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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?
Velvet, by Temple West- Amazon Sales Rank: #330842 in Books
- Brand: West, Temple
- Published on: 2015-05-12
- Released on: 2015-05-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.22" h x .73" w x 5.49" l, .48 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 416 pages
From School Library Journal Gr 8 Up—Caitlin Holte's world has just changed forever. Her parents have died and Caitlin is sent to live with her formerly estranged aunt in the unfamiliar mountainous environs of upstate New York. Uncomfortable with her aunt's attempts at consolation, the teen runs off alone. She experiences an intense sense of loss with unfortunate timing as it attracts a nearby shapeshifting demon. Luckily for her, this demon has a handsome vampire son, Adrian, who is alienated from his villainous dad. He rescues Caitlin, brings her home, and becomes her paranormal bodyguard. They create a cover story to explain the time they spend together. The duo decide to faux-date, which comes as a big surprise to everyone at Warren County High. The very attractive and much sought after Adrian has never found any female even slightly interesting. The real reason for his up-to-now unchanged relationship status is that the Vampire Council has decreed that vampires may not get involved with humans. Adrian and Caitlin begin with the best of intentions, but throughout the ongoing danger and fake relationship, they fall in love. Can Adrian save Caitlin? Even if he can, what will it cost him? This romantic Twilight readalike shines with credible dialogue and fully developed characters. VERDICT Paranormal fans who haven't reached their vampire saturation point will cheer and eagerly await the cliff-hanger's resolution in the sequel.—Cindy Wall, Southington Library & Museum, CT
Review “This romantic Twilight readalike shines with credible dialogue and fully developed characters. Paranormal fans who haven't reached their vampire saturation point will cheer and eagerly await the cliff-hanger's resolution in the sequel.” ―School Library Journal
About the Author Temple West, debut author of the YA paranormal romance Velvet, is as nerdy in real life as she is on the Twitter. She can sew (poorly), drive stick (please fasten your seat belt), and is in the slow process of acquiring a motorcycle (and motorcycle license, which should, in all honesty, come first). She currently lives in Seattle and is quite content to have no pets, plants, or children to fail at looking after.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Review for Velvet by Temple West By Alyssa ***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog***Velvet by Temple WestBook One of the Velvet seriesPublisher: Swoon ReadsPublication Date: May 12, 2015Rating: 4 starsSource: ARC sent by the publisherSummary (from Goodreads):First rule of dealing with hot vampire bodyguards? Don't fall in love.After losing both her parents before age seventeen, 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?What I Liked:I honestly had no idea what to expect when I received Velvet for review. I remember browsing through Macmillan’s catalog and seeing the book, and something about this book made me pause. I’ve been on an anti-vampire streak for years, probably since about 2009 ish (that’s about six years, woah). So when I saw the word “vampire” in the synopsis, I should have been deterred, right? But I also saw the world “bodyguard”, and I was curious. Ultimately, I gave this book a shot with absolutely no expectations, and I’m glad I did!Caitlin just moved to Stony Creek, New York, after her mother died a few days ago. Her father has been dead for years. So she’s living with her mother’s sister now, an aunt, uncle, and cousin that she never knew. They never came to visit her mother when her mother was sick. Caitlin is still grieving, and pushes away her family. She has an emotional meltdown in a forest, and something strange happens, involving a boy who saves her. Caitlin begins school in Stony Creek, and becomes friends with Trish. But the boy who saves her also goes to the school. Caitlin doesn't remember what happened to her, but she remembers him – Adrian. Soon, she’s caught up in a life she never thought would exist. She has a vampire bodyguard, trying to keep her safe from a demon who is absolutely nuts. Caitlin never meant to fall in love with Adrian, but somewhere along the line, she did. But is she just a duty to him, someone to protect? And can he keep her safe from a seemingly inevitable and hopeless fate?When I first started reading the book, I remember thinking, oh my gosh this is going to be a rip-off of Twilight. UGH. There are definitely some elements that parallel. Like a vampire