Don’t Sweat. Don’t Laugh. Don’t draw attention to yourself. And most of all, whatever you do, do not fall in love with one of them.
Gene is different from everyone else around him. He can’t run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn’t hurt him and he doesn’t have an unquenchable lust for blood. Gene is a human, and he knows the rules. Keep the truth a secret. It’s the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood.
When he’s chosen for a once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt the last remaining humans, Gene’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble around him. He’s thrust into the path of a girl who makes him feel things he never thought possible—and into a ruthless pack of hunters whose suspicions about his true nature are growing. Now that Gene has finally found something worth fighting for, his need to survive is stronger than ever—but is it worth the cost of his humanity?
My first thought was that this book was a lot like the premise of the Hunger Games. Except the people are all vampires and they are hunting Humans or “hepers”. Now these weren’t your normal vampires, they don’t sparkle for one, they have no body hair, and no real facial expressions. They also salivate and go mental when they smell a heper. The story focuses on one human who has managed to blend himself in with the vampires by masking his scent and emotions, until he gets picked to go hunt the last of the human race.
I thought the book was really good. It was a bit graphic for me though. I really could only read it during the day as to not give me nightmares. The descriptions provided were so detailed that it left me with a graphic realistic vision as to what was happening in the story, which was really scary!
I had some logical issues with the book but other than a few “huh?” moments, but it kept me on the edge of my seat. I did like the random romance that evolved in the story. It wasn’t totally necessary, but it made the book more versatile to a wider range of audience. I was tickled that the author had the vampires be less intelligent than humans. I thought that was quite funny.
Overall I thought the book worked. It kept my heart racing the whole time. And end was a cliff hanger that had me reaching for the next book right away. I would recommend this to people who like action movies!
4 Bards.
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