Can Raven stop Dullsville from becoming Vampireville?
For goth-girl Raven, dating her dream boyfriend is complicated, especially because Alexander's secret means they can only meet at night. And now they must be extra wary, with Alexander's archrival, Jagger, creeping around town. Then Jagger's exquisitely pale sister Luna also surfaces—and seems to have her sights on Raven's own longtime nemesis.
Raven and Alexander must begin a terrifying hunt for Jagger and Luna's secret ... (show more)
Can Raven stop Dullsville from becoming Vampireville?
For goth-girl Raven, dating her dream boyfriend is complicated, especially because Alexander's secret means they can only meet at night. And now they must be extra wary, with Alexander's archrival, Jagger, creeping around town. Then Jagger's exquisitely pale sister Luna also surfaces—and seems to have her sights on Raven's own longtime nemesis.
Raven and Alexander must begin a terrifying hunt for Jagger and Luna's secret hideout. Can they drive them away before Dullsville is eternally threatened by these menaces from the Underworld? (show less)
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This book took me a while to find. I read the first two books in like two days but had to wait a week to read this one because the bookstore near m... (show more)
This book took me a while to find. I read the first two books in like two days but had to wait a week to read this one because the bookstore near me didn't have it. But once I got it, it was worth the wait. (show less)
Alright, since this is the third book, I think it is safe for me to pass judgment sans being harsh about the whole thing.
Book one introduced us ... (show more)
Alright, since this is the third book, I think it is safe for me to pass judgment sans being harsh about the whole thing.
Book one introduced us to the macabre world of Raven, a goth chick stuck in this perpetually lackluster town, which she has appropriately called "Dullsville". She's basically, the town outcast, and just when she thought she was the only oddball - a mysterious family moves in to the town's creepy Mansion. Here's the bonus kids! Everyone in town thinks the brooding young man that resides in said creepy mansion, is a what? You guessed it, a vampire. Raven meets Alexander and becomes totally enamored with her "Soul Mate" her "Dark Prince".
Book two. Alexander disappears, leaving Raven all forlorn (kind of reminds you of Edward leaving Bella, but less pathetic). Raven goes on a wild goose chase and bumps into Jagger - apparently there's bad blood between Alexander and Jagger. Yes, yes Jagger's the bad guy. He stirs up a bit of trouble for Raven & Alexander, which spills into Book 3. Add a dash of teenage angst, a lot of unnecessary allusion to all things Goth, some conflicts with the preppy childhood bully, and the coup de grace... vengeful vampires! and you've got a somewhat interesting, yet, slightly hackneyed read. I know I'm leaving a lot of details out, either way that's the whole shebang. I love a good vampire read, lamentably, that's what the series lack- a real vampire. Page after page and not one drop of Vampire lore (book 4 & 5 perhaps?) but honestly it just feels like a trite goth love story. Hopefully book 4 will redeem this series - or not. (show less)
To begin, I'm not a huge teen vampire novel fan. I began the series long ago when my friend threw the novels at me and told me to read them for a laugh. Alas, I can't drop a series in the middle (unless it's twilight), so I'm attempting to finish the series.
My issue that happen in every vampire kisses novel is the overboard of “Dark Girl” references such as her Edward Sissorhands lamp or Nightmare clock. It is very unnecessary and paints Raven as even more of a “hot topic goth” if you will.... (show more)
To begin, I'm not a huge teen vampire novel fan. I began the series long ago when my friend threw the novels at me and told me to read them for a laugh. Alas, I can't drop a series in the middle (unless it's twilight), so I'm attempting to finish the series.
My issue that happen in every vampire kisses novel is the overboard of “Dark Girl” references such as her Edward Sissorhands lamp or Nightmare clock. It is very unnecessary and paints Raven as even more of a “hot topic goth” if you will. Not very positive for our stereotypical little friend. Though, fun fact for you guys, if you look closely on the cover, you will see Raven is wearing a Slipknot shirt.
To go along with it, the whole “Dullsville” and “Hippsterville” naming of locations made the story even less realistic.
Another annoyance in the novel is the poor word choice. If I had to read “Nemesis” or “Teen Vampire” once more, I was going to go bananas. The thesaurus was invented for a reason.
On some good notes, however, I continue to be impressed how Schreiber, despite her cliché details, could suck a reader into the plot by mid book. She's got the element of plot and suspense down well, if she could just iron out the annoying details, she could probably make a good book.
I was also happy to see she that she goes over what happened in the past two books. I hadn't read any of the vampire kisses novels in two years, and being a bit rusty on the series, this came in very handy.
Overall, it's not the greatest book, but if you are one of the vampire obsessed teens, I'm sure you'll get something out of the book. (show less)
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Cute, and wonderfully character driven, but nowhere near as enjoyable as the second one. This series isn't the most powerful ever as I have said before, but it's strength is that Raven and Alexander are both very likeable and life like characters. This author's strong point is clearly characters, but the plot really lacks. Why should Raven care if her mortal enemy might get turned into a vampire, and then possibly her whole boring town? You would think that would be her heaven on Earth. She c... (show more)
Cute, and wonderfully character driven, but nowhere near as enjoyable as the second one. This series isn't the most powerful ever as I have said before, but it's strength is that Raven and Alexander are both very likeable and life like characters. This author's strong point is clearly characters, but the plot really lacks. Why should Raven care if her mortal enemy might get turned into a vampire, and then possibly her whole boring town? You would think that would be her heaven on Earth. She clearly has feelings for her enemy, which is down right idoitic with Alexander in her grasp. But really the most enjoyable thing about this series is not only the characters, but all the wonderful goth refences. The author clearly has done her homework. That really hooks me into the story. How can I not love a vampire that wears AFI shirts? I will give the other books a shot. I just hope in the later books she focuses more on Alexander and Raven's relationship, and less on the crazy adventures of Dullsville. (show less)
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