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enchantressreads's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“Every night, the darkness devours another piece of her. I have no way of knowing how much is left. “
Mia is just 10 years old when she finds her mom’s lifeless body. And Mia is 10 years old when she feeds her mother blood for the first time.
Night’s Edge is not your typical vampire story. In this book, Kerin took some inspiration from the Covid Pandemic to create something horrifying. It’s been years since Saratov Syndrome began, and there are plenty of precautions in place to make sure people are safe. But Mia is far from living a normal life. She still feeds her mother from her veins.
It’s not only horrifying, but it’s sad. This book will hit hard with all femmes, but especially those with strained mother-daughter/child relationships. For every child who had to grow up too fast. For every child who became the parent. It hits very close to home.
It’s also gay, which I loved. I’m glad queers can exist freely even among deadly vampires.
Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Nightfire for the chance to read this advanced review copy.
CW: blood, HP reference, death, child/emotional abuse, abandonment, panic attacks, murder, gun violence, addiction
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Drug abuse
Harry Potter reference
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