The Awakening
Description from Goodreads
She’s the only one of her kind. And she doesn’t even know her name.
Two investigators–one human, one vampire–find a young woman among a mass of dead bodies. She has no memories, and nothing but her clothes, two receipts and a mysterious dagger carved with the initials “SB”.
As she seeks her identity, SB realizes she’s unlike any other creature in the world, making her the most valuable person on the planet. And the most wanted.
I will warn you that there is strong language, violence and graphic sex in this book.
My thoughts
I don’t feel that the description for this book does it justice. When I read about her lost memories I thought, :Here we go again”. But I sure changed my tune when I got into the book.
First off , let me introduce you to the characters, at least the main ones.
Boss. That’s right. Just plain old Boss. He is the leader of the investigative group. He is the vampire and a sexy one at that. I like his need for privacy, but he has some trust issues. I guess I would be that way too if I had to deal with demons, vamps, Fae, werewolves, shifters and half-breeds.
Jonas. He is Boss’s right hand man and a human. A super human really. He has lived a lot longer than a normal human could, because Boss injects his blood into him once a year to stop the aging process and allow Jonas to heal quickly and survive some horrific injuries. Their job is dangerous and can be deadly.
Tabby is a shapeshifter and a really sweet girl. She keeps the guys in line and does the mundane tasks in order to free up time for the others, and her shifting abilities come in handy. I enjoy the banter between her and Jonas. They are like brother and sister, baiting each other but also defending each other.
Then there is SB. Who is she? No one knows, yet. I did discover what she is. Part demon, part vamp, part human and part angel. Wow, what a mix. At first she doesn’t believe she is a vamp, and can’t contemplate being one.
“Maybe I was special. A few things I knew for sure, (1) I wasn’t a killer, (2) I didn’t recall drinking blood, ever, and (3) I had yet to feel any sharp teeth. Weren’t vampires supposed to have fangs and lust after blood?”
She is in denial.
“The pain in my gut rose and died in spurts. For all I knew, the ache could’ve been for human food, or maybe I had an ulcer. Hell, maybe my period was due. God, I hope not.”
Then she got a good look at herself.
“For the first time I saw myself. I had jet-black hair with red streaks, and pallid skin like Boss’s. I had a small nose and light purple lips that needed a red tint. Enlarged pupils hid the true color of my eyes. The large centers reminded me of boss’s. My God, I was a vampire.”