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Vampire comes to Princeton to destroy a recently discovered Assyrian scroll that if translated will reveal divine secrets that have been suppressed for Millenia. On the side of light are two librarians—a wealthy, man-eating daughter of a late philanthropist and a unambitious book-lover who turns amateur detective.
Lots of this book was fun. Lots of it was also cheesey. I think, in vampire stories, it's a trope to have to explain the vampires rules, and that the vampires rules are definitely not Bram Stoker's. Our vampires are not your typical vampires! which is actually typical.
There were a couple times I laughed out loud at the author's sudden interjection explaining Simon's a skill Simon was about to use unexpectedly. In college Simon mastered elevator hopping! So that's why he's going to be able to jump from one moving elevator to the next! In high school Simon mastered knife throwing, so he'll definitely hit this target.
Lots of this book was fun. Lots of it was also cheesey. I think, in vampire stories, it's a trope to have to explain the vampires rules, and that the vampires rules are definitely not Bram Stoker's. Our vampires are not your typical vampires! which is actually typical.
There were a couple times I laughed out loud at the author's sudden interjection explaining Simon's a skill Simon was about to use unexpectedly. In college Simon mastered elevator hopping! So that's why he's going to be able to jump from one moving elevator to the next! In high school Simon mastered knife throwing, so he'll definitely hit this target.
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