There is Slim, who is the best character in the story, an awesome tomboy, pretty, super smart, well read with lots of practical street saavy as well. Even though for the most part Dwight was an ok kid, I never did develop much liking for his character. And some of his fantasies are somewhat disturbing and didn't strike me as normal, veering off into strange bondage murder porn. Dwight spends pretty much every waking moment having sexual thoughts and fantasies about both females. There is Dwight, who is obsessive about sex, his bestie, teen tomboy Slim, AND his pretty sister in law Lee. The traveling vampire show is a traveling side show that turns out to be a showcase for Valeria in a sort of wrestling cage match forum. It is more, a really seamy coming of age novel about 3 small town teens who develop a fascination and obsession with the Traveling Vampire show and its entourage which includes the mysterious vampire Valeria. This is not really a horror novel, it does have some suspense, mildly scary scenes with a few gory descriptions. Which itself could be a compliment to the vivid richness of Layton's writing. For me this was almost a DNF a couple of times due to intense dislike of certain characters. I am trying to find a way to rate this book with out coming off as a complete prude.
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