Given my past rants about vampire books, you might be surprised that I voluntarily purchased Christopher Moore’s You Suck. Which is about vampires. Why did I do this to myself? I’m not sure. Maybe it was the cover, maybe it was the price, maybe it was because I got Christopher Moore confused with Michael Moore. I really don’t know. But something drew me to it.

Regardless, I pretty much liked it. Perhaps because it wasn’t a science fiction book, or worse yet, a poor attempt at a horror book. It was a book about young people in San Francisco, with lots of romantic tensions, loyalty issues, a goth girl, a gang of guys who work together at the Safeway, a couple of cops, and at least one prostitute. So the vampire side of things was just one element of an otherwise fun little adventure shared by an eclectic group of characters.

I think this one’s been posted on before, so I won’t get into the details of the story. But if you’re looking for an entertaining read that features vampires, but without all the stuff that can make vampire books suck, then this one might be right for you.

[ed: You Suck and its predecessor Bloodsucking Fiends reviewed here.]