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A review by nvrenoughshelfspace
A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest
3.0
I will admit, I had no idea what this book was about when I pushed play. All I saw was narrated by Emma Galvin and Zachary Webber — two of my favorite narrators — and I was immediately in.
The story was quick and so was the plot. There's not much to say. Girl (Sofia) gets kidnapped by vampires, girl made personal slave to King Vamp (Derek), they fall in love, and oh yeah, King Vamp crazy bro tries to eat her. Everything happened so fast. Two fast. What was it, two weeks? Definitely not long enough for me to
I like both Sofia & Derek from on a basic level. But there wasnt any meat to there characters. Nothing to really hold to. I am half convinced that it was Emma and Zach's portrayals that made me perk up and listen, rather than the actual content.
The world building was pretty interesting. Vampire harem on a magical island with kidnapped, human slaves. And Derek being the Vamps reluctant hero, resisting his baser nature to feed and be a predator. Sofia being not the typical damsel in distress. This makes for a good foundation but not much more than that.
Overall, I found this book just OK, but with just enought of a dash of intrigue as to what happens next. Seeing as I have Book #2, I'll probably give the next book a go to see where things go. It's significantly longer story, so I'm hoping the story overall is better developed.
The story was quick and so was the plot. There's not much to say. Girl (Sofia) gets kidnapped by vampires, girl made personal slave to King Vamp (Derek), they fall in love, and oh yeah, King Vamp crazy bro tries to eat her. Everything happened so fast. Two fast. What was it, two weeks? Definitely not long enough for me to
I like both Sofia & Derek from on a basic level. But there wasnt any meat to there characters. Nothing to really hold to. I am half convinced that it was Emma and Zach's portrayals that made me perk up and listen, rather than the actual content.
The world building was pretty interesting. Vampire harem on a magical island with kidnapped, human slaves. And Derek being the Vamps reluctant hero, resisting his baser nature to feed and be a predator. Sofia being not the typical damsel in distress. This makes for a good foundation but not much more than that.
Overall, I found this book just OK, but with just enought of a dash of intrigue as to what happens next. Seeing as I have Book #2, I'll probably give the next book a go to see where things go. It's significantly longer story, so I'm hoping the story overall is better developed.