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    Turned: Book #1 in the Vampire Journals

    Written by Morgan Rice

    Narrated by Brianna Knickerbocker

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    Turned is book #1 in the #1 bestselling series The Vampire Journals, which includes eleven books (and counting).

    In Turned, 18 year old Caitlin Paine finds herself uprooted from her nice suburb and forced to attend a dangerous New York City high school when her Mom moves again. The one ray of light in her new surroundings is Jonah, a new classmate who takes an instant liking to her.

    But before their romance can blossom, Caitlin suddenly finds herself changing. She is overcome by a superhuman strength, a sensitivity to light, a desire to feed--by feelings she does not understand. She seeks answers to what’s happening to her, and her cravings lead her to the wrong place at the wrong time. Her eyes are opened to a hidden world, right beneath her feet, thriving underground in New York City. She finds herself caught between two dangerous covens, right in the middle of a vampire war.

    It is at this moment that Caitlin meets Caleb, a mysterious and powerful vampire who rescues her from the dark forces. He needs her to help lead him to the legendary lost artifact. And she needs him for answers, and for protection. Together, they will need to answer one crucial question: who was her real father?

    But Caitlin finds herself caught between two men as something else arises between them: a forbidden love. A love between the races that will risk both of their lives, and will force them to decide whether to risk it all for each other…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLukeman Literary Management Audio
    Release dateJul 10, 2015
    ISBN9781632913456
    Author

    Morgan Rice

    Morgan Rice is the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author of the epic fantasy series THE SORCERER'S RING, comprising 17 books; of the #1 bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, comprising 11 books (and counting); of the #1 bestselling series THE SURVIVAL TRILOGY, a post-apocalyptic thriller comprising two books (and counting); and of the new epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS, comprising 3 books (and counting). Morgan's books are available in audio and print editions, and translations are available in over 25 languages.Book #3 in Morgan's new epic fantasy series, THE WEIGHT OF HONOR (KINGS AND SORCERERS--BOOK 3) is now published!TURNED (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals), ARENA ONE (Book #1 of the Survival Trilogy), and A QUEST OF HEROES (Book #1 in the Sorcerer's Ring) are each available as a free download on Amazon.Morgan loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.morganricebooks.com to join the email list, receive a free book, receive free giveaways, download the free app, get the latest exclusive news, connect on Facebook and Twitter, and stay in touch! As always, if any of you are suffering from any hardship, email me at morgan@morganricebooks.com and I will be happy to send you a free book!

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    • 3/5
      I've seen the Turned series on both LibraryThing's (Member) and Goodreads giveaway pages but didn't win any of them so I never read them. When my library's Overdrive got the ebooks, though, I decided to give them a try and read Turned the first book in the series.

      In this first book, Caitlin Paine has just moved and it's her first day at her new school. The New York City school with its metal detectors, security guards, and tough kids is unlike anything she's used to even after all the moves her (much) less than stellar mother has put Caitlin and her younger brother Sam through.

      It's on that first day that she meets Jonah, seemingly the only good thing about her new school - and new locale. Before things can really begin between them, however, Caitlin feels herself changing. Feels of superhuman strength overcome her - leaving her feeling not only stronger than she's ever felt, but also craving violence and, strangely, to feed.

      Caitlin doesn't understand these feelings . . . or the whole new world they'll soon lead her into.


      Turned is short (196 pages in paperback) and seems much more like an introduction to the series than anything else. We get to meet Caitlin and Jonah and learn some of the back story about the vampires but nothing is examined very closely (Caitlin's past, why they move so often, her relationship with her family, the friends from her past, etc). We get a lot of surface things.

      Reading the series as a whole or if this had been part of a larger novel, it might have been a smaller issue but with this being the whole story, I was left wondering some things.

      The school setting as well as Caitlin's home life seemed almost too harsh. While we didn't see a lot of things (again, this being short and that only being a part of it), it felt almost beyond belief that no one in the whole city (at least that we saw) besides Caitlin, her brother, and Jonah was decent.

      I did find Jonah to be a really interesting character and I liked the vampire lore that was introduced. I'm interested to see how things develop in the second book and how/if it builds on what was presented in this opener to the series.

