Vampire Kisses

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Every high schooler, no matter popular or loner, feels different and uncomfortable with their rank and reputation. Ellen Schreiber was successful ... (show more)

Every high schooler, no matter popular or loner, feels different and uncomfortable with their rank and reputation. Ellen Schreiber was successful in interpreting not only that fact, but was also able to create a character in which the reader can fully bond with not even requiring them to be Gothic, though Raven Madison was definitely one of them. Introducing emotional challenges concerning Raven's high school life and relationship with her family, Ellen brings forth a character stronger than any I've ever come face to face with. We all know what it's like to feel like an outcast and as if our families don't understand, and some authors even bring that to us. But that usually ends up with a character ready to break down into tears at the first sign of confrontation. But instead of bursting out into tears or throwing raging tantrums, Raven takes it with a grain of salt, only every so often ending up yelling at her parents. But that's not the half of it: we --as Raven-- are thrown into the most exciting thing ever to happen in "Dullsville" when vampires are rumored to be moving into her dream house atop Benson hill. Of course her dream being to become a vampire, she jumps at the chance. But after meeting young Alexander Sterling, she is quick to put those rumors behind her. Kinda. She still suspects something different is up, but her attraction and sympathy for her handsome new friend allows her to shove it to the back of her mind (though of course it is brought back up every so often, but hey, can you blame her?) Mixing both mild and strong emotions, humor, and romance in her first book of the Vampire Kisses series, Ellen Shreiber's book receives a five star rating from me, only lowered because of the heartbreaking ending (I'm just lucky I got the book with the first three books in it; I would have gone crazy trying to figure out what had happened!) (show less)

 

 

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No, it's a flop!

Maybe it's because I'm SO NOT the target audience.
But I found it lame. And unless I was 6, I can't imagine I would think differently. Then, again... (show more)

Maybe it's because I'm SO NOT the target audience.
But I found it lame. And unless I was 6, I can't imagine I would think differently. Then, again, all the goth-wanabee thing and the "nobody understands me because I'm gothier than a Poe tale"... at 6, would have sounded way too irreal for me anyway. So... yeah... I probably never was the intended audience.

I read it and the next 2 books because they are so short it goes easy.
But unless you really really are into "goth girl mets goth guy and the both are gothier than anyone and they lived happy ever after because, quess what!? She LOVES vampires and HE is a Vampire". *rolls eyes* I wouldn't bother with it.

I would NOT recommend it to anyone who hates anything that smells remotedly like those shops named H**-T***C. That people may want to stay away. Because it does smells a bit more goth-wanabee than goth.

So... I guess:
I would not recommend it to anyone.
And I would not give it to my children either. I think kids have enought brains to read much better constructed stories. The whole thing is done in such a way that even if they were outcast they would not be able to identify with the books. (show less)

 

 

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  This book was kind of dumb. For one thing, i hated how the main character Raven, was so "Goth." She didn't fit in with the "preppy/normal" kids and this didn't make me empathize with her at all. It seemed like she was trying so hard not to fit in that she became a 180 of what she hated. The story was kind of silly and not very interesting. The only struggle was her trying to get some idiot named Trevor to leave her alone and meet this guy Alexander (who might be a va... (show more)

  This book was kind of dumb. For one thing, i hated how the main character Raven, was so "Goth." She didn't fit in with the "preppy/normal" kids and this didn't make me empathize with her at all. It seemed like she was trying so hard not to fit in that she became a 180 of what she hated. The story was kind of silly and not very interesting. The only struggle was her trying to get some idiot named Trevor to leave her alone and meet this guy Alexander (who might be a vampire) and then redeem herself to him for wanting to meet him because she thinks he is a vampire. Really lame. The story is easy to read and isn't very long. It took me about 3 days to get through which is a long time for me considering if this book had any substance to it I would have flew through it in an afternoon. Some books can be described as "not being able to put it down", but I put this book down several times. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook User on Sep 14, 2009 at 01:12AM

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  Very depressing, not only because the typical whole town is against the stranger looking kid issues but with a very cruel and manipulative vampire( although I know that's what vampires are supposed to be, but this one is very subtle in his evil, even as a reader I didn't pick up on it till the end). I haven't read the other books yet, but I can easily see 'Raven' the main character completely withdrawing from the world by either tuning the rest of the world out so much that they eventually... (show more)

  Very depressing, not only because the typical whole town is against the stranger looking kid issues but with a very cruel and manipulative vampire( although I know that's what vampires are supposed to be, but this one is very subtle in his evil, even as a reader I didn't pick up on it till the end). I haven't read the other books yet, but I can easily see 'Raven' the main character completely withdrawing from the world by either tuning the rest of the world out so much that they eventually wont even notice her anymore, or turning her emptiness into hatred of the town and spending the rest of her isolated life making the town a living hell for anyone foolish enough to try and remain living there. But that would be how things would happen in the real world, hopefully in 'Fiction' things will be better. heh heh

  I guess this book is supposed to reflect real life and how hopeless and pointless life is, while I can respect it's honest portrayal of real life, I guess I like the books I read to be a little more fantasy and an escape from reality, and I truly hope the rest of this series reaches for that goal, or it may get to depressing to finish reading. (show less)

   

   

  by Stephen Michael Carter Jr on May 18, 2009 at 09:22PM

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