Re-reading this book as an adult, I found some of the story lacking in areas....
BUT as a teen girl that read and re-read this book over and over when I was 14-15-16 years old, I loved the book. It is a good YA book, that adults might find lacking, but teen girls can't get enough of. And the vampires in the book are unique, instead of being the dark gothic vamps with black hair and white skin, they have silver hair.... and a albino look about them. This was my first vampire book and set into motion a life long love of pharanormal/vampire type novels!
BUT as a teen girl that read and re-read this book over and over when I was 14-15-16 years old, I loved the book. It is a good YA book, that adults might find lacking, but teen girls can't get enough of. And the vampires in the book are unique, instead of being the dark gothic vamps with black hair and white skin, they have silver hair.... and a albino look about them. This was my first vampire book and set into motion a life long love of pharanormal/vampire type novels!
Helpful Score: 2
This was an entertaining book. The plot seems underdeveloped at times but I did enjoy it overall.
Helpful Score: 2
This is a lovely atmospheric story of a teenage girl and the vampire who, it turns out, loves her. Unexpected ending. Satisfying read.
Helpful Score: 2
Ehhh. Blood and Chocolate was MUCH better. The characters were underdeveloped and the ending unsatisfying.
For a truly amazing vampire novel, I would recommend any of the vampire chronicals by Anne Rice.
For a truly amazing vampire novel, I would recommend any of the vampire chronicals by Anne Rice.
Helpful Score: 1
This is a really good vampire story. My favorite book by this author is Blood and Chocolate, but if you're not in the mood for werewolfs, try this one.
Helpful Score: 1
A YA vampire novel...
17-year old Zoe's mother is dying of cancer, her father is emotionally shut down away from her, and her best friend is moving away...
Then she meets a mysterious and attractive young man in the park late at night... unknown to her, Simon is actually a 17th-century vampire on a quest to destroy his murderous younger brother, also a vampire...
a quick read....
17-year old Zoe's mother is dying of cancer, her father is emotionally shut down away from her, and her best friend is moving away...
Then she meets a mysterious and attractive young man in the park late at night... unknown to her, Simon is actually a 17th-century vampire on a quest to destroy his murderous younger brother, also a vampire...
a quick read....
Helpful Score: 1
dark, brooding tale of a young girl who falls for a somber vampire.
Helpful Score: 1
This is by the author of 'Blood & Chocolate', and is an awsome read about a vampire that will make you sympathize with it by the end of the book.
Helpful Score: 1
I got this book because it was written by the author who wrote "Blood and Chocolate" (which I haven't read yet). I was interested to read a vampire novel by her. It was an excellent book but it was not what I was expecting.
In this book Zoe is in a tough situation. Her mother is dying of cancer, her father is pulling away from her as he spends more and more time at the hospital with her mother. The doctor has told them that Zoe shouldn't spend much time at the hospital because it might stress her mother and that Zoe should try to keep her life as normal as she can. How can you keep your life normal when you are left at home by yourself, constantly waiting for the phone to ring to tell you that your mother is finally gone? If this isn't bad enough some bizarre murders are taking place in the area and then Zoe finds out that her best friend is having to move out of town. Zoe begins to hang out at the park at night just to be out somewhere; there she meets Simon. Simon seems to know about death and he might even know something about the murders happening.
This is not really your typical vampire book. It is beautifully written. A lot of time is taken on the contemplation of the character's feelings, and the description of the surroundings is beautiful. This is a book about death. It is about facing death and dealing with death and trying to move past death. As such, it is pretty much a downer of a book and a bittersweet story. In general this book makes you want to cry for death, for beauty lost, for everything we have to deal with as humans. Somehow with all of this darkness; this book comes off as a sweet little story about the lessons life teaches. You can't help but sympathize and love every single character in this book; and given that it is such a short story it takes some wonderful writing to accomplish that.
It is a very short book and a very quick read. I thought it was an excellent read; just know that this is not an uplifting book. The descriptions of the characters' feelings as they deal with death are heartfelt and accurate. This book could be a help to someone dealing with loosing a loved one.
Overall, very good story. I am definitely looking forward to reading "Blood and Chocolate".
In this book Zoe is in a tough situation. Her mother is dying of cancer, her father is pulling away from her as he spends more and more time at the hospital with her mother. The doctor has told them that Zoe shouldn't spend much time at the hospital because it might stress her mother and that Zoe should try to keep her life as normal as she can. How can you keep your life normal when you are left at home by yourself, constantly waiting for the phone to ring to tell you that your mother is finally gone? If this isn't bad enough some bizarre murders are taking place in the area and then Zoe finds out that her best friend is having to move out of town. Zoe begins to hang out at the park at night just to be out somewhere; there she meets Simon. Simon seems to know about death and he might even know something about the murders happening.
This is not really your typical vampire book. It is beautifully written. A lot of time is taken on the contemplation of the character's feelings, and the description of the surroundings is beautiful. This is a book about death. It is about facing death and dealing with death and trying to move past death. As such, it is pretty much a downer of a book and a bittersweet story. In general this book makes you want to cry for death, for beauty lost, for everything we have to deal with as humans. Somehow with all of this darkness; this book comes off as a sweet little story about the lessons life teaches. You can't help but sympathize and love every single character in this book; and given that it is such a short story it takes some wonderful writing to accomplish that.
It is a very short book and a very quick read. I thought it was an excellent read; just know that this is not an uplifting book. The descriptions of the characters' feelings as they deal with death are heartfelt and accurate. This book could be a help to someone dealing with loosing a loved one.
Overall, very good story. I am definitely looking forward to reading "Blood and Chocolate".
Zoe is wary when, in the dead of night, the beautiful yet frightening Simon comes to her house. Simon seems to understand the pain of loneliness and death and Zoe's brooding thoughts of her dying mother.
Simon is one of the undead, a vampire, seeking revenge for the gruesome death of his mother three hundred years before. Does Simon dare ask Zoe to help free him from this lifeless chase and its insufferable loneliness?
Simon is one of the undead, a vampire, seeking revenge for the gruesome death of his mother three hundred years before. Does Simon dare ask Zoe to help free him from this lifeless chase and its insufferable loneliness?
wewll when i was younger, i thought this book was the cats ass. I still do but obviously i have risen above it. Some young kid will love it
A nice short book. I enjoyed it, so did my daughter who is 16.
