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Once Bitten

Once Bitten

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  • Create Date：2021-06-01 10:54:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Linsey Hall
  • ISBN：B087L8SC27
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Summary

Vampires aren't real， right？

People say I'm a weirdo。 Sure， my idea of a party is a mini box of wine and hanging out with a feral raccoon， but it works for me。

When I’m accused of murder， things get crazy。 One， I learn that I have magic。 Two， there’s a secret magical city hidden right in London itself。 And three， my only hope is a vampire who’s sexy as sin and scary as the devil himself。 He's called the Devil of Darkvale， and he all but owns Guild City。

Some say I should just quit and turn myself in。 Not a chance。 I’m going to solve this murder myself， which means surviving in a new world of witch parties， magical guilds， and a vampire with a tortured past。 The vampire and I are like colliding stars， and the heat is irresistible。 I should avoid him， but if I want to save my own life， he’s my only hope。

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Reviews

Dragana ，

This book randomly showed in my Goodreads recommendations and I decided to give it a try。 I was pleasantly surprised。★ Non-stop action。☆ Good pacing。★ Nicely developed characters。☆ Liked the main heroine and the friends he acquired in this first part。★ The world is diverse and intriguing。 So far， my favorites are witches with their crooked tower and constant parties。 :DLooking forward to the next book。 <3

Brianna H ，

Great bookI’m usually weary of spin offs but I really enjoyed this。 I like how it had some depth and character mystery and wasn’t all about the love story。

MGaby P-M ，

Definitely a supernatural mystery book。 I wouldn't be surprised if she becomes a supernatural PI。 3。5 stars if that was an actual rating I can give on here。 I enjoyed it because I like supernatural fated mate style books but I have a few concerns that I believe some people would agree with。 As usual here's the good news first，The actual mystery was interesting， the Witches are my kind of people， I mean "We are the daughters of the witched you could not Burn" if that doesn't explain read the boo Definitely a supernatural mystery book。 I wouldn't be surprised if she becomes a supernatural PI。 3。5 stars if that was an actual rating I can give on here。 I enjoyed it because I like supernatural fated mate style books but I have a few concerns that I believe some people would agree with。 As usual here's the good news first，The actual mystery was interesting， the Witches are my kind of people， I mean "We are the daughters of the witched you could not Burn" if that doesn't explain read the book， the party alone should explainthe world that Lindsey created was fun and the ending was a bit intriguing even if a little predictable，（Of course Carrow is powerful and special） but WTF is up with that rock？ And what the heck is the flipping curse and why is her racoon so weird？ Is that magically normal weird or actually weird， weird？ I need to know！Again the story is obviously interesting and fun enough that I gave it 4 instead of 3 even though I'm in the middle。 Now here are my complaints and explanations as to why。。。It's annoying that Carrow feels an attraction to a guy who she thinks killed her best friend， I just don't see her having room to recognize that feeling when anger and fear should be stronger more overwhelming emotions。 To realize there's an attraction after realizing he's not guilty and actually on her side would be more acceptable。 It would also make a more dramatic realization like she finds out and then he gets closer or is doing something giving her a reason or chance to look closer now that her guard is lower， just to be like of shit he's more than scary and grumpy he's also hot， who knew。 Idk that'd make more sense to me。 I Wish there was a bit more character exploration， the premise of the characters is interesting and fun， I like the friends and think Mac is the shit but don't think there's enough info about her， she's just the facilitator of the magic world for Carrow but why？ She's cool so why Carrow？ You know？ I think there should have been an aha moment when Mac sees Carrow in her depth， actually recognizes her as a deeply good person who just needs friends and decides she's her bestie now。 There sort of is but I feel like there should have been more tension and depth to the moment， I mean Mac basically decides Carrow is here sister now， that's some deep shit， and it was brushed into a yeah carrow is important because she is the mc so it makes sense for complete strangers to become what amounts to family over the span of a minute。 That level of love and dedication means something and it should show。 There's just not a lot of depth to the side stories。 It's all about the main pair which I get but your MCs friends and relationships make the world you're creating more realistic。 I also feel like Carrow didn't interact with Quinn enough to make his jealousy and protective reactions realistic。 If Quinn had become real friends with her if they even actually flirted and if he had a chance to see her depth of character and personality shine thus giving him a reason to not only genuinely like her but believe he could have a chance。。。 then it would make more sense for him to be jealous of her interactions with The Devil it would make more sense for him to want more。 As for The Devil he obviously wants her because she's special and the fated thing whatever I get that。 He feels the draw。 Whatever， he finds her amusing even when she's not and finds her special even when she's shown no sign to him off being so。 Fated mates。 Whatever， I get it。 It doesn't bug me as much as the side relationships for an unknown reasonAs i said this book was good but I have some complaints that's why 3。5 stars， would I read it again？ Maybe。 If the answer to that had been no I would be more inclined to give it 3 stars， but alas I would probably read it again because as I said at the beginning。。。I actually enjoyed it。 。。。more

