I must be the only one that bought read this book and then
had a few issues with it. It was a great
book, don’t get me wrong. Nevertheless, the fact that there is no world
building threw me off quite a bit. The
reader is almost left wondering if there were previous books that they had
never heard of. You have no clue where
this is taking place so you have nothing to let your imagination ride with. All
you really have are the bare facts of the story.
I was never quite sure if the entire world knew if
supernatural creatures existed or if the ‘humans’ are in the dark. You get the feeling humans do not know and
you are *almost *positive they don’t know, but you are never quite 100% sure of
it.
The writing and dialogue is quite stark and it works in this
instance, yet it left me feeling a little unsure of myself. Perhaps this is a
good thing.
Like the synopsis says---Edie Spencer is a nurse, but she
works in a “secret hidden ward” of the County Hospital. Here she will cause an incident that may end
up with her death …that is unless she can find a very young looking Vamp named
Anna who was a witness to what Edie had done.
Mystery, suspense and horror come together to blend in this dark urban
drama/fantasy.
You also get a bit of
romance. However, don’t worry, the
romance is not the focus of the book, although quite a bit of time is spent on
it. You actually may need a box of
tissues by the end of the book and will be a bit like me and be antsy to see
what the next book will be bringing to Edie.
As I said, this is not a horrible book; and perhaps it is
only my quirkiness that needs a little more world building. Maybe future books will be expanding on the
world and eventually make me surer of what I imagine the world to be.
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