Kane McLoughlin

If you took a great vampire story and set it in an old-fashioned version of Wonderland, you would come very close to the feeling of this story. There are magic dolls turned to life who broker magical deals with life altering consequences. Witches who aren’t allowed to show their magical talent. Vampires who are also doctors and werewolves that should never be trusted. Witches who are learning their skills and witches who aren’t as dead as they seem. Not to mention blacksmith apprentices who may have powerful secrets of their own. Village festivals, feasts, balls, blacksmith shops, and forests become the setting for both young love and revenge.
This was an interesting take on vampires. Sunlight doesn’t affect them and Charlie goes most of the book without drinking any blood, let alone craving it when he’s around other people. In fact, Charlie spends most of the story trying to figure how he could be one of the evil creatures that he keeps hearing about. He isn’t mean or cruel and seems to be a normal boy who just wants to find his place in the world.
Really enjoyed this one. The story moves quickly with plenty of twists and turns.
Full disclosure time: I received a free copy of this book from the author through a LibraryThing giveaway. All opinions are my own.… (más)

Charlie Prowl wants nothing more than to be apart of the small town of Maple, but Charlie is a vampire and his caretaker, Vincent, has forbidden him to leave the house. However, one day Charlie escapes through a window and ventures to town. Charlie realizes the town people are not as bad as Vincent has made them out to be, but what Charlie doesn't know is that there are other forces at work that will change him and the people of Maple Town forever.

This book has a vampire meets Alice in Wonderland twist. I enjoyed McLoughlin's creativity in this unique fairy tale.… (más)