Okay, listen: I feel like I shouldn't like this book. Maybe in one of them, there were no monsters.ģ 1/2 stars. She liked the idea that there were a hundred different Kates, living a hundred different lives. But Kate discovers August’s secret, and after a failed assassination attempt the pair must flee for their lives. When the chance arises to keep an eye on Kate, who’s just been kicked out of her sixth boarding school and returned home, August jumps at it. One who can steal a soul with a simple strain of music. All August wants is to be human, as good-hearted as his own father, to play a bigger role in protecting the innocent-but he’s one of the monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father, who lets the monsters roam free and makes the humans pay for his protection. Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city-a city where the violence has begun to breed actual monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from author Victoria Schwab, a young woman and a young man must choose whether to become heroes or villains-and friends or enemies-with the future of their home at stake. Soon enough, both girls discover that their problems extend beyond being the current heirs of a centuries-long cat-and-mouse game between their families: Their attraction to each other is more potent than their instincts to take the other down.Īn enemies-to-lovers teen vampire LGBTQ+ romance? If this sounds like your jam, you’re going to want to read all of Schwab’s other stories.There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. But Calliope has a secret Juilette could never have guessed - she’s a vampire hunter, the heir of a long line of brilliant and famous slayers. Having reached the point when she needs to take her place as a fully adult member of her powerful vampire family, it’s time for her to prove herself with her “first kill.” Calliope Burns (Imani Lewis) looks like the perfect victim - she’s new in town, she hasn’t got a lot of friends, and she seems an easy takedown. First Kill revolves around the coming of age of teenage vampire Juliette Fairmont (Sarah Catherine Hook). Warning: Mild spoilers for First Kill follow. Schwab’s books to read if you loved First Kill. First published in 2020 as part of the Vampires Never Get Old: Tales With Fresh Bite anthology, this vampire tale is only a taste of Schwab’s storytelling. But for those who haven’t heard of the New York Times bestselling author, Netflix’s new adaptation of her short story, First Kill, will surely fix that. Victoria “V.E.” Schwab is one of the most recognizable names for science-fiction fantasy horror genre fans.
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