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Synopsis
When seventeen-year-old Dawn Montgomery, daughter of the slain delegates to ruling vampire Lord Valentine, becomes the new delegate she finds herself falling in love with Valentine's kindhearted son, and risks her life when she is drawn into their dangerous political game.
Is Darkness Before Dawn appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Teen romance with vampires features moderate violence related to political intrigue and a forbidden romance between human delegate and vampire prince. Parents murdered by vampires drives main character's conflicted feelings.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death of parent, political violence, and violence.
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the forbidden romance and dangerous political world where humans and vampires struggle for power.