This book is what haters of the Twilight series are looking for. Still having a small love triangle (that fades away quickly) and having more focused on the action than the descriptions, this book is a very good read for those who like constant build up. There is barely any slow down throughout this book which made this a small difficulty to me. I had to put it down and only read in small bits or I'd very tired and not want to continue. The book was interesting though and the characters were all really great. There was no grammar errors and only a few punctuation errors on my Kindle copy. I'm giving this 3 out of 5 just because I, personally, found it a bit long and the action wore me out, but if you love constant action and constant happening, as well as vampires, you'll love this. It seems to be a trend. Unless it's an amazing book, the first in a series is just ok. It's almost like a really long prologue that finally gets good about 70% in.It's about vampires. A royal family of vampires so they have what seems an unlimited amount of wealth. They are all very good-looking, and each one has their own special talent; like premonitions, extra-keen sense of smell, communicating telepathically, ability to maneuver the elements like wind and fire....(any of this sounding familiar?)They hunt and only eat animals, along with normal food, and something called Crimson which is a special vitamin blend with some human blood mixed in.It felt very much like a Twilight spin-off. In Breaking Dawn, several 'clans' or 'families' from afar made their way to support the Cullens. This book felt like the clan from Germany. Very nice vampires, just trying to live in piece, but of course, at every turn their is danger and they must use their skills to help preserve their species and current way of life.There was also a lot of meals in this book. Almost half the book was describing what they would wear at the next meal, what the meal was, and the walk back from a meal. Not kidding.Katherine or 'Kat' was a nice vampire girl. Extremely gifted, and ends up caught in a love triangle. I know. You're shocked.All in all, just ok.
What do You think about Katrina, The Beginning (2000)?
