Series: Vampires of Marchwood #1
Published by Second Sky on 21st March 2023
Format: eARC, Audiobook
Source: Net Galley
Pages: 480
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Also by this author: The Girl From The Sea
Falling in love has never been so dangerous…
From USA Today bestselling author Shalini Boland comes the addictive Vampires of Marchwood series. Perfect for fans of K.F. Breene, Sarah J. Maas and Tracy Wolff.
My name is Madison Greene. On my seventeenth birthday, I inherited an old mansion and wealth beyond my wildest dreams. I thought it was a joke, but as I step through the creaking door of the sprawling building, I realise my life in foster care is in the past. I’ve been chosen and my world has changed forever.
But I wasn’t told that Marchwood House hides a secret.
As I explore every inch of the crumbling property, I stumble upon a set of large, dusty boxes in the basement. When I pull back the lid and look down, I find myself staring at the most handsome face I’ve ever seen. High cheekbones, porcelain skin…
And when he wakes up and locks eyes with me, I realise my heart already belongs to him, even though my head is screaming at me to get as far away from Marchwood as possible. Because I know what he really is.
I never planned to fall in love – but it’s too late now. Alexandre has a dark and dangerous past. He needs me and I have to help him. But can a human really save a vampire?
Quite frankly out of the 25 books I have read so far this year… this has got to be my favourite! I just LOVED it! I devoured it! I loved every single word on the page…well audiobook.
As soon as I saw Vampires, I signed up. I love everything to do with the vamps. I just had such high hopes for this book, and I really was not disappointed…far from it! From that opening sequence, I was hooked. I got the audiobook (this is based on the original book so there might be bits missing, I did pick up on a couple of errors) because I knew I wanted to be listening to this as much as possible, and it just so happened I had a 4-hour car journey the next day…. now normally when in the car, I get a bit tired and change over for music to liven the journey home up… nope not with this book, I was even considering getting “lost” just so I could carry on listening to it!! I just couldn’t get enough. I have never been more excited for a Monday morning I tell you!!
The tale is reminiscent of a few different vampire tales, pulling in different elements, but I still found this really refreshing to read. It definitely set itself apart from other books and that’s down to the author and her characters. I was just obsessed, I cared, and I was in love!!
I felt every teenage angst for Maddy, especially during the party and the discovery of the secret room. I was wondering how she would be related to the Marchwood vampires and of course, who doesn’t love the dash of romance to boot! I hope we see more of Esther and Morris – the kick-ass couple they are!! I have a few ideas as to who one of them might be.
I really want the audiobook for the next book as I just want to keep listening but for now, I will wait. I will come back to Maddy and Alex soon as I fear a lot more darkness will come their way…
Until the next time xxx
My thanks to Noelle Holten for the tour invite and the autrhor and Second Sky books for a copy of the book in return for my honest and unbiased review
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