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A review by northern_mint
30 Days of Night, Vol. 2: Dark Days by Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith
1.0
It's 16 months later and Stella is on a book tour talking for her memoir about the events of the last volume. She's got herself a group of bodyguards that resemble Matrix character rejects.
She's written this book to antagonize vampires. What I liked about the first volume was the vampires showed immense restraint. These were not rabid dogs but a sophisticated organization focused on staying hidden. VOL 1 SPOILERS But I guess Niles decided vampires showing restraint was boring because in this novel they're going full vampire apocalypse.
And yet the authors want to have their cake and eat it too. So, despite the ludicrous amount of destruction and mayhem going on in public places, no one takes any notice.
One scene, in particular, bothered the hell out of me.
One other gripe It's something I would expect from a comedic slasher or a YA romance novel.
She's written this book to antagonize vampires. What I liked about the first volume was the vampires showed immense restraint. These were not rabid dogs but a sophisticated organization focused on staying hidden. VOL 1 SPOILERS
Spoiler
Whatever the method vampires use to feed, it is clearly foolproof. The Barrow attack was deemed an unnecessary risk by leadership and the organizer was killed.And yet the authors want to have their cake and eat it too. So, despite the ludicrous amount of destruction and mayhem going on in public places, no one takes any notice.
One scene, in particular, bothered the hell out of me.
Spoiler
In it a crowded speaking engagement turns into a blood bath with innocent bystanders caught between a group of vampires and our heroes with all their guns and bombs. The fight is cut short because cops show up. They immediately decide it's all just a publicity stunt for the book. And we find out that there were no serious wounds. How is that possible, people were shooting guns and vampires were ripping out throats?One other gripe