Once Burned: Night Prince #1

Night Prince is a spin off series based on Frost's Night Huntress series. While it's not necessary to have read Night Prince, you will benefit from discovering Vlad – the series hero – before Once Burned.Thanks to Steph Meyer and her bedazzled man-boys, vampires have lost their edge. Frost's character Vlad is an old school, powerful and dangerous mega-vamp. In this series, Vlad has inspired a classic story called Dracula. Unless you're a twi-hard, you'll be probably have heard of it. It's a classic or something.It's refreshing to encounter a vampire that is as dangerous as his predatory nature should make him. Even more refreshing is that Frost has managed to write him in a where it's possible to relate to him. This is one of her greatest talents as a writer: The ability to write intriguing, but sympathetic, characters.Frost's books always move at a fast pace and drawn you into the action quickly. And in case the violence of this world gets too overwhelming, there are moments of humor cleverly placed throughout. The romantic parts of the book are also well balanced and never overwhelm the characterization or action. This is something that many authors in the genre should emulate.