Deborah Harkness

My friend and I finished this book in the same week. To me, nothing really happened. It's a book about characters and vampire families. Diana and Matthew struggle with the twins' powers, as they create their own hybrid family of vampires and warm bloods. Phoebe transforms into a vampire, taking 90 days before she can see Marcus. There's also the past. We see Marcus's life from the 1700s to the presents, which explains his dislike of authority and belief in independence. Therefore, there are three main areas. Chapters with Phoebe are presented in numbers; in other words, her age, in days, as a vampire, showing her growing closer to her new family who teach and guide her. Flashback chapters reveal the full character of Marcus and how he eventually learns why the vampire rules are important as well as the value of a strong family leader. Last, there are chapters telling us about Matthew, Diana, and the twins. Diana and Matthew decide to let the twins be who they are with no binding. Magic and vampire life will be in the open so that the kids can be helped as they develop as people and as magical creatures. That's it. Nothing really happens except Phoebe becomes a vampire and the twins have powers.… (mere)