Cutthroat Carmine — Jackie Wang

Seventeen-year-old half-blood vampire, Carmine Redoza, has relied on her mother's strict rules all her life. She is permitted a single glass of human blood once a month on Ritual Night. No more, no less. To drink more than that would make her human soul sick and her vampire one more savage and uncontrollable. For most of her life, she has maintained a careful equilibrium, quenching her thirst but never sinking into gluttony. However, Carmine's life starts to unravel one night when she discovers her classmate's mutilated corpse. From that moment forth, she must rely on her wits and newfound supernatural talents to stay alive as she tracks down the cold-blooded killer. Join Carmine as she spends an unforgettable summer learning the truth about her former sins, complicated family history and the extent of her resolve against temptation. "Cutthroat Carmine" is a new vampire thriller by Jackie Wang. Divided into five suspenseful acts, it tackles age old themes such as: good vs. evil, death and loss, human frailty and the nature of otherness through the eyes of a teenage half-blood vampire. Carmine Redoza is faced with an onslaught of difficult decisions which she must make while simultaneously discovering her own identity. This book is a coming of age story filled with action and plot twists that will leave you guessing every step of the way.