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    A Blood Seduction: A Vamp City Novel

    By Pamela Palmer

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    “Pamela Palmer’s stories catch you, captivate you, and never let you go.”
     —Christina Dodd

    Prepare to be seduced by the dark side!  The New York Times bestselling author of the Feral Warriors shapeshifter series, Pamela Palmer now carries us into the perilous heart of Vamp City, where paranormal romance lovers will be helpless to resist the sensuous allure of A Blood Seduction. A world of eternal night is crumbling—a vampire haven called Vamp City—and one woman with extraordinary supernatural powers is the sole hope for the future…with the help of a shockingly handsome immortal who knows her secret. Paranormal romance readers’ thirst for sexy vampires remains unquenched—and every insatiable fan of Jeaniene Frost, Nalini Singh, and Lora Leigh is going to want to sink her teeth into A Blood Seduction.

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    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 29, 2012
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    A Blood Seduction: A Vamp City Novel
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    Pamela Palmer

    Pamela Palmer is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen paranormal romances including the Feral Warriors shape-shifter series, the Vamp City series, and the Esri series. When Pamela’s initial career goal of captaining starships failed to pan out, she turned to engineering, satisfying her desire for adventure with books and daydreams until finally succumbing to the need to create worlds of her own. Pamela lives in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

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    • 3/5
      Quinn has recently been seeing visions of a run down 1840s version of the area right outside her apartment, overlaying reality. It's another world created by magic so that vampires have the perfect place to not deal with sunlight and can feed, via blood and different emotions, to their hearts content. She and her younger brother, Zach, get sucked into that world, leaving their own behind, when entering a column of light only she can see while searching for Zach's girlfriend who has disappeared.Humans are slaves in this world and most are treated abominably. Quinn and Zach are attacked immediately by vampires. Both are taken as slaves although Quinn's attacker is scared off by another vampire that claims her for his own. And Arturo immediately realizes she's different from the taste of her blood and the fact that he can't enthrall her.Quinn is told she's a sorcerer, and they badly need one as the magic in Vamp City is fading and needs to be renewed. Vampires used to be able to come and go between this world and reality, but the magic now prevents most from crossing, and horror of horrors, beams of sunlight sometimes break through from the real world. The problem is that Quinn doesn't know what she can do much less how to do it. Her number one goal is to save her brother and get out of there.The story is about as dark as the setting. Some vampires feed on fear, others on pain or pleasure. And we feel the horrors as Quinn sees and experiences them. Arturo is a better master than most, but he's loyal to their leader and that loyalty comes first even when feeling pain at what he sets Quinn up for. And she's tired of being told to forget about her brother. He should be dead to her.The world and character building are good and the story is fairly unique, but I found the story to be uncomfortable to read. Quinn and Arturo are strongly attracted to the other, but she's hurt over and over again by what she sees as his betrayal as he remains loyal to his leader. She's lied to often enough that you never know what to think. Some readers will find these elements add excitement to the story. I had a difficult time dealing with Quinn and Arturo's feelings as well as the horrors we witness.Read as an ARC from Amazon Vine Voice.
    • 4/5
      A Blood Seduction is a terrific start to a new series. Palmer weaves together two separate worlds, our world and the world of Vamp City, flawlessly. Be warned that this book is extremely dark. It is not for the faint of heart or those who have weak stomachs. There are some very intense, graphic, and disturbing torture scenes. The vampires in this novel are extremely evil and pretty much soulless. There are a few exceptions, but none of them are actually good. However, if you can stand the torture scenes and sheer darkness of the book, the story is amazing. It's full of mystery, action, romance, intrigue, and well-developed characters. I can't wait to see what happens next in Vamp City. A Blood Seduction is told from various limited third person POVs. Somehow, Palmer manages to do this and still maintain an air of mystery around Arturo and his true intentions. There's a sense of urgency throughout the entire story because you don't know if Quinn's going to live from one minute to the next, and she's a likable character. Also, you don't know if Arturo is going to screw her over or be a knight in shining armor. The whole thing leads to a lot of frustration, but also the inability to put the book down. I read this all in one setting because I had to know what was going to happen. To me, that's the mark of a good book. All of the characters are well-developed, although extremely flawed. It's easy to tell who the narrator is following because of the very distinct personality traits of the characters. Also, the narrator's voice changes with each character change. It's almost like free indirect discourse, but a little more defined than that. I'm so torn over how I feel about Arturo. I can't decide if I like him yet or