Oh wow. Where do I begin? So much went on in this book at so quick a pace, I just breezed through it. It only took me a couple days because I had needed sleep. This book has vampires, shapeshifters, were-creatures, zombies, and yes, that is a dragon on the cover. I guess the best thing about this novel was how well it was all thrown together. The author really has a vivid imagination, and the story that she told, featuring all sorts of characters, was written in a way that kept me on my toes, wanting more. Ms. Alexander was very good at keeping up the suspense!

The heroine, Edie Spence, was also very likeable. She was down-to-earth, had an awesome job as a nurse for paranormal beings, and really cared about other people, even if they weren't human. I will admit that having the main character fall for a zombie kind of weirded me out, but he was kind of endearing. I guess I'm just used to zombies from horror movies, rather than the Haitian ones they are based on. Still, the thought that sometimes his body parts came from other sources was a bit much.

I also admit that it was a bit daunting in the beginning, because the first few pages are filled with a lot of technical words and medical terminology I'd never heard of, so I was worried that the whole book was going to be like that, but luckily that was not the case. I was glad, because I thought that would have kept me from getting into it. Instead, this book really sucked me in, and it was rather hard to put down. I am very much looking forward to the sequel, Moonshifted, which will be coming out in November. Especially since the end of Nightshifted featured a teaser for the next book, and what I read of it ended on a suspenseful note. I really want to read more! I give it 4/5 stars.

This was my first book from Cassie Alexander and I really enjoyed it. It was fun to read about a human working as a nurse in the paranormal division of a hospital that not everyone knows about. Because I am not a nurse, some discussions or descriptions went a little over my head but I think that anyone who has knowledge of the profession would enjoy this aspect. Edie was such an interesting character. Even though she works the night shift she doesn’t let this affect her personal like and is willing to put herself out in the dating world which introduces her to some interesting characters (one I hope to see in the next book!). But it’s what happens on shift that drives the story. For being only a human in a world where everyone has more power and strength than she does, Edie fights for what’s right and tries to save those that others may consider unsaveable. She lands herself in hot water but fights to save herself and stand up for what’s right. For me, great first read from Ms. Alexander and I’m excited for more to come in the series!

Moody urban fantasy verging on horror; the vampires are frightening, good people do monstrous things, and our heroine Edie keeps plugging along, pushed by her own decency. Really, really good.

I really didn't enjoy this book. From reading the blurb, I expected this to be a ripping urban fantasy story filled with monsters roaming hospital wards. Instead we get the nympho nurse who can't say no having frequent sex with anything that will have her, which is not my idea of a good book. I couldn't stand her character and the plot didn't grab me. Add in the medical terminology that I didn't understand half the time and it was not a book that I wanted to continue with. Not much else I can say about it really.

1. Good story. Great idea and the execution wasn't bad. There were some things that were confusing, jumps in timing or where a character was (physically) from moment to moment but otherwise it was entertaining.

2. I read the Audible version and the reader was...Less than ideal. She read the book. That was it. There were some Russian accents and a British accent but the characters all sounded flat. There was nothing in her narration that pulled me into the book and made me want to stay. If it hadn't been a good story I wouldn't have stayed. The narration was just that bad. So 3 stars: 4 for story and 2 for narration.

I received this as an ARC from Booksirens in exchange for an honest and voluntary review.

I really love the concept of this book. It did take me a few days to get through as the pacing of the story seemed a bit slow at times, but once Edie met Anna, the story picked up and I enjoyed it a lot more. I am excited to see where to story goes from here, will Edie see Ti again?

Ti was a zombie and had a lot happen to him. I understood Edie's hesitancy to get into a relationship with him at first but she frustrated me so much when she was so disgusted by his injuries. She is a nurse in an ER or goodness sakes and should be used to seeing gruesome injuries. Plus, he wouldn't have any of those new injuries if it wasn't for her. Her inner monologue annoyed me a lot of the time, which contributes to why I wasn't able to give this a higher rating. However, I really liked a lot of the side characters including Ti, Sike, and Anna so I am looking forward to reading more about them. I really hope Edie matures in this next book. She definitely has potential and I do like that she chose to keep her original memories and job, so I have hope for her!

Slow and confusing start, but overall not a bad book.

First off, I want to say I enjoy Urban Fantasy and the creative spins each author puts on their own novels are always intriguing and I think that this author does a great job. I enjoyed the nurse/hospital setting of this novel and the hijinx that happen there. I really enjoyed Grandfather and some of the other characters and would be interested to know more about Asher and Anna. However, the main character was a bit TSTL and I had a hard time rooting for her. The relationship with her brother is incredibly toxic and I kept wanting her to actually stand up for herself.
I was not expecting this book to be quite as gory as it was. So warning if you, like me, are squeamish. The main love interest I found dull, offputting, and then at the end completely disgusting and was hoping Edie would come to her senses.
I can’t really pinpoint when the book started to turn for me. I would definitely read more from this author, but not from this series.

3.5 stars

Good worldbuilding, but the explanation of things lacked some clarity. Though I rarely agreed with her decisions, I liked Edie. Ti was nice (if somewhat stalkerish and overwhelmingly into Edie), but . . . ew.