"...[V]ampires, like all good monsters, are something of a blank canvas.
I've been a fan of Trent Jamieson for a long time and I'm lucky enough to call him a friend, but even then I was dubious about this book. A vampire story.
I am normally not a vampire book kind of person, I find they fall into two camps, horribly vapid romances and the gore hour. I was pleasantly surprise by Day Boy though.
I don't remember how I first discovered this book but once I did, I was hugely intrigued by the subject matter and started reading it as soon as it arrived in the post.
The story follows and is told from the point of view of a teenage boy, Mark.
Vampire myth meets coming-of-age story in this really enjoyable read from a local Brisbane author.
An interesting new twist in the vampire genre - and by an Australian author too.
I find it difficult to understand the need for cockney accents on Australian characters, and the style is fairly ordinary, but the story is worth reading.
Wow, just wow. This book took a turn I wasn't expecting at all.
Australian horror at its finest.
Jamieson has constructed both a believable post-apocalyptic vampire controlled world and an enthralling Australian narrative.
Trent Jamieson never disappoints. I love his writing, his storytelling abilities and his characters.
I recall Lisa L. Hannett writing about the Australian Gothic in Wide Open Fear, a piece for her column in This is Horror.
Unique setting and some really stunning prose but just too... eh.
Dark, lyrical and haunting. A book that creeps up on you, tangles in your heart strings and then hauls with all its might.
An absolutely brilliant read, the more so for being completely unexpected.
Our leading character is Mark, who is a Day Boy for his Master Dain and as we follow hi around his daily tasks in a small, arid, vaguely Australian town we piece together the reality of his world: In this Dystopian future Vampires (the masters) have become the social cohesion that hold the world together.
Many other reviewers have already expressed the admiration I have for this excellent novel. It's a vampire novel that's not about vampires.
A darkly lyrical coming of age story with a fascinating 'father' figure. I loved the way the novel unfolded and slowly revealed the landscape of the strange future outside the small town of Midfield.
