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Bloody Little Secrets

by Karly Kirkpatrick (Goodreads Author)

3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 · rating details · 551 ratings · 85 reviews

17-year-old Vicky Hernandez has a big problem. She's dead. Or not quite. After discovering she's been turned into a vampire, she tries to settle into a quiet suburb of Chicago and return to a normal life.
If only she could stop wanting to bite her boyfriend. Not to mention she is dying to find out who turned her, and why. She doesn't have to wait long before they come to h...more

Paperback, 274 pages

Published May 26th 2011 by DarkSide Publishing (first published April 28th 2011)

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May 13, 2011 Destiny Philipose rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Bloody Little Secrets was an extremely easy book to get drawn into from the beginning. Main character Vicky wakes up in a coffin and can't figure out how she ended up there. We follow her through her journey of discovering she is now dead, or more accurately, undead - a vampire, to be exact. This proves to be hilarious. I found myself laughing out loud at times. Vicky is hysterical as she compares her blood cravings to humans smelling like chocolate and muffins. Or when she almost has a panic at...more

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Jul 26, 2011 Meredith rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Let me say this first. I do not usually go for vampire books, nor do love-at-first-site books make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. That said, I did really like this book.

I was super excited when I won it, since it did look fairly good. The back cover made me laugh when I read 'Secrets never stay buried. Neither did Vicky.'

Now, on to the story. I was happy that she did kill two people at the beginning, however terrible that may sound. It made it more real, or at least truer to what actual vam...more

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Apr 27, 2012 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I had trouble getting into this book when I first started reading I actually fell asleep within the first couple of pages because I had no clue where the story was going, and when Vicky was talking about breaking out of a coffin and dirt fell in and she saw where she was with the moon light coming in all I was thinking was "really I thought graves where pretty deep so that is pretty amazing that she saw moonlight." But then she broke out of the coffin and she was saying that she had to climb out...more I had trouble getting into this book when I first started reading I actually fell asleep within the first couple of pages because I had no clue where the story was going, and when Vicky was talking about breaking out of a coffin and dirt fell in and she saw where she was with the moon light coming in all I was thinking was "really I thought graves where pretty deep so that is pretty amazing that she saw moonlight." But then she broke out of the coffin and she was saying that she had to climb out of the hole because they didn't finish burying her casket I was thinking then why the hell did you have to break out when there is only a little bit of dirt on the casket because I am pretty sure caskets don't have locks and then she goes and uses her heels to climb out of the hole by digging the heel into the side of the wall and they support her weight REALLY!? Come-on now! Other then those issues I had in the beginning the rest is actually really good and everything gets explained eventually as to who and why she was turned and how her death actually happened which I find kinda funny. I really liked the chemistry between Vicky and Drake and they were just so cute and subtle about their affection towards eachother, and I have to say Drake was kinda very understanding about her being a vampire he just kinda was like ok with a shrug. I loved the way Vicky describes people scents like Drake smells like the finest chocolate in the world so she has to make sure she is well fed before she goes anywhere near him otherwise he'd be a goner.
One of my favorite lines is in the beginning when she first discovers she is a vampire and she is contemplating killing herself because she doesn't want to kill people so she first grabs a stick to stake herself but then decides against it and thinks she will sit out in the sun because in myths it would kill vampires; so here it is:
" I could just sit here as the sun rises and crumble into nothing. I bet it would hurt, but at least I wouldn't be doing it to myself. I would just be letting nature take its course. Another vampire fact: vampires would definitely roast in the sunshine. But in one book I read, they sparkled. So either I would die a horrible death OR sparkle. I really hoped I didn't sparkle."
And after the sun came up:
"I sat up, opening both eyes and taking in the bright sunrise. I held my bare arm up to the sun. Nothing. I checked my legs, felt my face not even a sunburn. My skin appeared to be its same dark shade. Well, there goes that plan I guess. I looked down at my skin again. At least I wasn't sparkling. I might have had to stake myself if I was."
I loved it because that was my only issue with Twilight vampires don't sparkle! I'd recommend this book it is a pretty quick read depending on how fast you read might take you one night 2 tops.(less)