male and human female together in high school. Female recently arrives, catches his attention like no other (and he catches her attention). Suddenly they're seen everywhere, and the aloof Adrian de la Mara and the new girl Caitlin Holte are inseparable. Sometimes he rescues her, and acts really protective.Despite these similarities, I wouldn't say that this book is a rip-off from that blockbuster series, nor is it fan-fiction or what have you. There is a lot of humor to this book, and there is angst, but legitimate angst (unlike Twilight). Caitlin's mother died just days before this book begins. She's allowed angst for the whole series!I think I liked Caitlin a lot! She's a bit reserved, very angry, feisty, caring in her own way. She is angry with her aunt and uncle, for never visiting her mother when she was sick. Caitlin finds it hard to forgive them and move on, which is understandable. Caitlin is tougher than she lets on, and deals with finding out Adrian is a vampire, and that a demon is after her, pretty well. What's more, she comes to care for Adrian's broken little brother, Lucian, who was taken by Adrian's father into a demon world when Lucian was really little. Lucian is a little... messed up. But Caitlin is sweet to Lucian from the start, and cares about him.Adrian was difficult to read in the beginning of the story, but I grew to like him pretty quickly. He's pretty sweet himself, though he does have a caveman streak at times. I constantly wondered, why her, throughout the first part of the story, but when we got the explanation about the demon after Caitlin, everything starts to make sense. Adrian is a nice bad boy, though he's waaaay older (obviously, vampire), forever young, and restricted by tons of vampire rules.The explanation about the demon being after Caitlin makes sense, and isn't cliche. It isn't because she's gorgeous (she might be, she might not be), or because she has some sort of immunity to vampires/demons (she doesn't). Caitlin isn't anything special. The demon is after her for a purely coincidental reason, and to me, that reason made sense and wasn't too cliche. Basically, the story was well-developed and very interesting!There is romance, of course. Caitlin is drawn to Adrian, at first because she vaguely remembers that he carried her home (in the first few pages of the book, no spoilers), but then in school, because he's gorgeous and a bit antisocial and has an air of mystery about him. Adrian is given the duty of protecting Caitlin fairly quickly, so we're sure that it's a job for him. Since this book is written in first-person, limited to Caitlin, we never know when Adrian falls for Caitlin. But Caitlin lusts after Adrian, and eventually, falls for him. The lust-turned-love feelings totally worked in this book. I loved seeing the two of them wrestle with their growing feelings - and their attraction to each other. Of course, there are vampire rules, and Adrian is a good vampire. But there is no shortage of chemistry and romance in this book!The ending of this book is quite dramatic! There are some things that made me cringe, some things that made me sad, and some things that, well, totally heated up this book. The ending has a bit of everything in it - right until the end, when a huge bombshell is dropped. The ending is slightly cliffhanger-y, but involving a secondary character. Meaning, the protagonists aren't part of the cliffhanger. Someone else is! In any case, it's an ending in which you'll want the next book, but it's not an aching, cruel need. It's more like a gimmee-asap-I'll-wait-not-so-patiently need.What I Did Not Like:Mmm, I can't think of anything at the moment. Perhaps the Twilight parallels were a little too much, in the beginning? I can see why some people got frustrated with the book initially. It does have a Twilight vibe at first. But that kind of disappears as the story goes on. In my opinion.Would I Recommend It:Coming from the girl that stayed away from vampire books for years on end... yes, I would! I can definitely see why the Swoon Reads imprint of Macmillan picked up this series - it's humorous yet dark, cute yet sexy, lighthearted yet heart-stopping. This one is definitely worth the read, if only to get your swoon on!Rating:4 stars. I'm glad I gave this one a chance, on a whim. I had no expectations and had read no reviews nor seen any feedback, and I'm really glad that was the case. This one was a fresh read for me, and it really worked! I can't wait to read the sequel.