e-Audio, 11:24:56
Narrated by: Elena Rey
Release Date: March 28, 2023
Published by: Books on Tape
Read from: March 16-21, 2023
Stand-alone
Source: PRH App (I received a copy of this audiobook from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)
TW: Violence, Death, Vampires
For Readers Interested In: Paranormal, Romance, Vampires, Horror, Family Diversity (Twins), Sparkly Cover, YAIn the quaint town of Nightfall, Oregon, it isn’t the dark you should be afraid of—it’s the girls. The Lost Boys meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this propulsive novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Treatment.
Theo and her brother, Marco, threw the biggest party of the year. And got caught. Their punishment? Leave Arizona to spend the summer with their grandmother in the rainy beachside town of Nightfall, Oregon—population 846 souls.
The small town is cute, when it’s not raining, but their grandmother is superstitious and strangely antisocial. Upon their arrival she lays out the one house rule: always be home before dark. But Theo and Marco are determined to make the most of their summer, and on their first day they meet the enigmatic Minnow and her friends. Beautiful and charismatic, the girls have a magnetic pull that Theo and her brother can’t resist.
But Minnow and her friends are far from what they appear.
And that one rule? Theo quickly realizes she should have listened to her grandmother. Because after dark, something emerges in Nightfall. And it doesn’t plan to let her leave.
*MY THOUGHTS*
I was real iffy about starting this book…. I hate to sound cliché, but if you know anything about me, you know I don’t really care for vampire stories. I’m a product of the paranormal romance boom (I was an actual teen during it) and it seemed like every paranormal creature was a vampire. And I was over it. I said I wouldn’t read another one. Obvs that was a lie lol But it was the thought that counts lol
I took a chance on this because it didn’t sound like vampires who sparkle or have alternative blood diets. I saw that Horror was on the genre list and I didn’t hesitate to read it immediately. And it actually panned out! The horror was actually scary (ghosts, turning people and then drowning them), the vampires only ate one thing, etc. It was so good. Also, don’t read this at night. I ended up reading the end at like 2am and I had some weird ass dreams lol
The plot was so good! I wanted to know what was happening to the weird town and what the grandma knew that she didn’t want to talk about. I hated that we didn’t get too much information about the place, but I can admit that it made me want to keep reading. If nothing else it was because I was noesy and just needed to know what happened. And the plot twist at the end! I knew it, but to have it confirmed like that! It was like wtf the way it just nonchalantly happened lol I was not ready! And I really don’t think y’all will be either lol
The characters were what made me rate this what I did. Like Theo was too like naïve. I don’t get how all these things were happening and you were just like “Yeah, totally weird.” Or when your grandmother (who was nice the whole other time) started being mean because of something, and she just thought “Oh she changed a lot” It was so weird lol Idk maybe it’s because she was a teen, or maybe because I’m an outsider looking in, but it was just weird that she trusted the boy before her grandma. It made me want to Auntie shake her lol And the grandma was also weird. Like why would you keep that from them? Like I could understand if it was a few people, but like IT WAS THE WHOLE TOWN. And the brother?! Like BOY. Just head over heels and immediately. Didn’t know anything about them. I get it, that’s part of their allure, but did you even try?! lol
This book was interesting. I wasn’t sure I was going to like it, but I actually really loved it. It was really a fun book. I didn’t think I’d ever really go back to vampire books, but I had to at least try. If nothing else so that I knew how many my library would need and how the teens might receive this. They’ll be disappointed that there was some romance, but I think the horror, and the actual vampires would more than make up for it! I liked it and I really think they will too!
Overall, I give this
