My Summary:Faith really hasn’t been the same since the mysterious death of her father. She’s never felt comfortable around her mother so she avoids her. Living in her tiny apartment and not enjoying her job, Faith has lost sight of her dreams. Her father once told her she would cause others to have faith in her. He had such great dreams for her. Now all of that seems to have died with him. On a whim, she goes to a club with her best friend Mac. It’s not her normal thing but it’s been a while since she did anything fun. She spends the night dancing and she meets the gorgeous and mysterious Trent. Feeling strangely drawn to Trent, Faith finds her life taken over by a supernatural world that a day ago she didn’t even know existed. Even more surprising to Faith is that she is part of that world. Now she must learn to control her new found power in time to help those she has quickly come to care about. Will Faith have the faith to succeed? Will others have faith in her as her father said?My thoughts:2 stars- not my tasteThis book creates a slightly different take on the vampire world. I quickly got into it but then I was a little overwhelmed with all the different aspects of it. It confused me and I struggled to keep it all straight. There were so many things going on including vampires, werewolves, witches, slayers, hunters, salt whips, guardians, shape shifters, and magical creatures. With each of those came one or more characters. I felt like I couldn’t keep up. Along with this, I frequently had to stop and reread pages. I don’t know if I was just overwhelmed with all of it or if I was just missing things but I would find myself trying to understand how something just happened.When Faith meets Trent, I was very interested in him. The reaction between the two was quick and intense. He had some mystery about him that I was interested in learning about. There was this instant devotion between the two that I wanted to grow. I was disappointed in the time that they got to be together before things fell apart. I guess the timing of the book was off to me. Things I thought should last longer didn’t and things I wanted to end quickly went on. Anyway, their relationship was just odd almost scattered to me.There were questions I had at the end that weren’t answered. Or rather there were plot points that I wish had been explored. One was the Vampyre Kiss. I loved this part of the story. It is unique and has such potential but it only came up for one short scene. That disappointed me. Another was the blood binding. I loved how this brought Trent and Faith together but I wished there had been more of it. I have to include the ending to this list as well. It happened too fast and too easy. I would have loved to see more details and maybe a few more setbacks.Faith grows though this book into a strong, “I can take care of myself” kind of witch. I like that and I’m interested in finding out what’s next for her. I guess I just wish her story could have been less confusing and stronger. You may feel different. Others have. It's been a while for me since my last book about witches and, so far, I think this is one of the bests. At the beginning of the story we have Faith, an average girl that was actually, quite bored of her life. A while ago she had lost her dad and, for some reason her mother seems to dislike her a lot (such a mother material here...). On top of that her job as a secretary is rather boring and the only light in her life is Mac, her best friend and old lover.Soon al of this is about to change as she becomes friends with Trent (may I say, I like his name a lot. Don't ask me why, I just do xD), a caring and protective vampire that is supposed to stay away from her. But he can't, obviously because there is something different about Faith... she has the "vampyre kiss".Hum? You want to know what is it? Then read the book xDNo, really, read it. Elizabeth created a really good story, strong characters and wonderful creatures, like Oran. I think he is the pet every person would love to have... I'm a huge fan of cats, you see, and Oran is a volucris, a creature that in it's small size looks like a kitty with tiny wings that he hides in his fur and, in his real form he looks more like a leopard with huge Pegasus wings. Who wouldn't want a pet/friend like that?!Of course we also have the "love triangle" between Faith, Trent and Zou Tai, a werewolf prince and almost Faith's killer.Think of Trent as a serious, handsome, caring and strong protector (although he can make good jokes) and then Zou Tai -his family originates from Thailand- who is more like a funny, hot and sweet friend. I can't choose a team, they are both great in their own way.I like vampires, I like werewolves and I like witches a lot and this book mixes all of them in a pleasant way. Think of it, if you discover you are the last witch and your new best friends are all from the supernatural world, wouldn't you be happy? Plus, there is a war coming and Faith is the only one that can save them all. And by "all" I mean all the vampires and werewolves out there.And I'm heading off to read the second part! Yay! :D
What do You think about Vampyre Kisses (2012)?
It was really sad because Faith had to kill her mother which was half Vampire , and werewolf
—Cailyn
A unique slant on the vampire genre. Interesting...
—gaurang
well it's my book so of course i love it. lol
—Trey
