Review: Sunshine by Robin McKinley

Synopsis: There hadn't been any trouble out at the lake in years. Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts for a minute. But then the vampires found her . . . Now, chained and imprisoned in a once-beautiful decaying mansion, alone but for the vampire, Constantine, shackled next to her, Sunshine realizes that she must call on her own hidden strength if she is to survive. But Constantine is not what she expected of a vampire, and soon Sunshine discovers that it is he who needs her, more than either of them know. (From the online description)

Review: A vampire book unlike any I've read. This work is an intoxicating swirl macabre romance, sweet baked goods, family, magic, horror, and love. Sunshine, a baker for a local coffee house, is content with her life, elbows deep in cinnamon buns, lying in sunshine, and time with her family and boyfriend. But when she meets Con, the magic inside her explodes and she must find a place in her old world for the new her.

McKinley, once again, pulls the reader into a world that is both strange and familiar. She doesn’t baby the reader, tossing out slang (for this world) and mentioning events that seem recognizable to all but the reader. It’s a bit frustrating at first but once you slip into the world, it because easy.

This is a must-read for any Vampire affectionaido, one of the great modern classics of the genre.

I am desperate to return to this world, to her the story of Sunshine’s father, to see where she goes after these events. Hopefully, McKinley will have pity on us all and write a sequel. 

Bookmarks: 4 of 5

Awards: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 2004.

ISBN: 978-0-425-22401-4
Year Published: 2003
Date Finished: 7-3-2016
Pages: 405