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Catherine Crawfield has daddy issues.
You see, she is the product of a rape and has lived her life being reminded of this fact daily by her mother and extremely religious grandparents. But Cat’s story gets worse. You see her father wasn’t just a normal jerk, he was an undead jerk…
Yep, Catherine Crawfield is half vampire and all rage against the undead. From the age of 16 with her mother’s blessing and support, Cat has been sneaking off to clubs to lure and kill vampires. She’s had lots of luck until the night she meets Bones.
Bones is a master vampire, the man who shows Cat she’s been dealing with boys her whole life…both on and off the job. He offers to train Cat toward a goal that suits them both. There’s a ring of both undead and living who are trapping young women into a blood-slave-labor. Together they’ll take down the evil and Bones will give Cat all the knowledge she’s been missing…If she can let her heart overcome her prejudice for all things Vampire…
Review
I am a weak person.
WEAK
I have too many books in my TBR. Too many books in NetGalley and Library form that have a shelf life ticking down in my Adobe Reader. *gasp* How did [blank] get down to just 2 days?! *eek*
But I did it anyway. I’ve read a few books recently that were just so/so. They were decent. The type of book I’d give a 3 star to. Even the type I’d give a 4 star rating…just happens to also be a book I wasn’t really in the mood for when I read it. I was beginning to get bookish-ly depressed. I reached out into the world of Twitter and said: “Someone please throw me a lifeline! A good trashy romance I’ll become addicted to!”
The Sweetest Little Bookworm answered…And all I have to say is:
Be Careful What You Wish For…
I have fallen Head Over Heals for Cat and Bones. This book was exactly what I needed! The romance is wonderful. It’s all hot and heavy a few times toward the end. But it’s watching Bones de-thaw Cat’s prim and proper nature that provides all the fun and *swoonworthy* moments.
Ahh, the scene where Bones surprises Cat with a date…
Hilarious slutty-makeover…Dirty conversations trying to avoid blushes…No underwear…Loved it all!
What makes this more than my so/so trashy romances of late is that this book has depth. It’s my first series where the love interests are the same throughout the series. And I like it. As I move on to other books in the series I can see how these characters will continue to develop and change…yet they keep the spark alive!
Also, this series is one of the few paranormals I’ve read that openly adds religion into the picture. Traditional Christian stories provide background for the Vampiric race. And Cat herself openly makes reference to having faith. No issue is made of the religious references, no discussion of the soul a la Twilight, just very casual references that serve to deepen Cat’s character in a very natural way. This is big because Cat’s family is Uber-Religious and very Anti-Vampire. Frost could have made a bigger deal out of the religion as a theme in the book and yet, because Cat so easily makes a few religious statements the need for the discussion is gone. Beautifully done.
Ugh, So In Love with this series right now it’s taking all I have to split some of my time with Books that NEED to be read. If someone wouldn’t mind scooting over to my house tonight and reminding me to put Book 3 down…thanks 😉
Rating: 5/5 Paranormal Romance with alotta Heat and alotta Soul
Sara O
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