★★★★★ Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
** spoiler alert ** A vampire love story only McKinley could write
Sunshine
Robin McKinley
** spoiler alert **
A vampire love story only McKinley could write
I read this about seven years ago (2015). I mainly remember being entirely enchanted by the story. Rae's magical affinity with sunshine is one of the few details I now remember vividly. Also, some scenes are etched in my memory. The most prominent of these is Rae filling Con with sunshine in order to lead him safely outdoors in full day, full sunlight. That scene alone was a thing of beauty, worth reading the book for.
Later the story becomes more ordinary -- Rae and Con become allies and eventually lovers and have a big magical battle with a powerful vampire. It was still good stuff, elevated by McKinley's unique conception of Rae's sunshine magic.