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. If You're Not A Twilight Fan, I'd Look Elsewhere, Despite The Hype. By A. Grey I normally do not write unfavorable reviews. I'm a writer myself, and I don't like putting negativity onto other writers when most of the time, all the reader needs to do is not read any other books by that author. However, I bought this book because it was, largely, misrepresented by both the favorable reviews, and the cover, and I wish I could get my money back, so I'd like to write an articulate review to try and save other people who might be just as let down after reading it as I was. If you're into this kind of book, buy it, review it favorably, I wish all the best to Ms. Temple, and hope she's writing for a long time to come. I just probably won't be one of her readers.Some of my annoyance involves things that have nothing to do with the writing, for example, the fact that the title and cover design, which is what originally drew me to the book have literally nothing whatsoever to do with the story. Literally nothing. I know authors don't have a lot of choice in their covers (and I might not understand why an author chose a particular title, but I'm not criticizing that) but my point is, do not buy this book for the cover alone without understanding the story, because you might end up very disappointed.In the simplest terms, Velvet, is Twilight Fanfiction. Some of the reviews say things like it felt a teeny bit like Twilight, or that they could tell it was influenced by Twilight. They're grossly understating things. If you've read Twilight, then nothing, and I mean literally nothing in this book will surprise you. It is, I can honestly say, the closest book to Twilight, besides Twilight itself, that I've ever read. Some reviews said how much better it was, but I disagree, at least in large part. The grammar was good, the writing was better, in many respects, but it was still a good 200 pages too long for the story, and that story was no 'better' than Twilight. So if you adored Twilight, read it, if you did not, I would avoid.*** SPOILERS ***I really did go into this book with very high hopes. Even the 'most helpful' critical review promised 'a twist that made the story seem new' and 'a twisty storyline that will keep you guessing'. Frankly, no. As I've already said this book so closely mirrors Twilight that it's not even possible for someone who's read Twilight to be surprised. We've got a complete average, not special girl, Caitlin, who's new to town, and mysterious, untouchable town heartthrob Adrian. The two meet, and Adrian starts talking to Caitlin, despite that he's always ignored everyone else. He's a vampire (but to add a twist 'half demon', not that it makes sense, since his father was a demon, but his mom a human. Where the 'vampire' half comes from is never explained) and he's got the hots for her, but he's not allowed to love humans, and oh, by the way, his demon father is now obsessed with impregnating her - why, is not understood, revenge, maybe. So then Adrian fake-dates Caitlin so they can be together. His family lives in a mansion and is incredibly rich, his sister has visions about Caitlin, and there's a Council who rules the vampires. One of Adrian's bothers doesn't like Caitlin, the other loves her. Do you see where I'm going here? Twilight fan fiction, nothing more.As far as my deeper complaints go I'm just going to list a few.Caitlin is billed as an upcoming fashion designer. There is nothing more to this part of her character than her 'sketching things' 'sewing better than anyone' and 'planning to go to design school. Tim Gunn is mentioned in the first sentence, which is the end-all of the designer/fashion industry references. All expensive sweaters are cashmere, and if a guy wears them, he's gay. No design houses are mentioned by name, fabrics are described as 'the fabrics I like to work with are ridiculously expensive' and nothing more, and Caitlin knows that Adrian is wearing 'expensive jeans because they were the type of jeans I would design if I were a menswear designer' which shows the reader nothing about designer jeans.Caitlin complains that she can't afford to fix her sewing machine because she's broke and doesn't have a job. She never tries to get a job, either. Adrian literally builds a sewing room for her, and stocks it with the most fabulous bolts of fabric one can buy. Caitlin makes the dress that she wears to *the event* out of green velvet that anyone could buy anywhere, which doesn't say much for her fashion career.Caitlin spends an exorbitant amount of time being angry. At everyone. And everything. She's so angry about stuff that's never really articulated (yes, her parents are dead, but is she angry at life? Angry at fate?) that often times, the story is eclipsed by the fact that she's, just, angry. Also, she 'accidentally' almost commits suicide, which, well, that's not funny, and it's never actually addressed in the book.Also, along the same trigger lines, there is a pseudo-rape scene. I say pseudo because 1) It's not actually brought to