Synopsis: " Salem's Lot is a small New England town with white clapboard houses, tree-lined streets, and solid church steeples. That summer in 'Salem's Lot was a summer of home-coming and return; spring burned out and the land lying dry, crackling underfoot. Late that summer, Ben Mears returned to 'Salem's Lot hoping to cast out his own devils... and found instead a new unspeakable horror." - Good Reads
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ .5
Review
I loved Salem's Lot. This book was everything that I wanted it to be. The prologue hooked me right away, and I was captivated until the epilogue. I must admit the epilogue was a bit lackluster compared to the rest of the book.
The story never lagged for me, and once the action came to a peak, there was no break for the reader, foreboding on every page. None of the characters I loved ever felt safe, and I was waiting with bated breath for them to meet their end.
The small town of Salem's Lot was ordinary on the outside, with darkness lurking underneath and in the dark. The characters are all incredible. Marsten House is a character itself which I really enjoyed.
This is hands down the best vampire book that I have ever read. The vampires in this book are truly terrifying, and I certainly wouldn't want them moving into my town. They are both intelligent and blood-thirsty, dismantling Salem's Lot from within.
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