3.5 stars. An interesting story of an ancient vampire's journal (written when he was mostly human, and just after his change) about the love of his life and how his life changed along with his humanity. 
 It's the find of a century for a man who searches for and authenticates ancient manuscripts, particularly of the homoerotic variety. Only the vampire, Donte, wants it back and is willing to do anything to get it. And he's not the only one after it, either. There's a much larger game at hand than just holding onto the journal, Notturno. And Adin (pronounced Ah-din, not Ay-din) is now right in the middle of a centuries-old battle. 
 The vampire world isn't terribly unique, but seeing it through Adin's eyes helps us begin to understand it as he does, and it does have some interesting aspects, such as how Donte "marks" Adin, and how Adin can feel other vampires now (which isn't necessarily a good thing). We don't see a lot of secondary characters, but the most interesting of them is definitely Boaz, the man who works for Donte as anything he needs to be. You don't know whether to trust him or not, but he's infinitely interesting. There are 3 or 4 other interesting characters I wouldn't mind seeing again also, such as Edward, Adin's best friend, and Tuan, Edward's boyfriend. 
 I'll probably pick up the rest of the series at some point. I just don't know if I want to before the trilogy is finished.