Publisher's Weekly Review

What?s a vampire queen to do? Betsy Taylor has a lot on her plate?operating a nightclub for vampires and searching for essential fashion items consume her and allow little time for socializing. When she learns that she has a long-lost half sister, alleged to have been fathered by Satan, she remembers a prophecy predicting she and this person will rule the world together. Her satanic sibling turns out to be a sweet, unaware college girl with a clergyman father. Betsy tells the story, which poses a problem for narrator Wu, who describes events and filters other characters? dialog through her own flat, terminally hip, and world-weary delivery. This monotonous tone makes it difficult for the uninitiated to follow without serious concentration. Davidson?s Undead series has gained a loyal group of fans who will be eager for all the dish from the queen herself. Turns out sibs will be sibs, dead or undead. They?ve just been around a little longer, can only go out at night, but nevertheless manage to have hot vampire sex. (Sorry, not with each other.) Simultaneous release with the Berkley hardcover. (Dec.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.