They Thirst

I read this with the #KeeperofKing group on Instagram this month. I started out physically reading it and I was struggling with it. I was seriously considering DNFing it just a few chapters in, but I was finally able to get the audiobook of it and that helped me a lot. This one ended up just being ok for me. There were so many characters, and I struggled to keep up with who was who especially since it switched between the different characters with each chapter. I wanted to love this one more than I did. If y'all have been following me for a while, then you know I love vampire books so this sounded like something I would love. When it's a fight between humans and vampires I want the humans to at least have a fighting chance but with these vampires the humans literally had no chance. I didn't like McCammon's take on vampires unfortunately and the ending was a big letdown for me.

Vampires take LA in this epic battle of good v evil. It's down to a grumpy policeman, a bullied schoolkid, a comedian on the verge of mega stardom, a dying priest, a gutter journalist, a drug dealer, a spiritualist, man who has lived in the sewers for 20 years and a little bit of the Pacific Ocean, to save humanity from the terrors of vampiredom.
This book is great fun with few dull moments and the ending is really good, something Roland Emmerich would be proud of.

First off, the audible narration of this was incredible and I think I wouldn't like this book near as much without his performance.

The story follows several characters but primarily a Hungarian-American Cop who's basically Mel Gibson. Does things his own way but gets in trouble even though his way works. As a child he had come in contact with vampires but he escaped and moved to LA. The vampire lord decides to take over the world and his first stop is the metropolis of LA. It's up to the Cop, a priest, a Cholo, and more to save their city from them.

I particularly enjoyed Robert's imagination with the vampire lore. Instead of following the cookie cutter Bram Stoker vampire he branched off a bit. But don't worry, these vampires don't sparkle and they certainly aren't interested in romance.