Synopsis(from the back of the book)Canon is the only student who survived the bloody vampire attack that took the lives of her fellow classmates and turned her into one of the undead. Struggling against the terrible needs that compel her, she commits herself to use her powers for good and to do whatever she can to avenge the death of her friends and her own terrible fate. Joining forces with Fui -- a talking, vampire crow -- she begins her quest to find Rod, Lord of the Vampires.
Review
Another vampire story. They can be interesting, but it always depends on what the author decides to do with it. Canon is a servant, meaning one who has drunk vampire blood, yet, she doesn't act like one. She's proud that she has remained human, instead of becoming a mindless zombie with a thirst for blood. She's out for revenge, trying to find the vampire with silver hair and blue eyes, but also, she helps return servants to their human form. At first, I was worried that this might become a "monster of the week" type of story, but it doesn't at all.
Traveling with her is Fui, a very annoying crow, who is mostly used for comic-relief and general sidekickery. I have to say, I hated the crow from the very beginning. His continuous insults, inane comments, and arrogant attitude just grates on me. He's not incredibly essential to the story, so I was able to skip many of his comments, though sometimes he does have something interesting to say. As his purpose seems to be comic relief, I will say that I did not find him funny in any way. So, fail.
The story finally turns interesting when Sakaki is introduced. He's another vampire, who also wants revenge on Rod for killing his family. He's very mysterious, though, and has his own motivations for everything, including why he wants to help Canon. She seemed to have a crush on him right away, so who knows where this will go.
All in all, it's not a bad story. I'm sure more will be developed later on.
Final thought: I'll pick up the next book.
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