Once Bitten, Twice Shy by C.C. Wood Review

I used to think that my life was boring. I resigned myself to the rut I was stuck in. Then my entire existence was turned upside down.

In the last six months, I’ve learned things that would get me committed to an asylum if I repeated them. First, I was kidnapped by vampires. Yes, vampires. Sounds crazy, right? My best friend, Donna, became one of the fanged after that little adventure and hooked up with a hot, Scottish vampire named Conner. They’re even planning a wedding.

Secondly, I learned not all vampires are evil. In fact, some of them are downright sexy.

Alexander Dimitriades has it all. He’s tall, dark, and handsome and manages to give me tingles in all the right place and also make me laugh. Unfortunately, to be with him, I would have to give up my humanity and I like being human. Then, there’s the fact that the whole drinking blood thing gives me the heebie jeebies.

To make matters worse, there are plans in motion to change the place vampires hold in the human world. And I’m caught in the middle, between the vampire I’m falling in love with and a group that wants to create a vampire dictatorship, with humans as slaves.

Now, all I want is my calm, normal life back. As my friend, Ricki, likes to say, “Be careful what you wish for because it might come and bite you on the ass.” I hate it when she’s right.

Review

Once Bitten, Twice Shy is the second book in the Bitten Series by C.C. Wood.  The first book in this series revolved around a 300 year old Scottish vampire who falls for Donna, a human. This book picks up in the story line where that book left off, but mainly centers on Donna’s best friend Ivie and Lex, one of the oldest (and sexiest) vampires around.

Now, Lets begin by stating that I am not a paranormal reader. I read the first few Twilight books and stopped, meaning to go back and never did. I wasn’t dying for it and there are always new books out that got  my attention first.

That being said, I read Bite Me (the first in the Bitten Series) because I really loved C.C. Wood Girl Next Door Series and thought it was super sexy and fun! In my opinion, Once Bitten, Twice shy was even better than the first! These paranormal romances grabbed me and kept my attention the whole way through! I loved every second of them and cannot wait for the next in the series!

Meet Ivie

Ivie is young and independent and can be very strong willed! She is not super model skinny but absolutely beautiful (although she doesn’t always see this) Being single and always taking care of herself, Ivie sometimes has trouble letting go of control (but somewhere deep inside she has the urges to just sit back and submit) To me, Ivie was an amazing heroine. She is not perfect and makes plenty of mistakes, but she knows when it is important to let things go and when it is important to stand her ground!

When this book starts, Ivie is still in a state of shock over her kidnapping and what they wanted to do to her. She is staying with Donna and Conner and is very hesitant around other vampires. She knows they are not all evil but  still cannot get over her first encounter with them and the fact that they wanted to torture and kill her.

Meet Lex

Alexander is a “Greek God”! He is sexy, smart, witty, and powerful. He is one of the oldest vampires and a member of the Council, an organization that governs the vampires. Although he is typically reserved when he meets Ivie he knows she is for him. He can feel the pull between them and just needs her to acknowledge she feels it too!

There is lots of drama brewing in the vampire world and Lex and Ivie have to find a way to be together when he is constantly being called away and she is unsure of how she feels about being with any vampire (especially one as domineering as Lex).  Mix a little love triangle (HELLO Finn) and some BDSM and I am done, just done! LOVED IT!

This book was super sexy, just like the first. C.C Wood does an amazing job of blending sex, humor, and an intriguing story line! I was really into Bite Me and thought the sex in it was some of the steamiest I had read, but I was blown away with Once, Bitten Twice Shy. Lex as a dominate vampire is swoon worthy and Ivie’s desire to submit left my knees weak!

C.C. Wood’s writing has a way of grabbing you and make you not want to stop reading till you cannot keep your eyes open anymore! I just don’t know how I am supposed to wait for her to write Finn’s book now!

~miranda