Review: 3.5 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2012
Rachel, a full-blooded vampire, is tasked with finding a magical book that could bring the end of the world. She's wandered the earth for countless years, looking for the man who betrayed her and cast shame on her parents. One day, while wandering around she stumbled upon a Halloween party, and, naturally, feeling at home among the costumes she joins the party and meets one of the hosts. Oh yeah, she also falls head over heels for him. I don't believe in love at first sight, but it seems to be a reoccurring romance trope so I roll with it. Overall I was more interested in finding out about the vampires and Rachel's mission than the romance, and luckily Margarita Felices goes into great detail about those things.I think this book is rather middle-of-the-road. It wasn't bad, per se, but it didn't stand out. There is a slew of young adult paranormal romance, so I think writers have to really shake up the genre (or monster conventions) to make their works really shine. One original thing about this story is that the lead character is a (female) vampire that woos a human, rather than the other way around. It's a shame, because the book was competently written and had several interesting characters. The attention to surrounding details was good, and made me feel as though I was right there with the characters.The story moves at a swift pace and keeps the action coming, and due to its short length there is a lot of information condensed in here. It's decent romance with vampires, so if you enjoy those novels you will enjoy this.I pretty much never write a review without mentioning the formatting. I read an earlier version as well, and the formatting issues in this release have all been cleared up. Nice and easy to read.