This was a quick, fun vampire book. The first of a series, we meet Samantha Moon, who apparently is a vampire. Refreshingly, this was not your typical vampire novel. She is a private detective, working mostly at night, but unlike most vamp books, she has a family, and because of that, she is trying to maintain some sort of normalcy in her new life.
Let's backtrack...the book begins with meeting Sam in her house. Her vampire status is never really declared, instead, she has a "condition". She slathers on sunscreen, wears long sleeved shirts and big brimmed sun hats to pick her kids up from school. She seems real lethargic during all this, but once the sun goes down she seems to perk up. We learn that her marriage seems to be on the rocks as well.
She takes a case and meets with her new client. This is where the supernatural really comes out. Her new client, Kingsley Fulcrum (I think some of the names in this book is are kind of silly...like Kingsely Fulcrum...). Turns out Fulcrum is a werewolf. And makes her admit that she is a vampire. The story continues with her working for Fulcrum, trying to figure out who tried to kill him, figure out what to do with her marriage (which doesn't end well) and embrace what she really is without losing everything important, and figuring out what to do when and if she does.
Overall, though it was a new look at a vampire book, not stereotypical at all, it was not exactly a home run. I felt like maybe this book was a good start to something better, and I am looking forward to reading more of the series. I just hope that the character development grows and the stories get a little deeper, as this story just kind of skimmed the surface of anything real deep. Not that every book needs to be deep and telling, but it felt like everything was just on the surface. This could be because Samantha herself has not delved into herself and the vampire within, holding on to a life that she can no longer functionally be a part of. The end of the book gave the impression that book 2, Vampire Moon, might open up to that.
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