Review: Bite Me

Bite Me by Parker Blue

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book grabbed me from the start. Val gets kicked out of her home, and basically her family, on her 18th birthday. Why? Because her mom thinks she's a bad influence on her little sister. But why would a regular teenager be a bad influence? Drugs? Sex? Nope, it's because Val is 1/8 demon. She's part succubus, a female lust demon, and the only way she has found to appease her demon side (whom she calls Lola) is to hunt and kill vampires. So what is an 18 year old with no home and no job supposed to do when found on her own? Well, she ends up collecting a best friend... a part hellhound canine companion named Fang who's able to communicate with Val telepathically. Then she joins the SCU (Special Crimes Unit) of the San Antonio Police Department and gains a very handsome partner, Dan. With these great new additions to her life they set off to find and stop a deadly vampire vein who is keeping her sister enthralled. During the way she meets other part demons that make up the Demon Underworld and learns more about controlling her demon half. Of course there's some humor, some fighting, and yes, some lust but overall it's a great read that keeps the reader invested during the entire book. I can't wait to read the next book in the series because the plot is so different than others in this genre. The author does a great job of portraying demons and vampires as having human emotions and characteristics, just a little amplified. Too many paranormal authors make the "otherworldly" vastly different than humans so this is a nice change. Plus the humor is very well done, slightly snarky and sarcastic but it perfectly fits Val. This book ended up being one the most satisfying stories I've read all year.



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