Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Blood, Murder, Stalking, Mind control
Children of the Night
by Mercedes Lackey
Book 2 in Diana Tregarde
Worth it for the Diana Tregarde roots: sharp witch heroine, vampire menace, and a rock-and-roll occult plot that still has bite.
goodreads 3.97/5 5,659 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length320 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- None
- Vampire lord
- Protective love interest
- Mysterious stranger
- Immortal/ancient
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Big city / metropolis
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Circus / theatre / performance troupe
- Paranormal
- Vampires
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- Other
- Contemporary
- Psychics
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Dark
- Suspenseful
- Witch/mage
- Mysterious
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- Gothic
- Protector
- Character-driven
- Survivor
- Atmospheric
- General badass
- Dangerous
- Earnest
- Page turner
- Protect at all costs
- Forbidden knowledge
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 320 pages
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book