American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout - review

American Vampire
Jennifer Armintrout
UF
2011

*****  (five out of six stars)

Cover - yes.  it's good.  Totally the young american look - with the hoodie and all...

American Vampire --- one of those stories where NO ONE is quite the good guy, and there are a few bad guys...and yet you find yourself rooting for one of the not quite good/not quite baddies, just because....

I had fun reading this one.  One of the reviews I read said there was little to distinguish this from other paranormal romances.  I disagree.  

The basics - Graf is a vampire.  Graf is on his way to a party, looking forward to it.  He has a kick-ass car but isn't so good on GPS, or finding his way around, and he's lost.  So seeing it's getting close to dawn, decides to pull over at a gas station - even though it looks closed...might be a place to hide for the day.  But what's this?  he sees a light inside the building, so he investigates....

And comes across not only a monster, but a girl who's trying to hide from monster.  He saves her and drives her home and finds out he's ended in in.....PENANCE, Ohio.  A place people haven't been able to come in or out of for FIVE years.  What are the odds?

Jessa (the girl) isn't too happy to have a guest, being stuck in a town for five years wreaks havoc on your supplies, etc....

So she's continuously trying to find a way to get rid of this guy, he's one bite away from "eating" her (for reals, needs to eat ....SOON) and on top of that the townspeople are weird...and not so great things begin to happen...

so...not your average love story. Both main characters have some flaws and character defects, one of them isn't very concerned with his....

Fun story, great dialogue and some weird ass shenanigans.  I liked it.   :)