Book Tour #19 ♥ Velvet by Temple West + Giveaway[U.S/CAN]!

Velvet
Temple West

• Publisher: Swoon Reads (May 12, 2015)
• ISBN-13: 978-1250057082
• Genre: Paranormal romance, YA
• Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Nobles
• Source: Review Copy was sent free of charge via Fantastic Flying Book Club(FFBC) Tours & the publisher.
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• Synopsis: After losing both her parents before age 17, aspiring designer Caitlin Holte feels like her whole world has been turned upside down, and that was before the terrifying encounter with a supernatural force. Then, she learns that her hot bad-boy neighbor, Adrian--who might have just saved her life--is actually a half-demon vampire.  Suddenly Caitlin is stuck with a vampire bodyguard who feels that the best way to protect her is to become her pretend boyfriend. Trouble is, Caitlin is starting to fall in love for real, while Adrian can never love a human. Caitlin trusts Adrian to keep her safe from his demon father, but will he be able to protect her heart?

• Caitlin Holte is an aspiring designer who has lost both of her parents before she even turned the age of seventeen. Now, she believes her life is a wreck and she does feel helpless at times. She moves to Stony Creek, New York to live with my maternal aunt and her family. She later has an encounter with a paranormal force, his name is Adrian and he is a half-demon vampire. Now, she is stuck with a vampire boyfriend. Adrian believes she is more safer and more protected from his demon father if he pretends to be her boyfriend. Of course, in the case of pretense someone actually does fall for the other person and in this case it's Caitlin. Adrian can't love a human being, so what happens now?

• I am so glad I own an actual print copy of this book, the cover is actually gorgeous. I find the background beautiful, and the font Velvet wrapping around the girl's arm - I don't believe I've seen such editing before so kudos to the great cover designer. As a reader of paranormal romance I was intrigued, the aspect of forbidden love was interesting as well. Bodyguard romance books are one of my favorites, so I was hoping this one was as good as it sounded. To not ramble on, this was a good story, although the twilight fan fiction was too much at times. I'm not a fan of twilight, although I liked the movie. I don't know how to feel about a creepy stalkerish vampire who also happens to be hot.

• Caitlin is feisty, and quite angry at the loss of her parents. Her character did make me giggle though, it's nice when heroines can be witty and charming at the same time. The twilight aspect might make Adrian sound creepy as Edward, but he's not. He's actually better. He's actually a nice guy, I didn't get the bad boy vibe from him which is great because nice guys are awesome too. The secondary characters were fairly interesting as well such as, Adrian's younger brother Lucian. The actual friendship between Caitlin and Adrian is swoon worthy and it is actually cute. It's not really actual romance yet, it's more slow burn and they're more as friends than actual lovers. It's more of a cute, fluffy romance which would be perfect for this warm weather. They had several adorable dialogues as well, you can't help but smile when you read them.

• Temple West is a talented writer, she has the ability to compel a reader to finish the book. I was excited enough to want to know what happens next. Although, this does a feel of Twilight, the plots are similar too, but I did like it much better. It is more of a minimal plot though, it does lack in the world building department, which isn't too bad because it's more of a character driven book. There is more humor in the book, Caitlin is more feisty and likeable and Adrian is dreamy! However, Velvet is a long book, it is over 400+ pages, some scenes did tend to drag on than others. The novel could have worked better if it was under 300 pages. Furthermore, the ending dropped a huge bombshell which I found fascinating! This could have been one whole novel, I'm tired of reading series though. This of course has a cliffhanger in the end, but I would check out the next installment in the series when it comes out.

“You’re cute when you do that,” he called to me.
“When I do what?”

“Turn in a circle like that. It’s kind of penguin-y.”

“Great,” I called back. “Just what every girl dreams of being told by their inhumanly attractive, immortal vampire protector: they look kind of ‘penguin-y.” 

Recommended for fans of Twilight, and The Fill In Boyfriend.

The individual blog giveaway is hosted by Swoon Reads & the author Temple West.
The blogger is not responsible for shipping the prize.
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