Review: Almost laughably sappy
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2012
In this story, a young woman (Lee) sees and is instantly in "love" with a vampire (Ben).  They have yet to speak to one another when he joins her in the shower, and it seems like they exchange no more than 2 words before he takes her to meet his dysfunctional family.You can't love someone without knowing anything about them other than what they look like.  That's called lust. I found it difficult to buy into the rest of the "love" story once it was made clear love had nothing to do with it and their attraction is purely physical.The visit ends, she promptly breaks up with him, and she's attacked by a rival vampire when she returns home.  Of course Ben saves her. He then changes/turns her, and the supposedly meek girl instantly takes charge of the vampire clan, leading to the equivalent of a civil war.She and her beau prevail, and this leads to a romantic dance in the moonlight. Not kidding. They've just finished fighting, and the next thing you know they're dancing in Dancing With The Stars attire.  Pretty cheesy.I found Lee's character inconsistent, gullible and at times disturbingly submissive.  Lee as a strong female lead just didn't work for me. The object of her obsession, Ben, also has a very inconsistent character.  He goes from unbelievably considerate to arrogant and childishly moody, making Lee feel worshiped, then insignificant, then worshiped again. How this couple is expected to lead the vampires with any degree of competence I can't imagine.Some of the secondary characters were pretty colorful; several of them were given more depth than the protagonists.  A few of the scenes describing her actions as she discovers and tests her new abilities after the change are entertaining.  But Lee/Ben's relationship just didn't work for me.  I wish the book had focused more on the story around them and less on their lurid thoughts of one another; there's the potential for a great (though previously told) story here.