I feel kind of conflicted about rating this book. On the one hand, I literally couldn't put it down until I finished reading. I read it while walking, eating and kept late hours at night. On the other hand, there are many things that didn't appeal to me. So I give it 4 stars for the emotional impact it had and hope it gets better with the next installments. 
 Our heroine, Merit, is a post-graduate student of Chicago Univesity, turned into a vampire just days before her 28's birthday in a world, where vampires have just made their existence known to humans, and now she is trying to come to terms with that fact and adapt to the new circumstances. 
 The vampires in this story are glorified, so even the most pro-human person won't find anything wrong with being a vamp, save drinking blood and having <<sun allergy>> that results in third degree burns. Vampires are warm, their hearts are beating, they need air to breath, thay can eat and drink pretty much anything they want as long as they have blood too once in a couple of days. Oh, and the majority of vampires don't drink directly from humans, they buy blood in bags or... drink from each other. 
 The plot is lacking. It focuses on vampire politics and Merit's attraction to her 400-year old Vampire Master. And that's pretty much it. The villains are lame and non-scary. 
 There are also other supernatural creatures in the story (shifters, sorcerers, nymphs, etc.) but we don't get to learn much about them. 
 I hoped to find a lot of humor and wit in this book, but there wasn't much. Maybe it is just me and my current mood. Still, I find Kate Daniels series (except the first book, maybe) more funny. I hope this one will get better too. 
 The good part is the chemistry between our leads, Merit and Ethan, it is almost tangible. But taking into account the current tendency in the urban fantasy/paranormal romance genre, I don't expect them to get together until book #3 or #4. 
 There are also a lot of interesting characters introduced into the story and I look forward to learn more about them. 
 I'm definitely going to read the next installment.