An advanced readers copy of this title was provided to me by the publishers in exchange for a honest review. This has in no way affected my review of this title.
This title was my first book by Kate Baxter. I've been looking for a while for a new paranormal romance author to read because I've been through pretty much all of my Kresley Cole books and I have to say...Kate Baxter really measures up! I'm really very impressed with her writing style. I love that she writes from a duel POV. It takes a lot of skill to pull that off as flawlessly as she does in this book. I also like that it did this through the whole book, not just one or two chapters here and there. It really gave the right mood to the book. I loved her characters, specifically Jenner and Chelle. Chelle really has such a small part in this book but they way it's done leaves a big impression of her and I can't wait to read her story. Because I haven't read the first few books in this series I'm going to be working my way backwards through the books to get to know some of the other characters a bit better. I'm specifically curious about Naya. The white witch mated to a vampire thing really makes me wonder about her and Ronans history. Was he disappointed to me mated to a witch? Was she familiar with vampires before or was this a huge change for her? Things like that. I'm definitely going to be reading that title next.
As for the actual story line itself...I really enjoyed that as well. There were so many things in this book I couldn't foresee. I love that because normally I can tell what's going to happen in a book and when it will happen. The Dark Vampire had the ability to take me by surprise with some serious plot twists that I didn't see coming. I would give examples but I really don't want to give anything away. I loved the way Jenner and Bria were with eachother after they finally got with the program (and you'll know exactly what I mean when you read the book) but they left me feeling really frustrated with them at times in the beginning. Admittedly, Bria could act out a smidgen sometimes. Like at the end...when that one thing happpened....and she totally over reacted....because I mean...he was just trying to protect her. But it's something that is easily overlooked and isn't very bothersome at all.
The Dark Vampire is sexy, interesting, captivating, and so much more. I urge you to pre-order the title now or buy it when it's out on May 3rd. You won't regret it. Overall I would give it 4.5 Stars. I'm shocked and disappointed that I didn't discover this author sooner than now. It is very difficult for me to find paranormal romance authors that I can really enjoy and I'm sure I've found one with Kate Baxter. I can't wait to dive into more of her books!
