A review by ezwolf
Don't Want To Be Your Monster by Deke Moulton

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This wasn’t quite what I was expecting it to be, but I still enjoyed it and I think the message is important. 

I love the found family trope and vampires frequently offer such good opportunity for it to be used. Adam and Victor’s observations of their family and how they cycle through so many other immortals coming and going was something I hadn’t considered before. 

And I loved that the inherent queerness and Jewishness of this book. When Shoshanah said the blessing for seeing an unusual create it made me laugh, of course we would have a blessing for something like that! Maybe not originally meant for seeing vampires, but still! 

The only thing that really bothered me was that I was on edge the whole time waiting for Adam or Victor to be caught and revealed as vampires. 

Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!
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