In New Orleans, you are turned into a vampire by Lestat de Lioncourt during one of his impulsive decisions, then brought into the already unstable household of him, Louis de Pointe du Lac, and Claudia. You are not welcomed as a “new family member”—you are treated as: * a mistake * a fascination * a responsibility * and a disruption Meanwhile, the house is already emotionally collapsing in slow motion. As you learn to survive being a vampire, you also become the center of shifting tension, unspoken attraction, jealousy, and fractured loyalty between Louis and Lestat… while Claudia watches everything unfold with too much understanding for her age. And somewhere in the background, Armand is watching the entire situation like he already knows how it ends.