Pepper Garnett ，

Loved it！Love the characters and the plot。 It's A bit different than most paranormal stories and。 I Love that！！ The witches are great characters！ Loved it！Love the characters and the plot。 It's A bit different than most paranormal stories and。 I Love that！！ The witches are great characters！ 。。。more

Rebecca ，

It was ok。 The world and plot were interesting， but overall the book was a little flat。 The characters didn't have much depth。 The plot was a little too simple。 It was ok。 The world and plot were interesting， but overall the book was a little flat。 The characters didn't have much depth。 The plot was a little too simple。 。。。more

Oscarb1007 ，

DNF at 40%。 Pretty solid start with humour and action… then it just got boring。 Instant friend， best powers possible， most powerful person wants you。 Meh。 Not bad， but not great。

Erin ，

3。5 stars。 This book was very enjoyable， but I have a big caveat。 It’s super light， fluffy reading and the plot， magic， and world building are very loose， shallow， and flimsy。 But even though there were a lot of unrealistic parts （insta-best-friendship is only one example and not the worst offender）， I still enjoyed it for what it was。 And it was entertaining。 I could rip it apart with lots of questions， but I don’t want to look that closely and ruin it。So I’m giving it 3。5 stars for pure romant 3。5 stars。 This book was very enjoyable， but I have a big caveat。 It’s super light， fluffy reading and the plot， magic， and world building are very loose， shallow， and flimsy。 But even though there were a lot of unrealistic parts （insta-best-friendship is only one example and not the worst offender）， I still enjoyed it for what it was。 And it was entertaining。 I could rip it apart with lots of questions， but I don’t want to look that closely and ruin it。So I’m giving it 3。5 stars for pure romantic fantasy entertainment value， not for being a masterpiece of fantasy literature。I am positive that some people won’t be able to enjoy it， and I won’t recommend it to ultra-discerning readers。 But， regardless of what it says about me， I enjoyed it。 It was that romance- I’m a sucker for good chemistry！ :） The plot wrapped up nicely without a cliffhanger， but the romance hasn’t culminated。 I’ll read book 2 and hope the romance can pull it through again， like it did with this installment。Content:Language- a LOT of hells， damns， sh-， b- and a- words。 But never the f- word。 So thank you for that， Linsey Hall。 Much appreciated。Sex- innuendo。 One sensual kiss and one sensual vampire bite。 No sex。Violence- yes， opening scene has a murder victim that has had his head bashed in。 Yikes。 One cadaver scene and organs， etc。 Substance Abuse- the main characters get trashed on magical potions and a drug called Ambrosia at a witch’s party。 Thankfully they didn’t do something totally stupid and annoying during this scene。 They decided to take something that brought them back to sobriety before they left the party。 No lasting harm done， thankfully。 （Also， no hangover nor any negative consequences。） Still， not my favorite plot point。 Also， lots of casual drinking。Cover - okay。I read this on Kindle Unlimited。How I rated the series:Once Bitten - 3。5 starsWicked Deal - 3 starsDark Secrets - 2。5 starsDevilish Game - skimmed Cursed Mate - skimmed 。。。more

