Review: 4 - "Thought you'd be older." ... "Hoped you'd be uglier." Stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
Marked by the Vampire is book two in Cynthia Eden’s Purgatory Series. I could gush for several paragraphs about this author’s awesomeness, but I don’t want to bore you.”Better be careful,” ... “You don't know what waits in the darkness.”I am not a huge PNR reader (although I seem to be ploughing through them lately), but when I see a Cynthia Eden book on Netgalley now, I don’t even read the synopsis before hitting the ‘request’ button. I don't need to know what the book is about to know that I will enjoy it; she is just that type of writer for me. I have a few others that I class as ‘no-brainers’ but if you asked me who my go-to author for romantic suspense is, Cynthia Eden is most likely to be the first name I would throw at you.”Why do people think,” ... “That vampires are cold?”...“Because the movies say we’re dead. The dead are cold. The dead don’t have hearts that beat” ... “They say we have no passion.”... “But our hearts beat. We breathe. We live. We need.”Firstly, I would recommend that you read book one in the Purgatory series, The Wolf Within as although each of the books features around a different couple, there is an underlying story running through. Think of the F.B.I for paranormal disturbances if you will Shane is a Vampire who works with Eric Pate, in containing and removing threat to human life from Vampires, Werewolves and other non-human forms. If taken alive they are then sent to Purgatory Prison.There are some serious issues with the running of Purgatory, what with the inmates killing each other, and management seemingly encouraging it, as well as a potential uprising and possible escape attempt. Shane is sent in undercover to try and find out what and who is the mastermind behind the unrest.”You’re dead” ... “Undead is the correct term, jackass. Get it right.”Unfortunately, Shane didn’t figure the inclusion of Dr. Olivia Maddox on the staff roster for the prison, and she brings out all sorts of over-protective feelings in him, feelings he hasn’t felt in decades...”I won’t let anyone hurt you. Any who comes after you – human, vamp, werewolf – they’ll have to go through me first.”Olivia is keeping a few secrets of her own, and once again Cynthia gives us another likeable and kick-ass heroine. I loved the verbal sparring between the two of them, as well as the scorching hot sexy-times.I want to keep her with me forever.I just found her. I’m not prepared to let her go.I need to make her love me.”Love, I like the way you taste.”Once again, and as I have come to expect, the story doesn't quite go the way you expect, Cynthia is a master when it comes to throwing the plot completely off course, but in the right direction at the same time. And I love that I never know 100% where the story and the characters are going to end up!I cannot wait for Connor’s book – Charming The Beast, which is due for release later this year, as this series has grabbed me now, and I am dying to know where Cynthia is going to take the story next.ARC supplied via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.