Kitty Horror

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Malachi Adams has lain at the bottom of a well for over a century, with the help of a virgin's blood he manages to escape and begins plotting his revenge on the town that stopped his rampage so long ago. He recruits Roland Millhouse, a man who wrote a book about the vampire and the history of Kings shore, to help him exact his revenge. Will Roland be strong enough to stop Malachi or will he let Malachi make him immortal?

I had no idea that this was a sequel to Evil Never Dies and whilst it is a bit annoying to know that there is way more backstory to this tale it reads incredibly well as a stand alone. The author doesn't cover any new ground with vampire mythology but what he does write is fast paced, fun and high on gore.

Whilst most of the characters were engaging, I found that Malachi really stole the show. One gripe character wise is that the story spends a lot of time fleshing out Susan and CJ, friend and brother of one of the first victims, but at the end they are largely forgotten about and only mentioned in passing. The read was too light to be heavily invested in any of the characters but it was frustrating not to have more closure on them. The author leaves the end open for more carnage so who knows, there may be more to their story.

A highly enjoyable read that has me looking to line up the first book.