I'd been wanting to read this for a while, as I felt that Somtow would
be able to do something dark yet extraordinarily beautiful on the
theme of the vampire. However, although I absolutely love some of
Somtow's books, he can be rather hit-or-miss.
This wasn't a bad book, but it wasn't overwhelmingly wonderful,
either, and was definitely aimed at an early-teen audience.
The main character is a teen boy, Johnny. His family has recently made
a lot of money after his mother published a book of his grandfather's
stories and reminiscences (he's a native American), and his mom has
insisted on relocating to a tony California neighborhood. Johnny
doesn't really fit in at his new school, and he's got a bit of a
not-one-thing-or-the-other identity crisis.
However, when he meets a new classmate, Rebecca, he realizes that his
issues aren't much compared to hers. Rebecca's father is a vampire,
and soon, Rebecca must make an irreversible decision - will she become
a vampire, at a grand 'coming-of-age' party, or will she remain human?

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