Book # 26

Throat by R.A. Nelson
453 pages
Popular Fiction
Seventeen-year old Emma is cursed by her epilepsy, it has restricted her friends, her chances of getting her license, and how she is treated on the soccer field. But when a vampire attacks her it is her curse that saves her life. During her attack she has a grand mal seizure causing the vampire Wirtz to flee. This interrupted feeding gave Emma the amazing powers that a vampire has but with no of the harsh side effects. So she can run fast, is very strong, has heightened senses, but doesn't have to drink blood or avoid the sun. It's not clear is she is a half-vampire or some kind of super human, but one thing that is clear is that Wirtz hates leaving a job undone and will stop at nothing to finnish her. To protect her family from the rath of Wirtz Emma flees and hides at a NASA base were she meets Sagan who will be a valuble friend and ally in her adventure to kill Wirtz. Emma finds the perfect lookout building and with Sagans help equipts it with unconventional warfare like sand blasters, chain saws, and chemicals. Will she get out of this alive or will the lives of the ones she loves be forfeited.
This book was really thrilling and intense but at times it just drags on with no known meaning. I feel as though it is setting us up for a sequel and I would welcome it as long as i didn't drag on as much. I really liked the cover art of the novel too, the meaning of the throat is revealed in the novel which gives a whole new viewpoint on the cover.