Told through switching point of views from Sofia Claremont and Derek Novak, A Shade of Vampire, is an interesting novel. Vampires steal teenage humans to either to do manual labour or to join their harems. They live in the trees of a redwood forest where magic causes the sun never to shine. On Sofia's seventeenth birthday, she's kidnapped and told she is to be a gift for Derek Novak - a vampire prince who has been in a be-spelled sleep for the past few hundred years. (Best. Birthday. Ever...) 
 I thought this book had a lot of promise but it just missed the mark on a few things. It's short - only 147 pages - and it would have benefited with having things being described in more detail, relationships fleshed out a bit and more action occurring. I loved the premise but I felt like we were being told things rather than being shown. A lot of the information was divulged though dialogue rather than being shown though observations and alike. 
 Sofia is a strong character who was a little too perfect (I can't believe how well she managed to deal with her ordeal) however I thought her interactions with Derek were adorable - I absolutely loved his technology training. 
 A Shade of Vampire is a quick read with some fantastic ideas. There's a brooding hero, a strong heroine, evil villains and a new and exciting setting.