conclusion, the attacker is interrupted, and 2) Caitlin actually *likes* it, because you know, Adrian's dad is a demon, and he seduced her into wanting it. This is never addressed, besides the fact that Caitlin blames herself and is all torn up about it. Not because she almost got RAPED, but because she 'wanted it, of course she'd kissed him, because Adrian had been shoving her away, and she just wanted contact and whatever'. Yeah, not a fan of that s***. Ever.Despite that the author set Caitlin up as a 'loner' type of girl, who's not popular, not pretty, not smart, not particularly awesome at anything, everyone at the new school instantly loves her and she proceeds to go around with a herd of girls, who constantly make fun of her for not 'doing it' with Adrian, and buy her expensive lingerie to wear for him, and joke about how 'Sex can't fix everything? Sure it can!'Despite all of the above, Caitlin manages to fall head over heels in love with Adrian despite that she's only ever *really* kissed him once, and half the time, he's acted like a dick to her 'to protect her'. Several reviews commented on the swoon-worthy romance and 'sexual tension' but there is no romance, and there is no sexual tension. I mean, there's not even any description of Adrian physically reacting to the fact that he's spooning with a girl he's super attracted to. I mean, you don't *have* to have sex, but trust me, if you spoon with a guy, things happen that he can't necessarily control. Not every time, maybe, but in the book, Caitlin and Adrian basically slept together for MONTHS. Yeah, there would be some sort of awkwardness at some point.Beyond all of this, there were random, fragmented and odd things that I presume are supposed to be foreshadowing of the next book, or something. Caitlin's last name is Holte, but when she goes to homeroom for the first time, the teacher calls her Caitlin Master, which she firmly corrects, but it's never mentioned again in the entire book. The *why* of why Adrian's dad is obsessed with getting Caitlin pregnant is never answered. The name of Adrian's dad is never given although it's alluded to ominously several times. His father - during the big fight - insists that the Council wanted him to kill Caitlin because 'of what she is' but exactly 'what she is' is never revealed. Nor is it ever revealed why Adrian is supposed to be guarding her, since every vampire but him is completely indifferent to humans in general. There are a number of things that Caitlin never learns because it's 'against the Council's rules. Lots and lots of disarticulated crumbs that mean literally nothing to the reader because they were tossed out then abandoned throughout the story. Perhaps some of this awkwardness can be attributed to Temple being a debut author, but it only makes a poorly paced story that much more random.The writing wasn't horrible, I would pick up another book by Temple West, just not one I had to pay for. But the combination of literally nothing new or surprising narrows the scope of this book to only Twilight fans, or, perhaps, people who have never read Twilight, and like that sort of thing. For me, I felt as though the book was the same story with a different wrapper. People talk about how Fifty Shades was Twilight fan fiction, and Fifty was not something I would have necessarily read and then thought 'Omg, it's Twilight for adults!' With Velvet, by page 15, I knew it was literally a remake of Twilight, but I kept reading in hopes that I was wrong. I wasn't.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Swoons, romance, laugh out loud moments, sexual tension By Crossroad Reviews Ok Velvet although was very Twilighty it was very good. Lot of laugh out loud humor to keep you going. And well enough sexual tension to make you want to throw the book across the room. Temple West doesn't shy away from the face of evil and well I love the new twist on what being a vampire means.The only thing I really hated about this one to start was that when I was reading it goodreads has it as a stand alone. And this book is so far from an all tied up book that I was getting worried. But I'm happy to say that the authors website says that it will be a trilogy so that makes me very happy. I can't wait to see where the author takes us on this yummy adventure.The characters were wonderful. And no don't worry there are no sparkling vampires in this one. The author did a wonderful job with the setting and each character. I hope to see more of the side characters in the other two books though. Esp. Cait's cousin. We don't get a lot of her.If you loved Twilight and you want a new fix! Then this is definitely the one for you! Go Into This One KnowingSwoons, romance, laugh out loud moments, sexual tension
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