Peeps

Peeps by Scott Westerfeld, 284 pages

Cal is a vampire hunter, except he doesn’t call them vampires.  They’re peeps.  He is actually a carrier of the disease that causes some people to want to eat other people and avoid sunlight, but isn’t affected by the negative symptoms.  Luckily, he does have some of the positive symptoms, like being extra strong and able to see in the dark, so he’s ideal in his role.  But the hunters don’t kill; they only capture.  While people can’t be cured, they can be helped.  However, some strange things have been going on, like large packs of rats congregating, and peeps that seem to be sane and working together.  Cal suspects that he’s being lied to, but isn’t sure who’s doing the lying so doesn’t know who to trust.  If he doesn’t figure it out, he’s worried that people could end up dead.  Maybe even him.  I mostly liked this books.  It’s not my favorite by Westerfeld but I thought it was an interesting premise and that it was fairly entertaining throughout.  I can see why teens who like the genre would enjoy it.