This is another one of those series that I read books 1 and 2 back to back. It's great for instant gratification, not so great for writing reviews. It's hard for me to separate the two from each other. (oh, the problems oh book bloggers. ;) haha)The Noctalis Chronicles is a very promising vampire series; one that I am enjoying a lot!

It is a pretty typical portrayal of vampires with a slight twist. Not only are they ok with sunlight- they actually need it to process the blood. I thought that was fascinating! Other than that, they are your average everyday blood-suckers. There are a few main vampire players in this book, but the main one is Peter. As you may guess, Peter is more compassionate than the other vampires but I loved that he was so devoid of most emotions. Maybe that isn't the best way to describe him. He is more detached from emotions as we know them. It made him realistic actually. I could picture him as a vampire, because of his detachment. Ava, if likable too- but she has no self preservation mode. That bugged me a little at the start. She almost was killed but she still went out to the woods. In the middle of the night. Alone. Who does that?

But other than this behavior that I could not relate to, I thoroughly enjoyed the story! The writing is good, the description of the vampires is interesting and I really liked that the vampires were all kind of different. I love the mother daughter relationship between Ava and her mom. I love the dynamic between Peter and Ava, and right when I finished the first book, I immediately wanted to start the second one.