Scattered Mirror

By: Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Being a vampire-hunting witch isn't easy, but Sarah Tigress Vida had learned from the best. She is a fifth-generation Vida, the most powerful family throughout centuries of hunting the undead. Sarah is proud of her heritage and the last thing she would want to do is disobey her family's rules. However, when she transfers to her new high school, she meets two vampires posing as studnets. At first she keeps her distance, because befriending the enemy could cost Sarah her life. But she is drawn to their kindness and charm. Sarsh begins to care for the vampires, untill she discovers that they are related to Nikolas, infamous for carving his name into the flesh of his victims, the most hunted and hated vampire.

This author takes a more violent approach at vampirism than others, but she also uses a lot of traditioinal ideas. I liked the way she played off how "not everything is black and white", though Sarah's thoughts seemed almost too black and white, in the beginning. I would of liked to read more about the possible "brain washing" that went on during her childhood that caused her to think that way. There are more books by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes that have Sarah in them I hear, so perhaps those will answer some of the unanswered questions in this book.