I couldn't and didn't want to put the book down. ( )

It all starts when the main characters brothers girlfriend goes missing into another world and they have to find her.

I hated the brother,its pretty evident he is a big man-child (even though he is 22 his sister still refers to him as a "kid") and its pretty obvious that that the main character has coddled him and fixes his messes without question.

"But if Zack gave the slightest hint that he would like to follow him to California after he graduated,shed move.Just like that."
But he wouldnt.Zack had Lily now,if he didnt blow it with her.He didnt need his sister.Hed never really needed her.Not the way she needed him

After this the author tries to smooth it over with "the unspoken love they felt for one another sparkling in his eyes"

The love that he feels for his computer seems to overshadow his interest in his sister though.

"Hey sis,he greeted absently"

At wich the main character just shrugs and goes "Oh you.." while smiling. UGH.

But when his girlfriend vanishes of course big sis is there to straighten things out. They find themselves in a strange world (after the brother flings himself without thinking into a portal *facepalm*)

They arrive in a barren version of the city they left behind (washington) and are soon accosted by some weird persons who turn out to be vampires. In the confusion her brother disappears. (Why am I not surprised?) Leaving her to fend for herself,all seems lost when....

she is rescued(?) by another vampire who takes her to his home so he can feed off her. Because obviously duh now shes is slave.
But these vampires dont fear of blood,they feel of human emotions like fear,pain etc

I am sorry I couldnt read more of this book as I feared for my sanity if I had read any more of this. All I can advice you is to stay far far away from this book. ( )

Borderline romance novel but decent story line. ( )

This ones a blend of Paranormal romance/urban fantasy. It's too dark and gritty to be paranormal romance and missing some of the staples of that genre; on the other hand it is too focused on romantic interactions and the traditional romance tells to be considered pure Urban Fantasy. The world is truly dark in Vamp City- many of the torture scenes are hard to stomach and it's pretty explicit, brutal. The heroine is extremely likeable as she loves her brother, friends, and is compassionate but not filled with stupid moves. She uses her head, her heart, and is trying to figure out this bizarre magic she has. Arturo held surprises for me a few times - he's passionately handsome and wickedly sensual, and just when you think he's had a sweet change of heart, he reveals a hidden layer of deceit. I have to say that if I were in the heroines situation, if my brother had been killed, I would make it a point to do all in my power not to save that awful city. The ending wasn't a huge cliffhanger so I can forgive that, but it definitely held a thread of a surprise where you really want to read the next book to see what happens next! ( )

OMG. This book wins the award for the most loathsome characters I have read. The H/h rubbed me the wrong way so freaking bad that I was screaming at them like I was at some bad horror movie. Ugh. But - I did listen to the audiobook in its entirety so that automatically gets a 2 star rating from me - because my OCD kept me reading/listening.

Let's start with the hero, Arturo. No wait, he is not a hero. He is not even an anti-hero. He is a villain cast in the role of the leading male character. I love dark and broody vamps, but he is the biggest douche canoe that I have ever read. Seriously, he was just horrible. He betrayed the heroine at every turn, and I don't think he told her the truth EVER. I don't think I have ever yelled LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE at a character before, but I did it several times in this book! He has absolutely no redeeming qualities. Not freaking one. The best thing that can be said about him is that he doesn't torture his slaves. Seriously. Gah!

Now onto our heroine. Though in all fairness, she cannot be called a heroine either. She sure didn't save anyone. Oh wait, she maybe did. But she didn't do it on her own. She was a total weakling when we needed a kickass heroine! Instead, she was always getting her ass kicked or getting caught and imprisoned and/or tortured. Seriously, she has this plan to go back and save the day and she gets caught like right away and thrown in a slave auction. And she continues to have these tender type lustful feelings toward Arturo (whom she can only call Master) no matter how many times he betrays or lies to her. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CHICK? I just wanna shake her until her teeth rattle.

So then I thought like, well, the last 5% of this book isn't so bad. Things might be looking up... but then BAM, THAT ENDING!!!! WTF is that? I wanted to reach through my phone into the audiobook and jerk up Arturo and stomp him into dust. I messaged Deanna yelling about how much I hate him, I hate him, I hate him!

Let me apologize for the most use of the word "Seriously" ever in a review... but SERIOUSLY! These characters made me THAT mad. You know, I think the author must have written them to be hated. Because the writing wasn't bad. The story was paced well and the concept was interesting... and it certainly evoked strong feelings of hate and exasperation. So what am I doing now? Grabbing the second audiobook so I can find out how much worse the characters are going to be in the next installment.

2 stars / 2 flames. ( )