Shelly's Book Blog

In the beginning of Demons of the Ocean, by Justin Somper, 14-year-old twins Connor and Grace Tempest's father dies. Their mother has never been a part of their lives. Since they don't like the two options for a new home they are left with, they take their fatehr's boat and head out to sea, only to be caught in a storm and thrown into the ocean. Grace is rescued by vampirates (vampires who live at sea), and Connor is rescued by the regular, swashbuckling kind of pirates. The story is told in alternating chapters about Grace and Connor's adventures aboard the two ships, which works well for creating suspense. Both kids make friends and start to feel at home but also yearn to find each other again.

This is a story about vampires, but only just. The vampires on Grace's ship are like the Cullens in Twilight. They are civilized and want no harm to come to her. Well, most of them, anyway. And the pirates on Connor's ship are not so much bloodthirsty as greedy for treasure. Still, this is one of those books you just don't want to put down, and I'm looking forward to reading the next two in the series.