Imagine taking EVERY modern day cliche about vampires - the virus, patient zero, 28 days later, The Walking Dead etc etc. Then mash them up in a paint by numbers novel written according to the guidance given at a creative writing course. Try, but not to hard, to hide the slot A into Tab B of the plot and then liberally sprinkle Steven King's ideas about morality into the mix.
If you were to follow my instructions you would create the Passage. It's not that it's bad (it is) but that every twist and turn should be apparent to anyone familiar with the genre by page 100.
There are decent vampire novels out there, even in today's completely saturated market - Let the Right One In remaining my favourite - but let's face it - this is a genre that needs more entries like a dead man needs more meals.
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