chroniclesofabookworm | [Book Review] A Shade of Vampire

TITLE: A Shade of Vampire

AUTHOR: Bella Forrest

SERIES: A Shade of Vampire (#1)

RELEASES: December 17, 2012 by Nightlight Press

GENRE: Fantasy, Paranormal Romance

AGE RANGE: Teen

Rating: 1 out 5

SYNOPSIS: 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?

REVIEW: Sofia Claremont is sucked into a nightmare on the evening of her seventeenth birthday. While walking along the beach, she encounters a dangerous pale creature that craves more than her blood.

Her captor takes her to an island where it is forbidden for the sun to shine forever.
An island uncharted by any map and ruled by the world's most powerful vampire coven. Where she wakes up as an enslaved person, a captive in chains.

Sofia's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn when she is selected out of hundreds of girls to join Derek Novak's harem.

Sofia quickly realizes that if she wants to survive one more night, she must do everything in her power to win him over.

Will she be successful? What fate does she face, or will she meet the same fate as all previous victims of the Novak family?

I always saw this series whenever I went to the library. I never found the first book until now.

It's boring.

There is nothing about A Shade of Vampire that I would recommend or even want to read again.

It's that bad.

It also had an aspect of love at first sight that was negative for me. In many ways, this is a Twilight rip-off. A vampire spots a girl and desires to feed on her blood, but he is halted by her uniqueness and special nature.

The world-building had potential, but I found the presentation to be boring. Not a fan of information dumps. I'm not a fan of Insta-love. I dislike cheesy writing. I don't like paces that are too fast but feel too slow.

The characters were flat and uninteresting, and the plot lacked depth. The story felt rushed and lacked any real tension or suspense.

Overall, it was a disappointing read that fell short of its potential. I would not recommend this book to anyone looking for a compelling vampire romance.