When one of their number is "slain," by a vampire-hating fanatic, they band together and exercise all their resources to track down the culprit before he gets to them. Thrown together with nothing in common but their "disability," they learn to tolerate one another for the sake of avoiding total isolation from humanity. A small, unlikely group of Australian vampires, forever locked into the physical age at which they were "fanged," meet every Tuesday night with a local Catholic priest in a support group environment. In Jinks' conception, they aren't monsters to be feared, but victims struggling to accept and cope with their "afflictions" in a world which wants to either exploit or destroy them. Jinks gives us a new and crazy perspective on vampires and werewolves. But when I renewed my Audible subscription and was awarded a free credit, I did the only logical thing: I now own it! So why do I love this story so much? For me, it comes down to three things: fun characters who I've grown to love a good story revolving around the themes of self-acceptance and loyalty and fabulous narration and characterization by the talented actress Caroline Lee. I put off using one of my precious Audible credits on it because my local library makes it available for free via Overdrive. I've lost track of how many times I've listened to this story.
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