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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The perfect read for Halloween. Well written, a great plot with a few plot twists and I absolutely adored all of the characters. It's refreshing to see a healthy relationship in a vampire novel and the relationship didn't distract from the plot either which I liked. I hope the author writes a sequel.
I FREAKIN LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!
1990’s New Orleans, Vampires, Mystery, a YA the way I like them, a touch of romance, and lots of gore. I love when I read a book like this, it leaves me with that book hangover vibe.
I didn’t know about this wonderful book until a friend mentioned it, because it hasn’t come to the US yet. So I bought it from book depository, with its lovely free shipping. If you are wondering if you should get this one, YES!! Its awesome!!!
1990’s New Orleans, Vampires, Mystery, a YA the way I like them, a touch of romance, and lots of gore. I love when I read a book like this, it leaves me with that book hangover vibe.
I didn’t know about this wonderful book until a friend mentioned it, because it hasn’t come to the US yet. So I bought it from book depository, with its lovely free shipping. If you are wondering if you should get this one, YES!! Its awesome!!!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First and foremost, the book follows Mina and her journey in New Orleans to visit her estranged sister, Libby. Obsessed with everything spooky, Mina cannot wait to explore the city's darkest myths and legends - vampire tours, creepy cemeteries and absolutely everything scary. When Mina lands a part time job at a horror movie mansion, her dreams are coming to light... only to be destroyed when a body surfaces and somebody is out replicating New Orleans' most brutal supernatural killings.
This book is a super fun, old school YA gothic horror!
I absolutely adored many elements of this book and found the reading experience incredibly enjoyable. However, there were a few things I disliked about the story.
The setting of 90s New Orleans with their infamous myths and legends on vampires was super fun to read about. The spookiness of the setting really enhanced the story and was definitely a reasoning for me enjoying the book. The story also reads like old school YA, which I think is perfect for younger readers wanting to start experimenting with horror books and more spooky and gruesome literature.
What I didn't like however, was the pacing of the book. The novel started off very quickly with a lot of characters that we were instantly meant to grasp in order to understand the character dynamics. There would also be scenes where the characters would be doing an activity (ie. a sleepover) and we would get a brief summary of what was happening, only for the next scene to be after the event. It meant that there was very little character development throughout the story and I personally found it fairly hard to resonate with any the characters. I do however, think that this is another reason that younger readers would really love this book.
All in all, this book was definitely a fun, spooky book that was very reminiscent of old school YA.
This book is a super fun, old school YA gothic horror!
I absolutely adored many elements of this book and found the reading experience incredibly enjoyable. However, there were a few things I disliked about the story.
The setting of 90s New Orleans with their infamous myths and legends on vampires was super fun to read about. The spookiness of the setting really enhanced the story and was definitely a reasoning for me enjoying the book. The story also reads like old school YA, which I think is perfect for younger readers wanting to start experimenting with horror books and more spooky and gruesome literature.
What I didn't like however, was the pacing of the book. The novel started off very quickly with a lot of characters that we were instantly meant to grasp in order to understand the character dynamics. There would also be scenes where the characters would be doing an activity (ie. a sleepover) and we would get a brief summary of what was happening, only for the next scene to be after the event. It meant that there was very little character development throughout the story and I personally found it fairly hard to resonate with any the characters. I do however, think that this is another reason that younger readers would really love this book.
All in all, this book was definitely a fun, spooky book that was very reminiscent of old school YA.