Reviewed by: Sooz
Genre: Paranormal
Approximate word count: 80,000-85,000 words
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Author:
Erin Jensen
is a University of Kentucky graduate. Plague
of the Night is her debut novel, but she has written for Tales of the Talisman Magazine, Health & Wellness Magazine, The Human Resource Magazine, and KentuckyDoc Magazine. Jensen enjoys
fan fiction and drawing.
Description:
When the
police chief of the Charleston Police Department is killed by vampires, the
police department is on full alert. The Blood Disease turns people into
mindless, blood thirst vampires, but there is something even worse out there –
vampires that look like humans. Caleb Reed heads the case, and runs into
roadblocks between hybrid vampires and the FBI.
Appraisal:
Vampires
are an interesting topic – if not an overdone one – for a book. It seems most
circumstances have been done before.
Yet, Plague of the Night seemed to offer a
different view of a world filled with vampires, a darker more sinister one.
In Plague of the Night, most people think
vampires are deathly creatures that rot from the inside out. There are a group
of hybrids that do not encompass all of the vampire traits. Instead, they look
like people and can blend in with the human population – given they aren’t
allergic to sun. However, these aren’t your teenager’s vampires.
The story
centers on Caleb, a detective whose job is to rid the world of vampires. Yet,
he’s not totally convinced that is the right answer when his suspicions about a
vampire that bit him and was killed years ago showed emotions that vampires in
this world shouldn’t exist. While one faction of the hybrids wants to
assimilate, another group wants to kill the humans who shun them.
Erin
Jensen’s writing is solid. She certainly builds a believable world. The bad guy
might be a bit cliché with witty one-liners when he gets a chance, but that is
just one of the few drawbacks from Plague
of the Night.
Jensen
provides interesting twists, even with a bit of a cliffhanger at the end, and
it’s not enough not to enjoy the book for those that do not like to be left hanging.
It simply sets up a next book if there is one in the future.
If you are
looking for a quick read with a bit of intrigue and action, Plague of the Night is a solid choice.
Format/Typo Issues:
No major
issues.
Rating: **** Four stars
3 comments:
I still like vampires and this sounds a bit different. I need to stop reading this site's reviews. My TBR is groaning. ;)
Hi, BigAl's Book and Pals. Thank you for the awesome review. Is there any way you could put up a picture of the book cover?
No, don't stop, A Voracious Reader. :)
Rien, I don't remember ever missing the cover on a review like this, but obviously I did. It's been fixed. Thanks for pointing that out.
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