This is a collection of three books (in one collection) from Nancy Collins about vampire Sonja Blue. Starting with Sunglasses After Dark, we meet Sonja in a madhouse. After her escape, you learn more about her and how she was created and how unusual she is: she is a vampire who hunts vampires and other Pretenders (succubi, vargr, etc.). In this first story, Sonja is determined to confront Catherine Wheele, an evangelist with an unusual ability who was the one to put Sonja in the madhouse. In the second book, Sonja meets Palmer, a private investigator who becomes her partner in searching for Morgan, the powerful vampire who created Sonja. The second and third books are tied together, as the storyline continues from the second into the third.
I re-read this book about every year or so because I really enjoy revisiting the stories, characters and settings. Sonja is a fascinating character, as she is one person with a second personality, The Other, inside. The Other is a much more powerful entity, but it takes both of them to battle Sonja's enemies. I appreciate how Collins makes Sonja a sympathetic character, but also gives you interesting supporting characters. There's lore here that you may recognize from other vampire stories, but a lot of things that are completely new because Sonja is a hybrid creature.
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