*This can be read as a standalone* Unfortunately,Vampire Games fell a little short for me. I had a difficult time relating to the characters. Beatrice Davis can see past emotional and visual imprints on objects, which is a very powerful gift. At the beginning of the story she was full of spunk and attitude and I loved it. But somewhere along the line her attitude changed and I just didn't like her as much - she dwelt far too much on her past relationships to the point it seemed to be a little whiny at times. Claude, her romantic interest, was just a little too stagnant. I would have liked to see him as a more dynamic character. The story of Bea and Claude involves rogue vampires as well as a crime that has haunted Bea's dreams for years. The detective part of the story was very good. Even though we are pretty sure who the bad guy in early on, we don't know the why or the how until the very end. The clues were dropped nicely and the characters didn't have a lot of sudden inspirations for no reason that solved everything. If you are looking for more of a detective story and aren't worried as much about the character development, you will enjoy this one a lot, it just ended up being not quite up my alley. - See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2013/11/review-vampire-games-by-tiffany-allee.html#sthash.nTpbBsE2.dpuf