Books From the Backlog #124
Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.
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This week's neglected book:
Wuthering Bites by Sarah Gray
Paranormal Fiction, Horror
9.1.10
Pages 362
Blurb:
When a young orphan named Heathcliff is brought to Wuthering Heights by the manor's owner, Mr. Earnshaw, rumors abound. Yet the truth is more complicated than anyone could guess. Heathcliff's mother was a member of a gypsy band that roamed the English countryside, slaying vampires to keep citizens safe. But his father was a vampire. Now, even as Heathcliff gallantly fights the monsters who roam the moors in order to protect beautiful, spirited Catherine Earnshaw, he is torn by compassion for his victims - and by his own dark thirst. Though Catherine loves Heathcliff, she fears the vampire in him, and is tempted by the privileged lifestyle their neighbors, the Lintons, enjoy. Forced to choose between wealthy, refined Edgar Linton and the brooding, increasingly dangerous Heathcliff, she makes a fateful decision. And soon Heathcliff, too, must choose - between his hunger, and the woman he will love for all eternity...
WHY DID I PICK THIS ONE?
Originally, I bought this when there was that big craze to mash up monsters with Classics (Abe Lincoln Vamp Hunter, P and P and Zombies, etc) was at its peak and waning. I would cruise Borders' clearance racks quite often and saw this one so I thought, why not? I loved the original atmospheric and dark Wuthering Heights and thought adding vampires really wouldn't be a huge stretch. Then I had a few office co-workers share how much they hated this one. It dampened my enthusiasm so that nearly ten years later it still sets on my shelf. In truth, it's one I'm not sure I'll ever want to pick up. Maybe I'll read the first fifty pages and see what happens...
