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Review: 8/10

Shattered Mirror
Review by Elaine Baran Black, submitted on 1-Sep-2001

ATWATER-RHODES, Amelia. Shattered Mirror. 227p. Delacorte. Sept. 2001. Tr $9.95. ISBN 0-385-32793-5. LC number unavailable.

Gr 8 Up--Fans of vampire fiction will really sink their teeth into this one. A fifth-generation witch who is a vampire hunter finds herself challenging everything she's been brought up to respect and defend when she meets two charming vampires posing as high school students.

Instantly attracted to the male, Sarah Vida finds it harder and harder to carry out the duties she and her family have sworn to do. When it's revealed that Christopher is really Kristopher, twin brother of one of the most hunted vampires since the 1800s, Sarah's loyalties are even further divided.

Though the ending isn't necessarily a big surprise, readers will be racing to reach it as they devour this compelling tale. Atwater-Rhodes does another fine job of building a suspenseful mood and sustaining it throughout. Characters are likable-both the heroic hunters and the beguiling hunted. The portrayal of a fantastic subculture that lies just beneath the surface of normal suburban teen culture is lurid in its attention to each tempting detail.

By the end, one feels as torn as Sarah in deciding which life to choose. Readers will be swept away by the seductive world of good and evil and find themselves lusting for just a few more chapters.




Posted by Dracula's Guest
Sat, 09/01/2001 - 01:00

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