Review: Great new series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2013
*i received a copy of this book for free in return for an unbiased review*First, I am a major fan of the Kindred series and I was anticipating loving this book. It did not disappoint!  The book is written in first person (I generally do not like this writing style but I did not notice this aspect because I was drawn into the story from the get go).The story setting reminded me vaguely of the HBO series True Blood regarding the clubs and how vampires have their own laws, enforcers, and society.Characters were developed fairly quickly and just enough background was given to feel connected to each of them. One thing I would have preferred would have been if the males previous love interest did not have red hair. At first I expected it to hint at some sort of reincarnation regarding his past wife and then when that didn't happen it just bothered me and made me question his attraction to her as an individual vs a poor copy of his dead wife.The female lead character seemed very like able and you truly see how much she loves her friend when she decides to bargain for her freedom. The only time I was annoyed with the character was when she refused to follow the simplest instructions when dealing with the stronger vampires. She not only put herself in danger but everyone else and ended up doing this on multiple occasions.Overall- the book seems to come together very well. It's a wonderful introduction to a new series and obviously has quite a few places it can go on the future.*The setting/society seemed extremely interesting. I liked how witches, lycans, and vampires all seemed to have a specific place.*The characters had just enough depth to explain a majority of their actions without being bored with chapters and chapters of backstory.*secondary characters were introduced with enough information to make them likable and interesting enough to be curious about a follow up book*villians were extremely unlikable.*the vampire lifestyle is different than the usual vampire romance/erotica that you see most often so the story seemed "fresh"*price of the book seems more than fair for the amount of story. Even if I had not received for free, I would have purchased this book.Things I didn't like-*female lead was obnoxious on more than one occasion when she didn't follow instructions even when others lives hung in the balance.