Her meekness annoyed me at times, her constant need to apologise and show gratitude, but there came a point where I realised her behavior was an instinctive response to her trauma, and it was actually something I recognized in myself.

By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Some folks are in organized crime for the money, some because of family ties, and some because default society has utterly failed them. Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions, and thank YOU, reader, for being part of the Choices Community. The book picks up from Fade Out with Claire and her friends owing a debt to Morley, one of the less than pleasant vampires (if there is such a thing as a pleasant vampire! Regardless, there was no indication that this was a children's book yet it is clearly aimed at 8-10 year olds.a must read, anyone will enjoy this book, something for everyone of all ages i love these book, they are way better than the twilight books more in them. I stumbled across the author’s TikTok and saw some of her videos promoting this book and just had to read it. Perfectly paced, this is a gripping, dark thriller which will leave you in suspense until the very last page. Tom: For visual direction, we drew a lot of inspiration from mobster movies like The Godfather and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet.

They must find the most difficult documents for a vampire to acquire; people passes that will allow 'bad ass' Morley and his friends to leave Morganville. This should have been half of a full book because absolutely nothing happens and the main character's helplessness angers me incredibly. The story doesn't take place in one day as it leads you to believe, and getting Morley several People Passes isn't the main obstacle, nor even a small one, exactly, for our main characters. There’s zero follow-up, which is fine if they’re not important to the story, but if they’re not important about the story why focus on them for the first 50-55% of the book? With both your publisher and author hat on, what advice can you give would-be children's authors in getting published?

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