Kept me guessing!
Fiction – YA
– Dystopian/Urban Fantasy
224 pages
Publication
Date: 2012
Other Name:
Vampire Miami
The Human
Revolt #1
Selah
Brown chooses to go to the only family she has left in the vampire controlled city
of Miami when her father disappears. Originally
on the hunt for her father Selah’s course changes when she unexpectedly gets
tangled up with the vampires and a unique gift she possesses reveals itself,
putting her family and new friends in danger and even possibly starting a new
Vampire War.
Right
from the beginning the well-designed book-world and finely crafted characters
shine through. Selah is very dynamic and
I found the examination of how people react in survival mode, either holding
onto the humanity harder or going no holds bar, fascinating. Also, having the story take place after
things had settled in an uncomfortable holding pattern after the vampire wars
was an interesting time to choose and gave the story a unique perspective. The writing was not to my taste - I found it
rough, raw and a bit crowded – but my love for the premise and plot overcame
the writing and led to another late night trying fight off my obsessive need to
continue the story. Not only does this
plot drip with potential for growth, but I never knew what to expect next
during the whole story. There was one
very gross part that bothered me, but luckily it was short and the only one of
its kind. Thanks to www.bookbub.com I was
introduced to another book I probably wouldn’t have found otherwise.
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