Vladimir Tod wants be popular like his friend Henry and cool and carefree
like Henry's cousin Joss. He would so enjoy putting bullies Tom and Bill,
who have been tormenting him for years, in their place. And, of course,
he longs to tell Meredith about his feelings for her. All of this should
really be a piece a cake for him. He is, after all, the only vampire
"living" in Bathory, and he possesses extraordinary powers. Unfortunately,
luck does not seem to run his way. What is working for him is the
opportunity to go to Siberia with his Uncle Otis to be trained by Vikas,
one of the oldest vampires around. Vikas sharpens Vlad's skills, especially
in the area of mind control, and educates him on vampire history, language,
and culture. Vlad also learns about the prophecy regarding the Pravus,
a powerful vampire born from a human mother who will not only rule over all
of vampirekind but also enslave the entire human race. Upon his return to
Bathory, he is pursued by a vampire slayer and attacked by another one.
Could Vlad, whom readers have come to love, possibly be this evil Pravus?
Brewer does an excellent job keeping readers on their toes with an intense
plot full of many twists and turns. Her writing style is original, witty,
and on target. It has a different intensity than series like Stephenie
Meyer's "Twilight" (Little, Brown) or Richelle Mead's "Vampire Academy"
(Penguin), but teens will eat up this installment and be ready to sink
their teeth into the sequel

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