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Apr 29, 2011 Andrea rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Bloody Little Secrets is a soon-to-be released book written by Karly Kirkpatrick. I was lucky enough to recently receive an ARC from the author.
Bloody Little Secrets gets off to an intriguing start: "I never feared the dark until I became part of it." The main character, Vicky, awakens in a coffin. She must quickly discover what has happened to her, and why. Karly Kirkpatrick has given a refreshing spin on what could have been "just another teen vampire book". This book is definitely more tha...more

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Feb 12, 2013 Jenna rated it 4 of 5 stars

I'm always a little hesitant about freebies on Amazon, but I give my reviews because I base buying, or even downloading books, not on the description, but on Amazon/goodreads.com customer reviews! That being said, I try to review everything I read.

We find Vicky, a high school student, as she wakes up and comes to realize she's a vampire. Either by design, or accident,(I won't spoil it for you)she has to go it alone in finding out her abilities and weaknesses. Choosing to pack up and leave the to...more

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May 20, 2012 Karen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Short, quirky, and enjoyable; that sums up my opinion of Bloody Little Secrets.

I definitely did not expect to enjoy this, especially since anything involving vampires that isn't Buffy the Vampire Slayer doesn't really appeal to me. I did actually like this book though. It even made me consider looking for more vampire books, although not anytime soon, I can only take so much when it comes to vampire related things.

Vicky is a great character, she mostly makes this book worth reading. Some of the...more Short, quirky, and enjoyable; that sums up my opinion of Bloody Little Secrets.

I definitely did not expect to enjoy this, especially since anything involving vampires that isn't Buffy the Vampire Slayer doesn't really appeal to me. I did actually like this book though. It even made me consider looking for more vampire books, although not anytime soon, I can only take so much when it comes to vampire related things.

Vicky is a great character, she mostly makes this book worth reading. Some of the things that happened seemed kind of strange at times. One of those things being how accepting the other characters were over the whole vampire thing, it seemed kind of odd because I would have thought they would have reacted differently. They were too accepting of the vampire they didn't know very well, but while that seemed unrealistically odd to me, I also liked the book even more because of this. I love it when a book has a close group of friends that are all there for each other and this is exactly what this book had. It reminded me of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in that way.

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May 23, 2011 Erin Danzer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Bloody Little Secrets is better than your average vampire novel. When 17 year old Vicky Hernandez wakes up and realizes she's been turned into a vampire, she does what she can to make the best out of her new situation. She leaves town and attempts to create a new life, fall in love and dodge the lackeys of the guy who created her. The book is witty, humorous and action packed. It's definitely a great read whether you're into vampires or not. And best of all... it has a very happy ending.

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May 17, 2012 Rachel Carrington rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Let me start by saying I enjoyed this book even though I had issues with it. I loved the snarkiness of the heroine, the way she interacted with others, and how she handled being a vampire. I also loved the hero in this story. From the moment he was introduced, I felt the connection between him and Vicky.

The opening of the story really starts off strong, and I was really giving my Kindle a workout by flipping the pages. I wanted to know what happened next, and I loved following Vicky's story. Tha...more Let me start by saying I enjoyed this book even though I had issues with it. I loved the snarkiness of the heroine, the way she interacted with others, and how she handled being a vampire. I also loved the hero in this story. From the moment he was introduced, I felt the connection between him and Vicky.

The opening of the story really starts off strong, and I was really giving my Kindle a workout by flipping the pages. I wanted to know what happened next, and I loved following Vicky's story. That said, as I mentioned, I did have some issues.

