The Radleys by Matt Haig
This unexpected vampire tale had me riveted, because its standard offering of modern family vampire tropes has some interesting elements that focus on the family rather than the vampire-ness. Vampire is an extra salt rather than the main course. I adored one of the characters (see if you can guess which one). The story shows some raw edges of vampire reality which I appreciated and the blend of normalcy with strangeness is what ultimately won me. Matt’s pages turn easily and by the end I was ready for a sequel. The film/tv rights have been picked up and I hope they can manage to capture the freshness and the insanity.
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