Allow me to quote some sentences from the opening scene: I give Pandos points for having a solid writing style and creating a protagonist who is not completely helpless (she has to be a little pathetic because the main point of her love interest is for her and readers to swoon over his protectiveness), but she just loses more points by making everything so dramatic. There is absolutely nothing imaginative, new, or realistic about this book. They will figure out how to deal with these differences in the sequels. At first, there are differences and secrets that keep them apart, but then they get together anyway. A girl in high school meets a mysterious and powerful stranger and falls instantly and uncontrollably in love with him. Review: The word that first comes to mind when I think of this book is “generic.” I am not in the habit of reading many paranormal or vampire books (The first ones that come to mind that I have are Twilight, Sunshine, and Low Red Moon), but I cannot help feeling that I have seen this plot 500 times before, sometimes on stories published free online.

It turns out that vampires are real, and Julia thinks it is up to her to stop them attacking students from her school.

However, what happened in her past is not the only secret that he is keeping. When a mysterious and attractive stranger comes to town, claiming that they have met before, she wonders if he might know the answer. Summary: Julia Parker, a teenager with the unusual gift of empathy, cannot remember how she lost her mother when she was five.

The Emerald Talisman by Brenda Pandos