A review by leialocks
The Salem Branch by Lara Parker

3.0

I started this around Halloween because I wanted a Halloween story to read, but not one that too gory or scary. I knew Dark Shadows would deliver. I had hoped not to find the mopey, emo vampire that's all the rage. Sadly, Barnabas was in this book. I started reading this, not realizing it was the second of her books. Main problems: No Angelique. Barnabas can't decide what he wants to be. Quentin is not necessary to the story so why is he here (and I thought we solved the werewolf deal in the series). The end "twist" seems out of place. The Salem bits were interesting. In fact, they were more fun than the bits in Collinsport. Overall, an okay read if your fan of the series, but I would not recommend it if you are not up on the back stories of Collinsport.