The Darkangel, by Meredith Ann PierceYoung Adult, 1982
from fantasticfiction.co.uk:
The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in him.
Ok, first, that description is so incredibly vague, and if you want to find more about The Darkangel and it's trilogy, check out the wikipedia description. Feeling more like a revamped fairy tale (no pun intended), this story is about how Aeriel becomes the maid of sorts for the Darkangel's wives. When he gets one more wife he'll become a full vampire and words like apocalyptic and end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it start being banded around.
I enjoyed the idea - the simple but kind girl who saves the man with remnants of good in him. It felt incredibly dark, however, and I just felt grey all over when it was done. I also wanted more interaction between her and the darkangel to make the love possible, but on the other hand...it worked as is. The story behind who he is was interesting and really added to the depth of the book, and I liked the pseudo-Aslan character as well, although I'm sure C. S. Lewis turned in his grave a bit.
Graded a B-.
Note: Things can get a little violent and/or graphic. It's not something you read to 'feel good', so perhaps lay off it when you're having a 'rainy day'. :)
If you liked this, you might enjoy these (or vice versa):
Companions of the Night, by Vivian Vande Velde
Midnight Predator, by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
The Silver Kiss, by Annette Curtis Klaus
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