Review: I look forward to the next novella!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2013
This is the sequel novella series to The Vampire Hunter's Daughter short stories which I read basically in one sitting. It picks up shortly after the last short story ends, following sixteen-year-old Chloe and her crew of vampire hunters, a young witch, and a male siren as they try to figure out what to do next in the shadow of the vampire war they are sure is coming.I disagree with a lot of things in this series--mainly the mentality that vampires. Are. Bad. With no hope or shot at redemption even if they wanted it. I understand that they can't all be Edwards and Angels, but it makes no sense that a person would become automatically evil after turning when there doesn't really seem to be any genuine change to their personality or world view. And if Ms. Wright plans for the hunters to kill "all vampires" as she says, can't she at least make it so that they find a cure so that they can un-vampire the good ones instead of committing blind genocide? (Don't tell me there aren't good ones. Don't you dare.) I also got a bit irked with Chloe's martial mentality and thought she could do with a bit of calming down.Strangely, the one of the things I take issue with is also my favorite thing about this series. Jennifer Malone Wright doesn't censor her talk of weaponry, firearms, and fighting and I think that's a rare quality in artists these days (Texas girl here, what can I say?). The hunters do what needs doing and don't worry about it being legal or acceptable to normal people.I figured out the revelation in this story before it was revealed and I'm pretty proud of myself in spite of it being, well...easy to figure out. There was some sweet romance in here between Chloe and Drew and I really find myself liking Drew. Though Ms. Wright seems hell-bent on putting a love triangle in here and I think there really isn't a need for it. At least Chloe made the right choice in this novella. (And so long as she keeps making the right choice, we're good.)This  was a quick, easy, enjoyable read and I look forward to the next novella, Taking Talon, coming out in June. I recommend it to fans of YA urban fantasy!