Member Review

Spoilers Ahead: 90's Gothic story that called to my inner Goth Nerd. Baby doll dresses, Mary Jane's, and Dail up internet!

I didn’t know what exactly I was getting myself into when I requested this ARC. The cover and description were more than enough to draw me in. I have to say I was pretty over the whole “My perfect sister has everything. I’m an outcast” vibe that’s most of the book right from the start. Which is the major reason for the four-star rating.

I didn’t connect with the MC on a personal level; though I think we can all agree that we have felt like the outsider. Aja lives in the shadow of her popular, beautiful, and picturesque older sister Fiona. Thier mother left them without a backwards glance and their father thinks, like the rest of the town, that the sun rises/sets in Fiona's every whim. Aja is a disappointment from the day she makes a pact in blood with her bestie Mary. Fiona goes missing on her Birthday. Soon 4 teens are missing thus rocking the perfect world in their small town.

When a vampire comes calling, what choice does Aja have but to follow along with his tempting offer. but first she demands a promise that he will not hurt her if she goes along, feeling that he is the missing link to where her sister has disappeared to, Aja soon realizes that she is completely out of her depth and league with the nest of vampiric caterpillars, butterflies, and beautiful undead coven of Katie & Padraic. Can she escape with her life? Will she find Fiona? Can she save her fellow classmates before they are completely devoured my 1000s of gnawing, gnashing mouths?

Overall, I enjoyed the writing and world building. The characters were flawed but undecidedly human. Perfect read for chill fall days leading up to Halloween.