Twice Tempted
Jeaniene Frost
Overall: 3/5
Plot and themes: 3/5
Characters: 4/5
Writing style: 3/5
Attention-grabbing: 3/5
Let's hear it again for unfortunate covers. I can't the longer you look at it the more unfortunate it looks (check that random ass bat flying in the corner). But this book pretty much maintains the same pacing and general plot points as the first one. Evil vampires and good vampires, mostly Vlad stabbing a lot of people, and a nice balance of romantic interactions. We also get a one-protagonist-thinks-the-other-is-dead moment so that's fun.
I appreciate the vibe of this book series. It knows what it is, but it makes strides to not be so overwhelmingly cliche about it. It was kind of insta-love, so we throw in a breakup and some "competition" without it being too distracting from the story. I respect it. It's obviously not perfect but it's definitely entertaining. The transition to vampirism was a little anticlimatic, but also how do you make something like that feel like it's the right time for it.
So yeah it's good, it gets a little boring at times but it still has it's moments where it feels like a really great series. At the very least it'll make you want to read the next. Unless you lose your mind with how pushy Vlad is and how stupid Leila can be, but I think it really works with the plot.
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