Model Vol. 5

Model Vol. 5 by So-Young Lee. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781595320070.

Ji Ye is a Korean art student who comes to Europe to study. Her brushstrokes arent going as well as she would like, but she’s determined to make it as an artist. One evening her friend brings a drunk man over to crash at her pad. That night she has bad dreams that the drunk is really a blood-sucking vampire. But when she wakes up, she realizes it wasnt a dream! Unafraid, shes suddenly bitten by the creative bug, and starts to paint his portrait. His beauty and alluring preternatural energy lets Ji Yes artistic juices flow, and the two strike a deal: Ji Ye will allow the vampire to feed on her, and in return he will pose for her. This could be exactly what Ji Ye needs to finally succeed as a painter-- but at what price?