The Last Vampire
by Romina Garber
Book: Stand Alone
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Pub Date: December 2, 2025
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Vampires
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
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Pride & Prejudice meets Crave when
Austen-loving Lorena Navarro attends a new boarding school expecting to find
her own Mr. Darcy, but accidentally finds the world’s last vampire instead!
Pride comes before the fall.
When a boarding school opens in a once-condemned Victorian manor buried in the
woods of New Hampshire, Austen-loving Lorena Navarro enrolls in hopes of
finding her own Mr. Darcy. Instead, she stumbles across a coffin and
accidentally awakens the world’s last vampire.
After hibernating for nearly three centuries, William Pride is desperate to
find his family—and clueless about the modern world. Relying on Lorena for more
than just blood, he enrolls at the school to catch up on all he’s missed.
Soon, William uncovers a chilling truth: He is the last hope for his kind’s
return to power. Torn between protecting the humans around him and fulfilling
his fate, William must make a choice that could change everything. Will he
sacrifice his species for love . . . or will he embrace his dark destiny at
last?
My Review: Uh.....
This book had too many issues for me and got quite annoying and boring
at times I both wanted to throw the book in annoyance and got headaches from
it.
It reads a lot more like this book is more middle school kids. Even the
characters come off and act like they are middle school at times instead of
high school.
The constant mention of menstrual cycles got old really fast. We get it,
don't need to mention it every other paragraph. The many attempts of bringing
up other classics and intertwining them wasn't a good idea. Maybe once or twice
but there were too many lines and suggestions that it actually took away from
the book.
William at first, was a total prick. They way he acted and treated
Lorena was horrible. She would try her hand to stay around longer and keep him
at bay and then gets all high and mighty when she thinks she finally defeated
him for good. Until he enrolls into the school and really shakes things up even
more.
It's not long until she goes swooning and pinning for the very same guy
who was really quick to drain her of her blood and end her. But William also
changes and falls for her as well. It gives off a lot of Twilight vibes in the
end.
For me, it wasn't a hit. The ending was actually the best part of the
whole book and I had to basically skip a lot of parts because it just was
either too boring or so bad I couldn't tolerate it. I also wouldn't classify
this as a dark academia like it says. It's just way too juvenile and there
isn't anything "dark" about this.
The ending is left open where another book could come if the author
wanted to make another. I can't say I'll be jumping to read it, not unless the
book gets a good overhaul.
If you like classics, Twilight and juvenile characters then this would
be more for you.
My Rating:
✪✪✪
