The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

Summary

Bree Tanner is a vampire. She spends her days in a dark basement with eighteen or so other vampires. At night she hunts human blood in the rough edges of Seattle and hides the bodies in the sound.

Riley is the babysitter. All these vampires were created by a mysterious her. Riley teaches them the rules: don't go out in daylight, don't make huge messes, keep a low profile. That sort of thing.

Bree meets Diego. An older vampire, older than her, by a few months, which is a lot. They hunt together, and hide together in a hole in the ground when they find themselves far from home at daybreak. Through experimentation, they discover that not everything they've been taught about vampires is true. But why would Riley lie?

What I liked

The book is well written. It's easy to read and somewhat interesting too. Plus, it's short. I like seeing how Riley and Victoria manipulate people by lying to them and how people are controlled by the lies they've been told and can't see it because they are so driven by their own appetites.
 

What I didn't like

I found it difficult to connect to the characters. The writing isn't very evocative.

Conclusion

A good short read. It expands a bit on the story told in Eclipse, and it is nice to see the other side of it. 3.5/5 vampire hedgehogs.