Rating: 
Summary: Good But Lacking
Review: The book is well written and has a good story to it, but lacked that little leap of detail and passion in the characters. The fact that it is a book based on teenage vampires doesn't help much, however this is also a book for 'teenagers'. I suggest this book for teenagers who do like a good vampire read under the juvenille section.
Rating: 
Summary: Pretty good!
Review: Well, I was a little bit disapointed, but this was a good book, no matter what my expectations were. I couldn't really relate to Jessica that much, just because she had such a nasty disposition, and she wasn't an incredibly complex character either. I found Caryn kind of annoying. But I liked the vampires. Aubrey--whoa! He was really sexy. He just radiated with strength. I hated Fala--but that was only because Ms. Atwater-Rhodes did such an excellent job of making her vicious and hateable.Jessica is a senior who writes books under the pen name Ash Night. Kind of cool, huh? Her classmates don't think so. Something about her repels them. Then Caryn and Alex enroll at her school. Jessica immediately dislikes Caryn, but is drawn to Alex because of a strong sense of familiarity. She soon discovers that the books that she writes are true, and Alex--Aubrey, actually-- was sent to kill her because of the things she wrote, while Caryn is a witch here to protect her. Something about Jessica appeals to Aubrey, and he doesn't want to kill her. He resolves to protect her from other vampires. It all leads up to a vicious fight between Fala and Jessica. While I really did enjoy this book, I have a few bones to pick with it. The dialogue between Jessica and Caryn, especially in the beginning, is not realistic at all. And how is it that Aubrey, so strong in Ms. Atwater-Rhodes' first book and even in the beginning of this one, goes all weak-kneed and sissy over Jessica? His aura of vicious power just suddenly shut down or something. And last--I promise this is last--this book was entirely too short. All in all, it really was a good book. Ms. A-R has a lot of potential as a writer. Four stars for a job pretty well done.
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