Thirst by Christopher Pike

Thirst by Christopher Pike.

My husband picked this up for me on a whim as he was shopping around. He did well.

This is a series and actually contains three books in this newly published edition. It was originally published in 94ish and has found another audience after Stephenie Meyer made vampires popular again.

This story has one of the strongest first person narrative voices that I have ever encountered. The main character, Alisa or Sita, is awesome. She’s very full of herself and yet it’s securely founded that she be so confident. I did like this but it does get a little over the top in the first book. As the reader gets used to it and Sita can resist bragging so much since we already know how awesome she is, it mellows out.

The action scenes are SPECTACULAR. They are clear and suspenseful and always have interesting twists. This chick is really how a vampire should be: gorgeous and so super humanly strong she could probably give Superman a run for his money.

One major weakness of this book is the romance. Pike just isn’t a romance writer. The relationships are flat, move too fast, and even though Sita is a five thousand year old vampire, she falls in love as fast as a thirteen year old girl who’s been in all-girl schools her whole life. It’s ridiculous and not believable.

Another weakness is the supporting characters. They are mildly flat. If it weren’t for Sita being so strong, I’d probably throw this book into the fire. But it’s so refreshing to read about a butt kicking chick who knows how to handle herself and the narrative style is so engaging, I had a hard time putting it down.

I totally recommend this book and am glad I read it. Just beware of some sticky moments where you will want to roll your eyes.