      Rating: 6/10


      Other books you might like: A Beautiful Dark by Jocelyn Davies and The Tear Collector by Patrick Jones
    • 4/5
      This was not a very long book (clocking in at 195 pages) but it really packed in the action. I found myself actually caring what was going to happen next to Caitlin and wondering about her half-breed vampire status. The next book has ties to Salem, Massachusetts and Nathaniel Hawthorne and its about 100 pages longer. Plus, there are two more books after that to read. A very good book, cannot wait to see what happens next! :)
    • 2/5
      Turned is a novella length beginning to Morgan Rice's Vampire Journals series that has a general storyline with promise, but for me, failed to support it's potential in several instances.Caitlin, and her brother Sam, have been dragged around the country by her alcoholic, neglectful mother and now, with her final year of school to finish, the fractured family is living in a seedy area of New York. Caitlin blames her restlessness on this latest move, but she begins to explain odd physical changes and urges which can't be explained by simple anxiety. The unusual pressure builds until Caitlin wakes in a dumpster, her last memory of the classical music performance she was attending with Jonah. She is horrified to discover that she has fed on and killed a performer and having broken vampire law she is now a target of warring clans.Up until this point I thought the storyline worked reasonably well, I was willing to believe Caitlin could be the Chosen, and interested in Rice's myth, however the rest slipped into a absurd case of instant peevish love with Caleb (in less than an hour after meeting him she was pouting that he rescued her out of obligation not true love) and a string of inexplicable but convenient events. Perhaps the collapse of the storyline was due to Rice's rush to finish, but for me the credibility of the story was ruined.The characters are generally lack-lustre. Caitlin's thoughts and actions are immature for an 18 year old girl who has had a difficult upbringing. Rice glossed over Caitlin's reactions to Sam's disappearance, her mother's announcement and death, which might have provided more depth. In general her characterisation was inconsistent, Caitlin's behaviour with Caleb had no justification and some character statements were blatantly contradictory. I quite liked Jonah but didn't learn enough about him to make any real judgement and Caleb didn't seem to deviate from the stereotypical tormented but noble (and buff) vampire.While there were some well described action scenes, in the main I feel the writing lacks sophistication in terms of both style and technique. The flow was broken for me by general inconsistencies, short sentences and there are several copy edit errors in the text which I found difficult to overlook in such a short novel.There are aspects of Turned that are obviously popular with a number of readers, and I think the main premise demonstrates the author has the imagination to develop a creative story but unfortunately the lack of technique and uneven development didn't work for me. Morgan Rice continues the story and has so far released three additional installments which I expect would each demonstrate improvement and growth in writing skill.
    • 3/5
      In just 150 pages this book was appealing, intense and action pact! While reading this book I kept thinking, how is this book going to have a resolution in just so few pages and I was right. There is a semi-ending to the book but still leaves me wanting more.It reminds me a lot like a really good TV series. While reading I kept thinking, “this would be like watching the first episode of an intense season premier.” Just like Caitlin’s thirst, I am craving for more. I really would like know more about the characters, more about the Covens and the war that has now begun between the good and bad vampires.It is obvious that Caitlin is a key in the war between the Covens; but my guess is that Jonah (a human that Caitlin has feelings for) will play a big part in the war as well. Who knows, I’m not very creative so Morgan Rice just might surprise me!
    • 3/5
      I really wish I could say that I loved this story, but I just can't. Authors can write about anything no matter how far-fetched and make you believe it is possible, but this just didn't happen for me with Turned. When I was reading the story, I had to keep going back to re-read sections to make sure that I didn't miss something, but in fact, the details just didn’t add up. For example, Caitlin was very specific when she realized at one point that she forgot her cell phone and journal in her bedroom on the corner of her desk, so she goes back to her mother’s apartment to get them. When she gets to the apartment, she has to leave before she ever makes it to the bedroom, and yet, the cell phone is amazingly in her pocket later on in the story. There were several times that I found this kind of inconsistency that should have at least been caught by an editor. Another thing that stood out for me was when Caitlin and Jonah were speaking; I felt I was hearing the voice of the author rather than the voices of a teenage girl who grew up all over the country and a teenage boy from New York City. Their language patterns should have varied at least a little. The book was only 196 pages and I really wish the author had taken more time to develop the plot and characters so that Turned would be a solid foundation for a series. Having said all this, I might read the next installment to see if it has the development I was hoping for with Turned.
    • 3/5
      Caitlin Paine was not sure why she always seemed to stand out, there was nothing about her size or her looks that made her different and yet there was something that made people look twice. Starting in a new school and starting at midterm made this even more noticeable. Usually she could skate by and be inconspicuous as possible, but now there was no way. Making her way to class and going through the scanner, she is again noticed and pulled aside. Her necklace set off the scanner, a cross that she had always worn.The one person in school that did not treat her differently was Jonah, a nice young man often made fun of by the other students. Fighting to find a space in the cafeteria for lunch was nauseating, and after trying for some time without success to find a seat she finally found one in the very back so she could be by herself. Things were so much different for her little brother Sam; he made friends and fit in no matter where they were. At school, she remains a bit of a loner, except for Jonah. She finds that his love and his pride and joy are his violin. Music is his life.After her initial