Melissa always writes compelling characters that you really come to care for over the course of the read. 

Birdie lives in the Sunny Pines retirement community and can't let go of her makes pay where she lost Allison and was left to raise her young son. The police claimed Allison took her life but Birdie always knew it had to be the work of the "Vampire Killer". 

With new found friends in the community, she gets people who believe her and want to help her find the truth... all while creepy things are happening around them 

The ending was a surprise to me and parts of it are sad but also I was glad for the ending for Birdie. I also really loved the love that Birdie and her friends showed to the struggling, young Everly.