not. On the one hand, he's a very compelling character who obviously has some good in him, but on the other hand, he's such a freaking snake that I can't trust that he's actually going to do anything good in the long run. I almost like him because of my conflicting emotions about him. I would like to see more of his good side in the future, though. Quinn is likable and easy to relate to. She has unwavering loyalty, but a few self esteem issues and a bad temper. I like when characters are flawed. It makes them more realistic. The story follows Quinn the most, but slips into Zack's and Arturo's POV sometimes as well. The world Palmer created within Vamp City is intriguing and fascinating. The rules are clearly defined, but because no one is ever honest, it's hard to know which rules are actually true and which ones were made up to give people a false sense of security. An idea of an alternate universe that's stuck in the past and exists over our world is an interesting concept. The fact that some people can pass in between the two worlds and that people go missing because they are getting kidnapped and brought into the other world is even more fascinating. Palmer puts in some nice details about the landscaping, too, such as only dead trees can grow in Vamp City. And it's either dusk or night time... never full daylight. Also, even though Vamp City was created in 1870, it seems to be a mash-up of various time periods. Events like the Games and the banquets that are held and everything are throw backs to earlier times. The pacing for the story is spot-on, and there is never a dull moment within the plot. The entire plot is filled with action, adventure, suspense, and/or romance. The ending wraps things up nicely for this novel but leaves room for a sequel. It's not a cliffhanger, though, thankfully. However, the closing phrase has made me impatient for the second book, which is ridiculous because this one isn't even in stores yet. I have a long wait ahead of me!Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I can't wait for the sequel. I'd recommend this book to fans of Patricia Briggs, Kelley Armstrong, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Kim Harrison. It's a bit darker than most of Briggs', Armstrong's and Harrison's work. However, if you can handle the torture scenes and really really evil bad guys, then you'll love this book!
    • 3/5
      Since I love Pamela Palmer’s Feral Warriors series I just knew I would love her newest series. Pamela Palmer has a way of capturing you and holding you so you don’t want to put down her books.That is what happened here. Even though I did not like the plot at all I still could not put it down. The story was just way too dark for me. It was more Urban Fantasy/Horror than Paranormal Romance. The hero, Arturo, is the worst hero I have ever read. I found nothing redeeming about him. I like Quinn and understood her determination to find her brother but what I don’t understand is how she was even remotely attracted to Arturo.Will I read book two in the series? No. This was way too dark, gruesome and not enough romance for me.
    • 4/5
      Book 1 in the “Vamp City” seriesRating: 4 starsQuinn Lennox is seen working at the lab in the National Institutes of Health located in Bethesda, Maryland. She's got some strange things happening to her but she wants to keep it quiet. She has her younger brother, Zach, living with her. Something happens and they seem to find themselves in a parallel universe. Zack is a total geek. Instead of wondering about the situation, he wants to make a computer game. Pamela always surprises me by what she comes up with and “A Blood Seduction” is no exception. At the beginning I couldn’t wait to turn the page. Pamela has made her vampires slightly different from others and that’s what makes them interesting. Then brother and sister get separated. The Master, Arturo Mazza, desires Quinn but something just doesn’t seem right. It will be interesting to see as I read what that is. Pamela does a great job of making us think we are watching a Sci-Fi Channel movie. She also makes her heroine as tough as they come. I would want her around if I ever got into trouble.There were times when I found that the story was a little slow. It may be because that we are given so many plot twists. Pamela also gives the reader a lot of information about the alternate vampire world. This could be because this is the first book in the series. I’m hoping that the second book will not seem as slow.This alternate world is both dark and violent. Not a world you would want to visit. Usually vampires are romanticized in romance novels but this is more of a paranormal story and less on the romantic side. You will have to decide if Arturo is the romantic hero or not. I had 50 pages to go and I still hadn’t figured it out for myself.I’m down to the last 30 pages and I finally see Arturo do something nice with Quinn’s feelings in mind. But I found it to be a case of “a little too late”. In a way you will be surprised by the ending but in other ways you shouldn’t be. If you like your stories dark, you will probably love this book. If you love alternate universes, you will probably love this book. If you love Pamela’s Feral Warriors series, you will find this new series to be totally different. I found that I liked the book and am not giving up on the series. I will add the next book to my TBR list. It is expected to hit the shelves on June 25, 2013.
    • 4/5