Janet ，

Fast and funCarrow finds the secret world of magic in Guild City。 She also finds the Devil。 This book has great characters， an intriguing mystery， and cursed attraction。 I can't wait to see what trouble Carrow finds next！ Fast and funCarrow finds the secret world of magic in Guild City。 She also finds the Devil。 This book has great characters， an intriguing mystery， and cursed attraction。 I can't wait to see what trouble Carrow finds next！ 。。。more

Linda ，

3，5

Carolina Firefly ，

Enjoyable， but there’s nothing original about this book: not plot， not characters， not magical world， nothing。 Hell， there’s even a Leaky Cauldron and a Diagon Alley。 The exception may be born and mortal vampires。 And Cordelia。 （She’s my favorite。） The writing and characters aren’t good enough to make up for it。

Debra Tate ，

Great read！A nice mystery， tied to both the mundane & magical worlds。 A cast of very interesting characters。 Definite sequel tension。 I really enjoyed this book & am excited to start the next！ I want an apartment in Mac's building， too！ Great read！A nice mystery， tied to both the mundane & magical worlds。 A cast of very interesting characters。 Definite sequel tension。 I really enjoyed this book & am excited to start the next！ I want an apartment in Mac's building， too！ 。。。more

Adena ，

not much elaborations and world building。 But good for a quick read！

Jacob Proffitt ，

I decided to go back to the beginning of the Shadow Guild universe after picking up another further down the line。 It's an interesting prospect because even just that one revealed a few secrets that are being kept in this one。 That said， this was very much along the lines of what I expected so this is likely to be something of a plough-through （as I'm having fun with them， at least so far）。I knew the worldbuilding would be light going in and that helped a bit， at least with expectations。 This on I decided to go back to the beginning of the Shadow Guild universe after picking up another further down the line。 It's an interesting prospect because even just that one revealed a few secrets that are being kept in this one。 That said， this was very much along the lines of what I expected so this is likely to be something of a plough-through （as I'm having fun with them， at least so far）。I knew the worldbuilding would be light going in and that helped a bit， at least with expectations。 This one starts in the mundane world and it's basically only the strength of Carrow that held my interest。 She's in something of a tough spot because she's a bit stupid about revealing things to the police when she figures out that a murder is about to happen。 Well， she finally gets there before they do and is caught at the scene。 And arrested and， eventually， on the run with a manhunt out for her。 Which is when she stumbles onto "Guild City" the magical city within London。Yes， that's all very ridiculous and I don't care。 I told you the worldbuilding was light， right？ There you go。 What held me was the friendships and relationships， even though they're all pretty fast。 I didn't care that Mac attached to her nearly instantly because their conversations were fun and she was such a great intro into the magical world。And again， the plot held together and the mystery was compelling。 And Devil， the male protagonist for this chunk of the series， wasn't nearly as bad as he could have been and had a few stand-out moments along the way。So yeah， light and I definitely don't recommend this to anyone who wants to take their UF seriously。 But it is entertaining and I'm going to read more of them because I have a personal weakness， apparently。 Four stars， all of them for taking， and holding， my interest。A note about Chaste: Despite being all interested and stuff， Carrow and Devil aren't anywhere near a place where they'd be anything like intimate， even just physically。 So there's an almost kiss and a stimulating neck-bite （vampire， you expected that to happen， right？） so it's pretty chaste， I think。 。。。more

Lari Orselli ，

2。5

Lucie ，

Ma to nejake sve mouchy ale prostredi， postavy a zapletka je super :） Hned jdu na dalsi dil。

Carrie Simpson ，

Loved this I enjoyed reading this book and can’t wait to read the next one！！ I loved cordelia and can’t wait to see more of her！

