"In TURNED (Book #1 of the Vampire Journals series), eighteen year old Caitlin Paine finds herself uprooted from her nice suburb and forced to attend a dangerous New York City high school when her Mom moves again. The one ray of light in her new surroundings is Jonah, a new classmate who takes an instant liking to her. But before their romance can blossom, Caitlin suddenly finds herself changing. She is overcome by a superhuman strength, a sensitivity to light, a desire to feed--by feelings she does not understand. She seeks answers to what's happening to her, and her cravings lead her to the wrong place at the wrong time. Her eyes are opened to a hidden world, right beneath her feet, thriving underground in New York City. She finds herself caught between two dangerous covens, right in the middle of a vampire war. It is at this moment that Caitlin meets Caleb, a mysterious and powerful vampire who rescues her from the dark forces. He needs her to help lead him to the legendary lost artifact. And she needs him for answers, and for protection. Together, they will need to answer one crucial question: who was her real father? But Caitlin finds herself caught between two men as something else arises between them: a forbidden love. A love between the races that will risk both of their lives, and will force them to decide whether to risk it all for each other... This is Book #1 in the Vampire Journals series. Book #2 (LOVED) is also available, at 51,000 words."
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My Blurb:
Caitlin is used to change. Her abusive mom changes cities like she changes jobs which means Caitlin changes schools just as often. She's never been to a school like this one. In NYC she finds herself lost until she meets Jonah. Jonah is the one thing she has to look forward to. A glimmer of sunshine in her otherwise dismal life. Until he's stolen away from her as yet another change hits.
Her. She is changing. Sunlight hurts and deep hunger has awoken that forces Caitlin into a world she never knew existed. As soon as her fangs make her first kill her life is forever changed. The bad ones hunt her, the good ones won't take her. A war has begun and only Caleb, an undercover good Vamp, can save her from the ones that hunt her.
While all sides ponder.. is she the One?
Lets Talk About It:
This is a very short book that is more an introductory that it is an actual story.
Caitlin is introduced and you follow her through the first day at her new school, her meeting Jonah, her startling changes in her body and finally into the Vampire world hidden underground in NYC.
While entertaining enough there wasn't really a conclusion more a pause break or a 'to be continued'.
I also had to keep reminding myself that Caitlin is 18. I'm not sure why this needed to be a constant reminder, maybe because of the way she was easily clinging to love whether with Jonah or with Caleb. Caitlin seemed younger to me than she really was.
Either way, I love YA stories and I love paranormal so it's a good fit for me. I'm hoping Book Two will have a bit more meat than the first offered.
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