Review Nightshade by Michelle Rowen

Jillian Conrad never believed in vampires-until she was unwillingly injected with a serum that was supposed to act as a deadly poison to them. Now, tormented half-vampire Declan Reese wants her blood to destroy the undead kingdom. Unfortunately, the serum has also made her blood irresistible to all vampires-including Declan, whose desire for Jillian is more than mere hunger.

Paperback, 352 pages, February 1st 2011 by Berkley.  Nightshade #1

From the first page I connected with Jillian, I really liked as a character, I think is a strong and determined girl. Show her courage and fear even during and after the doctor injects the serum, it became very real and be the first book in the series, I am absolutely delighted. 

Declan is not the guy we usually see in books as a hero, and I liked it also gives a twist to the story unexpected and is a kind of "what matters is the inward beauty". 

The vampire king, one love! 

The book surprised me from beginning to end and that end ... promising! Awaiting the next book in the series! 

I received this book by Yel @The Itzel Library, for review. Thanks! 

Awakened by Ednah Walters

Most teens turn sixteen and get the license to drive, but Lil Falcon gets the license to kill demons. Orphaned as a child and raised by an eccentric grandfather, Lil is concerned with surviving high school and is unaware that she's a Guardian-a being with super powers charged with killing demons and protecting humanity. When she meets Bran, a mysterious boy with amazing abilities, his psi energy unlocks her latent powers. But Bran has a secret that can ruin their growing relationship, and the truth she discovers may destroy everything she believes in unless she finds the right balance between love and sacrifice.

Paperback, 272 pages, August 22nd 2010 by Pill Hill Press. The Guardian Legacy #1

I liked it. It is a very good start for a novel of urban fantasy. 

Edna Walters writing is fresh and has created the voices of her characters are enjoyable and totally real. 

Lil is a strong independent character and I liked to read. Showing loyalty to her friends and her grandfather. It's a smart girl, which happen a lot of things but goes ahead. I would, yes, love to see the next book a lot more interaction between Lil and Bran, because they are supposed to be soul mates, it cost me believe that love between them. 

The bailout is that the action, adventure and mystery are maintained throughout the book and take you with very good pace. I'm hoping to read the second part of the series. 

Thanks to Yel @The Itzel Library for sending this book to review. 

Review Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

Once upon a time, I was a little girl who disappeared.

Once upon a time, my name was not Alice.

Once upon a time, I didn’t know how lucky I was.

When Alice was ten, Ray took her away from her family, her friends her life. She learned to give up all power, to endure all pain. She waited for the nightmare to be over.

Now Alice is fifteen and Ray still has her, but he speaks more and more of her death. He does not know it is what she longs for. She does not know he has something more terrifying than death in mind for her. 

This is Alice’s story. It is one you have never heard, and one you will never, ever forget.

Hardcover, 170 pages, September 2nd 2008 by Simon Pulse

5 little stars because the writing is very good.

1 star because the story is horrific and no, not that Scott did not do a good job, in fact, did a great job with the living dead (read the Spanish version), but just could not endure so much pain, the horror be part of that horrible. No matter what he suffered, poor fellow, but I hated it. I had to close the book many times because I could not with story, was of disgust and fear. : S

I read this thanks to Latin BooksTour & Yel @The Itzel Library.

Review Nocturne by Syrie James

When Nicole Whitcomb’s car runs off a Colorado mountain road during a blinding snowstorm, she is saved from death by a handsome, fascinating, and enigmatic stranger.

Snowbound with him for days in his beautiful home high in the Rockies, she finds herself powerfully attracted to him and soon comes to realize that the feeling is mutual. But there are things about him that mystify her, filling her with apprehension—and Nicole can’t shake the feeling that he doesn’t want her there.

Who is Michael Tyler? Why does he live alone in such a secluded spot and guard his private life so carefully? What secret—or secrets—is he hiding?

Nicole has secrets of her own and a past she is running from—but Michael understands her better than anyone she has ever known. Soon, she is falling as deeply in love with him as he is with her.

But as the sexual tension between them builds, the clues mount up. When Nicole learns the terrifying truth—that her host is an ages-old vampire who is torn between his love for her and his desire for her blood—there’s nowhere for her to run but into the blizzard raging outside, and he’s the only one who can save her life.

Filled with unexpected twists and surprises, Nocturne is a page-turning, haunting, and deeply romantic story of forbidden love that will grab your heart and not let go.

Hardcover, 224 pages, January 4th 2011 by Vanguard Press

I loved the story completely. Nicole is a character I liked, the way they react is very believable. Michael on the other hand is really tormented by his past. As a vampire, was credible, horrible in the way that vampires should be, and still cute and loving. 

Something that I really liked is that all is well told, well described and the novel reads very fast, I was in love with these beautiful descriptions of the greenhouse. I did not like it... the ending. Totally heartbreaking, made ​​me mourn a lot more than I would have thought. I'm looking for other books by the author because I liked Nocturne. 

I received this book by Yel @The Itzel Library, for review. Thanks!