Review: Great Premise - but....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2012
So, the lowest rating I will give when I finish a book is a 3 star. I did finish this. I was intrigued by this book, and there were some really great things about it, and some really poor things, in my opinion. *Spoilers* So, what I liked. The whole idea of the shadow vampires really intrigued me. It was something new from what I'd read before, and I thought it was an interesting twist I'd love to explore. The sisters were drawn well, and I had a great idea of who they both were. I liked that the author didn't overdo it on descriptions, but kept that at a good pace.The reasons I didn't love this book were first and foremost how she fell so head over heels in love with him, when she'd spoken less than 20 words to him. That is a huge pet peeve with this type of book. I love the romance, but I want to see some development before she is irrevocably in love. I also didn't like how depressing she was in the beginning. I know a lot of girls feel this way, being outcast, and having someone in their life who seems to get all the glory, but it went on for about 5 chapters, and even if I were her family, she'd annoy me too. I did like how she got stronger and gained confidence, and I think the author wanted to show her going from a wall flower to a strong woman, but it was just a bit over the top for me. The final thing was that you wouldn't even know it was about vampires unless you'd read the description, because you don't find out til the very end.There are a few heart pounding moments, and there weren't a ton of spelling errors, just a few here and there. I think this book could be great if it were re-worked, but as it is, I'm not interested in reading the next one. I haven't given up on the author though, if she were to write a different kind of series.