Review: Captivating debut novel with compelling and freshly drawn characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2012
Completely enjoyed this dystopian/fantasy world created by Daniel Kaine and found all of the characters engaging. It's always nice as a reader to find a "fresh" approach to portraying vampires, werewolves, magic and other fantasy elements, and I found that here. The strong bond that MC Mik (this story is told in his POV) maintained for his best friend and lover, Ash- and without the aid of charms, powers, etc - was compelling. I was really rooting for Mik and was hoping he would not be feeling broken when the book came to an end. For me the ending was perfect - I love how the reader was taken right down to the wire. I was actually grinning ear to ear, finding it not to be a cliffhanger so much as a "Bring on book 2, there is plenty here to resolve and explore!"