"Turned at Dark" (Shadow Falls, #0.5)
by C.C. Hunter
Genre:
Paranormal/Vampires
Reading Grade: Young
Adult (short story)
Publication Date:
March 15, 2011
Source: Kindle store
(freebie)
Age Rating: 15+
Independent and
strong-willed Della Tsang hadn’t believed in ghosts until she saw
her dead cousin darting into the shadows of an alley. She hadn’t
believed in vampires until in the dark of that same night she is
turned into one. Introduced to a strange world of supernaturals, she
struggles to accept this new reality. Unfortunately, the boy she
loves senses something different about her and can’t accept her.
Should she follow her vampire cousin’s lead–walk away from
everything she’s knows and loves—and fake her own death? Or
should she set her pride aside and ask for help from the camp leader
of Shadow Falls—a camp where supernaturals go to learn how to cope
with their powers. Either way, her life as she knows it, will never
be the same.
My Review
This is a prequel
short story to the Shadow Falls novel series, starring Della
Tsang, who is the roommate of the title character in the series,
Kylie Galen. This is the story of how this friend was changed from a
normal half-Chinese-half-Caucasian teenager into a vampire. As far as
these prequels go, I thought it was pretty good. It's a decent
length, and most of my Kindle file was the actual short story, not
the preview for Born at Midnight.
I haven't read Born
at Midnight, so reading this free prequel was meant for me to see
if I liked it enough to give it a try. The characters were
interesting, although I wonder how much they appear in the first
novel. Della is probably in it enough, but what about her cousin,
Chan? He was the other important character in this story, but I get
the feeling he doesn't appear much in the novel. I have no idea what
to think of Kylie because she's not even a blip on Della's radar
screen at this point.
At any rate, based on
this story, I can at least say that I think the first book might be
worth borrowing from the library and giving it an good read-through.
My score: 3.5 out
of 5 stars. (I liked it.)
I'm start to think that novellas are the way to go this month. I don't have time to read full books right now! This one sounds interesting. I like the half Chinese half Caucasian thing! For obvious reasons of course.
ReplyDelete@Lan: Yeah, that is cool! I think you would like it, since you live in a non-Chinese country. You'd relate.
ReplyDeleteI've been really curious about the series. Reading the prequel is a great idea. I look forward to seeing what you think about the Shadow Falls series.
ReplyDeleteGreat review !
@Andrea: People seem to really like the Shadow Falls series, so I'm going to have to see what all the fuss is about.
ReplyDeleteAnd, thanks!
You have a knack for finding the interesting freebies! Will take note of this. And I agree with Lan; NaNo definitely cuts into the reading time...
ReplyDelete@BJ: Thanks! I do, don't I? I usually prefer reading shorter works, since I'm not that free with my time and I'm kind of a slow reader, anyway.
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