 | Title: Drink Slay Love
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Description
Pearl is a sixteen-year-old vampire... fond of blood, allergic to sunlight, and mostly evil... until the night a sparkly unicorn stabs her through the heart with his horn. Oops.
Her family thinks she was attacked by a vampire hunter (because, obviously, unicorns don't exist), and they're shocked she survived. They're even more shocked when Pearl discovers she can now withstand the sun. But they quickly find a way to make use of her new talent. The Vampire King of New England has chosen Pearl's family to host his feast. If Pearl enrolls in high school, she can make lots of human friends and lure them to the King's feast -- as the entrees.
The only problem? Pearl's starting to feel the twinges of a conscience. How can she serve up her new friends—especially the cute guy who makes her fangs ache—to be slaughtered? Then again, she's definitely dead if she lets down her family. What's a sunlight-loving vamp to do?
Review
DRINK SLAY LOVE is ridiculously fun. I expected the ridiculous part based on the description (vampire slaying unicorns!), but I was I was not prepared for the witty, sly, and smart characters, dialog, and story.
I think I’ve been hoodwinked. How did I miss the fact that unicorns are the perfect vampire hunters? Think about it. What kills vampires? Stakes through the heart. What do unicorns have? Giant stakes growing out of their heads. Of course now I’m looking at narwhales in a completely different way too, but that’s not relevant. Still, the whole unicorn vs vampire makes a strange kind of sense, doesn’t it?
What also makes a strange kind of sense is Pearl, who was great fun as a character. Her initial response to humans was very arrogant and dismissive (reminded me a bit like Illyria from Angel, but with a strong sense of humor). She doesn’t bat an eye when her dad brings home dinner in the form of a bellhop trussed up on the dinning room table. But what I loved even more was that she wasn’t evil. She didn’t laugh at human fear, she just didn’t even notice it. Like all vampires, she viewed humans in the way we would cattle, a pat on the head and they’re off to the butcher. No big deal. And tasty with ketchup.
When she ends up in high school, she just got better. Everything she said was dripping with irony and superiority. And the other students were just as fun. No throw away or flat characters. There were plenty of surprises too that kept me on my toes and just made the story even better.
DRINK SLAY LOVE has a sense of humor about itself that never once flagged. It’s full of snappy dialogue that was genuinely clever and funny, a storyline that was wacky but completely enjoyable, and a believable sweet romance. I had a blast reading this book.
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I loved Durst's Ice and Enchanted Ivy, I have high hopes for his one. Great Review!
ReplyDeleteI have this waiting for me to review. Glad it was enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteIt is a lot of fun watching Pearl's gradual (and reluctant) transformation. Emotions and a conscience are SO inconvenient, after all...
ReplyDeleteMickie T
Maria - This was my first Durst book. Are the others funny?
ReplyDeleteStacy - It was really fun. I hope you like it as much as I did.
Mickie - Exactly. I know Durst writes standalones, but Pearl is a character I'd love to read more about.