Thursday, November 17, 2011

Review: "Turned at Dark" by C.C. Hunter


"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.)


6 comments:

  1. 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.

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  2. @Lan: Yeah, that is cool! I think you would like it, since you live in a non-Chinese country. You'd relate.

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  3. I'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.
    Great review !

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  4. @Andrea: People seem to really like the Shadow Falls series, so I'm going to have to see what all the fuss is about.

    And, thanks!

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  5. 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...

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  6. @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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