Vampires are everywhere lately, whether it’s a book, movie, or TV show. I am a victim of this fad, seeing as my favorite TV show is The Vampire Diaries. But enough with that, this is a book blog and I am to write a review on the books I read. So, here goes nothing.
Last week, I read the book Slayed by Amanda Marrone. I have always been fascinated with Van Helsing*-related books, even though I don’t really know anything about him. So when I read Slayed, I got to know a few of his ancestors. Particularly the young Daphne Van Helsing, a teenage vampire slayer who wants to be anything but. Amanda made Daphne’s life seem realistic in the sense that vampires are not something you want to snuggle with while watching a Gilmore Girls marathon. Daphne spent her life being homeschooled and always on the road. She never had a place to call home because her parents were so dedicated to the hunt. She never ever had a friend or talked to boys. Her life was restricted to hunting vampires, and getting paid for doing it. Everything changes when her parents take her to Maine for a job. She meets Kiki and her life starts to look up. Until an evil she never imagined, arises from the depths of hell.
This book is full of interesting new twists on vampire lore. Plus, for all those who love a good forbidden romance, we have the hottie, Tyler Harker, the son of a rival vampire slaying family who come to Maine for the same reason that her family did. To slay the creatures of the night and protect the poor towns people they prey on. This book is full of action, romance, and MAGIC!
I give this book four and a half stakes out of 5
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