Milkteeth is a non-scary, though very bloody and violent, closeup look into the life of a vampire. And that life is surprisingly mundane.
Vampires cannot simply hit it and quit it to create new vampires in this book. There is a give and take almost like human pairings (but substantially more blood is involved). Beatrice is fine with her two fledgling vampires but that wild third one throws her life into an uproar. It is a quiet uproar because the pacing in this book is more at a literary fiction speed rather than traditional horror.
I guess you can tell I didn’t care that much for Milkteeth. I want original vampire tales but maybe not quite so far away from horror. However, I can see that fans of literary fiction and horror (i.e.; those who read Frankenstein cover to cover) might enjoy this book. So it’s 4 stars for those kinds of readers.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an advanced review copy.