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Mina and the Undead
by Amy McCaw
Break out the popcorn and old horror movies! This was such a fun trip through 90s horror nostalgia with a pairing of vampires. To top it all off it's set in the colourful city of New Orleans. This was the funnest vampire story I've read in a long time!
Teenage Mina finds herself in New Orleans with her sister working at a horror novelty mansion where people come to be scared for fun. She ends up finding herself tangled in a murder mystery where a girl is found with puncture wounds in her neck. Mina's holiday ends up being a full blown murder investigation and a deep dive into New Orleans vampire culture.
First of all 90s kids are going to love this one. There's so many references to 90s horror pop culture peppered throughout it and I was loving on it. This is for the kids who grew up with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jason, Freddy Kruger etc. This will tickle your inner horror child of the 90s.
It's an easy book to read and you'll find yourself flying through the chapters to find out what's going to happen. It's a great one to get you out of a slump or as a filler between more dense reads because it is fun, entertaining and gentle on the brain.
Speaking of easy, the cover art is easy on the eye. It screams retro horror (VHS) vibes. LOVE.
I honestly struggle to think of any issues I had with Mina. This is one of my favourite reads of 2021 and would recommend it to anyone who loves vampires and 90s horror pop culture. Team Mina all the way!!!
Teenage Mina finds herself in New Orleans with her sister working at a horror novelty mansion where people come to be scared for fun. She ends up finding herself tangled in a murder mystery where a girl is found with puncture wounds in her neck. Mina's holiday ends up being a full blown murder investigation and a deep dive into New Orleans vampire culture.
First of all 90s kids are going to love this one. There's so many references to 90s horror pop culture peppered throughout it and I was loving on it. This is for the kids who grew up with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jason, Freddy Kruger etc. This will tickle your inner horror child of the 90s.
It's an easy book to read and you'll find yourself flying through the chapters to find out what's going to happen. It's a great one to get you out of a slump or as a filler between more dense reads because it is fun, entertaining and gentle on the brain.
Speaking of easy, the cover art is easy on the eye. It screams retro horror (VHS) vibes. LOVE.
I honestly struggle to think of any issues I had with Mina. This is one of my favourite reads of 2021 and would recommend it to anyone who loves vampires and 90s horror pop culture. Team Mina all the way!!!