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A review by mswarning
Sweetblood by Pete Hautman
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don't know where I got this book.. Maybe at NTTBF?? It's not an arc, though. This book came out around 2003! The vampire chat room totally took me back to the early 2000s. Thanks for the nostalgia!
Anyway, the MC is 16, but this book reads pretty young. Lucy feels kind of immature, more like a 13-year-old version of herself. None of the "goth" characters in this book are particularly likeable, which frustrates me. Most of the plot was predictable.
Some of the small details stuck with me. Lucy mentions to her doctor that her mom didn't want more kids because of her illness. That's the type of thing that kids sometimes internalize, that I internalized as an only child. You perceive that you're difficult or a problem. Huh, no wonder I was an angry kid.
Also, this book has a Pierce Brosnan reference, which felt a bit dated. Overall, it wasn't bad.
Anyway, the MC is 16, but this book reads pretty young. Lucy feels kind of immature, more like a 13-year-old version of herself. None of the "goth" characters in this book are particularly likeable, which frustrates me. Most of the plot was predictable.
Some of the small details stuck with me. Lucy mentions to her doctor that her mom didn't want more kids because of her illness. That's the type of thing that kids sometimes internalize, that I internalized as an only child. You perceive that you're difficult or a problem. Huh, no wonder I was an angry kid.
Also, this book has a Pierce Brosnan reference, which felt a bit dated. Overall, it wasn't bad.