Silvia Moreno-Garcia “Certain Dark Things”(St Martin’s
Press, 2016)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s second novel is a violent, bloody
journey into the heart of Mexico. Did I
say bloody? There is so much blood.
Vampires control the drug trade in the north, but Mexico
City is vampire-free. But Atl, a young vampire of Aztec heritage comes there
running from the rivals who killed her family.
She just wants to escape, but finds that she has to fight her way out
against human gangs & police as well as the vampire narcos and their human
followers.
If you like your vampires as bloody aggressive monsters,
then this is a book for you.
Moreno-Garcia’s world building is on display, with an elaborate and varied
vampire filled world. This particular
story is only one, and she could tell many more stories exploring this world.
If I had to pick out something that I didn’t really like
about this book, it is just that I found none of the characters particularly
appealing. Even at her best, Atl is
clearly a monster. The humans we meet
are mostly sad and desperate if they aren’t straight up evil.
On the whole, though, this was a fun exciting Halloween
read. Remember, garlic doesn’t work, but
a taser set on max just might!
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