The world has changed forever from the one that we all know and love when The Glitch happened. No one knows why The Glitch happened, or even what The Glitch truly was. All we know is that Los Angeles is no longer the sprawling metropolis that it once was. Vampires are real, Dark Ones (which seem to be demonic creatures from a dimensional tear caused by The Glitch) lurk in downtown, mutants are seemingly around every corner, and humans are just trying their best to survive. That being said, this is all old news. The Glitch happened 30 years ago and humans are still around.
For how long, though, is the question. There is a war about to break out and only the strong will survive. Can the feeble alliance between humans and vampires stand up to the power that is the Dark Ones? Will the unknown forces that dwell within Vincent be a saving grace or a hell all of their own? And will Colton, our seemingly human hero, be a hero at all?
Eurydice is a vampire so vile and evil that she is considered a rouge among her own kind. She revels in death and destruction. Working with the Dark Ones has given her a sense of purpose that she had not felt in a long time before The Glitch. In fact that is the only thing she has felt much of akin to feelings in a long time, but maybe that will all change.
Vincent is something that has taken over the body of a recently dead Human Force soldier. Whatever is inside of the once Vincent's body is otherworldly and on a mission. The only thing to ponder is if the mission is for the good of what remains of humanity, or to aid in its destruction.
Bombshell was once a human. Now she is a cyborg; a titanium ghost of who she once was with her brain being the only human part of her remaining. This woman is one who is all badassery and will let no one stand in her way of defending her people.
Eric is a vampire who is young by vampire standards and old by human ones. He retains most of his humanity and is okay with that. Sometimes, it is hard to let go of the things from our pasts and become who we shall be in the future. That little bit of humanity could mean all the difference.
Colton was found on the outskirts of the eastern side of town with no memory of who he was or anything about the Glitch. Taken in by the Sands he is quickly filled in on everything that has happened over the last 30 years, but it seems there is more to Colton than meets the eye. All of his reflexes are honed and he is a born soldier, so it would seem. In a short period Colton has become the star in many peoples eyes. This could be a good thing or a bad one, for one person to have this much power and control.
I write this review with a heavy heart. Not because I have any complaints with the book, rather because the book has ended. I know there will be a book two and that I will own it when it comes out. Until then I must live with the knowledge that I cannot have this story for a while. Anna has done an amazing job of emerging her reader so deeply into the story that nothing can tear us away. There were so many points in this book that I grumbled about having to go into work, simply because I had to put down the book in order to do so.
Anna is not a native English speaker, and sometimes this does show through. That being said it in no way detracts from the storytelling and you will be in love from the first chapter. Anna is well aware, as is anyone who follows my Twitter, but Eurydice and Vincent are my favorites in this book. There are feelings, the unknown, and just the simple darkness that surrounds. I can't help but be in love with our dark-haired temptress. Yes, for once I have not fallen for the redhead in the story, although there is one, but for the dark haired bringer of death.
Whether you are searching for a blossoming romance novel or simply a post apocalyptic novel where everything is unsafe from one day to the next this is the book for you. I have already referred so many people to this book and hope that many more can find their way within its pages. While this is not a world I would like to find myself in in real life, it is one I will get lost in any day!
This book is available on Amazon for Kindle Unlimited at https://amzn.to/2LD0F8H or buy it for $2.99.
Books by this author:
Nephilim Volume 1
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