Brooke C. (brookereviews) reviewed on 2/5/2009 + 50 more book reviews

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Mira is unique among her fellow vampire Nightwalkers, because she has the ability to control the element of fire. The Naturi, are an ancient race, and are an enemy of humans and vampires that have come back to finish what they started centuries ago, which is making the human and vampire races extinct. Danaus, a vampire-hunter, shows up in Mira's sector in an attempt to get her help in stopping the Naturi. The first time Mira went up against the Naturi is a memory that has been locked away inside her head. Will finding out the truth of what really happened in that battle crush everything Mira has believed for centuries? Or will it make her stronger in her attempt at ridding the world of the Naturi. Although Mira and Danaus would like nothing more than to see each other dead, they put their differences aside long enough to work together (though not always very trusting of each other) at finally putting an end the evil race of the Naturi.

I loved the world created in this new addition to the Urban Fantasy genre. There was a lot of vampire lore that is new to the UF world, and it made for an exciting story. Mira is of course the tough leading lady, but we see that she does have a heart. She uses her strength, brains, and sex appeal to make her point and get what she wants. Danaus is very mysterious, and I loved every bit of him. He's strong and has a very bad view of the nightwalkers. Watching him get to know Mira, and her shatter everything he's ever known or thought about the nightwalkers is gripping. He seems thrown, but also like he enjoys the feelings he receives when around Mira. There were a lot of characters in this book, some that were brought up and then were not heard from again. Which can get confusing, but maybe they will appear in the sequel. Some scenes I think were too drawn out, and could have been cut back. All in all, this was a great debut novel, and I think Jocelynn Drake has an entertaining series in the making.

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