why did I give it 3 stars then? Even after several days of ruminating on A Shade of Vampire, there were 2 major things that really bothered me, the first being the parallels to Twilight. The whole time I read, I had this little niggling sensation in the back of my brain pulsing Twilight, Twilight, Twilight. The second thing that bothered me was... nothing really happened. I knew going in the story would be short. I also don't hold a grudge on cliff hangers, but in a cliff hanger, something is usually resolved.
Back again to what I liked. I can honestly say even knowing the story was short and the parallels to Twilight, I couldn't put the book down once I started. I was pleasantly surprised by it's effect on me. Again, if you enjoy a good YA PNR, go for it. You won't be disappointed. In fact, after the completion of this review, I've decided to bump up the star count to 3.5 stars. Bella Forrest, I look forward to the next installment.
Buy A Shade of Vampire from Amazon:
USA, paperback:
http://www.amazon.com/Shade-Of-Vampire-Bella-Forrest/dp/1481280767
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UK, paperback:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shade-Of-Vampire-Bella-Forrest/dp/1481280767
UK, eBook: http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Shade-Of-Vampire-ebook/dp/B00AOHDMFE
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Book Review to Come - A Shade of Vampire
A Shade of Vampire
#1 Christmas Bestseller in Vampire Romance, Paranormal & Fantasy.
Synopsis
On the evening of Sofia Claremont's seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot wake.
A quiet evening walk along a beach brings her face to face with a dangerous
pale creature that craves much more than her blood.
She is kidnapped to an island where the sun is eternally forbidden to shine.
An island uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet. She wakes here as a slave, a captive in chains.
Sofia
Despite his addiction to power and obsessive thirst for her blood,Sofia
Will she succeed? ...or is she destined to the same fate that all other girls have met at the hands of the Novaks?
She is kidnapped to an island where the sun is eternally forbidden to shine.
An island uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet. She wakes here as a slave, a captive in chains.
Despite his addiction to power and obsessive thirst for her blood,
Will she succeed? ...or is she destined to the same fate that all other girls have met at the hands of the Novaks?
Excerpt from A Shade of Vampire
I’d been meandering along the shore for about an hour
when I suddenly sensed that I wasn’t alone. Someone was approaching me from
behind. My heart leapt. I was so sure it was Ben, that when a stranger showed
up beside me, I couldn’t hide my disappointment.
He must have noticed, because a smirk formed on his
lips. “Were you expecting someone else, love?”
I eyed him suspiciously, remembering how many times my
father had told me not to talk to strangers. I looked him over, taking in his
appearance. My eyes widened. I couldn’t find words to describe how fine a man
he was. He was almost beautiful. The first thing I took notice of was how his
blue eyes were about three shades brighter than any I’d ever seen before. It
was such a stark contrast to his pale – almost white – skin and dark hair.
Standing beside me, he was easily more than half a foot taller. His height,
broad shoulders and lean build reminded me of Ben, but he had a presence that
was far more imposing than my best friend’s.
My gaze settled on his face.
I realized that he was inspecting me just as closely
as I was him. His eyes on me suddenly made me feel uncomfortably vulnerable. I
gave my father’s advice a second thought, but quickly canceled out all notions
of heeding to his counsel when I reminded myself that he stopped caring a long
time ago.
I straightened to my full height and mustered all the
courage I had to keep myself from running away from this stranger.
Big mistake.
The confident smirk didn’t leave his face for even a
moment.
“Like what you see?”
“A bit full of yourself, aren’t you?” I scoffed,
annoyed by his audacity.
He stepped forward, closer to me, and leaned his head
toward mine.
“Don’t I have the right to be?”
He knew he looked good and wasn’t about to act like he
didn’t.
“Whatever,” was my oh-so-brilliant comeback.
My shoulders sagged with defeat as I took a step back,
unsettled by how close he was now. I rolled my eyes and did a one-eighty, not
quite in the mood to play whatever game this stranger was proposing.
I would soon realize that I was about to play his game
whether I liked it or not.
He grabbed my arm and turned my body to face him. This
motion alone made every single internal alarm I had within me go off in a
frenzy.
This man was danger and I knew it. I tried to wriggle
away from his touch, but I was no match for his strength.
“Tell me your name,” he commanded.
I was about to refuse, but was horrified to find
myself blurting out my name in response.
“Sofia Claremont.”
As soon as I revealed my name, his eyes lit up with a
kind of sinister approval. Then he reached for my face and traced his thumb
over my jaw line.
“Hello, Sofia Claremont. You’re one stupid girl for
taking a walk alone at this time of night. You never know what kind of evil a
pretty little thing like you could happen to come by.”
I found myself wondering exactly what kind of evil he
was. But I was suddenly overcome by the sensations that were surrounding me. My
senses took in everything at once. I heard the waves, felt the sand, smelled
the ocean salt, tasted the flavor of cherry and saw the stranger’s manic
appearance as he stuck a needle to my neck. The effect was instant. I was
barely able to gasp, much less scream. I went from sensing everything to
sensing absolutely nothing.
My last conscious
thought was that I may never see Ben again.
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