Title: A Shade of Vampire
Author: Bella Forrest
Format: Paperback
Pages:147
Published: December 14th 2012
Source: From the author, in exchange of an honest review, thank you so much Bella!
On the evening of Sofia Claremont's
seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot
wake.
A quiet evening walk along a beach
brings her face to face with a dangerous pale creature that craves much more
than her blood.
She is kidnapped to an island where the
sun is eternally forbidden to shine.
An island uncharted by any map and ruled
by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet. She wakes here as a slave, a
captive in chains.
Sofia's life takes a thrilling and
terrifying turn when she is the one selected out of hundreds of girls to join
the harem of Derek Novak, the dark royal Prince.
Despite his addiction to power and
obsessive thirst for her blood, Sofia soon realizes that the safest place on
the island is within his quarters, and she must do all within her power to win
him over if she is to survive even one more night.
Will she succeed? ...or is she destined
to the same fate that all other girls have met at the hands of the Novaks?
The cover is awesome!
My rating: 5/5
Wow I was flabbergasted by this story! I
wish it was longer so I could appreciate it even more. It was a great mix of a
growing and maybe no so sweet romance with a creepy and anxious background. We
got on one side the pretty new little slave Sofia, she was kidnapped on the
night of her best friend birthday and she will be given as a gift to the
prince, Derek Novak, the future King and
next ruler of one of the biggest division of vampires.
Human doesn't know that vampires exist,
but Sofia will discover it and learn it the hard way. She will ''survive'' they
harsh world while she's becoming the ''favorite'' slave of the Dark Prince.
Soon she will understand that her only chance to live and survive in this new
world is more than just becoming a good slave to Derek Novak, the dark royal
prince. (Well at first I was like: hey, Sofia my girl, you have the best place
in the world, you're the prince's favorite, and you have nothing to fear... Eh
no...)
Danger is all around Sofia and
especially when she least expect it! The author Bella Forrest has succeeded in
creating a main female teen character: beautiful, intelligent and spontaneous,
without adding childish retort, crying and bitchy interactions and most of all:
Sofia has a head on her shoulders. Yes she makes mistakes, but I think it's
what makes her real and charming. Plus she doesn't fall into the Stockholm syndrome
(at some point).
Derek wants to overpower is urge of
blood and think that Sofia might help him with that. But Derek has better and
bigger problems to solve on his own. The prince has responsibilities, work to
do and even enemy.
I find them both attractive in their
role and they fit together, she's the light and life and he's the
representation of everything dark and mischievous in are mind but they get
along and find peace in their little hell.
I was greatly surprise by this book, the
storyline is the perfect base for me, I was happy to read something YA but
still not as fluffy, cute with pink flower and butterfly everywhere. This story
was a major turn on for me because it was harsh, the hard way of life in this
concept and the suspense about being the next victim is always present. The
girl doesn't fall in love with the ''Bad Boy'' we always read about. She does
what she have to do to survive in a world that it doesn't meant for her while
she's the prey at every turn!
Page Turner: Yes!
Series: Yes (hope so!)
Stand Alone: Yes
Hotness: Derek!!!
Proserpine Recommendation: If you want
to read something different about vampires, you love pnr stories, crave to read
about strong minded heroine, this book is for you! I totally recommend this book! Buy-Borrow, do something!
About Bella Forrest
I've been telling stories pretty much
since I could talk. Instead of having my parents read me bed-time stories, I
would prefer to share with them my own made up tales.
As I grew older, I developed a passion
for the fantasy genre. I'm an incurable Potterhead.
My debut novel, A Shade of Vampire, was
released on December 14, 2012.
The book became a Number 1 Christmas
Bestseller in Vampire Romance, Paranormal and Fantasy on Amazon.
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Excerpt from A Shade of Vampire
I’d been meandering along the shore for about an hour
when I suddenly sensed that I wasn’t alone. Someone was approaching me from
behind. My heart leapt. I was so sure it was Ben, that when a stranger showed
up beside me, I couldn’t hide my disappointment.
He must have noticed, because a smirk formed on his
lips. “Were you expecting someone else, love?”
I eyed him suspiciously, remembering how many times my
father had told me not to talk to strangers. I looked him over, taking in his
appearance. My eyes widened. I couldn’t find words to describe how fine a man
he was. He was almost beautiful. The first thing I took notice of was how his
blue eyes were about three shades brighter than any I’d ever seen before. It
was such a stark contrast to his pale – almost white – skin and dark hair.
Standing beside me, he was easily more than half a foot taller. His height,
broad shoulders and lean build reminded me of Ben, but he had a presence that
was far more imposing than my best friend’s.
My gaze settled on his face.
I realized that he was inspecting me just as closely
as I was him. His eyes on me suddenly made me feel uncomfortably vulnerable. I
gave my father’s advice a second thought, but quickly canceled out all notions
of heeding to his counsel when I reminded myself that he stopped caring a long
time ago.
I straightened to my full height and mustered all the
courage I had to keep myself from running away from this stranger.
Big mistake.
The confident smirk didn’t leave his face for even a
moment.
“Like what you see?”
“A bit full of yourself, aren’t you?” I scoffed,
annoyed by his audacity.
He stepped forward, closer to me, and leaned his head
toward mine.
“Don’t I have the right to be?”
He knew he looked good and wasn’t about to act like he
didn’t.
“Whatever,” was my oh-so-brilliant comeback.
My shoulders sagged with defeat as I took a step back,
unsettled by how close he was now. I rolled my eyes and did a one-eighty, not
quite in the mood to play whatever game this stranger was proposing.
I would soon realize that I was about to play his game
whether I liked it or not.
He grabbed my arm and turned my body to face him. This
motion alone made every single internal alarm I had within me go off in a
frenzy.
This man was danger and I knew it. I tried to wriggle
away from his touch, but I was no match for his strength.
“Tell me your name,” he commanded.
I was about to refuse, but was horrified to find
myself blurting out my name in response.
“Sofia Claremont.”
As soon as I revealed my name, his eyes lit up with a
kind of sinister approval. Then he reached for my face and traced his thumb
over my jaw line.
“Hello, Sofia Claremont. You’re one stupid girl for
taking a walk alone at this time of night. You never know what kind of evil a
pretty little thing like you could happen to come by.”
I found myself wondering exactly what kind of evil he
was. But I was suddenly overcome by the sensations that were surrounding me. My
senses took in everything at once. I heard the waves, felt the sand, smelled
the ocean salt, tasted the flavor of cherry and saw the stranger’s manic
appearance as he stuck a needle to my neck. The effect was instant. I was
barely able to gasp, much less scream. I went from sensing everything to
sensing absolutely nothing.
My last conscious
thought was that I may never see Ben again.
Wow, I definitely need to read this one!! It sounds like a different take on the whole vampire story, and I always love that. Thanks for the great review :)
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