Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Prom Nights From Hell "The Exterminator's Daughter" by Meg Cabot

Dracula's son is stalking Mary's high school, and she discovers this days before the prom. She is waiting for him at a club, with her best friend in tow, completely under his spell. Just when she's about to pull the trigger of her crossbow, someone shoots Drake with ketchup through a water pistol. He sees his would-be killer along with the guy who shot him with ketchup and disappears. The rest happens rather quickly. The prankster-shooting-ketchup guy finds out about what drake really is from Mary, and they set out together to catch him at the prom. Drake lures Mary away and is about to bite her when her newly recruited prankster as backup shoots Drake and voila problem averted. Except they were going to have to deal with the very upset Dracula at the death of his son.

Well, I wasn't horribly impressed with this story. I understand the lore of the vampire and how they can undoubtedly put people under their spells, but I had pegged Drake as being more like his father. Why parade through school and put a girl under your spell if you're just drawing out the ultimate death. Why tag a slayer and then lure her with tenderness and care? I imagine Dracula would have been furious at the actions of his son.

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