Review: Hawkes Harbor

Hawkes Harbor by S.E. Hinton
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This takes place mostly in the 1960's and tells the tale of Jamie, a guy who grows up on the sea with a con artist named Kellan. After multiple cons and adventures, he meets up with a vampire while trying to steal his treasure. Jamie spends the rest of his life with him.

I know this was originally meant to be a "Dark Shadows" background story, but I decided to forego that in order to judge the book as is. Overall this is a good book, but very different from the "Outsiders" and not appropriate as a continuation of the "Dark Shadows" series. This is written in the classic gritty style that S.E. Hinton is famous for, but not a good fit for most of the fans. I am also a fan of vampire stories and felt like this was more of a human type story, from Jamie's life and viewpoint. Would I recommend it, maybe for some people, but not to all. There are sex scenes and language that are not appropriate for those under 18, so I would not consider this a teen book.

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