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I'm not really into the whole vampire thing, but when I saw that one of my favorite authors had produced a story combining Christianity and vampires... well, how could I resist?

I think Tracey Bateman did a fabulous job with this new book... the story moves along at a nice pace and you really feel for the different characters. I finished this book in 2 days!

Even if you're not a big fan of vampires, this is a great story that will keep you entertained until the last page!

I'm no Twilight fan, but I do love the spiritual symbolism of vampires explored in books and films. This one had a good premise but failed to live up to it. Markus was waaay under-developed (possibly in an attempt to avoid offending Christians, which is disappointing) and the other characters really had no personality, outside of the General. I struggled to have empathy for any of the characters--even when people are struggling, they still should have a spark of something that forges a connection with the reader.

The plot also left a lot to be desired. The mystery--if one was intended--was easily unraveled within a few pages, which drained a lot of tension from the book. Along with that, things were over-explained like the author was leading me to a specific understanding. I prefer to figure things out on my own. I think the tendency for religious authors is to preach a little bit or at least bring everything to a desired point, instead of allowing the reader to mull over an open-ended plot.

In a black and white setting, this story felt mostly gray to me.

I really liked this book. Not only was it a vampire story (which I'm really starting to love those) but it was an adult vampire story with a great story line! It kept my attention and I got really pulled into the story. Nina, the main character, is an alcoholic who's all but lost her family. I've never really known an alcoholic, but I'm sure that the struggles Nina faced are all too common. I really liked Nina, she'd made some mistakes in her life but she was really working on turning things around. Trying to regain trust in relationships that her drinking had all but shattered, and realizing that just because she was sober didn't mean everyone just forgave her. While it is a vampire story it's so much more than that.

The writing was great. For those of you familiar with my reviews you know descriptions and I don't always get along... This had the perfect balance of description, enough to show you what was going on but not so much that it covered the story up. Great Job! Also the writing was realistic, the reactions and dialogs were actually plausible, and it didn't feel fake. If I had to give any criticism it would be that it was easy to figure out what was going to happen. Granted I didn't know the means by which the ending would come, but I had a pretty good grasp. Although there was one major thing that I didn't expect and since I don't want to give it away I'll just leave it at that!