This is a fun light read that shamelessly builds on the modern vampire cliche / fad of True Blood. Vampires have had a big "coming-out" and announced themselves to the world. The protagonist Merit is a romantic-lit grad student who's rejected her family's political connections and gets unknowingly turned into a vampire to save her life. These aren't twilight vamps who get all sparkly in the sun - these vampires have a pretty standard set of restrictions and powers, but apparently each vamp is judged in three stats - Phys, Strat, and Psych (author's abbreviations not mine).
The main gal Merit happens to somehow be a Master-level vamp in Phys and can resist strong Psych. Regardless of the rpg stat breakdown, this is a good light read that when it ended I immediately ordered the next book. If urban fantasy - heavy on the vamps, but with magic, shapeshifters, politics, and romance - if your thing, then I recommend giving this book a read.
Overall Rating: 4 / 5
