I enjoyed this book. It's a enjoyable version of a vampire story. I enjoyed all the characters and liked that touch of evil in the killer. There's suspense throughout the book which had me reading until the last pages.

I found parts of this book rather boring and it seemed to take a long time for anything to actually happen in the book after the initial attack that turned the main character into a vampire. It had an interesting take on the master vampire bond though that I found quite refreshing but alot of things just seemed a little unrealistic.

Overall an ok read but wouldn't read again

Bite Shift was a good read. While It is not the best thing that I ever read but it was good enough. Some moments felt rushed, while others felt like they took too long. I look forward to the next book in the series. Sorin felt a little empty as a character, but the main character doesn't know much about him. Rhys and Kate's friendship was fun. I wish we got to see more insight into the other characters. But I still enjoyed this story.


Thank you, NetGalley, for the free copy of this book. I decided to give a review since I enjoy this.

I loved this book about a nurse who is murdered while on her break at the hospital. Her co-worker gives her the option of dying forever or becoming a vampire. For the sake of her daughters, Kate chooses vampirism. There’s the mystery of finding who killed her and who is killing other women in the city. I loved how her ex-husband and his wife supported her with effective co-parenting. There’s mystery, world building and plenty of passion.

A good vampire story. After awhile so many sound the same, but this one has a different feel to it. I like the story, the characters, and witty banter. Highly recommend this book, and hope there are more to come.

I really enjoyed the book. It was realistic as much as urban fiction can be. I enjoyed the characters and plot line. I feel like the story starts off slow, but it pays off. I enjoyed the interactions between the characters. There was a story and good description for the characters. I always appreciate a strong characters voice, and Kate definitely had one. I highly recommend. I definitely hope to read more stories in this universe.

Turned into a vampire. Sounds like it might be fun but then things seldom are what they seem. Kate Murphy is a nurse until one night in which she is turned into a vampire. She discovers her strength on her journey. I hope there is a second book because I really liked Kate. Thanks #netgalley and #BooksGoSocial for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book. It's a enjoyable version of a vampire story. I liked the characters and liked the touch of evil in the killer. There's suspense throughout the book. I'd like to know more about Kate's abilities. #BiteShift #NetGalley

Kate is a nurse and has has kids that she takes care of with her ex-husband who is married again to a woman that she gets along with. One night she is viciously attacked outside the hospital while she is taking a break. But a vampire who works at the hospital, Rhys saves her and turns her into a vampire. She would have died otherwise and Rhys didn't want her to die.

Sorin is the Lord of the city so Rhys brings Kate to see him after she's turned, it's what new vampires have to do. But Sorin is so much more than Kate thought he would be and she is instantly attracted to him. Sorin thinks that Kate is quite interesting as well but Rhys councils her to be wary of him so she tries to deny what she feels for him.

Sorin gives Rhys and Kate the job of catching the thing that attacked Kate and bring him to Sorin so he can take care of it. They aren't even sure what they are looking for at first but whatever it is, it's been killing woman in the city and they can't let it keep doing that. So even though Kate is a new vampire and Rhys is used to keeping a low profile and staying to himself, he and Kate are on the hunt for a killer.

But even though Sorin is able to give them the case files of the other women and all the info about them, they have a hard time figuring out who the killer might be. Every time Kate goes to Sorin to give him an update, the heat between them burns bright and they end up falling for each other so fast. She's not sure she can trust him because of who he is but he just keeps trying to win her over.

There's a doctor at the hospital she works at that knows vampires exist and is trying to find a cure for his own purposes. They become friends even though back when she was a human she thought he was such a jerk. She has friends at work that see the changes in her and are shocked but she has to make up some lies to her ex and her kids to explain why she can no longer go out in the sun and why she's a little different and stressed out now.

When the killer is revealed I never saw it coming. It was a total shock to me and I love being blindsided like that. He fooled everyone though and was good at doing it because he was a sociopath. When the story about who he actually was back when he was human unfolded, it actually gave me chills. I had goosebumps as I read what this guy had done and wanted to still do. He was a true villain in every sense of the word. Sometimes the bad guy in a story has one or two redeeming qualities...this guy had none.

This was such a good book and it was the first time I've read this author but I can tell you right now, it won't be the last. I found out that this is the author's debut novel and I was surprised because it was really good! I hope she writes more books like this.

Arc from Netgalley, thank you for the e arc.
3.5

Kate Murphy is just a nurse and single mom who wants to slip into her forties quietly, and finally lose those last 10 pounds. After a savage attack during her night shift break, Kate is turned into a vampire to save her. Now, she is thrust into a world that she didn’t know existed; trying to figure out how to keep her new condition secret ...

Bite Shift by Lena Nazarei. #BiteShift #NetGalley

Bite Shift poses the question what if? What if a 39 year old divorced nurse and mother was turned into a vampire? How would she deal? This tells Kates story and I really got a kick out of her tale. I think she was incredibly strong and owned her mistakes. I’d love to see how she fares in the future.

Title: Bite Shift
Author: Lena Nazarei
Publication date: May 13th 2021

Summary: Kate Murphy is just a nurse and single mom who wants to slip into her forties quietly, and finally lose those last 10 pounds. After a savage attack during her night shift break, Kate is turned into a vampire to save her. Now, she is thrust into a world that she didn’t know existed; trying to figure out how to keep her new condition secret from work, kids, and her ex-husband without missing a step. It’s funny how the word vampire will make you forget you have a water bill.
Unfortunately, Sorin, the Lord of the city, has sent her on a suicide mission to find the thing that left her for dead before it kills again and he doesn’t take “no, thanks” for an answer. Despite knowing she should despise him, the passion he has ignited inside her is hard to control and she is quickly losing the reasons she shouldn’t give in...especially when he makes it clear that he wants the same thing.
Kate will need to reach inside herself to find the strength that was always there and finally learn...she was never “just” anything.

Review: I did not read the description of this book when I asked to review it. I've been on a Vampire/werewolf kick. I finished the book in about a day. Unfortunately it is not on Goodreads, but I would recommend it to anyone who loves Vampire books. As always there were tiny things that drove me crazy about the story line but overall it was a good read. The typing mishaps I'm equating to this being an ARC. There is nothing that I would change out it. The beginning and end reminds me of when I use to write stories in high school always wanted to write in that weird form of first person (example) "I'm guessing you want to know how this happened to me. Well buckle up for my story. It all started..." It was a lot better after the intro, it went to a more "normal" form of her experiences. I understand people write from all sorts of perspectives but if that's how they wanted to pursue it, they should have made it look like a journal entry. I hope there is a second book to the story, I'd really like to know what happens.