Book Review: The Strain
As much as I like stories about the supernatural, I do not read that many books with vampires. Perhaps it was because most of the vampire books I did read when I was younger did not leave a good impression, since most of them featured an unlikeable, misanthropic heroine who wanted to get together with a brooding bloodsucker with all the personality of a cardboard box. When I was an undergraduate, I often went to the local Barnes & Noble to see what books were out, and I recalled seeing the Young Adult section filled with a whole bunch of paranormal romance books featuring vampires and werewolves. I suppose most of them were trying to appeal to the same audience that enjoyed Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, an audience that I was not a part of. I found myself wondering if I would ever be able to find a vampire story that could hold my attention without being some vapid tale of “Idiot Girl meets Angsting Bloodsucker.” Then, one day at my local library, I found The Str...