literary gluttony

Fin doesn’t belong. Never has, never will. Growing up in a small fishing village, she hasn’t amounted to much. Her mother was taken when Fin was young. Her father never really stepped up before his death. So Fin has simply tried to make it on her own, and done a piss poor job of it to be honest.

Now it’s time for their village’s Finding, when the vampires come to choose those who will be taken to learn how to be a vampire, or die trying, or fail and become a thrall. Fin has had a vendetta against vampires since her mother was taken by them in a Finding years ago. She has no wish to have anything to do with them. But when her friend Silvea is almost chosen, Fin steps in to take her place, thinking she’s saving her life. But now she’s destined to become the thing she hates most or die avenging her mother.

Court of the Undying Seasons is an interesting take on the typical vampire novel. Imagine Interview with a Vampire meets The Hunger Games and Harry Potter. The system that A.M. Strickland creates is unique in its own right. However, the novel felt messy and chaotic. It was almost as if there were a million threads of thought and the author couldn’t figure out which ones to include in the book. The ending seemed rushed and thrown together while the characters were difficult to get to know, almost as if their stories hadn’t been completely fleshed out.

I definitely enjoyed bits of the storyline but I feel as if Court of the Undying Season would be better suited as a series. That way it could be given the details needed to make it a truly amazing story.

**I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review**