Just as addictively devourable as the millennium wolves series. When our main character Aileen is accidentally turned into a vampire, she must negotiate this new world, full of secrets and rules. As well as the attentions of the brooding vampire, Lord that turned her. The mysteries of Aileen’s past were drawn out and made this book un-putdownable. Very excited for the next instalment to find out what happens with these characters.

Cloak of the Vampire was a quick read, surrounding the FMC, Aileen, being pulled into the vampire world unknowingly.
For someone who didn't even know vampires existed prior to her encounter, she adjusted surprisingly quickly. I did find the storyline in this book quite hard to follow- some parts were brushed over with not enough information on it, where other areas were overly expanded. Her 'bad past' was constantly mentioned throughout the book, but no proper information was provided to make any connections, or even to keep me hanging.
The romance was good, but I remained very unsure of what was going on with the ex-boyfriend and the friend that was mentioned throughout the book.
I found the writing of this book quite juvenile, and occasionally hard to read.

This was a good read. There didn’t really seem to be a whole lot happening, but that’s what I liked about the book. It was an easy vampire read with a bit of a twist at the end. Can’t wait for the next in the series.

When Aileen Henderson is unexpectedly turned into a vampire she is introduced into a whole new world of vampire politics. The leader of her faction is dark and mysterious, but she hides some secrets of her own.

This is a pretty fun vampire romance. From the warnings I imagined it would be a dark one but there honestly isn't much dark in the actual romance although there are some darker themes present in the story. There are a few things about the vampire world that seem a little bit cringey. For instance, each vampire lord has many underlings which they trade off to each other in "auctions" which are apparently glorified talent shows. But if you can get past those the intrigue of the rest of the vampire world makes this worth reading.

This book while an interesting concept, lacked a consistent tone throughout the story. Our MC Aileen did not fully develop her character. At one point she is adamant about never getting close to Ragnor, yet in her moment of weakness, she decides that she is going to throw all caution to the wind and get with him??? For a girl who grew up and learned to guard herself so well, he seems to have found a way underneath her skin. I understand this is fictitious, but this is a little too far-fetched. I will say the use of the Egyptian gods and mythologies does add a unique twist. There have been a lot of Greek and Roman-infused vampire stories, but I've never read an Egyptian one.

First off, I just want to say thank you to the publisher and the author for providing me with an eARC!

Rating - 4.5/5 (rounded up for Netgalley)
Spice - 🌶🌶.5

I didn't know much going into this book besides what the blurb said. But I was throughly surprised and enjoyed this book! The whole story was just easy to read and had me swiping to read more. There is a lot of mystery in this book and it leaves it wide open and with even more mystery. I love the whole premise of the vampire society and the things behind it. The spice was written very well and it was tasteful.

Vampires. Secrets. Smut. Vampire school with a new set of rules. All of these elements made this a great little read for me. I’m loving vampires at the moment so this was perfect! A little cheesy at times and not the most well written book I’ve ever read, but thoroughly enjoyable!

I liked the premise, but God, I hated the execution. It felt like it was a Wattpad fanfic. The “friends” were so mean to each other, and no character felt realistic or even likable. I had a hard DNF of this book by the 15% mark.

I was really in the mood for an easy vampire book that I didn't really need to think about and this gave me that so I really enjoyed it.

Had I not have been in that mood I'm not sure I would have enjoyed this quite as much as I did, but then I don't know why you'd pick this up if it wasn't what you were looking for anyway.

I skipped all the smutty scenes as generally smut gives me the ick, but that's easily done without missing any of the plot.

I don't really think I saw the real appeal for romance between the characters other than vampire, but to be fair I think that's pretty much every vampire book ever so I wasn't exactly looking for that when I picked it up.

Thanks for the ARC for my honest review, it gave me exactly what was said on the tin and I'm even intrigued by the next book next time I'm in a Vampire mood.

Thank you to Sapir A. Englard, Montlake and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for a review.

