Nightshifted
“3.5 Stars
Review originally posted on Romancing the Dark Side:
A fantastic new addition to urban fantasy with an imperfect but exceptional heroine. Edie's job will make your work day feel like a breeze!
When Edie Spence became a nurse she never imagined working...”
“3.5 Stars
Review originally posted on Romancing the Dark Side:
A fantastic new addition to urban fantasy with an imperfect but exceptional heroine. Edie's job will make your work day feel like a breeze!
When Edie Spence became a nurse she never imagined working at County Hospital's Y4, a special secret wing that treats supernaturals and that she'd have to make a deal with beings called Shadows, in order to save her drug addicted brother's life. When she loses her recent patient Mr. November due to her own negligence, Edie is determined to carry out his last wish in finding a young girl named Anna. Her guilt and compassion will lead her into a dangerous world of non-sparkly vampires, shape-shifters and yes, even zombies! Think your job is tough? Try walking in Edie's scrubs for a day!
There are very few heroines in urban fantasy that lack supernatural abilities and work in the medical field, and that's why I was instantly drawn to Edie, she's just a regular young woman trying to survive. She's thrown into some pretty dangerous situations but tends to handle things with a pretty level headed personality...I don't think I'd be so excited to come close to being killed every night at work! Edie's decisions are sometimes questionable, from her one-night stands to her penchant for walking right into harms way (with no supernatural powers I might add), but her heart is always in the right place, it's her mortality that makes you fully connect with her character.
In the midst of all the chaos in Edie's world, there's a little time for romance in this busy nurse's life. I was hoping things with Asher the shapeshifter would work out, but then Ti came into the picture and my hopes were tossed out the window. Don't get me wrong, I like Ti's character, he's kind and protective, but I just didn't want Edie to get involved with him romantically, that and the fact that he's a zombie had a little to do with my stance. As much as I tried I couldn't connect with their romance, let alone read about them having sex...maybe I watch too much The Walking Dead and have trouble associating zombies with romance, I really don't know.
The world building in Nightshifted breaks most of the stereotypes of the paranormal myths that we're accustomed to, which I love. Vampires are not made by just a simple blood exchange and have human servants called Daytimers. Ms. Alexander does a phenomenal job of vividly painting a scene with her writing, transporting the reader into her dark, supernatural world. There are a few unanswered questions that I'm hoping will get hashed out in the next installment, but nothing that leaves you baffled or throwing your book across the room. I'm sure Edie has some more adventures ahead of her and I plan on sticking by her side as they unfold!”
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