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The Monster's Daughter
by
Deborah Bryan (Goodreads Author)
Seventeen-year-old Ginny Connors figures she's gotta be imagining things when her father starts showing signs of being a bloodsucking fiend. Still, she hangs a cross on her bedroom door. Just in case.
When Ginny discovers people aren't the guests but the main course at her father's New Year party, she wishes she could save the day with garlic pancakes. Instead, she must fac...more
When Ginny discovers people aren't the guests but the main course at her father's New Year party, she wishes she could save the day with garlic pancakes. Instead, she must fac...more
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(first published January 24th 2011)
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I struggled with this book a little. I'm giving it 2.5. Overall, the voice of Ginny is believable and well-written. Also, I liked that it was not a paranormal story but really a story about the girl. Yes, paranormal was a big part of it, but it could've also been a mobster's daughter that we were reading about.
Despite, Ginny's voice being natural and accurate. I think the rest of the characters were flat in comparison. However, the flashback chapters heightened the tragedy of the situation very...more
Despite, Ginny's voice being natural and accurate. I think the rest of the characters were flat in comparison. However, the flashback chapters heightened the tragedy of the situation very...more
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Looking at the book cover as I write this review, I see how perfectly it matches the dark, cold and gritty tone of this book; it also beautiful and scary, as is the book itself. I started this book slow and finished it fast; the masterful writing draws you in, slowly but surely, as you wonder where the author is taking you. Often funny, majorly sad, equally scary and powerfully poignant, Ginny is such a great character; one of the most realistic I've read in YA fiction -- and I'm not just talkin...more
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I enjoyed this book a lot, took me about three days' worth of commute to finish it, so it's not a long read at all. If I had to find one word to describe the book, it would have to be "rushed".
I really like the character of Ginny and think she's very well written. Wouldn't mind hearing more from her. That said, the other characters got shorthanded a little, I thought. I see why the father wanted the power, but he was a very one note character.
Same with Joey and Ginny's frie...more
I enjoyed this book a lot, took me about three days' worth of commute to finish it, so it's not a long read at all. If I had to find one word to describe the book, it would have to be "rushed".
I really like the character of Ginny and think she's very well written. Wouldn't mind hearing more from her. That said, the other characters got shorthanded a little, I thought. I see why the father wanted the power, but he was a very one note character.
Same with Joey and Ginny's frie...more
I read this book as an author-sponsored read in one of GR groups. It is not one that I normally would pick up, so my rating is much more reflective of personal taste than the book itself.
I found the writing style to be interesting, especially the way the author chose to weave in the back story with special short flashback chapters. I appreciate that while many of the topics make a mother of a teenager uncomfortable, that the book does a really good job of focusing on choice. Action instead of dr...more
I found the writing style to be interesting, especially the way the author chose to weave in the back story with special short flashback chapters. I appreciate that while many of the topics make a mother of a teenager uncomfortable, that the book does a really good job of focusing on choice. Action instead of dr...more
When I first started The Monster's Daughter, I wasn't sure if I'd like it. I was afraid it would be "just another vampire book"... I was wrong. This isn't your "helpless girl falls in love with gorgeous vampire and they struggle to make their relationship work" vampire book... it's much better.
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The Monster's Daughter tells the story of a young lady who must face the sins of her father and prove she's not like him. He's a powerful vampire who lives on the darkside. Ginny, the favorite daughter, must protect her sister and her friends from his wrath. Sadly, she doesn't win every battle...which is part of the reason I enjoyed this novel so much. It's nice to see everything not go the way it is supposed to...at least sometimes.
Ginny's story isn't a long one, taking only a couple of hours f...more
Ginny's story isn't a long one, taking only a couple of hours f...more
We read this book as part of a special author sponsored read in my club One Novel Escape. If you know me, you know that I'm not a fan of YA books first of all, and this is a YA book, more towards the adult level. The author is a member of our group and I really have to give her major props for the character dialogue in the book. It must be difficult to do that. It must be difficult to write from the narcisstic (sp?) teenage viewpoint that comes out at you in this book. I give her major props for...more
Here is another good vampire book that shows the struggle between keeping humanity when one becomes a vampire. The book was well written and flowed beautifully. Ginny is a typical teen with a not so typical father. She has to come to grips with the fact that the man she knew as her father is gone. I know this is about Ginny and her relationship with her father, but I would have liked to see more of what was going on in their town. There were a lot of disappearances and new vampires. Yet, it real...more
I just finished reading The Monster's Daughter and couldn't put it down! This is not your average young adult vampire novel. The story is layered and moving and the characters are as complex as they are compelling. I was dying to know how the story would end, and wasn't disappointed. Read this book!!
I love the cover of this book. It gives a sense of eeriness before you even read the book. Once I read the book I found it to be an interesting take on vampires. The flashbacks in this story definitely give you a sense of what Ginny lost and made this seem like an even greater tragedy. I did find parts of it a little confusing and didn't completely follow how all the things happened, but overall I did like it.
This is the first book I have ever won from the Goodreads giveaways and I am glad I had a chance to read this book. It was well written which made it an easy and fast read. I had to keep on reading so I could find out how everything would turn out for Ginny. I would recommend this book to YA readers who enjoyed the Twilight Saga.
One of those books......not horrible but not good, but you have to finish just to see what happens
Excellent first novel from a top-notch writer.
I must admit I was ecstatic to have won this book. The title coupled with the cover made the book look rather enticing. Also, the book mentioned patricide and vampire dad and I was hooked. Needless to say, I did finish the book in one go. But the book fell short of my expectations. With such a great theme the plot could have been taken so much further instead it tended to swirl around an average run-of-the-mill teenage girl. The ending however more than made up for it.
This was a bit too YA for me, but it is well written and the story has a very different and refreshing take on a vampire story. Ginny, our heroine is a strong character, far from perfect, but likable, however the other characters were a bit flat.
I did like the portrayal of the vampires as dark, and seriously dangerous.
My teenage daughter is now reading it and loves it!
I did like the portrayal of the vampires as dark, and seriously dangerous.
My teenage daughter is now reading it and loves it!
The story of a daughter railing against her father's evil, an evil she almost must embrace in order to triumph over it.
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Deborah Bryan is a writer hailing from the Pacific Northwest and, not coincidentally, now living in Long Beach, California. She is the author of several novels, the first of which she is thrilled to have edited in just six short years. She's currently working on more writing and editing projects than she can count, and loving every minute of it.
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“For all the people in the world who would die to have this power, kill to have it, I can’t persuade the two people whose lives actually matter to me to take it. And I can’t force it upon them. That is my sorrow.”
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