I am a sucker (get it) for vampire novels and have read so many in some very different styles. So I'm heavily biased and will tend to forgive some things that I might not do so for other books. As soon as I saw 'Vampire' on the cover, I knew I would love it.

I am going to have to stop being such a snob and just admit I like romance novels as I read this book in one sitting. The chapters are a good length and it moves pretty quickly, with the whole story taking place over the space of three months.

It has everything that will allow it to do well on places like Bookstagram or Booktok. It's an enemies to lovers plotline with a dash of spice in a fantasy supernatural setting. It's following trends of the time but I know that if I read it at any other time, I wouldn't think it was dated.

There are some trigger warnings at the beginning of the book which I found a little intimidating, but grateful that they were there. I like to know what I'm getting into so I'm not so surprised when the sex does happen.

However, if you're reading a vampire book, I feel like it's a given that there will be some sexual content and some level of sexual 'deviance' so even without the trigger warnings, it wasn't so much of a surprise to me that there's a lot of graphic sex in this book.

There's always been something sexual about vampires, but we're in an age of literature where it's more overt. Spice in books isn't something I would seek out, but I'm okay with finding it there as long as it's done well. My boyfriend and I were laughing though at all the funny names for genitals - we especially like 'entrance'.

Lots of modern vampire fiction with eschew the old folktales especially when it comes to their vulnerabilities. This allows for authors to create vampires in a new image and I'm always happy to find a new twist on them. For example, the vampires of this world still have to eat like humans, but they just drink blood in the same way we drink water. Englard builds a world for the vampires that is interesting and refreshing, but with all the darkness and seduction we come to expect from vampires.

The main character has a mysterious past that is alluded to several times and we get a little bit of background, but I was left with a lot of questions that I hope will be answered in the next book. I would also like more of Ragnor's POV please.

I love getting to read books before they come out, but now I'm left with a new problem of loving a book and having to wait even longer to find out what's next.

I give Cloak of the Vampire by Sapir A. Englard 5 stars!

This review will be posted on my blog clearly reads on May 17th 2024.

A society of vampires that few people know about, and those that do want to become a vampire.
I loved the idea of this story and how it started out, but as we got farther into the story it just seemed to drag on for me. I didn’t really connect to any of the characters and other than being told that Aileen had a dark past we didn’t learn anything about it until the seventy percent mark. The reasons for why Ragnor imprinted her were never really clear nor was it clear why he continued to reject her while still wanting her.
This book is a first in a series, and because of that we are left with a bit of a cliffhanger. At the end of the book there are more questions than answers and even though this is a series I would have like to have at least a few answers to help better connect to the characters.
However, if you like vampires and vampire society this might be a book you’ll enjoy.

This was a strong start to the Cloak of the Vampire series, it had everything that I was looking for from this type of book. It had that romance element that I was looking for and enjoyed the characters in this world. I enjoyed the use of vampires and glad it was a different type of vampire feel. It left me wanting to read more in this series and can't wait for more. I enjoyed how good Sapir A. Englard wrote this and can't wait for more.

This is one of those times I really wish NetGalley, Publishers, and authors would give the content warning somewhere on the internet before requesting or even purchasing the book! The book sounded great...I still think there is potential in the series, and I'll read the next to find out what happens next!
Tropes listed on IG: Steamy Romance, Dark Fantasy, Enemies to Lovers, Vampires


In case you are interested, here are the Trigger Warnings:
physical abuse, blood play, kidnapping, bullying, cutting, servitude, noncon, parental sexual abuse!

I'll start with some neutrals that may be a pro or con depending on the reader:

- This is a low fantasy novel with a class structure within the vampire community that I have not seen before in other vampire novels.
- It is set in a college-like training/school setting, so if that is something you enjoy in a fantasy novel, this might be for you.

I am personally not a big fan of fantasy novels set in schools, but that wasn't a deal-breaker for me.

