Helpful Score: 7
I was really looking forward to this book. Ava had such a reputation from previous books of being very intelligent and very fiesty. Well she was fiesty in this book but alot of her decision making was not very smart. Dima is a vampire who is over 700 years old who rescues Ava after she is attacked by a vampire. I didn't think the romance between Ava and Dima was great at all. It was more like he loved her and she tolerated him. I must say that I was disappointed in this book. I guess I expected more.
Helpful Score: 3
I generally prefer more sci-fi/fantasy vampire sort of books, but a friend gave me this and a few other paranormal romances. I have also read book 6 of the series (Others) about one of Ava's friends and I think I might have enjoyed both stories better if I read the whole series to have a slightly greater attachment to the characters. It's a typical romance in that two people get thrown together and have instant and permanent attraction but fight it, and clear thinking and communication don't happen right away otherwise these books would be a lot shorter. They meet, he saves her life, she doesn't listen, she eventually realizes she's behaving like a spoiled brat, more stuff happens (hey - I don't want to spoil the book by giving away much more than what's on the back cover)... I was waiting for something different about her bloodline/background than what it turned out to be, but it was an ok read for a couple of hours of fluff. I'm very happy to pass it on to others and won't treasure it forever though, so enjoy.
Helpful Score: 2
Overall I enjoy this series, but this book was not one of my favorites. The hero sums up my problem with it pretty well on page 213, "The Ava he loved was prickly, arrogant, rude, stubborn, ungracious, mostly tactless, haughty, and occasionally cruel." I prefer my heroines a little more likable than that! We're supposed to feel sorry for her because her parents were duds, but it's hard for me to generate lots of sympathy for a world famous model. One Bite with a Stranger by this author is a much better read.
Helpful Score: 2
Christine Warren is a hit or miss for me too. This one is a miss. I couldn't even finish because I just got sick of Ava's attitude and stupidity. She is also very childish and I have no idea why anyone would want tobe around her.
Wish Warren spent more time on the search for Liza because that was interesting.
Not worth the time, even though I've read most in the series.
Wish Warren spent more time on the search for Liza because that was interesting.
Not worth the time, even though I've read most in the series.
Helpful Score: 2
I've read the other books in this series (the collective Fantasy Fix set) and was looking forward to Ava's story. She came across as that popular mean girl whom the other characters loved, but were slightly afraid of offending. I couldn't wait to see what Warren had in store for her. I was surprised and disappointed to see that Warren placed her in the heroine-who-makes-purile-decisions category. It seemed out of character for Ava to make some of these decisions, even to meet a plot device. It was a pleasant read, but I believe that One Bite With A Stranger was far superior.
