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A review by trishagreenie
A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest
4.0
I must admit I'm a bit over vampires. And yet I got this free copy of Bella Forrest's first installment in the A Shade of Vampire series, and I figured I'd give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Bella's writing is good quality and the story itself drew me in and kept me there as well. The only reason I'm over vampires is that, well, they're dead, and I don't really find corpses sexy. And yet I will say that Forrest's hero, Derek, is an appealing and sexy dude, and having read the first part of this story I definitely want to read on to find out what happens next. Plus I like the world-building in this series - Forrest has created an intriguing world in which vampires have established a secret hideaway in which they're protected from the Hunters whose mission in life it is to destroy them. Derek's early history prior to being turned (though far distant) adds an intriguing element to the whole Hunter aspect.
In future reads I'd be curious to learn more about these Hunters and maybe meet some. I'm also curious to see what'll happen between Derek and his siblings, and also what Ben will do.
In short, if you love vampires I would highly recommend this book as one to add to your TBR. I would class it as somewhere between Twilight and True Blood in that Derek's whole family isn't exactly what Stephenie Meyer would refer to as "vegetarian", but there is an element at least with Derek of wanting to be good (unlike most TB vampires who are just plain bad). Be-warned there is a bit of insta-love, but to be honest that didn't bother me much. I'm already suspending reality by reading about vampires, so why not suspend it a bit more in relation to the love aspect of the story?
In future reads I'd be curious to learn more about these Hunters and maybe meet some. I'm also curious to see what'll happen between Derek and his siblings, and also what Ben will do.
In short, if you love vampires I would highly recommend this book as one to add to your TBR. I would class it as somewhere between Twilight and True Blood in that Derek's whole family isn't exactly what Stephenie Meyer would refer to as "vegetarian", but there is an element at least with Derek of wanting to be good (unlike most TB vampires who are just plain bad). Be-warned there is a bit of insta-love, but to be honest that didn't bother me much. I'm already suspending reality by reading about vampires, so why not suspend it a bit more in relation to the love aspect of the story?