Many thanks to NetGalley, Bella Higgin and Wattpad Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advance copy.

This is one of those cases of know what you’re getting and expect that. Vampires, check. Angry girl who doesn’t want to fall in love, check. Sexy vampire she can’t resist, check. Trope filled story, check. Problems with the writing, check. Fun read, check!

So even with the obvious threads to every other vampire story out there, I still enjoyed it. Vampires have come out to the modern world and are now the new celebrities. There are five houses where you can volunteer to become a living blood donor. Renie wants to find her sister who became a living donor and has now disappeared. The only way to get in is to become a living donor herself. Oh yeah and she hates vampires.

It is a interesting take to have the vampires out in the real world and become our culture’s new focus for adoring fans. The mystery to what happened to June was also interesting. There is Edmond’s story and some vampire history which is always expected and appreciated. (But really, does every vampire have to be named Ed-something??)

There are two different POVs, Renie and Edmond. I know some people found it problematic or not enjoyable, but I didn’t mind it. Yes, the first person/third person writing was weird. This is a Wattpad story turned novel but really, was I picking up a vampire romance for its literary value, no. Like I said, know what you’re getting and don’t complain when you get it. The ending was very predictable. I agree with most of the review out - there were some issues, but I still enjoyed it and will be picking up the next one in the series. ( )

This review is from NetGalley ARC.

I like how the book doesn't shy away from mature themes. The story is also refreshing, I haven't read a story about modern settings, and a willing donor for vampires. And for once, the girl who caught the vampire's eyes is actually spunky and independent, and she shows it. The 2 mystery of the book was also nicely written, I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure it out until the very end. And the cliffhanger ending! I read this book in one sitting and wow, I want book 2 NOW! ( )

Series Info/Source: This seems to be the first book in a series. I got an eGalley of this book through NetGalley. I can only say shame on me for being drawn in by a pretty cover.

Thoughts: This was a pretty bad book. I was expecting kind of a mediocre YA vampire fantasy going in and what I got was a bit worse than that.

The premise here is simple (just like the whole plot). Renie's sister volunteered to be a donor at one of the glitzy vampire houses (vampires have recently outed themselves and everyone is cool with that). Then her sister disappeared. Now Renie has offered to be a donor in order to get inside the house of Belle Morte to solve the mystery of her sister's disappearance.

Of course while she is there she meets a hot vampire and gets into a forbidden relationship with him too! Hmmm….this whole book and plot seem strangely familiar.

There was absolutely nothing in this book that wasn't expected and there was a lot of page space given to a lot of nothing at all. You can seriously skim most of this book and not miss much of the "story".

The characters were fairly one dimensional and not very easy to love; they were all just kind of silly.

The writing style itself was okay and not terribly difficult to read. I did think it odd that Renie's POV was first person and Edwards's POV was third person. Did I mention we switch back and forth between Renie's and Edward's (the main vamp protagonist) POV in typical YA paranormal romance style?

My Summary (2/5): Overall, in the end there wasn't anything I actually liked about this. It is a very quick and easy read which is the only reason I finished it. I guess if you are looking for a predictable and slightly trashy fan-fic-style YA vamp read you might enjoy this. It wasn't for me. ( )

First, I want to thank NetGalley and Wattpad Books for sending over an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Now, on the book and what I thought.

The description drew me in. A girl, who doesn't like vampires, becomes a donor for vampires to find out about what happened to her older sister, who had always been a donor. Something about vampires will always crave to read more, but the interesting idea of this mystery made me want to read as well.

I really like Renie, the main character. She's strong and a fighter. She doesn't just accept things told to her. She needs to see things for herself. And Edmond? Oh my! 😍 Swoon. Also, Roux is just a badass. I really think people will love these characters and love them as much as I did.

Bella really does a great job of building up this interesting and unique world where vampires and humans co-exist. I do wish there was a bit more building and a little less slowness of conversation that wasn't very useful to the story. Some parts of the book are really slow and you really want to skip over it to move the story along. I also felt like the problem in the book was predictable. But it's still a fun, fast read that I HAVE to continue reading about. ( )