Haven by Kristi Cook

Lately, there have been a lot of new books flooding into my local Barnes & Noble, and creeping up on me when I search Amazon. I picked up a few that sounded really good, or had really good authors. I'm going to kick this new book surge with a brand new book that had me hooked from the first ten pages all the way to the end. I picked it up, hoping it wasn't another cliched vampire romance, and it wasn't entirely. I was pleasantly surprised with Kristi Cook's Haven.

Violet McKenna had visions of her fathers death only months before it happened. Still scared and confused, she has just moved to New York with her stepmother, Patsy. She was strangely drawn to Winterhaven Academy, and now that she is attending, Violet is excited to start a new life here. The people are nice, including her roommate, Cece, and everything just seems to good to be true. Within a week, Violet has a new group of fierce friends, great classes and a high spot on the fencing team, and Aiden.

Aiden Gray is unlike anyone Violet has met before. He is tall, mysterious and seems to have an enchanting effect on every girl in school. But Aiden picks Violet. He tutors her, hangs out with her and even helps her through the terrifying visions that she keeps having. Violet and Aiden would be the perfect couple, one that would make all others jealous, if Aiden wasn't so difficult. He has so many secrets and wants to keep them that way, even when Violet is at the end of her rope.

But, Violet soon realizes that Winterhaven is no ordinary school. Every person there has some special psychic ability. For some, its telekinesis or empathy; for Violet its her visions. Violet can't control them like her friends can control their abilities, she is terified of herself unlike her friends. Violet doesn't want to be this different, she just wants everything to be simple and normal. But, there is trouble at Winterhaven and Violet is right in the middle of it with Aiden, and she knows that she must do something to stop it, even if it means sacrificing herself or killing the boy she loves.

RED'S ALL STAR REVEIW: I picked up this book thinking it was just another supernatural thriller-romance. But, it turned out to be one of the better no-conformist vampire books. It is so monotonous, how people make vampires seem, but Cook really brings them to life by denouncing some of the oldest myths about vampires. Also, If you like this book, then read the sequel, Mirage.

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