I DNF'ed at 18% for the following reasons:

- The main character's personality is inconsistent in the first several chapters, particularly after being turned into a vampire (quickly into the book).
- I also found her difficult to sympathize with - I imagine that if I stuck it out longer, there is a backstory to explain her general attitude, but in the first several chapters she was unpleasant and lacked depth.
- The way that all the characters interacted felt superficial and hostile in a way that I thought was too exaggerated to take seriously. It read like a caricature of how college students might speak to each other if they all hate each other.
- I personally was not gripped by where the story was heading.

I am giving it two stars as I do think it's readable, just not for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Montlake for the ARC.

I want to thank NetGalley for sending me the ARC for Cloak of the Vampire.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
I throughly enjoyed this book! This was an easy book to read, and I was hooked from the first chapter. It’s about a woman who has a secret dark past, and ends up getting turned into a vampire against her will. She wakes up with other new vampires and finds out that all of them were on a waitlist to get turned into a vampire. This makes her angry because she realizes she was the only one that didn’t get a choice. She makes it a goal to seek revenge on the man who turned her into a vampire.

A few things I didn’t like was how many times the word “noob” was used in this, and just some of the words that our main character would use bothered me. The FMC’s personality for the first 20% was non-existent, but then she starts to come out of her shell and we get to learn more about her.

At first I didn’t think the plot was all that original, but then the last 20% of the book changed my mind. I was not expecting that ending and was so upset it was over — I wanted to keep reading! Safe to say that I recommend this book, and I already can’t wait for the next book to come out!

This book hooked me in from the first chapter. I loved the character development and how the story progressed.

This book was a very quick read. It was written like an adult wattpad story. I have very mixed feelings on this book and sadly more negative than positive.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for letting me read this arc.

I have not read a book that captivated me so much! Like if I didn’t have a husband and children I know for a fact I would have finished this book in less than a day.
This is such an amazing book.
It’s about this girl name Aileen and she gets turned into a vampire lord. She has to figure out how to survive in this new life she has now. The new vampires are auction off and she hopes to stay where she’s at.
🌶️🌶️🌶️ on spice
All I have to say I so can’t wait for the second book. I just wanted to keep reading more and more. Thank you soo much again.

I wanted to love this book as much as I loved Millennium Wolves by the author on Galatea app, however, this book missed the mark for me. Vampire/paranormal books are my go-to. This book is like all the cookie-cutter versions on the pay by chapter apps where the author got her start. I was so hopeful because the Millennium Wolves series really was great, if not poorly edited, but that’s to be expected on those apps. However, this is a published book. It really doesn’t even feel like the same person wrote them. The plot is confusing and her description of Aileen is contradictory to how she acts after being turned. She’s described as shy and almost meek, but is certainly not meek after she’s turned. She doesn’t have a clear personality. She pivots between wanting to be a hero to being weak and submissive.
There’s also apparently some sort of vampire school with leagues like Hogwarts almost, but it wasn’t well explained. Aileen was more concerned with whether her awful friend Cassidy was okay rather than figuring out what was actually going on. I didn’t understand the significance of Ragnor’s full name being dropped at the end. Really this book just leaves me with questions that I don’t care to have answered in book two.
Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake publishing for the ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

Its hard to create something new in the Vampire genre (that I haven’t read anyway) that’s exciting and unique enough to pull you in before getting to know the characters. This concept of Vampire lords who turn, train, buy and sell their creations is so interesting! Our main character Aileen remains a mystery even to the reader, even if we know objectively the motivations for her actions and behaviours that the other characters don’t. The constant betrayals she experiences on an already fraught past makes me ache for her. Our lord Ragnor is his own enigma- drawn to Aileen in a way he’s not even sure of, the two can’t seem to stay apart. But he’s her Lord, and she has secrets no one can know. And at the end of the day- he’s going to sell her at the end of her training. It’s drilled into her multiple times throughout the book.
The book leaves me desperate for more, more information, more time and more chances- look forward to reading this once it’s out, as I definitely recommend. Already looking forward to book 2 😉