Review: The human and the vampire.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 22, 2013
3 1/2 StarsGabrielle, a human, is looking for her sister Alexandria who's gone missing when she bumps into the one vampire who gets her hot and particularly bothered since he abandoned her so many years ago.Arran, seeing Gabrielle again, is unnerved by the emotions he feels, bringing out his possessive and domineering side. He left her because he felt he wasn't good enough for her and he knew he never would be. He's a killer and a vampire. He wouldn't mess up her life. It didn't help things that his best friend betrayed the Enclave to the enemies they were trying to fight.Arran signs on to help Gabrielle in her search which also leads them to Markus, the betrayer. They both find the closeness a little more than unsettling as old wounds surface and passion ignites.I didn't get a chance to read the first book, but I had no problem catching on. Some of the actions in this book were not explained enough. We were expected to float by on the words of the character. For instance; we heard all these thing about Markus and how awful and bad he was, but I never read enough about what he did to form my own opinion.Arran was a little too domineering for my tastes. He was constantly telling Gabrielle what she would and would not do in a condescending manner. And when Gabrielle practically begged him to be with her, it wasn't sweet or sexy, it was off because Arran kept saying no. He should have been the one doing the begging. This happened with the sex also. It was hot, but she was the one answering to him.Things picked up toward the end and Arran managed to redeem himself. The story continued to keep my interest and I was partially satisfied with the story. I may read the next in the series, but I am in no rush.