Vampires might seem pretty over done right now, but this is a totally different take on these reemerging creatures. Westerfeld takes the I Am Legend (by Richard Matheson) point of view, explaining vampirism as a disease, or rather, as a parasite. This is a very scientific novel, explaining the biology and evolution of vampires, with every few chapters relating the vampire parasite to a real life parasite.
Cal is a parasite positive, or a peep. But he is only a carrier, a rare individual that isn't effected as severely and therefore not a blood thirsty vampire. So instead he hunts them. Unfortunately, it's his ex-girlfriends that he is hunting, poor girls who got infected back before he knew that he was parasite positive.
A really entertaining book with humor, romance, action and violence.
-Jenny
Cal is a parasite positive, or a peep. But he is only a carrier, a rare individual that isn't effected as severely and therefore not a blood thirsty vampire. So instead he hunts them. Unfortunately, it's his ex-girlfriends that he is hunting, poor girls who got infected back before he knew that he was parasite positive.
A really entertaining book with humor, romance, action and violence.
-Jenny
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