The Society of S

This is the first in the series of Susan Hubbard's ethical Vampire novels, and I did not like it as much as I liked The Season of Risks. I think that is because in this one, Ari is just learning that she is a Vampire, and all that goes with it, so it's kind of... young, I guess. Plus Ari is younger in overall experience than she is in the later novel, so her adventures are more childish, at least to me.

That's not to say that this isn't a good book - it is. There's some interesting ideas about Vampires, and some good humor, and Ari's father is a much more important character in this novel than in the third one. I particularly like that subject matter he feels it's important to educate her about and the things he doesn't - at 13 she can recite Poe poems but she can't ride a bike. I also like that he goes to Baltimore for Poe's birthday every year - after all, Poe was "one of us."

I would probably have liked the novel more if I had read it before I read The Season of Risks, but I still liked it. It's definitely a good Vampire novel.

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