first day and her nausea, she just does not feel right, everything is wrong, and she feels odd. After heading for home, feeling hot and uncomfortable, she sees a few of the bullies from school picking on some one. She is not able to see the victim and stays in the shadows to avoid problems. When the bullies clear, she sees a violin busted into pieces and Jonah beaten and bruised, unable to move. Something comes over her, a rage with no control. Her body begins to react on its own, the rage becomes all-powerful, she becomes stronger, and more than whom she is. Letting out a primal roar as she attacks, she breaks the first attacker’s wrist. The second attacker comes at her but her body moves at speeds and angles she cannot comprehend and both feet hit his chest knocking him into the trashcans where he does not move again. Who is she and what has just happened?In Turned, by Morgan Rice, she has built a story of differences. Caitlin has just found she is far different than she ever imagined. How has this happened and what does it all mean? As she continues through school and finds strange and painful changes happening to her, she does not know where to turn. The pain begins to cause further sensations, sensations of hunger. Her vision changes and she can see the pulse in her friend Jonah’s throat.As Caitlin fights to find the answers, she only finds more questions. Soon a body is found drained of blood, and Caitlin knows she is responsible. Now there are others looking for her as well. Her family is falling apart and she no longer understands her life. This is a fast-paced story about youth and changes. While I found that as the story progressed and built on its theme, the beginning began entirely without enough depth or explanation. The story is good, a solid foundation, but I would have found it more believable and interesting with a more substantial build up, the powers came on too quickly and too unbelievably. Even with that, the story is good, with strong potential. The book gains speed and agility as the characters begin to build and Caitlin will make a great protagonist. This is a good twist on the usual vampire story, with a unique ending.This book was recieved as a free e-book from the author. All opinions are my own based off my reading and understanding of the material.
    • 3/5
      When I was contacted by Morgan Rice asking if I’d review her book Turned I wasn’t immediately drawn to it. But then I began to look closer at the cover and description of the story and got just a little more drawn in. I liked the idea of reading a vampire story where the main character wasn’t changed into a vampire because she was bitten. You see, Caitlin isn’t a victim of a thirsty creature of the night nor a victim of some lonely heart who wants a new companion for all of eternity. Although I do love both those storylines in other books, it was intriguing to me to see that Caitlin would be slowly turning into a vampire for causes unknown. So I picked up the book and started reading to see what this was all about.It’s a young adult story and the prose is a little easy going. I actually enjoyed this. It reminded me of the kind of books I used to enjoy reading when I was younger. There is a lot of dialogue and a lot of action. The internal thoughts and descriptions of surroundings are still there but they are kept to a minimum. I also liked the introduction of Caitlin and her situation. She starts out as just a normal teenager, her first day at a new school. She meets a boy that is about the only good thing about her day, home life after school included. This also happens to be the first day she starts feeling a little…different. What I didn’t like is that after the initial change, everything else happens so fast. Caitlin goes out with Jonah to Carnegie Hall and while there, her blood lust overwhelms her so much she ends up killing someone. The rest of the story follows Caitlin as she runs from the police, encounters two factions of vampires and attempts to find out what exactly she is.I enjoyed the story and would read the next in the series if they were available to me. As I said above, I find the concept really unique, I liked the story-telling style, and I like Caitlin. There were some things I did wonder about though. For instance at the beginning of the book Caitlin seems to really like Jonah but when she’s in trouble a vampire named Caleb saves her. She immediately falls in love with him and thinks that he is saving her because he loves her too. This really had me shaking my head. I understand love at first sight but what I don’t understand is why Caitlin got all huffy and puffy when she thought he was just “using” her and didn’t love her back. I also didn’t understand Caleb’s reaction to her reaction. I wont say any more to avoid spoilers but I think I just needed this flushed out a bit. The second thing I had problems with is that the editing sort of fell apart near the end of the story. There were lots of spelling mistakes. I can somewhat ignore this because that’s the sort of thing that can be easily fixed but it was a bit distracting for my personal enjoyment of the story.I would recommend this book to older teens. The writing is meant for teens and the relationships feel to me like teens might understand them just a tad more than adults. I don’t necessarily recommend to younger teens because I found Caitlin’s lust for blood and a few gory scenes a bit disturbing.
    • 4/5
      First off, I love this cover. The darkness and fierceness of it is pretty awesome in my opinion. It's what made me decide to go ahead and start reading this book, even though I had prior commitments. Sorry ya'll, but I was drawn to this. =)The title insinuates that someone in the story is going to be turned into a full-fledged vampire. And, someone did, but not the someone I was expecting. That sort of disappointed me, but there's always the sequel(s). =)As for the remainder of the story ... there were parts that were Twilight-esque ... Two boys having feelings for the same girl ... Said girl feeling awkward and unsure of herself and her feelings .... Sound familiar? I figured they would, but I believe it sounds familiar because these are classic elements of many teen/YA novels (like this one is). I think people only compare these types of situations with Twilight because Twilight skyrocketed into a phenomenon so fast.Overall, this book really is an interesting and fast read. I thought it a pretty good beginning to a new series of books. There were quite a few story developments that weren't really completed in this book. I'm sure this was done to draw the reader in and make them want more when the story ends. Well, congratulations Ms. Rice, you have succeeded ... I want to read more.