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A review by mackenzierm
We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft
4.0
In London 1979, two women with a deep love for disco meet on the dance floor and change the course of both their lives. Nicola is a two centuries old, beautiful and brooding vampire and she can’t resist Amber’s feisty and fun-loving personality. Nearly fifty years later, an unexpected betrayal has Amber wanting out from under Nicola’s thumb. Amber learns others have done the same and ended up dead. Nicola senses that Amber is getting restless and proposes they open a nightclub. Amber agrees while plotting an escape plan.
WE LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE is so different from this author’s Stone Cold Fox (which I loved). Regardless, I still really enjoyed this one and it does hold some of the same witty and suspenseful themes.
WE LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE features a toxic female friendship and vampires. It’s set in London’s disco scene in the 1970s. The narrative alternates between Amber and Nicola’s POV in different timelines (one POV is in the present, and the other touches on a variety of years).
I really enjoyed the characters. They’re written in a way that you can’t help root for them, good or bad. I loved the toxic dynamic they share. The side characters are interesting as well and certainly serve to up the drama.
The plot is interesting and well paced. The ending wasn’t what I had expected but I loved the crafty and sly nature of the plot overall with its many layers and twists.
I’ll certainly be keeping my eye out for whatever this author will write next!
WE LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE is so different from this author’s Stone Cold Fox (which I loved). Regardless, I still really enjoyed this one and it does hold some of the same witty and suspenseful themes.
WE LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE features a toxic female friendship and vampires. It’s set in London’s disco scene in the 1970s. The narrative alternates between Amber and Nicola’s POV in different timelines (one POV is in the present, and the other touches on a variety of years).
I really enjoyed the characters. They’re written in a way that you can’t help root for them, good or bad. I loved the toxic dynamic they share. The side characters are interesting as well and certainly serve to up the drama.
The plot is interesting and well paced. The ending wasn’t what I had expected but I loved the crafty and sly nature of the plot overall with its many layers and twists.
I’ll certainly be keeping my eye out for whatever this author will write next!