Decent read but there were things that fell short for me. Missing that extra jouj. The first person narration from the heroine's POV? Don't understand the reason behind this considering this is a spin off based on the menacing broody hero Vlad (aka: Draaaaacula!). Like why are you gonna give this guy his own series only to give readers the entire story from the heroine's POV? I mean...really? Because of this Vlad did not come off fully fleshed out to me. Oh he's sexy enough but he came off flat in some areas and not as layered as I was hoping he would be. We get no insight from him, no reflection, nothing. It's all coming from Leila. And the author's clever way of working around that by having him be telepathic was a nice try but did not fix the problem for me. I needed more. I needed to know what drives him and what motivates him to do things and what he found so alluring about Leila. The immediate insta-lust and possessiveness Vlad shows for this girl came entirely out of the blue, like 2-seconds-after-meeting-her fast, which did not make any sense. I found it inconsistent to his character and back story. He's very guarded and jaded and doesn't take lovers very often or very rarely takes them to his own bed unless he really wants them. So what made Leila different? I struggled to understand how or when he came about liking her and wanting her for his own. He just randomly does right after saving her in the beginning and talking about making her his. Made zero sense. It all came off supremely fast and shallow. Because of this the chemistry between them seemed very one-sided and hallow. And telling readers he likes her because she could see flashes of his past and she amuses him isn't enough. Will I read the next installment? Yes. Because this was an obvious cliffhanger (which drives me nuts) and I want to know more about Vlad. And I have to say this series needs a serious upgrade in villain, cause what's-his-face-I-can't-pronounce-his-name bored the crap out of me. The suspense for me was very tepid and dull. The whole predictable buildup to trying to lure the bad guy out and track him down was super flat and boring. There is nothing menacing or exciting about an old undead vampire with a serious grudge. I just wanted the old fart to die off and be done with it. And the fact that he hasn't been confirmed dead gives me the sinking suspicion that he's gonna pop up in the next book. Oh goody. -__-