A review by willowisp79
Dreary Shadows Part One by R.E. Bond
4.0
Vampire stories that hold your attention can be hard to come by these days. Most are either echoes of previously written tales or ones that just don't sit right.
Dreary Shadows felt a natural easy read. I picked it up and read it blind, which I'd strongly recommend for the best read!
Lilth moves to Dreary Shadows after her mother marries her (now!) stepdad and sends her to this exclusive private school and pays for housing just outside the school to live in by herself. To say her and her mother don't get on is an understatement.
As is normal, the new girl gathers the attention. First by the guy who shows her around, Ezra who introduces her to his extremely weirdly-creepy-but-sad, flirty roommate Blade.
Immediately she's warned not to go near the Shadow Brothers. So the inevitable happens. Her snarky attitude gets their back up, and at the same time also further interest. Chaos and Cain seem the angriest with the whole ordeal...while Emmett, Sebastian and Enzo seem to take a liking to her!
They happen to live in the creepy castle just down her street so she sees them pop up every now and then - but in odd places. But the rumour goes that if you go in the castle you don't come out...
She keeps seeing or hearing odd things when it comes to them. But it's always quick flashes...
But when she's attacked in the street after going for a run and fatally wounded, shes rescued by Sebastian and taken to the castle to recover.
She discovers a huge secret that changes everything. Not just for her, but accidentally for the Shadow Brothers too.
This was an easy, quick read. One that can be easily picked up and put down. Perfect for a summer break read! Written well with a flowing story, good characters that interact well and chemistry when it flares is heated!
I'd say this is towards the higher end of YA reading, due to the strong language and sexual content, as the storyline isn't that complex and fun to read!
Dreary Shadows felt a natural easy read. I picked it up and read it blind, which I'd strongly recommend for the best read!
Lilth moves to Dreary Shadows after her mother marries her (now!) stepdad and sends her to this exclusive private school and pays for housing just outside the school to live in by herself. To say her and her mother don't get on is an understatement.
As is normal, the new girl gathers the attention. First by the guy who shows her around, Ezra who introduces her to his extremely weirdly-creepy-but-sad, flirty roommate Blade.
Immediately she's warned not to go near the Shadow Brothers. So the inevitable happens. Her snarky attitude gets their back up, and at the same time also further interest. Chaos and Cain seem the angriest with the whole ordeal...while Emmett, Sebastian and Enzo seem to take a liking to her!
They happen to live in the creepy castle just down her street so she sees them pop up every now and then - but in odd places. But the rumour goes that if you go in the castle you don't come out...
She keeps seeing or hearing odd things when it comes to them. But it's always quick flashes...
But when she's attacked in the street after going for a run and fatally wounded, shes rescued by Sebastian and taken to the castle to recover.
She discovers a huge secret that changes everything. Not just for her, but accidentally for the Shadow Brothers too.
This was an easy, quick read. One that can be easily picked up and put down. Perfect for a summer break read! Written well with a flowing story, good characters that interact well and chemistry when it flares is heated!
I'd say this is towards the higher end of YA reading, due to the strong language and sexual content, as the storyline isn't that complex and fun to read!