Published- 18th January 2010
Publisher- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages- 351 pages (Paperback)
This book is about Jessica who finds out she is a vampire princess next in line to the throne in her home country. Lucius is the vampire who has come to America with the intention of marrying Jessica. At first she doesn't believe a single word that Lucius says, until she discovers that her adopted parents have been lying to her for most of her life. The truth will soon be revealed to Jessica and she has to make decisions about her future.
This was a good novel as it is filled with action, suspense and some tense moments. You don't always know what is going to happen next so it is thrilling to find out. The novel contained a good ending as it makes you want to read the 2nd novel in this series which is called Jessica Rules the Dark Side. However, the ending is quite a happy one in my own opinion, but to find out what it is you have to read this novel for yourself.
Jessica was a good main character as she starts off as someone who isn't so sure of herself, but develops into a really confident woman. She has one best friend and a guy who is crushing on her, but when she meets Lucius everything changes for the rest of her life. Jessica is a likeable character who a lot of girls can relate to. When she meets Lucius she doesn't know if she wants to be with him or her crush Jake.
Lucius starts off as an arrogant teenager/vampire who just gets on your nerves and always tries to prove that he is right about everything. He wants things to happen right away and basically says that these things have to happen such as Jessica marrying him. However, he then becomes more likeable because he changes his opinion on everything and tries to stop Jessica from fulfilling the vampire pact of marrying him. So overall my opinion on Lucius is mixed because I didn't like him at first, but then I loved him. He is a character you can't help falling in love with because he is so irresistible.
My overall opinion on this book was that I loved it and I can't wait to read the 2nd Jessica Rules the Dark Side. My overall rating for this novel is 4/5 stars. Everyone who hasn't read this novel really must read it right now. Especially if you love vampire and romance novels then this is the book for you.
Rating 4/5
