I don't usually like zombie stories but this one was cloaked. The author calls them wraiths but their behavior and demeanor screams zombie. Anyway, I liked the premise that Adam Thorne is trying to discover how to kill his brother, the wraith who killed their parents. Due to a paper she wrote detailing Shadowman, Talia O'Brien enters his radar. He proceeds to track her down and basically kidnap her. I found this disturbing especially when Adam decides he's smitten. Yeah I get it's a romance but the romance definitely took a back seat to the wraith investigation. On the other hand, the wraiths determination to get Talia (why?) and the governments response (WTH?) held me hostage. I enjoyed the suspense and action but the romance just didn't do it for me. For most of the book, Adam is a controlling jerk while Talia is a ninny. She hates him and then suddenly they're in love. It just didn't work.I have the second in the series (?) and will read it to find out what happens next. Maybe Adam and Talia will have a real romance and redeem themselves. Hey it could happen.
