Review: Was looking for more out of this
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2014
This short novella was just "OK" for me.  In part because I am not a fan of books that are chopped into short segments.  I don't mind novellas that provide a back-story to a novel, but as far as I can see, this was not one of those.The book is set in the future where vampires not only exist, but humans are very much aware of them and openly hunted each night.  Humans are food, and at the stroke of midnight, no one is safe.  Vampires hunt them in their homes, on the streets, and nowhere is truly safe.  The police, military, anyone professionally trained to keep order no longer exist as the were the first to be killed.  With minimal food and supplies at hand, society is now more like a dystopian world where humans struggle day to day to survive.  Aura and Mark are two humans who have lost their families to the vampires, and fight to exterminate as many as possible during the day when vampires are at rest.  Outside of themselves, the only other interaction they have is with the scientists who supply them vampire repellent.  A foul smelling concoction that masks their scent and deters vampires from searching their hideout more thoroughly.  However, something is just not quite right with those scientists, and Aura seems to be hiding something from Mark.Again, it is a very short story that seems to set the premise for a longer one given the secrecy of the scientists and Aura's interactions with them, but it ends too early to give much more than that hint.  And frankly, it all seems so hopeless.  Aura and Mark try to eliminate as many as possible during the day, but there are just too many, and vampires can turn humans so just what can the surviving humans do.  That is not to say that the series could not be entertaining, but I'm just not one of those that enjoys this type of story in short clips.  If you're a fan of zombie books, this one kind of reminds me of those, but with vampires.