In Nightfall by Suzanne Young
on March 28, 2023
ISBN: 0593487583
Genres: Horror, Supernatural
Format: Fiction
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Theo and her brother Marco are spending the summer in their father’s quaint hometown in Oregon, a big change from their home in Arizona. They are staying with his mother while he comes to terms with his recent divorce, and the kids are unfamiliar with this strange, strict, woman. Can they abide by their grandmother’s most important rule and not stay out after dark?

No, they can’t. They break the rule their first night there and thus begins a nearly scene by scene retelling of 1987’s classic vampire movie, The Lost Boys, albeit with reversed genders. The book follows the movie so closely that it comes off as uninspired and slow. Where the characters in The Lost Boys had charisma, the characters in this book are strictly defined by what they wear and what they look like. Perhaps it would be more enjoyable to someone who hasn’t seen the movie?

The book has a fun, 80s mass-market paperback cover going for it. Not a must-buy, but if you have vampire fans, or Twilight fans, or 80s movies fans, you might recommend this.

Reviewed by Sarah Maciejewski, Patten free Library, Bath