"On the evening of Sofia Claremont's seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot wake. A quiet evening walk along a beach brings her face to face with a dangerous pale creature that craves much more than her blood" A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest 
 Reaction 
 My first reaction when i finished this book was "NOOOOOOOOO! That can not be the end???? This is the main fault i have with this novel of how short it was. I was nice and comfy in my armchair being very engrossed in Sofia and Derek's ever intensifying relationship that I didn't notice how quickly my kindles percentage bar was increasing until it came to the end. I wish it was the end of the chapter and not the end of the book, but this did make me go on Amazon straight away and buy the second novel! (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shade-Of-Vamp...) 
 My reaction prior to the novel was the question of will this be like all the other YA vampire romances i have come across so far? My answer was no, it was not. Although this book is considered a YA, there are qualities which could be considered as adult, for example when Lucas gropes her at the beginning, the suggestion of rape and of course the kidnapping itself, although it is not as disturbing as Seduced in the Dark which is also about the kidnapped falling for the kidnapper. 
 Character and Setting 
 I liked how the author used her imagination to to create the 'Shades' and how it wasn't the typical high school backdrop. 
 The characters developed well and I found Sofia's thoughts comical and Derek's to be sad and pained. 
 I would recommend this to anyone who likes paranormal fantasy and it won't take you long to read but be prepared to by the second one straight after :-) 
 Joanne