Wow - what a unique story! After reading about a hundred vampire/shifter paranormal romances, it was like a breath of fresh air to read a story involving such an unusual world.

This is Ashley's story. She's living pretty much on her own while her adopted brother is serving in the paranormal forces. This world is separate from your typical world and paranormals are out in this one. There's all manner of powers and paranormal persuasions, but even with all these options, Ashley is still unique. After losing her mom at a young age, she's known she was special, but she definitely finds out just how special in this book.

Conrad is a bit hurt when we meet him. He is recovering from a horrible breakup after revealing his true paranormal nature to his now ex-girlfriend. The last thing he expects or wants when moving to a new school is to jump into another relationship. Ashely and Conrad's attraction, however, is something that can't be denied. It is made all the more apparent after Ashley gets into a bit of trouble on her own and Conrad's other half is called into action.

I really enjoyed the rich world that the author introduced us to in this first installment. All the characters had their own story to tell and even the "bad" ones made me feel a little sympathetic towards them. Don't get me wrong - there are some really bad characters here that deserve to be hated, but the school crew all seems redeemable in some way or another. I can't wait to see where we head now that Ashley and Conrad can enter a new phase in their relationship.

Okay well it's taken me awhile to write the review because I didn't really know what to say. I liked the college and the way the groups formed. The characters were interesting and the story line had unique parts. I like all the technology and the classes they were taking sounded interesting. I liked the fact that it wasn't instant love and that Conrad did fight his feelings.

This was a wonderful romance with strong Fantasy characters.

The Fantasy world was well built and moulded well with the world we now live in.

A little bit of everything gave this a good feeling.

i really enjoyed reading this, it was a great start to a series and I enjoyed the premise. The characters were well-done and I look forward to more in the series.

I found this book a real page turner, an easy read and perfect for Autumn as the nights get darker and reading about monsters seems appropriate. Definitely going to be reading the next in the series.