Silver under Nightfall

512 pages

English language

Published Aug. 14, 2022 by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers.

ISBN:: 978-1-9821-9571-7

(1 review)

Remy Pendergast is many things: the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne (though his father might wish otherwise), an elite bounty hunter of rogue vampires, and an outcast among his fellow Reapers. His mother was the subject of gossip even before she eloped with a vampire, giving rise to the rumors that Remy is half-vampire himself. Though the kingdom of Aluria barely tolerates him, Remy’s father has been shaping him into a weapon to fight for the kingdom at any cost.

When a terrifying new breed of vampire is sighted outside of the city, Remy prepares to investigate alone. But then he encounters the shockingly warmhearted vampire heiress Xiaodan Song and her infuriatingly arrogant fiancé, vampire lord Zidan Malekh, who may hold the key to defeating the creatures—though he knows associating with them won’t do his reputation any favors. When he’s offered a spot alongside them to find the …

Remy Pendergast is many things: the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne (though his father might wish otherwise), an elite bounty hunter of rogue vampires, and an outcast among his fellow Reapers. His mother was the subject of gossip even before she eloped with a vampire, giving rise to the rumors that Remy is half-vampire himself. Though the kingdom of Aluria barely tolerates him, Remy’s father has been shaping him into a weapon to fight for the kingdom at any cost.

When a terrifying new breed of vampire is sighted outside of the city, Remy prepares to investigate alone. But then he encounters the shockingly warmhearted vampire heiress Xiaodan Song and her infuriatingly arrogant fiancé, vampire lord Zidan Malekh, who may hold the key to defeating the creatures—though he knows associating with them won’t do his reputation any favors. When he’s offered a spot alongside them to find the truth about the mutating virus Rot that’s plaguing the kingdom, Remy faces a choice.

It’s one he’s certain he’ll regret.

But as the three face dangerous hardships during their journey, Remy develops fond and complicated feelings for the couple. He begins to question what he holds true about vampires, as well as the story behind his own family legacy. As the Rot continues to spread across the kingdom, Remy must decide where his loyalties lie: with his father and the kingdom he’s been trained all his life to defend or the vampires who might just be the death of him.

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Jaelyn reviewed Silver under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

Review of 'Silver under Nightfall' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

So what happens when a vampire hunter ends up in a poly thruple with two vampire nobles?

Remy is a vampire hunter partly estranged from his father and an outcast in the other hunters, given only the bounties no one else would touch despite him proving himself a thousand times over. This may have something to do with his mother eloping with a vampire. His only friend is secretly a vampire he saved and he is often used for sexual favours from one older noble lady.

A new mutating disease is creating new monsters and the town immediately turns on him, blaming him for the death of a Lord. His only allies ends up being cinnamon bun vampire Xiaodan and her arrogant fiancé Zidan. Taking him under their wing, they work together to solve the mystery despite raised pitchforks from the humans. In time, Remy gets closer to them and …

So what happens when a vampire hunter ends up in a poly thruple with two vampire nobles?

Remy is a vampire hunter partly estranged from his father and an outcast in the other hunters, given only the bounties no one else would touch despite him proving himself a thousand times over. This may have something to do with his mother eloping with a vampire. His only friend is secretly a vampire he saved and he is often used for sexual favours from one older noble lady.

A new mutating disease is creating new monsters and the town immediately turns on him, blaming him for the death of a Lord. His only allies ends up being cinnamon bun vampire Xiaodan and her arrogant fiancé Zidan. Taking him under their wing, they work together to solve the mystery despite raised pitchforks from the humans. In time, Remy gets closer to them and has to reassess what he thinks he knows about vampires and his family’s history with them.

Remy is an interesting character. I was getting a bit frustrated at him at times for his determination to misread Xiaodan and Zidan’s advances; but given the bucket load of trauma dumped on his lap I’m surprised he manages to get out of bed in the morning so I do feel for him a great deal. Xiaodan managed to be just on the fun side of things without becoming Remy’s manic pixie dream girl but both she and Zidan deserve an award for their patience as Remy slowly unpacks his shit.

The plot as a whole is interesting but does take a back seat to the characters a lot which I think works for this; I don’t think I’d understand Remy as well if the character time was sacrificed for some extra subplots or whatever. But I could do with more time with some of the side characters. The world is similarly a little thin, but still engaging for what is there.