Dark Matter Heart [NOOK Book]

Calling all pre-teens girls!

For reasons beyond my control, (technology¿ after all is only as smart as its user) my original review (in July) at was not posted. So here I sit again in an attempt to post (fingers crossed) armed with a new computer (that seems to hate me just as much); wish me luck.

To put it simply in three words ¿I loved it!¿

Yes, I know it quiet the red-carpet affair for one (especially me) to claim to love a book but I did. Why you ask? Straightforward, it was the point of view. Nowadays the book stores, e-store and libraries are bogged down with sups stories from the female point of view. Let¿s face fact, sometimes a lady just want to know how the guy sees things. And young men need some way to relate to the young ladies reading Twilight, Vampire Academy and other related sups books.

I know romance from a guy¿s p-o-v, who would have thought? Hey, it worked for HB¿s Vladimir Todd Series as well as FM¿s Bloodthirsty, and it works for Nathan Wrann¿s Dark Matter Heart as well.
Additionally, it¿s a clever new twist to the whole sups pop culture that every young guy can relate to (I¿m speaking of the love) and every girl who loves sups stories should read.

Overall, Dark Matter Heart was a great debut that will hook all readers and the male p-o-v will definitely stand out. It contains its own unique set of characters, and a plot. Some might argue that it lends ideas from other popular books. As an avid reader I can accept that but to me all books reflect each other in some fashion. DMH is a classic tale of coming of age with a supernatural bite that even the guys will secretly love.

READ!! READ!! READ!!! What else can I say?

If you like Chronicles of Vladimir Tod you will like this

Dark Matter Heart reminded me of one my favorite series The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. I totally enjoyed Dark Matter Heart it was a light easy read that was suspenseful and kept my attention. I like Cor's and Taylor's character. This was another refreshing novel that had the best friend accepting that their best friend may be a supernatural creature. I like how Nathan made it seem like you were guessing between if Cor was a vampire or just had a weird allergy to the sun. I really liked Taylor and his geekyness for science and criminology.I really have a soft spot for geeks. The suspense of the murders around town reminded me of the many murder mystery TV shows and I liked that I personally didn't see who the murderer was and the shocking twist at the end of the story. I'm hoping that Nathan will continue Cor's story as I really enjoyed it.

Great Read!!!

Last night I finished Dark Matter Heart and I have to say I loved it.The start of the book got me hooked right away, the start of the story was a little slow and I know thats because there was a story to be told but that did not last long. About 20 pages in I was very happy I was reading. It was a new story about vampires that I had not read before and was on the edge of my seat the whole time waiting to see what was next. The story of Cor was cool, and the thing I found out were very interesting. There was action, a little love and lots of new adventure. I am very excited to get to read the next book, i really want to find more out about Cor and his new friends and life that he has now made for him self. This is a must read story and I am sure you will love it, good for young adults and adults too!! Check m out at Paranormal Book Club on Face book for more great books!!!!

Solid start to a new series.

This is a Reading Good Books review.

* In compliance with FTC guidelines, it should be noted that I received the book for free.

I came across this book while browsing several book blogs. I saw the author's post saying that he was willing to give readers a free copy of Dark Matter Heart in exchange for a review. I figured, why not? (If you want your own copy, I will post details under the comments.)

Dark Matter Heart is the first book in the Cor Griffin Bloodsuckers Series. Our hero is Cordell "Cor" Griffin, a seemingly ordinary high school student. Together with his mother, Jane, he moves up to the Pacific Northwest from Los Angeles, California to start anew. New neighborhood, new school, new friends.

He meets Taylor on his first day of school. He also meets a pretty girl named Caitlyn. Unfortunately, being the new kid in school, he becomes the target of the bullies. Things do not become easier for Cor when strange things begin to happen. Certain people that Cor comes in contact with die. And they all have the same cause of death. all were drained of their blood. Suspicions arise when it seemed coincidental that the murders start on the day Cor moved into town.

I do not have a good track record when it comes to Young Adult stories. Especially the Paranormal subgenre. Often, I am left unaffected or give up before I even finish it. But I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It was a quick read; the story was fast-paced and direct. I like that it was very readable, the short chapters seem to add to the pace of the story. There are a couple of typos here and there but no big deal. I liked how the characters were written, Taylor mostly. I also liked Cor but it was easy for me to picture Taylor in my head.

The premise of the story is interesting. It is certainly different than most of the vampire fiction novels flooding the book shelves these days. I liked the ending a lot. It had a twist that I did not expect at all. I am interested on what will come next.

Given that is a new YA paranormal/vampire series, I understand that the author wants to establish his own canon of vampire history, e.g. Stephenie Meyer and her sparkling "vampires". And I respect that. I might not agree with all of it but at least the author is trying to set his series apart from the others. Although, I still found myself shaking my head at some parts.

There were bits of the story that were left open-ended. I figured since this is the first book in a series that those details will continue on to the next book. I hope so. Good continuity is always a plus for me. Overall, it is a good establishing piece for a series.

Rating: 3.5/5.

Recommendation: Fans of YA vampire fiction would find that this is right up their alley. If you want to take a break from Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, give this a try.

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