Fourteen-year-old Chloe witnesses her mother’s murder at the hands of a vampire. Before the vampire can kidnap her, there is an unexpected rescue by a group of vampire hunters. Overwhelmed by the feeling of safety, Chloe passes out and they whisk her away to their small community.

When Chloe wakes, she comes face to face with the only other living relative, besides her mother, whom she has ever met: her grandfather. Chloe’s mother kept her hidden from the family; now, Chloe tries to unveil the family secrets.

Through her grandfather, she learns her mother was a vampire hunter. In fact, her entire family is descended from the powerful bloodlines of vampire hunters. Chloe agrees to join the family she has never known for one reason only: Chloe vows to kill the vampire responsible for her mother’s murder.

With vengeance in her soul, Chloe is even more determined to follow through on her vow when she discovers the true identity of her enemy and how he is connected to her.

The Vampire Hunter’s Daughter is the first in a series of short stories by Jennifer Malone Wright.

 

The Vampire Hunter’s Daughter Part 1 was a very interesting read for me because it’s only 19 pages long. That being said, it was really solid, action filled 19 pages. Unfortunately, I was really let down that it was so short, because I wanted more. I think that it would have been awesome if Jennifer Malone Wright wrote this as a full novel instead of a bunch of short stories.

I really liked the main character, Chloe. I thought that she was spunky, brave and innocent all in one package. My heart absolutely broke in pieces for her when her mother was killed right in front of her. I found myself wanting to jump right into the book and saving everyone…or at least to give Chloe one gigantic hug. Again, though, it comes down to how short the novel was. I truly believe that this could have been a great vampire series that reached Richelle Mead status, but I didn’t get the chance to experience that development. It normally takes me about 50 pages for me to fall head over heels in love with a story. 19 pages seemed like a mean type of teaser trailer.

After reading about the other books in the series, I’ve gathered that they follow each other pretty smoothly, but it seems like they have a lot of space between each one. One thing I can say, though, it that all of the covers are gorgeous! I love all the color that Jennifer Malone Wright incorporated. Very eye catching.

Above all else, I really love the idea of vampire hunters. The closest I’ve come to reading about vampire hunters was in Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series, and you’ve already seen me compare the two authors above. Not only did Jennifer Malone Wright come up with a good idea, but she developed it well. I loved her writing style, and I really hope she writes a full length book in the near future.

 

Pages: 19

Format: ebook

Publisher: self-published

Publication Date: August 10th, 2011

Rating: : ★★★☆☆