A Shade of Vampire was a quick and easy read. Straight to the point from the very beginning left me with a kind of bittersweet feeling over the whole book. 
 It was a great story - original, and full of a decent amount of action and romance. 
 Sofia is kidnapped on her 17th birthday to a secret island where vampires freely roam, using humans as slaves. On this island, Sofia meets Derek, a vampire prince, who has been sleeping for 400 years. 
 While I enjoyed the romance and instant connection between both characters, it seemed a bit unreal (even for a vampire novel... hahaha) that he was hooked on first sight. The fast-paced set of action throughout the novel and unnaturalness of it all is probably what made me give this book a 4 star rating instead of the 5. 
 I did, however, thoroughly enjoy the story. :) 
 I see a lot of mixed reviews on here from people who are in love to those who straight-up disliked it. Odd. 
 It's a good read and fast, too. 
 Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did (or more).