With this book the author returns to Morgan Creek the town that Rylan Saintcrow ran as a sanctuary for vampires. He has long since broken up the community of both predators and prey that resided there but as the story begins he is leaving behind Ethan the human he recently sired in order to save his life.
To say Ethan is a reluctant vampire is putting it mildly and he really has no idea what he wants to do with this new and much darker life that stands before him. Remembering his cousin and the friend she thought he should get to know Ethan gets the phone number of Sofia who until recently wanted to embrace all things that go bump in the night . Sofia might be young but with the confidence of youth ( plus a handy stake ! ) she’s curious enough to meet this reluctant fledgling vampire but when they touch there’s a spark that borders on magical but is it enough to make Ethan want to live ?
I’ve previously enjoyed this authors earlier work with its almost gothic undertones so found this story to be quite different. If frank I’m a little nonplussed as it wasn’t exactly what I expected. Saintcrow whilst previously apparently pretty nasty is now all sweetness ( well almost ! ) due to finding love and is turning out to be a regular Savior in this story. Ethan of course is the hero here but for this reader he was terribly overshadowed by Saintcrow . Sofia already knows that vampires are real but to me she just felt very one dimensional and just didn’t capture my interest.
There is action and danger within this book so it’s not all angst and navel gazing but alas the romance really didn’t wow me. Perhaps if I’d realised it would feel more modern with a couple that were never going to push the boundaries of passion I would have enjoyed it more but unfortunately as I’d expected a chemistry driven gothic type story it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I think upon reflection that the YA type characters are what didn’t work for me and I obviously prefer much more dominant and fierce male heroes but that’s me and I’m sure that there will be plenty of readers who enjoy this as it was an interesting story.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair
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