      Review courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyI get so irritated by characters who huff and puff, threaten to take whatever they want whenever they want, and whisper terrifying things about themselves only to never follow through. Too many of them are all talk. In Pamela Palmer’s A BLOOD SEDUCTION, the first book in the new Vamp City paranormal romance series, we get Arturo. Finally a love interest who walks the line between hero and villain.Arturo is a vampire who rescues Quinn from another vampire when she unwittingly stumbles into Vamp City. But instead of rescuing her for noble purposes, he takes her back to his mansion, ties her to his bed and proceeds to make good on all his threats. He stokes her fear higher and higher. Biting her, touching her, and laying out exactly what he intends to do to her: Make her one of his blood and sex slaves. He never apologizes for being a vampire, nor having the appetites that he has. He’s harsh and dismissive of her situation. Of course, in addition to being a delicious villain, he does reveal his hero side too (although only when it helps him). In his very limited way, he grows to care for Quinn, but he never completely sheds his ruthless ways, at least not in A BLOOD SEDUCTION. If Quinn wants or needs something, he demands a price for his help. He lies, he betrays, and sympathy is not an emotion he experiences. He reminded me of a mix between Eric Northam from the Sookie Stackhouse series and Jericho Barrons from the Fever series. Without going into too much detail, the worldbuilding is super cool. A vampire city created by magic centuries ago for vampires to live openly. No sun, no rules, no mercy. Humans are caught and sold at slave auctions. Vampires feed on more than just blood. Some, like Arturo, feed on fear, other feed on pain. There are some very disturbing, but thankfully brief and without description, scenes with a pain feeder that mention horrifying torture devices that are of a sexual nature. Overall, A BLOOD SEDUCTION was an excellent read. Unique worldbuilding, truly evil vampires as well as ones who dance with villainy and heroism. Strong characters, and a great setup for future installments. The next Vamp City book will be released in 2013. I’m already looking forward to it.Sexual Content: Scenes of sensuality, sex scenes, references to rape, references to sexual torture
    • 3/5
      A Blood Seduction was both original and exciting, frustrating and aggravating. My excitement for it has everything to do with the world-building. This is truly the best part of the book. What frustrated me and keeps me from praising this book to the rafters is the heroine. Had the characters matched the originality of the world in which they were set, this book would easily have been a five star review for me. But, unfortunately, it failed to meet those expectations.Quinn Lennox is a researcher at the National Institute of Health, just outside of Washington DC. She lives with her younger brother, Zack, in an apartment they share near George Washington University where Zack is a student. All would be well with Quinn if she weren’t experiencing these unsettling visions – sometimes Quinn sees images of another world. She can look across the street from her apartment and see a dilapidated old brownstone where a modern building used to be. What she does not realize is that these visions are temporary portals to another world, a parallel Washington DC called Washington VC, or Vamp City. When looking for a friend who may have accidentally been pulled into one of these portals, both Zack and Quinn find themselves stranded in VC with no way out.Let’s start with what I liked about this book – the world. Vamp City is incredibly original. VC was created in 1870 by a sorcerer whose intention was to create a place specifically for vampires, where there is perpetual night, and the vampires rule supreme. The city is a weird combination of a city stuck in time (1870s) that has decayed and rotted, coupled with a few modern conveniences like cars and plumbing. The vampires are not the sparkly kind. These are brutal creatures who need both blood and other, less tangible things to survive. They are Emora, meaning they also feed off emotions like fear and pain. This makes for a very bleak world for humans who find themselves there. Oh, and did I mention old institutions like slavery are alive and well in VC? Yes, humans are slaves to vampires, kidnapped, put up on auction blocks, tortured and made into human chattel for vampire needs. This world is violent, brutal, bleak, disturbing, and original. Though there were some scenes that were hard to read, I have to give it up to Pamela Palmer for giving us a vampire world that is not sexy. Some authors create these worlds that are kind of scary, but are really just very cool and mysterious. Not so here. There were definite moments where I felt real fear for the human characters trapped in VC, a city you just want to get the hell out of. And right away. But when you create a world like VC, it’s very hard to create sympathy for the characters who control things there. Arturo, the vampire who captures Quinn and basically tries to make her his slave, is the “hero.” Huh, what? No matter how sexy his Italian endearments are, no matter what chemistry or attraction exists between the two, and no matter that he is a “good” slave owner…he’s still a slave owner!!! And because of that, I really could not find myself liking or caring about him. Furthermore, because Quinn seems to have mixed feelings about him, to her detriment, I have no respect for her and question her intelligence. This makes it hard for me to care about Quinn. She came across as brave but not bright, thinking with her pants and not her head. And while this does not stop her from always trying to reach her goal – finding and saving Zack – it makes for some annoying moments between her and Arturo where she is constantly battling her attraction to him…a slave owner! While I appreciate the courage of creating unredeeming characters like Arturo, I wish the heroine were a bit shrewder.The conclusion of this book almost saves it. Really. There is a twist that makes me interested in reading the next one…but only if I can get past the frustrating and lackluster Quinn.
