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Urban fantasy, particularly vampire stories, have become fairly mainstream since books like Twilight and Vampire Academy, and shows like True Blood and Vampire Diaries came on the scene. I offer up Sunshine as an alternative to those hyper popular titles and as a compromise between the horror genre and the romance/drama genre of vampire fiction.
Sunshine takes place in an alternate version of our world where Others have been around since the dawn of history. Weres, succubi, magic handlers, demons.... There is prejudice and fear surrounding their existence, but the real threat are the Dark Others - vampires. They are evil and an encounter with one is always fatal. So when Sunshine, a baker at her family's cafe, survives a vampire abduction and picks up a vampire companion along the way, her life begins to change in ways she never expected, and she is forced to accept that she is more than she seems.
With vampires that are more monster than human, a strong and relatable heroine, and a little romantic tension, Sunshine is a delightful blend of genres. It is a refreshing take on the vampire story, not to mention the first vampire story I've ever encountered to acknowledge that moonlight is actually light reflected from the Sun (aka sunlight). Guess that's just the science geek in me...
14 days until Christmas!
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