Kay ，

3。75 starsIt has its ups and downs but tolerable overall。 It got me intrigued with the world but this book is a crash course on what’s to come so I think it was trying to cram as much information as possible。 However it felt clunky at best when information were abbreviated to what could have been a real connection with the audience from the heroine as it’s mostly her pov。 It skipped a lot of details because they wanted to move the story along。 Unfortunately that meant readers can’t properly conn 3。75 starsIt has its ups and downs but tolerable overall。 It got me intrigued with the world but this book is a crash course on what’s to come so I think it was trying to cram as much information as possible。 However it felt clunky at best when information were abbreviated to what could have been a real connection with the audience from the heroine as it’s mostly her pov。 It skipped a lot of details because they wanted to move the story along。 Unfortunately that meant readers can’t properly connect with their world， their issues， their interests， etc 。。。more

Leseana Charles ，

Maybe I will revisit， not likely。 The story is not intriguing enough。

Richenda ，

Loved it。 Fun。 Loved the world and the protagonists 'can do' attitude。 The ending was sort of anti-climactic and it didn't make sense that the hero thought she could fight because the history of her being a fighter wasn't there， I thought it was weird that she liked to solve things with her fists， it seemed like she could have been a bit more imaginative than that。 Especially when glammed up。。。 Instead of using the glam she decided to punch someone。。。 I don't like destined mates， it makes it all Loved it。 Fun。 Loved the world and the protagonists 'can do' attitude。 The ending was sort of anti-climactic and it didn't make sense that the hero thought she could fight because the history of her being a fighter wasn't there， I thought it was weird that she liked to solve things with her fists， it seemed like she could have been a bit more imaginative than that。 Especially when glammed up。。。 Instead of using the glam she decided to punch someone。。。 I don't like destined mates， it makes it all too obvious。。。 But if they were in this world of seers and magic it's unlikely they wouldn't have destiny。Enjoyed it。 。。。more

Jessie Pingry ，

Love this worldI read the shadow guild books a little backwards， but I still love learning more about the characters and how this world operates！ It’s so fun and each book always leaves me wanting to read the next one！

Annie ，

I have to say this author is quickly becoming a favorite of mine for paranormal suspense/romance。 In the last series I read from her （yes I read out of order） I was missing a little more heat between the two main characters。 This book had 1 major concern for me。 I’m just not a huge fan of vampires。 The whole immortal， bloodlust just doesn’t do it for me。 The devil though， I’m intrigued by him。 By his conflicting emotions and actions regarding Carrow。 Then there was Carrow having no idea about th I have to say this author is quickly becoming a favorite of mine for paranormal suspense/romance。 In the last series I read from her （yes I read out of order） I was missing a little more heat between the two main characters。 This book had 1 major concern for me。 I’m just not a huge fan of vampires。 The whole immortal， bloodlust just doesn’t do it for me。 The devil though， I’m intrigued by him。 By his conflicting emotions and actions regarding Carrow。 Then there was Carrow having no idea about the magical world。 I love the world this author has created。 There is so much to it yet I don’t feel overwhelmed when reading it。 This world has been well thought out and written in such a way it makes me wish I could be there！ 。。。more

Adricrisuruta ，

The author managed to grab me with Carrow's very sad life and how， little by little， he manages to find his place in life。 The author managed to grab me with Carrow's very sad life and how， little by little， he manages to find his place in life。 。。。more

Maria ，

I do like these books they are easy reading but need to read in order as they are not stand aloneI find the writing style easy to read， very much for sitting in the sun to readFIRST SERIES - SHADOW GUILD: THE REBEL （Carrow & The Devil of Darkvale）1。 Once Bitten2。 Wicked Deal3。 Dark Secrets4。 Devilish Game5。 Cursed Mate

