Review - Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

 

 

 

 Title: Certain Dark Things

Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Pages: 274

Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books

Release Date: 7th September 2021

 

Blurb from Goodreads:

Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life. Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood-drinkers, is smart and beautiful - and very dangerous. Domingo is mesmerised.

Atl needs to escape the city quickly, to get far away from the rival narco-vampire clan relentlessly pursuing her. Her plan doesn't include Domingo, but little by little, she finds herself warming up to the scrappy young man and his undeniable charm. As the trail of corpses stretches behind her, local cops and crime bosses both start closing in.

Vampires, humans, cops, and criminals collide in the dark streets of Mexico City. Atl and Domingo stand little chance at all of making it out alive before the city devours them all - but they are determined to try . . .

 

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My Review:

*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Quercus Books and NetGalley*

Domingo lives in Mexico City, collecting garbage to get by.

His life changes when he meets Atl, a vampire descended from a line dating back to the Aztecs.

Atl's on the run from a rival vampire clan who want her dead, and Domingo quickly agrees to help her.

Atl reluctantly accepts Domingo's aid, and they will have to work together to get Atl out of the anti-vampire city, avoiding enemy vampires and humans along the way.

The premise for this book really intrigued me, and as a fan of the author's other work, I was excited to read this.

Domingo and Atl were both likeable and interesting characters who I enjoyed finding out more about. I felt sorry for them both for different reasons.

The concept of the different vampire subspecies was really interesting, and I liked how unique/different they were to anything I had read before.

The plot was interesting and held my attention throughout, but I wasn't gripped and didn't feel as invested as I perhaps could have been. Some things did happen that I wasn't expecting, but nothing particularly shocked me.

The writing style was easy to follow and I like how versatile the author is.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read.