    • 4/5
      Review Courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: A great start to a dark new series where the vampires are sexy and frightening. Everything is not as it seems in this world.Opening Sentence: Perched on her stool in the chilly lab of the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, Quinn Lennox studied the lab results on the desk in front of her.The Review:Quinn Lennox has been plagued by increasing visions of objects that she calls Shimmers. The Shimmers make Quinn feel uneasy but they also change her clothing and car interior when she passes through them. Sometimes Quinn can see things through the Shimmers, like old buildings and carriages. At the same time people have been reported missing around Washington, D.C. Unfortunately for Quinn, her brother’s friend, Lily disappears. Quinn and her brother Zack spend some time looking for Lily until they stumble upon a Shimmer that only Quinn can see.Quinn and Zack pass through the portal into a strange world. They can’t make it back through the portal so they decide to explore this new place. The world is dark and the buildings are old, some are in really poor shape, and the roads are not paved. Screams carry throughout the dark and then they are attacked by a pair of vampires. Quinn and Zack are separated from each other and are taken as slaves. Quinn has been taken in by Arturo, a vamp who feeds on blood and fear. Arturo quickly realizes that Quinn isn’t a normal human being, that she has sorcerer blood living in her. Arturo tells Quinn that she is needed to renew the magic of Vamp City because the world is collapsing and shrinking in on itself. Quinn doesn’t care about her supposed magic all she cares about is rescuing her brother (not so much Lily for some reason) and getting the hell out of Vamp City.Arturo delivers Quinn to his master, Cristoff, a nasty vampire who feeds off of pain. Quinn is torn between escaping, finding her brother, learning to harness her powers and her growing attraction towards Arturo. Vamp City is not a good place to be trapped in.Most of the story is told from Quinn’s point of view, very little is told from Arturo’s perspective. Zack probably has more scenes than Arturo does. Quinn is a smart girl who makes quite a few stupid decisions, decisions that she is pretty sure could kill her but she knows she couldn’t live with herself if she didn’t do anything about Zack. (As someone who has a brother named Zack these scenes probably played with my emotions more than normal.) Quinn’s feelings towards Arturo are questionable because he is a “snake” with his smooth words and lies. She knows he isn’t the most trustworthy but he hasn’t once hurt her (beside the time when they first met when he acted like he was going to rape her to feed on her fear). Arturo is a vampire that you just want to believe is good down to his core but he doesn’t do much to alleviate that sentiment.“There is no such thing as a good vampire,” a fellow slave tells Quinn and it is basically the theme of the vampires in A Blood Seduction. The vampires may look sexy and delicious but they are definitely not lovable teddy bears, not only do the vampires feed on blood, they feed on pain or fear and they relish in their emotional feedings. The world-building in this book is spot on, from historical Washington D.C. to the different types of vampires to their slaves, especially the immortal slaves. The level of violence in this world is high with vampires who can torture their immortal slaves and then wipe their minds of the scary event so as to not ruin their slaves. Thankfully, the violence isn’t really described in detail but a number of bloodcurdling screams really let the imagination fly.I went into A Blood Seduction thinking that it was a Paranormal Romance but the story definitely came off as Urban Fantasy. Quinn’s story is by far not finished and this book left me craving for more. I want to know what will happen next. If you like a good dark urban fantasy set in a creepy and pain filled world, I would recommend A Blood Seduction.Notable Scene:“Do you want to stop? And let me take my own shower?”“Never. My control is exquisite. And there is nothing I want more at this moment than to touch you. Not sex, not blood, not fear. Just to touch you.” His hands traced wide, warm circles over her back.She blinked. “Why aren’t your hands cold anymore?”He pulled back with surprise, meeting her gaze. “You can feel the warmth?”“Yes. You feel hotter than I am.”A funny look crossed his face. “When I touch you, when I kiss you, I feel as if I’ve stepped into the sun for the first time in centuries. You smell like sunshine to me. And I feel a warming of the flesh I’ve not known in far too long. I thought I was being fanciful.”“You’re actually warm to the touch.” She looked at him curiously. “Is this my magic?”“I do not know.” He frowned, his fingers running through her hair. “I wish you had no magic.”“Why?”“Because then I could keep you for my own.”The Vamp City Series:1. A Blood SeductionFTC Advisory: Avon/Harper Collins provided me with a copy of A Blood Seduction. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 1/5
      I hated A BLOOD SEDUCTION despite the fact that I have loved its various constituent elements in other, better books. I love really gritty, dark worldbuilding. I love intense plotting that pushes the characters to the limits of their endurance. And I love it when a hero starts out as a villain but might turn out to be good, eventually. One reviewer suggested that A BLOOD SEDUCTION's hero/villain Arturo was like a combination of Charlaine Harris' Eric Northman and Karen Marie Moning's Jericho Barrons, and, hey, sign me up for that.

