Before Dawn (Vampire, Fallen—Book 1)
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3.6 • 65 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!"
--Vampirebooksite.com (re Turned)
In BEFORE DAWN (Book #1 of Vampire, Fallen), Kate, 17, hates her life. An outcast in her own family, who doesn’t understand her, she is hated by her more popular and beautiful sister, and despised by her controlling mother, who favors her sister over her. Kate’s only solace is her friends and her smarts. But even with that, her life seems destined for a dead-end—especially when her mother announces she will have to stay back from college to pay for her sister’s tuition.
But one day, all that changes. On her 17th birthday, one of the popular boys falls for her. At the same time, a mysterious new boy, Elijah, arrives at her school, and their connection is undeniable. All seems to be turning her way—when a terrible accident turns her life upside down.
Kate is supposed to die. But on the verge of death, something happens, something which keeps her alive, which transforms her into something she was never meant to be. In the twilight between life and death, Kate becomes something no one has ever been before.
The debut of a spectacular new series rife with love, loss, heartbreak and redemption, BEFORE DAWN offers a fresh take on the vampire genre. With its heart-pounding suspense and characters you will fall in love with, it will keep you reading late into the night and make you fall in love with fantasy all over again.
Also available is Morgan Rice’s 12 book series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which begins with TURNED (Book #1), a #1 bestseller with over 900 five star reviews on Amazon—and a FREE download!
"Refreshing and unique, has the classic elements found in many Young Adult paranormal stories….Easy to read but extremely fast-paced....Recommended for anyone who likes to read soft paranormal romances. Rated PG."
--The Romance Reviews (re Turned)
“Grabbed my attention from the beginning and did not let go….This story is an amazing adventure that is fast paced and action packed from the very beginning.”
--Paranormal Romance Guild (re Turned)
Customer Reviews
Hmmmmm
A bit long winded before it got interesting
Disappointing
It seemed like the YA romance paranormal I was after, and I got exactly what I thought it would be. Trashy, no development and overall disappointing.
The authors writing style was great, I loved how she made dialogue sounds like real teens. The connection the protagonist had to her friends was refreshing, almost convincing she wasn’t the dull, angry white female lead stereotype.
I was wrong. She went from a likeable character to pathetic.
Some key takeaways;
- Having an abusive family doesn’t automatically mean ‘character development’
- How TF do they fall in such a deep love with each other after exchanging barely a few sentences. I cannot stress enough how ridiculous this was. She has a crush on a nice guy but that just dissolved when she meets someone that wants nothing to do with her? Seriously...
- The protagonist can random kill another person she’s just met in defence of her ‘love’ she barely knows, and show no remorse or reaction.
Overall, the author appears to have the talent to write well, but no ability to tell a decent story.