Jun 302013
Vampire Shift: Kiera Hudson Trilogy (Book One)
When twenty-year-old police recruit Kiera Hudson is posted to the remote town of The Ragged Cove, her life is changed forever. Investigating a series of horrific murders, grave desecrations and missing persons, with her unique ability of ‘seeing’, Kiera soon realises her life is in danger. But when Kiera is crewed with Police officer Luke Bishop, not only is her mind and heart opened to a terrifying new world, she comes to suspect that Luke might be involved in the killings. In a race agai
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Breaking out of the norm and loving it!,
Let me start by saying that when I first read the synopsis for Vampire Shift I was a little leery. I mean it’s talking about police work, crime scenes, murder investigations, the main chic is a cop…To say that my Urban Fantasy radar was going off is a bit of an understatement.
More like there was a four alarm siren in my head, bleeding my brain through my ears, screaming Don’t do this to yourself!! You don’t like Urban Fantasy/CSI type books!
But….I gave it a go anyways…and it was AWESOME!!
Ok so this is NOT another one of those UR genre books. Nope you don’t find yourself sucked into a world of boring police paperwork, trying to solve a murder, while the big bad heroine chic runs around kicking butt, and saving the world. Don’t ask me why but those kinds of book tend to bore me half to death…Chinese water torture might even be more preferable in those cases.
In fact this “big bad chic” gets her butt handed to her on more than one occasion;)
Vampire Shift will leave you on the edge of your seat, gripping your Kindle. No emotions are left behind here. Tim O’Rourke makes sure to paint a picture that will not only make you swoon for his characters, but leave you utterly TERRIFIED of the dark. Jumping every time the cats start stampeding through the house in the middle of the night. Even for the not-at-all-religious wishing you had a bottle of holy water & a crucifix to sleep with. Maybe even praying for one;)
Keira’s character is well done and fleshed out. YES she has a tough girl facade. YES she is basically a mess with a death wish at times. But it works for her. I love that she is all snark and attitude slaps in the face, even after she finds out that she is up against things of nightmares, that can very well kill you. I laughed out loud on more then one occasion at her comments while she was seconds from having teeth sank into her. The best way for me to describe her is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Which would explain why I love Keira…because I mean who doesn’t love Buffy?
There are parts throughout the book that you might think to yourself “Wow that was random. Why did I need to know that?
PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE I assure that Mr. O’Rourke doesn’t just go throwing random, unnecessary thoughts of filler in there. Every last detail comes back around full circle. Taking you on twists and turns you never could have pictured. Taking the most insignificant, barely there characters, and turning them into OMG moments. Do yourself a favor. Stray away from the usual Paranormal Romance and jump into this dangerous world, where the humans are reminded that vampires are not friends. Where vampires are reminded that they are monsters, a creation of all things evil and chill inducing.
That’s right kids…these vampires DON’T sparkle….and I loved every minute they tried to scare the pee out of me!
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|Awesome series!,
Lately, I’ve hit a bit of a slump in finding books that appealed to me. I’ve been staring books that I end up stopping because they don’t grab me, I don’t feel I can relate, it’s poorly written or all of the above. I recently read an article about Tim O’Rourke and how his books are said to rival Stephanie Meyer’s work. Needless to say, I was pretty intrigued and decided to check out Vampire Shift, the first in the Kiera Hudson series by Tim O’Rourke. The cover alone drew me in and after I began reading, I simply couldn’t put the book down.
Vampire Shift follows a 20-year-old Kiera who just graduated from the police academy. Upon graduation, she volunteers to be stationed in the small English town of The Ragged Cove. This costal town has a bad reputation for the number of murders that have been occurring over the past few years. Once she arrives in the town, she thinks that she may have gotten herself into a very strange situation. With her special gift of sight, she is a very thorough policewoman and sees clues that no one else seems to be able to see. After her run-in with a vampire at her second crime scene, Kiera begins to question her fellow policemen and her own past. Complete with crucifixes, graveyards and holy water, this story will definitely have you guessing!
I really loved reading this book. First and foremost, this was a very well written novel. O’Rourke did not over do his descriptions or introductions into his own, different vampire world. He gave you as a reader just enough to understand what was going on, but not enough to keep you from trying to figure out the mystery behind this little, seaside town and it’s inhabitants. Also, O’Rourke didn’t overplay the romance in this novel. Make no mistake, there are some very hunky men and a great romance in the book, but the story is about just that, the story. Vampire Shift plays most heavily on the mystery surrounding Kiera and the other characters and I really enjoyed this change of pace.
As an older reader of young adult fiction, I was pleased to read about a more mature character. Kierea wasn’t a 16-year-old high school student struggling what to do with her life; she had a job and lived on her own. It was different to read a paranormal romance book where I could place myself in the policewoman’s shoes.
O’Rourke’s own personal take on vampires was especially refreshing to read as most writers as of late are taking up the same story as the vampires in Twilight. After all, vampires do drink human blood so they’re supposed to seem a little scary! In O’Rourke’s Vampire Shift, he shows readers once again to never count a self-published author out!
8 out of 10
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|Great series!,
This is a great series! Finally a new original vampire idea! With each book the plot just gets better and better. Just when you think you have it figured out you realize you don’t!
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