You Can't Choose To Be A Monster

We have so many stories about the Vampire in modern society. Many things fascinate us about them, whether it’s super strength or their senses or, most likely, immortality. There is so much that appeals about being a vampire. But, some people don't believe in this, and some even reject this. These people are vampire hunters, and the next novel in L.J. Smith's Night World series, The Chosen, is about a vampire hunter.

Rashel Jordan's mother was killed in front of her by a vampire when she was just a kid. Ever since she has vowed to kill vampires wherever she is. She has bounced around in the foster system, going from family to family who don't really care about her. Her real family is a group of vampire hunters in her current city, Boston. She is famous in the Northeast for her kills, earning her the nickname Rashel the Cat. The Cat is known by Night people and feared by many.

Quinn is the opposite of Rashel. Quinn is one of, if not the, most feared vampire in the entire Night World. He is ruthless, hates humans and night people, and he has no mercy. His eyes are described as black with a gaze of ice that could strike you dead by just looking at them. He was turned in the sixteen hundreds by Hunter Redfern, and serves as his only male heir. He has come back to Boston, his original town, and has no idea what he'll get into.

Rashel is out hunting one night with her pack. They run into a few vampires, which are easily taken care of by Rashel. One is taken back to their basement and chained up with wooden stocks. That vampire turns out to be Quinn. They pack wants to torture him for information, but Rashel just wants to kill him and get it over with. She goes down there and gets ready to dispatch him, but as she's ready, he wakes up.

Staring up at her telling her to kill him does something to Rashel. She doesn't want to kill him. Everything in her tells her to, but as she talks more to him, she wants to kill him less. But, Quinn's tells her that if she doesn't kill him, he'll kill her. Rashel can tell that he completely means it. This is only the first few chapters, and it keeps getting better. By now, you should be familiar with the things that happen in this book. And a lot of things happen.

RED'S ALL STAR REVIEW: 3 3/4 stars out of 5. A lot of action, some of everything else mixed in as well. There are such lovable characters, like Rashel because she's strong and unafraid, and Quinn because he's so damaged and tries to be so tough.

MASS APPEAL: Same as the others, but more action thrills and less romance. 

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