The reason im 3 starring this is it takes a while to get into, I felt i was dropped in a world with no understanding feeling around blind..... Parts of it came together at the end, but still scratching my head at others....

After a wound from an explosion Nurse Nadia helps Gunnar heal from his injuries all the while falling hook line and sinker for each other, alas it is a forbidden love as Gunner is higher up in Hierarchy than Nadia an therefor will be destined for another.

The main couple themselves were brilliantly written, they are what made the book for me! Both complex from different kinds of upbringing it was interesting to see how the past shaped their characters.

I cant comment much on the background story as like i said i wasn't sure what was going on....

Gunnar Had been in an explosion at his boss's apartment, not sure why or who caused it to begin with.... Que the love story... All the while learning of a faction that's up against the royals fed up with their archaic ways.....

Who the faction came to be more specifics on the faction, why the Kan Asma are still so Archaic or how they became Vampires (i know it had something to do with berries but that's about it), established a hierarchy and how they co exist with humans ect ect its all kind of a blank.... And that took the book down from a solid four star to a three..... Still i want to give book 2 a try as i loved Gunnar an Nadia and im hoping the second book can shed some more light on my questions