/lit/ - Literature

I have some mixed feelings about this one. On the one hand it's a pretty awful story by normal standards. The plot is a dead simple wish fulfillment fantasy, and the characters are mostly one dimensional and never have any development. Your MC, Shaquanda Matthews, is a vampire loli who enslaves people to secure a steady blood supply, but there's no serious down side to being a vampire in this universe, and the vampires get so attached to their thralls that even the worst vampires can't be too abusive. So this is more urban fantasy or capeshit than a proper vampire setting.

On the other hand, Shineola's taste in thralls is pretty good, and her interactions with them are comfy. The antagonists have an interesting sort of Douglas McCarthy meets modern democrat vibe, and are almost certainly the good guys from a broader perspective even though the narrative stays firmly planted in Sanka's view. The meme value of this book is...substantial to say the least. Especially for something from 2005. Octavia was One Of Us before there was an Us, and for that she has my respect.

3/5 overall. Recommended as a palette cleanser.