In my opinion this book was flawless. It stars a troubled young vampire named Risika, trying to prove to her ultimate rival, Aubrey, that she is no longer his prey. The characters were complex, and the imagery was one of a kind. I felt as if I were in Risika's place at times. This is a mind boggling tale of love, tragedy, and strength. As well as coming to terms with your past. I recommend it for any vampire lover. ^_^ ( )

I would have liked to have gone even deeper into Risika's world...but thankfully, that comes later in the related books. I was a little thrown by the ending with Risika's past showing up, but. She was thirteen when she wrote it. Impressive. ( )

In the year 1701, Rachel Weatere was seventeen and living a fairly normal life. Normal in all ways except for the fact her beloved twin brother had magical powers he couldn’t control. She was also seventeen when her brother’s confrontation with the vampires Ather and Aubrey escalated and they turned their combined gaze to her. Forcibly made a vampire and believing her brother dead, Risika was the name she was given and Risika was who she became...

rating 3 1/2
i thought this book looked interesting and read the little summary about it, then when i read on the back that it had been written by a thirteen-year-old, i became even more curious (being a teenager myself.). i read it pretty fast(in a day); it was good. was it amazing? not really. but it was impressive that she wrote it at such a young age. I always love strong heroines. I loved how she developed and became someone fierce and not looking back. I was so happy She went up against Aubrey(who i love b/c he was kinda hot, but still hated at the same time) she depended him. But when the brother came back i was like "what all this time you pretended to be die". without him gone Risika would have never been the person she is. ( )

Really, a very disappointing novel as these things go-- you can tell the author is thirteen (Gifted, but thirteen). The scenes were abrupt, and the style was underdeveloped. It really shouldn't have been published, and, likely had it come from an older author, it wouldn't have been. In comparison to her other works, this is Atwater-Rhodes' worst. ( )

After talking (alot!) with a customer about which vampire books we thought were best, she told me I was crazy for not having ever read Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, and told me I should start with this one. I was really surprised that the author was only 13 when she wrote this book, it was so mature and well written. I thought this book was fantastic, I only wish that it had been longer. Hopefully the next book picks up right where she left off, because I definitely want to find out what happens next!! ( )