Review: 3.5 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2013
Jade is a single 28 year old with a good family and good friends, but life is far from perfect when people randomly try to mentally contact you, inducing intense physical pain, all while working with vampires. When her best vampire friend asks her to join in the hunt for something that will save the vampires for another 500 years, she can't refuse. But at what price will this dangerous and uncertain mission bring?This book, like every book, had its goods and not-as-goods. The spin on vampires was refreshing, and the world that was created provided a great foundation. The major parts of the book were very solid. The plot was logical, but not too predictable; most of the characters were relatable, though I wished some of the secondary characters had more depth. There wasn't any romance, which can be a good or bad thing depending on your reading preferences. However, if it is a series, there is plenty of room to put a romance in. Jade was a fun main character, very strong, but still down to earth enough that her life wasn't unimaginable. I felt at times she, as well as her nonhuman friends, spoke (and in her case also thought) a bit too formally. I understand it coming from the vampires and how being around them might have made the formality rub off, but she does have human friends, so I expected a bit more human diction coming from her.Overall, I would give it a solid 3.5/5, but since that is not an option on here, a 3. I definitely liked it, and I see its potential. If there is a sequel, I would read it, and I would recommend this book to anyone who likes the action in the Sookie Stackhouse books, but wants something definitely cleaner, or someone who likes the type of world like the Vampire Academy series, but not YA.