Michelle Tapia-maydwell ，

Great series

Dawn Lusk ，

Good startI read some of the reviews and I don't see a weak female character， I didn't see where the story didn't flow or the weak vampire。 Read the whole book。 I enjoyed it， thank you。 Getting 2 now Good startI read some of the reviews and I don't see a weak female character， I didn't see where the story didn't flow or the weak vampire。 Read the whole book。 I enjoyed it， thank you。 Getting 2 now 。。。more

Katerina ，

It had an interested world， with a bit of Harry Potter vibe in it， which I didn't mind and was what kept me reading。 Otherwise it was disappointing and a bit juvenile， so definitely not for my age demographic。 It would appeal to a younger crowd maybe。 I will not read the rest of the books。 It had an interested world， with a bit of Harry Potter vibe in it， which I didn't mind and was what kept me reading。 Otherwise it was disappointing and a bit juvenile， so definitely not for my age demographic。 It would appeal to a younger crowd maybe。 I will not read the rest of the books。 。。。more

Nancy Bell ，

A rocky ride through two different realmsCan the devil of guild City be trusted？ Can Carol clear her name of murder and find the real murderer？ All this and more will become abundantly clear as the novel continues。 Lindsay Hall continues to enrapture us with her writing style as she goes deep beneath the surface to find all the nuances of romance and suspense。 The devil and Carrow strive to clear her name in the human realm while they also face untold enemies。 They have to get help from the sorc A rocky ride through two different realmsCan the devil of guild City be trusted？ Can Carol clear her name of murder and find the real murderer？ All this and more will become abundantly clear as the novel continues。 Lindsay Hall continues to enrapture us with her writing style as she goes deep beneath the surface to find all the nuances of romance and suspense。 The devil and Carrow strive to clear her name in the human realm while they also face untold enemies。 They have to get help from the sorcerer's guild to do this。 To track down the killer and his boss。 Will they be in time？ To stop the main ceremony they have to be。 With their backup behind them they hide amongst the villains and pray that they are in time。 。。。more

Jeanie's Kindle ，

Vampires don't play fair。 Especially very old vampires that may be your cursed mate。 When you are a supernatural and have always lived in the human world。 A world where you just didn't fit。 A world where you were very lonely。 A world where you tried to be a police officer and failed。 Now you tried to solve the murder of your only friend。 Consequently you are found at a murder scene and accused of the murder。 Now on the run， you blunder into the world of supernaturals。 Where you discover you belo Vampires don't play fair。 Especially very old vampires that may be your cursed mate。 When you are a supernatural and have always lived in the human world。 A world where you just didn't fit。 A world where you were very lonely。 A world where you tried to be a police officer and failed。 Now you tried to solve the murder of your only friend。 Consequently you are found at a murder scene and accused of the murder。 Now on the run， you blunder into the world of supernaturals。 Where you discover you belong。 。。。more

Brittany Rios ，

One of my favoritesThis was one of my favorite books from Lindsey。 We got both perspectives of the male character and the female character。 The character spoke more than 3 words to eachother compared to other books and it was highly entertaining！

Madison ，

2。5 🌟I had stumbled upon the Wolf Queen and enjoyed the series a ton， however didn't understand the world as much being that it was a sub series。 I thought trying this book being older would open up more understanding of the world。 What I liked🌟 the world building- I was able to understand the Guild and how it was set up more than Wolf Queen allowed🌟 characters- I felt even the side characters had personalities that were different What I disliked🌟 murder plot- I didn't find it as captivating as 2。5 🌟I had stumbled upon the Wolf Queen and enjoyed the series a ton， however didn't understand the world as much being that it was a sub series。 I thought trying this book being older would open up more understanding of the world。 What I liked🌟 the world building- I was able to understand the Guild and how it was set up more than Wolf Queen allowed🌟 characters- I felt even the side characters had personalities that were different What I disliked🌟 murder plot- I didn't find it as captivating as the Wolf Queen's murder plot。 Her need to solve the murder just didn't feel as emotional as it should have。🌟 romance- I didn't really feel the romance between the two leads。 I also didn't enjoy the hint of a love triangle at the end 。。。more

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