A review by teaandtales1
The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman

dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

๐“๐“พ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ธ๐“ป: Christopher Buehlman
๐“Ÿ๐“ต๐“ธ๐“ฝ: Joey Peacock is a 40-something vampire (in the body of a 14 year old) that narrates a dark and twisty tale of vampires in 1970s New York City. 
๐“Ÿ๐“ช๐“ฐ๐“ฎ๐“ผ: 368
๐“–๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ป๐“ฎ: Horror, vampires
๐“‘๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฑ๐“ญ๐“ฎ๐“ต ๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฝ: yes
๐“ฃ๐“ฒ๐“ถ๐“ฎ ๐“Ÿ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ญ: 1970s with flashbacks
๐“ž๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐“ป ๐“ซ๐“ธ๐“ธ๐“ด๐“ผ ๐“˜'๐“ฟ๐“ฎ ๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ด๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ซ๐”‚ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“ช๐“พ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ธ๐“ป: First time reading this author - definitely not the last 
๐“•๐“ธ๐“ป ๐“ฏ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ: gritty horror novels, horror books with well-developed characters, creepy children
๐“ก๐“ฎ๐“ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ฎ๐”€: โญโญโญโญโญ

This is definitely my favorite vampire book that I've ever read and slots easily into my top 5 reads of the year.

Buehlman manages to create a fully-developed world with engaging characters, while also writing a terrifying horror novel. It's best to go into this with as little info as possible, so I'll just say go read it.