Bad Vampire
Lauren Dawes
Overall: 3/5
Plot and themes: 3/5
Characters: 3/5
Writing style: 3/5
Attention-grabbing: 4/5
Bad Vampire is the first book following Cat McKenzie, the newest detective in the Paranormal Investigation unit. It's only been a few months since the supernatural world was revealed to the regular humans and society is still reeling. The Paranormal Unit is a new department used to bridge the gap and solve the crimes that the regular cops cannot. Cat is assigned to this unit as a punishment due to her failure to save her partner from a supernatural threat, but it's actually a little more complicated than it seems.
It's an interesting premise and I'm a sucker for supernatural detective stories. My only complaint is that the vampire itself wasn't really all that much of a threat. When you see that the title includes it, you tend to expect it to be a bigger deal than a couple of references and the final boss battle. The whole way that the vampire was integrated into Cat's entire plot line felt just kind of weird and like it didn't really fit in with the rest of what was going on.
All in all, I think it was pretty good but could've had more action. It might get better once we learn more about Cat's past and get a little more into the probable romance. I definitely liked it but I feel like I could have loved it.
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