A review by veronica87
Generation V by M.L. Brennan

4.0

I don't read a lot of UF these days, outside of a few long running series that I've been reading for years, because most of it is the same-old-same-old, recycled stuff. This book was a pleasant surprise. It offers up a fresh take on vampires (it can be done!) and gives readers a totally average hero in the guise of Fortitude Scott, Fort for short. He's a vampire, yes, but he's a baby vamp and thus not very strong at all. He has no fighting skills to speak of. In fact, he's usually the punching bag for others, both literally and metaphorically. When he pisses off a powerful, visiting vampire at a dinner hosted by his mother, he gets assigned a kistune bodyguard named Suzume. I liked her but her schtick did get a little old by the end. As an introvert I'd find her utterly exhausting to be around in real life. And the constant reference to how sexy she is and how seductive her every move is got annoying. I get it already. I assume she's meant to be the eventual love interest but I was really more interested in Fort's relationship with his much older brother, Chivalry. I liked the bond that seemed to be there and I'm a sucker for sibling bonds. The humor in this book was another highlight for me and I laughed aloud several times while reading this.