Paranormal Romance (153 pages)
Blurb
Layla, a twenty-one-year-old half-breed known as a dhampir, is incredibly beautiful and deadly. She drinks vampire blood for power and to stop the burning hunger.
The vampire academy is a hundred acres of land surrounded by high tech security to ensure that none enter or leave. She is the protection.
When she has lessons with the vampires, she struggles with her hunger and has to learn to trust them—a big issue for Layla because of her past, something she can neither forget nor run from. The past that haunts her dreams reminds her that she cannot hide as she lives her life in the academy.
Then there is Shade—an impossibly handsome vampire and Layla’s one-on-one instructor. Desires she never knew rise whenever he looks at her. She cannot stop how her body reacts to his touch or how much she wants his body and his blood.
It is a forbidden lust that they share, one they must keep a secret from those around them or Layla risks everyone finding out who she really is.
Someone wants her dead. Layla’s goals, deal with the vampires who hate dhampir’s and keep herself alive. Can she do it?
I gave it four out of five stars
Layla is a half breed vampire called a Dhampire. Rather than living off of human blood, she goes for other supernatural beings- namely other vampires. This of course leaves her as a sort of outcast. She begins attending a vampire academy- where most teenage vampires are asked to go until they can learn to survive on their own- and runs into a very sexy one-on-one trainer named Shade. The lust between them is quick and consuming. With the dangers of the outside world pressing in on what is supposed to be a safe haven, being prepared is the only thing that can save her- and possibly everyone else.
Where do I start? The beginning gave me shivers, Natalie Hancock plunges you immediately into the story with a vivid scenes and plenty of action. The lust between Layla and Shade is steamy, there is no denying it, but the build up is what really made everything hot! I love how Layla is portrayed as a strong, independent female character. And Shade is an alpha who knows his boundaries. Though the book was written in first person (something I typically avoid) I found the given looks inside the main character's mind subtle. It was still a mystery about what would happen next- what Layla would do when a new turn of events came around. Everything was well written, my only complaint is the repetition in the battle scenes. Fighting is awesome, but constant fighting... It would have lost my attention is not for the smooth transitions into riveting dialog and suspenseful drama.
Of course, since this is the first in a series, it ended with a cliffhanger. But what a cliffhanger it was! In fact, I bought the next book immediately and started to devour it before realizing I had forgotten to write a review. Well done!
I would recommend this story to anyone looking for a quick paced, action packed book! (But they do ask for $5.99, so don't be shocked when you see the price. I admit, I got it for free.)
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