Wow, this book was extremely poorly edited. I can't count the number of mistakes I found that kicked me out of the story and onto my butt. The pacing and the storyline are thin, but I think the world has potential.

I think the author has potential, actually. I read this book because I truly enjoyed a short story by the author set in this world. I plan on reading the second book in the series purely based on the merirt of the story and the potential I can see within this book. If I didn't have the hope that this series would get better, that the author would mature, I wouldn't bother.

So, really, I'm investing the time in the hopes that the next book is properly edited and plotted. ( )

Wow. This book really surprised me. I didn't actually expect to like
it given that the cover looked like some cheesy romance novel. But
this is a solid urban fantasy with a new take on vampires and fae
alike. Better yet, its the first in a new series. I can't wait to
read more.

Sexual Content:
Some heavy petting and kissing ( )

I loved it. From the very first page I was hooked, and I'm itching for more. Mira is a well-crafted, appealing character and Danaus is compliments her nicely. I can't believe I put this one off for so long. ( )

A bit flat and convoluted in places but the characters were believable (at least as far as supernatural beings go) and the read was enjoyable. ( )

I think I just fell in love again. Another author I’ve been hearing great things about, Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake is a whole new experience and I can’t wait for the second novel in the Dark Days series.

We’re introduced to Mira, a 600+ vampire who has a unique talent among her own kind - she’s a fire starter and is thus immune to fire. Being a vampire, this is really handy talent. However, it makes her very valuable to other people and thus she is found in the middle of a war where she is left with very few choices. Through it all, an odd relationship is formed between a nightwalker and a hunter…two enemies who are fighting side by side in order to be the one to kill the other.

I loved this novel. We’re given a new perspective in vampire literature and we’re given a romance that is very Shakespearean. The entire tale is centered on Mira and the choices she must make as she wades through the vampire politics, yet she’s still considered one of the strongest ones out there so she has power of her own. No one considers her weak and she’s a force to be reckon with. You can tell that just from her personality and Drake delivers beautifully when she develops her character. We’re given information about her past and we get to see inside her head while she works things out. The novel is told in the first person and yet it drags you into the story and doesn’t let go. The plot is fabulous with twists and turns in every chapter and it doesn’t leave you waiting for anything. There is some romantic element, but instead of the happy ever after ending type of story, we’re given a more realistic courtship where both parties know where they want their relationship to end up and it’s a place that we’re not all familiar with.

Overall, Jocelynn Drake is an author is getting added to my “buy immediately upon release” list and there are not that many authors on it. If all of her books are as good as this one, then I know I’m going to be in for a wild ride and will be loving every moment of it. I haven’t found an author that I became instantly in love with since Jeaniene Frost, but now I have and I plan to spread the word. Do not go out and borrow this book from the library, but go out and buy it. You won’t regret it.

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