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Synopsis:
I was just a reporter, trying to stay ahead of my student loans. I knew the rules, and I followed them.
I thought I knew how the world worked—humans lived their petty little lives in the safety of the sun. We loved and fought and—when the sun sank—we scurried behind our walls and lived in fear. That is when the monsters came out to play.
And even in the safety of the sun, we knew who ruled us.
The Houses. And their Scions.
Everyone knows the great Houses and their Scions—they are feared and loved and hated and envied. They are the gods who walk the shadows and rule all of our lives. They are salvation and death.
And somehow, I am one of them.
I thought I knew how the world worked—humans lived their petty little lives in the safety of the sun. We loved and fought and—when the sun sank—we scurried behind our walls and lived in fear. That is when the monsters came out to play.
And even in the safety of the sun, we knew who ruled us.
The Houses. And their Scions.
Everyone knows the great Houses and their Scions—they are feared and loved and hated and envied. They are the gods who walk the shadows and rule all of our lives. They are salvation and death.
And somehow, I am one of them.
I became interested in this books months ago but then I forgot about it. Initially, I thought that this type of dystopian story sounded interesting and slightly different from what I had heard of before. It was different from the others due to humans being an integral part of vampire society not just as pawns but also as leaders to promote vampires. The purpose of the scions were to protect vampires through strategy and manipulation like that of a chess game. It made sense that they would play such an important role when vampires were incapable of going out during the day.
I liked the book and thought that it was an interesting take on this type of dystopian. I enjoyed learning about the different roles that each vampire played in their hierarchy like the blade, prince/princesses, and sycophants. Farley was a strong character who called out vampires and humans alike when she thought that they were being jerks. She was a fun character to get to know over the course of the book and I think that she will become even better in the next book. I think that she will really come into her own.
My only issue with this book was the explanations about each of the houses at the beginning of each chapter. Some of them were interesting but they began to get tiresome after a while. There were many times where I felt that the pacing was thrown off in the book due these descriptions. I think that it might have been better if the author had the vampires explain these things in the dialogue with the main character.
Sounds like a fun urban fantasy. That’s one of my favorite genres though I hardly manage to read it.
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