Review: ReAwakened by Ada Adams

ReAwakened

Author: Ada Adams

Publication Date: November 27th, 2012

Genre: Paranormal

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Synopsis:

Becoming a vampire guardian was Dawn Fairchild’s ticket out of the Scarlet House. Fresh off a successful mission, life in Angel Creek should have been great. But when her sort-of-maybe-boyfriend, Sebastian, disappears on a quest to help a beautiful vampire from his past, Dawn finds herself amidst a web of danger, lies, and deceit.

Joining forces with Razor, an enigmatic rebel lacking both a verbal and a physical filter, and her band of Misfits—Brooke, Sophie, Hunter, and Seth—Dawn is thrust into a race against the clock to solve the mystery surrounding brutal Born kidnappings and come to terms with the sudden discovery of her own unique powers. With time ticking away and Born vampires’ lives in jeopardy, it quickly becomes evident that someone—or something—desperately wants Dawn and is willing to shed any amount of blood to get her.

Dawn has only one chance to face her demons and overcome all obstacles standing in her way as she embarks on the biggest mission of her life—one that threatens a deadly outcome for all involved.

My Thoughts: First of all, I just have to say that I LOVE the cover of ReAwakened! It's so gorgeous! <3 Sebastion! Secondly, I was really, really, really excited for this book. I absolutely LOVED ReVamped! And while I still really enjoyed ReVamped, I didn't like it quite as much, which made me a little sad, but it's okay. It's probably my fault for getting so excited. There was just one thing that bothered me in this one. Unfortunately it was Dawn and how whiny she seemed to come off at some points. That and how she would go on about not being able to be with Sebastion and letting Aurora run her love life with him. I guess it would suck to be mentally attacked over and over, but it just really bothered me for some reason.

That being said, I still really enjoyed ReAwakened despite her love life issues. The story line was great and the ending.. darn you Ada! You don't have to make everyone cry! Needless to say, with a crazy cliffhanger ending, I need to read the next book! There were quite a few surprises in this book, good surprises. As usual, I can't predict Ada's story line at all. When you think one thing is coming, she suddenly throws you a curve ball and leaves you gaping.

I love the Misfit's, and can't wait to read more about them. They are just so different from the traditional vampires. I honestly have no idea what to expect next in the series, all because of the darn ending! So while I didn't enjoy it as much as ReVamped (which is pretty high in my favourites for the year) it had a lot to like up to with the first book for me, but it was still a really good read that I really enjoyed. I think everyone should check out the series for sure! I love it's unique take on the vampire genre. I definitely recommend this one!

Review: ReVamped by Ada Adams

ReVamped
(Revamped #1)

Author: Ada Adams

Publication Date: February 20th, 2012

Genre: Paranormal

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Synopsis:

A simple mission turned deadly. Nineteen-year-old vampire Dawn has led a sheltered life within the confines of her father’s presidential headquarters. Upon being sent on a mission to revamp four goofy misfits into guardians of a peaceful little town of Angel Creek, Dawn believes that all her dreams have finally come true. What starts off as a simple task, turns into something unexpected, changing Dawn’s life forever and leading the action-loving, thrill-seeking vampire teen on a path of mystery, danger and intrigue. When a human girl is kidnapped by a group of rogue vamps, Dawn discovers that there is more going on in Angel Creek than meets the eye. And it all connects to Ethan, the cute newcomer who seems too perfect to be true, Sebastian, the mysterious vampire with a turbulent past, and even Dawn herself. Dawn must not only succeed in revamping the troubled recruits, but must also prevent the vampire race from being overtaken by a malevolent villain who has a strange and obsessive fascination with her. As threat escalates, romance blooms, and ghosts from her past begin to surface, Dawn is sure of only one thing: her life will never be the same.

My Thoughts: I loved this book, completely loved it! I think that I enjoyed it so much because it just seemed so different from the normal vampire book. Normally, vampires are made out to be super hot, strong, seductive and suave. In Ada Adam's novel, they are pretty good looking still, but not all are strong and agile, or seductive. In fact, the misfit vampires seem about as far as you can go from what's "normal" for vampires. And that cover? I love it!

In Adams' world, the vampires are coexisting with humans quite peacefully. They have products in all of the stores so that the vampires don't need to feed off humans. There is Blood Cola, Blood Beer, Blood Vodka and vampires can't forget to eat a healthy diet of garlic so they can venture out into the sun. There are two ways to become a vampire; the classic way, to be made a vampire, and then there is the extremely rare way, to be born a vampire. Dawn, our protagonist, is a Born vampire, so she will age until she dies unless she has a child, which is extremely dangerous.

I had a really hard time putting this book down once I started reading it. I was just so engrossed in the world Adams has created that I had to read it all. I kept thinking I knew what was going to happen next, but I just never saw what was coming. There is a huge revelation for Dawn that I was just so shocked for,did not see it coming at all. I had to keep reading after that!

There are two love interests for Dawn. Ethan, a human, and Sebastian, a vampire. Both are super hot and amazing, but who will Dawn choose? Before this mission she had no idea how to talk to guys. So it's pretty amusing reading about a vampire who is completely speechless around guys.

I literally laughed out loud multiple times while reading, getting me strange looks from the people around me. I was sad and just clinging on in anticipation in other parts. I just can't say enough good things about this book. I loved it, you need to read it, it's amazing. Forget what you know about vampires because Adams will completely blow your mind!