Review of The Silver Kiss

Readers Annotation:
Zoe’s mother is dying of cancer, her father doesn’t spend any time with her anymore because he is always at the hospital. Just when she needs her the most, her best friend Lorraine tells her she is moving out of state in two weeks. Zoe meets Simon and he seems to understand her fear of death and she is drawn to him. ==== Plot Summary:====

Zoe’s mother is dying of terminal cancer, her father is pulling away from her as he spends more and more time at the hospital with her mother. The doctor has told them that Zoe shouldn't visit her mother much because it might stress her mother. Her father tells her that she should try to keep her life as normal as she can. How can you keep your life normal when you are left at home by yourself, constantly worrying whether the next time the phone rings it will be to tell you your mother is dead? If this isn't bad enough then Zoe finds out that her best friend is going to move out of town in two weeks. Zoe begins to hang out at the park at night just to get out of her lonely house. She meets Simon at the park, he seems to understand death. There are several strange murders taking place in town where the victims have their blood drained and their throats slit. When Simon tells her the story of his older brother a vampire child that kills without mercy she realizes her friend Lorraine could have become one of his victims. Zoe promises to help Simon kill his brother to prevent him from hurting anyone else. ==== Evaluation:====

This book is beautifully written. The author took a lot of time in the description of the character's feelings, and the description of the environment is beautiful. This book is about facing death, coping with it, and trying to move past it. This book makes you want to cry for death, for everything that is lost and for the suffering we have go through in our human existence. Despite all of the darkness this book comes off as a sweet story about the lessons that life teaches us. The descriptions of the characters' feelings as they deal with death are heartfelt and accurate. This book could be helpful to someone dealing with the loss of a loved one. Reason Included: I wanted to include an author that is considered more of a classic in the YA vampire genre. Ages: 14+/Interests: Vampire, Supernatural, Death, terminal illness. Authors blog: http://humanoddity.blogspot.com/