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Sick of hearing about vampires? So is Meena Harper. Meena Harper is familiar with the supernatural. After all, she knows how you're going to die (Not that you're going to believe her. No one ever does.) But not even Meena's precognition can prepare her for Lucien Antonescu who she meets and then makes the mistake of falling in love with a modern-day prince with a bit of a dark side for which an ancient society of vampire hunters would prefer to see him dead. The problem is Lucien's already dead. Maybe that's why he's the first guy Meena's ever met with whom she could imagine herself having a future. See, while Meena's always been able to see everyone else's destiny, shes never been able look into her own. Lucien seems to be everything Meena has ever dreamed of in a boyfriend, though he might turn out to be more of a nightmare. So now would be a good time for Meena to start learning to predict her own future... if she has one.
Meena Harper, a woman cursed with the ability to foresee the deaths of those around her, finds her carefully ordered life upended when she falls for a man whose own future remains a complete mystery. Meena must navigate the dangerous intersection of her supernatural gift and her growing attraction to Lucien Antonescu, a man who hides a lethal, ancient secret. As she becomes entangled with a clandestine society of vampire hunters, she faces the terrifying realization that her new love interest is not among the living. The narrative unfolds through a sharp, first-person perspective that balances the high stakes of a supernatural war with the personal anxieties of modern dating in New York City.
Critics have noted that the work successfully transitions the author's signature breezy, character-focused style into the crowded paranormal genre. Reviews from outlets like Publishers Weekly and Booklist highlight the author's ability to maintain a likable, fallible protagonist while navigating complex vampire lore. Readers often point to the humor and the chemistry between the leads as the primary drivers of the narrative's appeal. The consensus suggests that the book serves as an entertaining, self-aware entry into the vampire subgenre that avoids taking itself too seriously.
Page Count:
464
Publication Date:
2012-08-14
Publisher:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0007490593
ISBN-13:
9780007490592
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