A copy of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review. 
 I enjoyed A Shade of Vampire a lot. Yes there are the inevitable comparisons, but Twilight wasn't the first teen vampa romance and I'm sure it won't be the last. I liked the idea of Forrest' hideaway island, which on one hand is all very romantic, but on the other totally helps with the creep factor of Sophia not being able to escape after being kidnapped. 
 I thought the use of alternating POV chapters was a great idea; I love being let into the thoughts of characters. Sometimes it's exactly what you need to get that little extra on them. I hope we get some more insight to other characters in the next book. 
 A few other reviews have boo'd the 'instalove', but I don't mind it, sometimes you meet someone and you just click, game over - you get each other. I don't think Sophia and Derek loved each other straight away, but there was a connection, which turned to love. I'm sure that'll get explored more in the next book - which I'm going to have to get so I can find out what happens. I hate me some cliffhanger - so it's a good thing book 2 & 3 are ready to go!! This was quite fast paced, which I enjoyed, I liked Sophia, Derek and Vivienne as characters, although I've got a feeling that when I finally meet Papa Novak, I'm not going to like him much. I have soft spot for Lucas, I'm hoping he'll redeem himself as the story unfolds, because even though I did love Derek and his tortured vampire, I do like me some bad boy (although a little less stabby would be nice).