Author: Judith Berens
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Published on: July 15, 2019
It’s the start of Vickie Hewitt’s second semester at Clear Lake High. She’s a fourteen-year-old vampire who woke up after four hundred years asleep. Craig Watson and his daughter Alexis found Vickie during their trip to Austria. Months later, Vickie has assimilated to the modern world really well. Thanks to Alexis’s guidance, Vickie has managed to blend in among society. She likes her new life, even if her parents aren’t there for her anymore. They (along with all other vampires) were killed by a group called the Slayer Circle.
On the subject of the Circle, they are still around. Yes, it’s been four centuries and the group continues to operate. They believed they’d eliminated all vampires from the world. Only, they found out there’s a vampire living in Milwaukee. After a bit of investigation, the Circle has discovered Vickie. They’ve been keeping an eye to see how much of a danger she is. But Vickie’s living as a regular teenage girl. She hasn’t hurt anyone…at least not out of malice. All Vickie wants is to live her life and be left alone. Unfortunately, the Circle have other ideas.
Things between Vickie and her new boyfriend, Eric, are going super well. Dating is a new thing for Vickie, but she’s handling it all right. According to Vickie, in her time fourteen years old was marriage age already. Her parents would find a suitor for her. This understandably surprises Alexis and her friends. Of course, Vickie doesn’t mention that things are probably different nowadays. I mean, she hasn’t really seen how dating customs have changed in Austria since the sixteen hundreds.
The Circle is not the only enemy Vickie has to contend with. She’s recently figured out the truth about Will, a mysterious new student at Clear Lake. Will had already revealed that he hates Vickie for some reason. Now she knows why. It turns out Will is a Sanguinarian. He’s a species very similar to vampires, which is why humans mix them up. The difference is that vampires (in this fictional world) don’t drink blood despite having fangs. Vickie fights Will after an incident involving Alexis. It could go either way. Vickie and Will are rather evenly matched.
Vickie’s and Alexis’s lives change in another way as well. Craig tells them they must find work to contribute towards bills and other house stuff. Vickie already sort of worked with Craig on his podcast. She made a considerable amount of money from that. I laughed when Vickie immediately spent her whole earnings on an impulse purchase. Craig opens a bank account for her after she gets a job. He wants Vickie to learn how to manage her money properly.
Like every other book in this series, The Girl in Plain Sight has 30 chapters. That makes for a rather quick read, which alone isn’t a drawback. It does beg the question whether the author cut stuff here and there just to avoid exceeding the ‘limit’. These books don’t feel rushed, though. There’s also nothing that’s just there to take up space. Every chapter is important, and tells its own story. Although Vickie is the protagonist, other important characters get chapters in their POV. This includes Craig and Alexis. To sum it up, The Girl in Plain Sight was an enjoyable read. I’m sticking with this series. It’s not the best fantasy I’ve ever read, but it’s more than good enough to keep going.
On the subject of the Circle, they are still around. Yes, it’s been four centuries and the group continues to operate. They believed they’d eliminated all vampires from the world. Only, they found out there’s a vampire living in Milwaukee. After a bit of investigation, the Circle has discovered Vickie. They’ve been keeping an eye to see how much of a danger she is. But Vickie’s living as a regular teenage girl. She hasn’t hurt anyone…at least not out of malice. All Vickie wants is to live her life and be left alone. Unfortunately, the Circle have other ideas.
Things between Vickie and her new boyfriend, Eric, are going super well. Dating is a new thing for Vickie, but she’s handling it all right. According to Vickie, in her time fourteen years old was marriage age already. Her parents would find a suitor for her. This understandably surprises Alexis and her friends. Of course, Vickie doesn’t mention that things are probably different nowadays. I mean, she hasn’t really seen how dating customs have changed in Austria since the sixteen hundreds.
The Circle is not the only enemy Vickie has to contend with. She’s recently figured out the truth about Will, a mysterious new student at Clear Lake. Will had already revealed that he hates Vickie for some reason. Now she knows why. It turns out Will is a Sanguinarian. He’s a species very similar to vampires, which is why humans mix them up. The difference is that vampires (in this fictional world) don’t drink blood despite having fangs. Vickie fights Will after an incident involving Alexis. It could go either way. Vickie and Will are rather evenly matched.
Vickie’s and Alexis’s lives change in another way as well. Craig tells them they must find work to contribute towards bills and other house stuff. Vickie already sort of worked with Craig on his podcast. She made a considerable amount of money from that. I laughed when Vickie immediately spent her whole earnings on an impulse purchase. Craig opens a bank account for her after she gets a job. He wants Vickie to learn how to manage her money properly.
Like every other book in this series, The Girl in Plain Sight has 30 chapters. That makes for a rather quick read, which alone isn’t a drawback. It does beg the question whether the author cut stuff here and there just to avoid exceeding the ‘limit’. These books don’t feel rushed, though. There’s also nothing that’s just there to take up space. Every chapter is important, and tells its own story. Although Vickie is the protagonist, other important characters get chapters in their POV. This includes Craig and Alexis. To sum it up, The Girl in Plain Sight was an enjoyable read. I’m sticking with this series. It’s not the best fantasy I’ve ever read, but it’s more than good enough to keep going.
My rating: ★★★★
4 stars - Definitely enjoyed it!
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