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Helpful Score: 6
I thought this book was excellent! It read like an updated version of Anne Rice's early vampire books without the cheesiness and theatricality. I liked how raw and gruesome it was, as well as the intimacy of Ariane's voice. I was sucked into the plot immediately within the first chapter and the book felt more realistic because the characters and vampires had more natural flaws and didn't feel like exotic, fictional gods that would never exist in the real world.
I was a little disappointed in the author's creation of all the lackey teenagers that hung around Daniel because it felt too wannabe/trendy to me. I pictured a bunch of gothic kids running around like the Lost Boys in Peter Pan. However, Jefferson made up for it in the plot when she concocted the gory car accident toward the end and brought the novel to a close with all the main characters.
I wish the novel had been more lengthy, but it was really great for a debut. I have already ordered the next two novels in the series!
I was a little disappointed in the author's creation of all the lackey teenagers that hung around Daniel because it felt too wannabe/trendy to me. I pictured a bunch of gothic kids running around like the Lost Boys in Peter Pan. However, Jefferson made up for it in the plot when she concocted the gory car accident toward the end and brought the novel to a close with all the main characters.
I wish the novel had been more lengthy, but it was really great for a debut. I have already ordered the next two novels in the series!