      And you know what? Maybe he is. I mean, if you combine Eric at his most louche and Barrons at his most high-handed and stripped them of the qualities that make them appealing (Eric's infectious joie de vivre, Barrons' honesty).

      But the real difference here is the heroine. Eric and Barrons, sure, but also other anti-heroes who've turned into convincing romantic interests for me - Trent in Kim Harrison's Hollows series, Curran in the first couple of Kate Daniels books. You know what unites all those stories? Heroines who refuse to be jerked around. Heroines who force these bad boys to treat them with respect, as equals - and usually only in the wake of some pretty epic battles of wits or arms or both. It doesn't come easy. Most of all: heroines who hold a grudge WAY longer than readers.

      Quinn Lennox is NOT one of those heroines. She's passive and helpless. She's easily deceived. Arturo can treat her horribly one minute, but a page or two later if he turns on the charm Quinn will melt. Minutes after being enslaved, whipped, or otherwise terrorized, she will make out with Arturo. At one point, she's forced to attend a terrible, terrible torture orgy. She feels awful, so Arturo offers her a shower to make her feel better. A little bit of warm water is enough to make her totally forget about the atrocities she's witnessed and hanky panky ensues.

      I was revolted. Over and over again, Arturo tells her that he is who he is, explains his priorities and expectations...and over and over again, Quinn thinks that if she pleads and begs and puts out, he'll change his mind.

      A lot of reviewers have pointed out that A BLOOD SEDUCTION is an urban fantasy, not a romance - but I disagree. The author, Pamela Palmer, keeps falling back on traditional romance beats in the plotting. Very early on, Arturo promises Quinn that she's going to be his sex slave. So he declares his intention and then we get all these milestones along the way to consummation. So he undresses her in one scene, fondles her in the next, manual stimulation after that, until we finally arrive at the sex.

      The difference is that there's no HEA and no romance. There can't be a romance between them, because they aren't equals. Arturo has all the power, all the knowledge, and all the cunning. Quinn has nothing, and she's abused, manipulated, and mistreated from the first to the last page of this book. It wasn't fun to read. At all.

