Captured, taken from her beloved family and woods, Aria’s biggest fear is not the imminent death facing her, but that she will be chosen as a blood slave for a member of the ruling vampire race. No matter what becomes of her though, Aria knows that she must keep her identity hidden from the monsters imprisoning her. She has already been branded a member of the rebellion, but the vampires do not know the true depth of her involvement with it, and they must never know.
Though hoping for death, Aria’s world is turned upside down when a vampire named Braith steps forward to claim her. He delays her execution, but Aria knows it’s only a matter of time before he drains her, and destroys her. Especially once she learns his true identity as a prince within the royal family; the same royal family that started the war that ultimately brought down humankind, reducing them to nothing more than servants and slaves.
Aria is determined to hate the prince, determined not to give into him in anyway, but his strange kindness, and surprising gentleness astonish her. Torn between her loyalties to the rebellion, and her growing love for her greatest enemy, Aria struggles to decide between everything she has ever known, and a love she never dreamed of finding.
I downloaded this book for free off of Amazon, so naturally I didn't read the full description, and by the time I got around to reading it I completely forgot this book was about vampires (oops!) but I guess that ended up being this book's saving grace for me.
Aria is a kick butt warrior girl who is a part of the human rebellion against the vampires. She gets abducted and sold into blood slavery for the eldest prince in the royal family. She hates him but also loves him which is something she can't deal with because she grew up to hate ALL vampires, but Braith is different...naturally.
After some Stockholm syndrome moments the book actually picks up. Things from Aria's past begin to come up and they begin to crack the edges of her perfect prince love bubble. The end of the book is pretty much a cliffhanger leading to an all-out war: vampires vs. humans, who will come out on top? (I have no idea because that's where the book leaves off!!)
I wish the first part of this book had been quicker because I could have given it a higher rating. Listening to Aria whine about her friends and family back home is annoying and pointless. On page 1 she was abducted so we really don't know anything about these people she misses so much. And since this book is in 3rd person after we read pages and pages about Aria whining we get to switch to Braith's perspective and listen to him whine about Aria's whining...I was so glad I decided to read this one!
But after you get past all the craziness and separation anxiety the book really picks up and it makes it worth the read. 3 stars
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