Once again I found a book to read at my favorite location, from the giveaway rack at my local library. I was surprised to find this book there since it was made into a movie recently. Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter is vampire fantasy fiction mixed with historical fiction. It is set just prior to the American Civil War in the 1800's. It is written as if a researcher is describing Abraham Lincoln's life from secret journals he has been provided. It begins in Lincoln's childhood and proceeds through his life until his assassination.
In Lincoln's early life he experiences several tragedies which drive him to hunt vampires. Namely the death of his mother and the death of his sister. He later finds from his father that these acts were perpetrated by vampires and thus vampires become his mortal enemies. During his second kill of a vampire, he is nearly killed by his intended victim, but he is saved. His savior happens to be a vampire who nurses him back to strength. This vampire is Henry and he and Lincoln forge an alliance to kill vampires. Henry provides names of vampires to Lincoln and Lincoln dispatches them. As the story progresses, Lincoln discovers how vampires assisted in the founding of America, but becomes convinced that they must all be destroyed.
I whizzed through this book in a couple of days. It was a easy read and I really enjoyed the first and second parts of the story. I like the development of Lincoln into a killing machine. The third part is Lincoln's presidency. It is a necessary part of the story, but it is not as exciting or fund to read as the first two parts. The writing is good with the author providing commentary to the journal entries in third person. The journal entries are of course in first person having been "written" by Lincoln. There are only a couple instances where the author mixes this up and provides the commentary in first person and journal entries in third person. I found very few other grammatical errors. The introduction provides the story of how the author came into possession of the journals. I found the introduction tedious. It didn't build into the story and it isn't necessary to read it. I recommend you do not. I recommend the first two parts of the story. It is fun to read about a president in his youth galavanting through the countryside killing the undead. You will probably, like me, read the third and final part of the book like I did. It isn't bad, but it isn't as fun as the earlier parts. Overall, as a story that portrays one of America's beloved presidents as a ruthless vampire hunter, I recommend this book.
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