In the Valley of the Sun

DNF @ 42%

Well, this is a bummer. I knew going in this book was going to be a slow burn, but I'd been looking forward to reading it for awhile. Unfortunately, I got almost halfway through and was having a hard time getting involved in the story in any significant way. Writing is objectively good, but this book didn't grab me and I don't have it in me to stick it out till the end.

4.5 stars! The best vampire book I've read since... maybe ever? Travis is a monster well before he is turned, created by a world of abuse and war. His only glimpse of humanity comes after he is inhuman.

If Cormac McCarthy wrote a vampire novel, I'd expect something like this book.