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Chasing Humanity
A beautifully imperfect story about life, love, and a little bit of vampires.
Darius Freeman lives in a reality where vampires are 99% of the population and everything is created to keep them happy. As a human he has to donate blood every month in exchange for being a protected species. Although humans are physically safe by the laws they are a lower class and have to navigate a world that is not built for them anymore.
While Darius is working his 9pm-5am job he meets a human that has signed up to convert. Once she is a vampire though she will lose her ability to love, feel empathy, and care about anyone other than herself. She agrees to let Darius remind her of everything she would miss out on. Will she choose to give away her life in the end? Why does she want to become a vampire? What would you choose?
"Most of this story had this warm sort of searching vibe to it, with harsh realities and trauma mixed in. The tone would go from a type of motherly love to feelings of hopelessness or injustice. The variety of emotions is part of what makes this book almost feel melancholy and bittersweet in the way of a classic story such as Romeo and Juliet." - Kyare Betzing Editor of Chasing Humanity
Darius Freeman lives in a reality where vampires are 99% of the population and everything is created to keep them happy. As a human he has to donate blood every month in exchange for being a protected species. Although humans are physically safe by the laws they are a lower class and have to navigate a world that is not built for them anymore.
While Darius is working his 9pm-5am job he meets a human that has signed up to convert. Once she is a vampire though she will lose her ability to love, feel empathy, and care about anyone other than herself. She agrees to let Darius remind her of everything she would miss out on. Will she choose to give away her life in the end? Why does she want to become a vampire? What would you choose?
"Most of this story had this warm sort of searching vibe to it, with harsh realities and trauma mixed in. The tone would go from a type of motherly love to feelings of hopelessness or injustice. The variety of emotions is part of what makes this book almost feel melancholy and bittersweet in the way of a classic story such as Romeo and Juliet." - Kyare Betzing Editor of Chasing Humanity
208 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 5, 2022
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July 21, 2022
Not just any vampire story
Loved this story. Vampires have taken over, and only a small percentage of humans are left. Treated as second class citizens in every way.
This story is definitely more than just a supernatural vampire story. The connections that the human community build, and the fight for every small success. To working against vampires and trying to put think them and their abuses.
I really want to know more about these characters, and these human desert communities.
The story is a bit dark and bittersweet, but appropriate for 12 and up.
Loved this story. Vampires have taken over, and only a small percentage of humans are left. Treated as second class citizens in every way.
This story is definitely more than just a supernatural vampire story. The connections that the human community build, and the fight for every small success. To working against vampires and trying to put think them and their abuses.
I really want to know more about these characters, and these human desert communities.
The story is a bit dark and bittersweet, but appropriate for 12 and up.
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