      Spoiler/example of heroine stupidity, because it's not enough to give the book one star, I have to vent: So around the 25% mark, Quinn escapes from Vamp City then decides to return so she can save her brother. She doesn't know a whole lot about the vamps, but she knows how fast and strong they are (very), and she knows that humans in VC are slaves, that she was repeatedly told she was "lucky" to be owned by a vampire who'd "just" make her clean the house and have sex with her and bite her. So for her return she packs...a few wooden stakes, some flashlights, and some breakfast bars. THAT'S IT. Six days to pack, and her only offensive weapon is a stake. When she's not at all sure stakes will kill vampires. Do you know how long it takes her to be recaptured after she returns to VC? Fifteen minutes. Because she packed wrong. Screw the breakfast bars, Quinn. Why didn't she go looking for a gun? Or ten? And maybe acid? Poison, a flamethrower, a motorcycle, grappling hooks...because it was time to play batman, and she was playing camp.
    • 1/5
      I'm not really happy with this book. I'm really surprised in a way that people liked it. It was all I could do to finish it. This is a very dark book. I don't think the series will get any lighter either. This not a paranormal romance novel. I'm really glad that I didn't pay for this one either. I got it free from Amazon several months back.

      Stop reading now if you don't want it spoiled. What I liked: the world building. The author brought Vamp City to life. I liked the idea of it until all the bad stuff happened. The author even had me liking a couple of vampires like Bram and Kassius but they are still not good vamps. What I disliked: all of it! I don't like books where the humans have no choice but to be slaves in the vampire world. I didn't understand how Quinn could even like Arturo. He lied and lied and lied. Then there is the torture of the humans by the vampires. I don't care if they can take away their memories. Torture is still torture. The vamps beat, raped, whipped, etc. their human slaves. Who can condone that?! Some of the torture scenes were really graphic. Others weren't that graphic but they gave enough that they are very memorable.

      If you want a happy ending, don't look to this book. It wasn't a bad ending. It did appear as if Quinn saved her brother, Zack, but you're not sure what Arturo was hiding about Zack. They both were able to leave V.C.

      Only one person do I really wonder what happened to. That is the human, Marcus. Did he find his wife and child still waiting for him? Was he able to be with them again?

      After all that nastiness, I need a happy ending even if it's make believe. Too much negativity in this book. Read at your own risk.
    • 4/5
      Read for Fun/Listened for Review (Kindle/Tantor)Overall Rating: 3.75Story Rating: 4.00Character Rating: 3.50Audio Rating: 4.00 (not part of the overall rating)First Thought when Finished: I like dark UF and A Blood Seduction by Pamela Palmer was pretty darn dark!Quick Thoughts: Strong world building and a story that made me shiver at times is what hooked me into the Vamp City series. I will admit that I am still warming up to the characters. I am really beginning to like Quinn but there are moments I still want to strangle her. I am not in love with Arturo but I get his POV. I am sure that book 2 will probably sell me on them as individuals. I do love the side characters though. They rock! That ending pretty much made me wish that I had book 2 but it is on the way (both on hold at the library and coming from Tantor). Can't wait!Audio Thoughts Narrated By Rebecca Estrella / Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins I enjoyed the narration by Rebecca. Her timing and voice for Quinn were spot on. Her accents for some of the vamps in Vamp City blew me away. I wasn't as in love with her voice for Arturo but gonna be honest it might not have been her but his character. Her pacing and tone were spot on! I will be listening to book 2.Part of my Read It, Rate It, File It, DONE! Reviews
    • 3/5
      A BLOOD SEDUCTION is a great Dark Fantasy for those who like dark violence and a little twist with vampires living on a parallel world. Quinn was way to trusting in my opinion, I wanted to smack her upside the head more then a few times. I liked her abilities and the explanations of them. Reading about Arturo and his dual persona's was akin to experiencing whiplash. When his good side was showing he was swoon worthy and easy to like but then bam he is someone cold, heartless and all around a piss poor man. I still cant tell what his motives are as they seemed to be hidden and changed so darn often. The relationship between Quinn and Arturo was a bit weird. He wants her and she wants him but they lie and scheme against each other at ever turn. The world building was fantastic. It was well thought out and executed. I enjoyed Pamela's writing style but I cant say I was totally sold on the story as a whole.I wasn't crazy about the ending but it was a good way to throw a wrench into things. It seemed like it was going good and you knew what was really happening and then bam nothing is as it seems.