Review: A really great beginning.... then, not so much.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2011
Great, exciting start with danger and mystery captivating me all the way to the end of the first chapter.  Gripping!Ana is being hunted by vampires because she is the grey-eyed heir to the witch's coven.  She witnesses her mother's murder by vampires and is subsequently rescued by her protectors and whooshed to her grandmother's mansion in Brighton.  There, she discovers she looks just like her dead aunt and meets a green-eyed boy she is mysteriously attracted to; as if she already knows him.The elder witches want Ana to marry Darren, a handsome athletic male witch who she immediately falls for - literally.  It is a hilarious fall with dress over head (kindle 705) in front of Darren.  A laugh out loud moment!  He is charming and easy to be with and she is attracted to him.The green-eyed boy is Tristan and she and he have loved each other for centuries.  He is a vampire, enemy of the witch and she reincarnates when she dies to be with him.  This time she has come back as Ana.  Only this time she cannot remember their past and is confused by her feelings for both Tristan and Darren.  Her "arch enemy" London is also dating a vampire named Aiden who is best friends with Tristan.  She and London can talk to each other in their heads and occasionally read other's minds.  They are also both conjurers, which are hated by others in the coven and they would be killed if it was found out.*****SPOILER******The ending is where the author lost me.  Apparently, Ana is a fallen angel who used to be second in command to Michael, only she let a child live that was supposed to die.  As punishment she is sent to earth on a mission to do the right thing - only she keeps choosing Tristan and blowing it.  This is her last chance and she is blowing it again.  London is an angel too, and is supposed to help Ana make the right choice, but like Ana, in human form she forgets what her mission is.  Ana's mission is to kill Daemon, a powerful vampire, who is apparently her own son from her life as Merlina, the female equivalent of Merlin.  It is very confusing and I might have some of this wrong.  Ana's wavering between Tristan and Darren is very unsatisfying and really, I started to care-less who she picked as long as she stayed committed to her decision.  She doesn't.  It ends really ambiguously and unsatisfying.  Will I read the next one?  I don't know.****END SPOILER***Ana is delightful, outgoing, inventive, good natured, and loveable and this author's writing reminded me a lot of Jessica Sorensen in her Kindle story "The Fallen Star".  It is an entertaining story which I enjoyed - until the end because it was too confusing and depressing.  Also, if grammar errors bother you to the point you can't enjoy the story, stay away from this one.  I never take off stars for grammar, just warning those that do.Would I/Did I buy it? YesWould I read it again? NoWould I recommend it to friends? Yes