This story takes place in a time when vampires and other supernatural beasts are real and everybody knows it, however they are still hated and hunted and killed. The main character is a teenage boy who is slowly turning into a vampire and he doesn't understand why or how, all he knows is that it's bad and he wants it to stop. So when a stranger offers him a cure if he does a simple job for him he takes the opportunity without ever asking any questions or verifying the truth.

The best parts about this book were the vivid descriptions of his ever growing thirst for blood. The author does a tremendous job at making the thirst feel progressively worse, and when the main character does some damage to himself as a result I was right there feeling the pain with him and I was a little disturbed. I also loved the main character's description of all his side thoughts and little teenage witticisms and fantasies about the girl he likes. Also, the author drives a pretty quick pace through the story and I was driven right him to the point that I read the last 100 pages in one sitting because I didn't feel like there was a stopping point. I had to finish. Part of that urgency came from the uncertainty in the choices the main character was making. He wasn't sure who to trust with his secret and as a result some seriously perilous things happen. Great book. Highly recommended.