Title - In the Forests of the Night
Author - Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Series - Den of Shadows #1
Genre - YA Paranormal
Format - Ebook
Published - February 2nd 2000
Publisher - Laurel Leaf
Synopsis
By day, Risika sleeps in shaded room in Concord, Massachusetts. By night, she hunts the streets of New York City. She is used to being alone.
But someone is following Risika. He has left her a black rose, the same sort of rose that sealed her fate three hundred years ago. Three hundred years ago Risika had a family- a brother and a father who loved her. Three hundred years ago she was human.
Now she is a vampire, a powerful one. But her past has come back to torment her.
Review
The story is about Risika a three hundred year old
vampire who doesn’t get attached to humans who lives in Concord, Massachusetts.
Before she was turned her name was Rachel, she lived with her family and she
was happy she loved her family. Her twin brother had his own struggles issues
with controlling his abilities with fire as well as the voices. When Rachel
encounters her brother one night in the dark her life changes forever when she
meets Aubrey and Ather.
Ather transforms Rachel into a vampire forcing her to
feed
to live even giving her the name of Risika. While Risika isn’t thrilled
with her life it’s Aubrey who still haunts her because he’s the one who killed
her brother, he’s the one she fears. She has made a life for herself living
among the human feeding in New York but one night she crosses the line into
Aubrey’s territory. Changing her life as she begins to taunt Aubrey read for
the fight that has been brewing for years. Is she stronger than Aubrey?
Risika isn’t your typical vampire after losing her
humanity and brother she has shielded away loving anyone but she does find love
from a tiger in the zoo. Vampires in the book aren’t the typical kind she doesn’t
mind the sun but the high point of the day hurts her eyes. She doesn’t hate
garlic but she has such a strong sense of smell she doesn’t like it. Silver and
religion don’t bother her; she can transform into a hawk and transport herself
with the thought.
One of my friends suggested this book to me, and being a
paranormal addict I was curious to check out one of her favorite series. The
author has taken the vampire concept and added her own unique spin creating a
whole new breed of vampires. I was captivated by Risika’s story right from the
start it’s interesting and I enjoyed the book. The book is a fast read from
start to finish I didn’t put it down, I finished it last night before heading
to bed in just a few short hours. I think the author did a fantastic job
creating a story that teens as well as adults will enjoy. I’m curious to check
out the rest of the series as well as her other books.
4 out of 5 stars
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