I LOVE the vampire genre. I did not love this book. I picked it up on a whim and was quickly disappointed on page 43 when I learned Hamilton's vampires have pulses, heatbeats and sweat gleaming on their upper lips. Her so-called tough-chick heroine uses phrases like "fudge buckets" (p. 114) and sexist sentences such as "she fought like a girl, all open-handed slaps, scratches and flailing arms." (Frankly, I punched when I was a girl.) Also, the author is a bit repetitive. (p. 115 - "The smile he flashed me was full of potential, a little evil, a lot of sex." p. 118 - "There was a tinge of evil to it, a lot of sex, but under that was a boy peeking out..." I snored through this book and will not likely try this author again. Just thought you vampire fans should know.