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While I loved the additional characters Vicky found when she moved to the new town for the sake of her family, I did have an issue with the way Drake so willingly accepted that Vicky was a vampire. When the others responded in pretty much the same way, it made me think everyone had been watching Buffy, the Vampire Slayer too much. It almost seemed as though vampires were commonplace.

I also had issues with the plot as some things just didn't make sense to me.

I didn't really understand how Steve made Vicky such a different type of vampire, and it wasn't explained. How did he create a vampire that could withstand the sun? And why do it on Vicky instead of one of the other vampires in his clan?

Also, why wouldn't Steve risk one of his other vampires to test Vicky's blood instead of his own? The story gave the impression that Steve was the lead vampire. So I wondered why he wouldn't demand one of his followers (so to speak) to be the test subject.

I did have a lot of issues with the climatic scene with Steve as it was actually kind of anti-climatic. He was smart enough to create this super vamp but not smart enough to realize she could take them all out? Shouldn't he have figured that out when all his minions kept getting offed by Vicky throughout the book? It just looks like he could have done some better planning.

The ending scene really bothered me in that I was expected more shock and horror from Vicky's parents. They saw her in the coffin, no doubt, so to see her standing in the same room with them just days later should have caused some type of hysteria or fear. My first thought would have been zombies. Instead, Vicky's father hugs her, and the story ends abruptly.

Overall, I would give this book 3 and 3/4 stars because Karly Kirkpatrick is a strong writer. She has a way with characterization and dialogue that really connected with me. I'll definitely read more from her because the questions I had didn't detract from the evidence of a good story-teller.

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Aug 27, 2011 Christy (Love of Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Bloody Little Secrets seriously had me from the very beginning to the very last page. It made me mad that I couldn't just sit and read the entire book without interruptions. With a first chapter like the one this book had, I knew it was going to be good! Vicky, a seventeen-year-old senior in high school, suddenly wakes up in a coffin and doesn't know what's going on, not to mention she was buried in her homecoming dress! How she got out of the grave made me laugh - it was funny, yet ingenious. T...more

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Jun 05, 2011 Faye rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Really enjoyed this story. Drama, death, life & love all in a neat little package!

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Aug 25, 2011 Annette M Guerriero Nishimoto rated it 3 of 5 stars

Today's review is on Bloody Little Secrets by Karly Kirkpatrick

Bloody Little Secrets is a delightful YA book. Somewhat reminiscent of the Twilight saga, BLS's main character Victoria has spunk, brains, and is highly independent. What is most unique about this book is that Victoria is Latino. (This is the first vampire book I have found about a Latino FEMALE vampire.)

Vicky Hernandez wakes up in a coffin frantic and confused. After literally clawing her way out she is grabbed from behind by someon...more

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Jun 01, 2011 Janel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

it was a great book!!

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Dec 28, 2011 Alison rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads, paranormal

The main character is fun and upbeat and a very strong and determined young woman. People in this book don't just smell "good" to the vampires, they smell like all our favorite foods, often to fit the personality of a person. A spunky young friend smells of strawberries and citrus. Her handsome new boyfriend smells of the richest chocolate. Vicky tries very hard to fit back into a nice, normal life, with some twists thrown in. This is her story.

This book is all about the story with very little t...more

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Apr 27, 2012 Deanna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: free-ebook, books-with-language, vampires

This was the best vampire novel I have read thus far in my life.

First of all, the lead is a vampire named Vicky. Usually vamp novels start out with a human girl who falls in love with a vampire boy, but in this novel our main character starts off as a vampire which already sets this book apart from most of the vampire novels out there.

Secondly, while the book did have a relationship between Vicky and a boy named Drake, it did not contain the standard amounts of annoying mushy gushy lines that...more

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Apr 24, 2012 Hannah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindlebooks, vampire

A quirky teen read about your average day American teenager, who wakes up in a coffin and discovers that she is now a vampire. This novel is a fun, new fluffy chick-flick read about vampires that DO NOT SPARKLE. If you like SPARKLING Vampires and not blood hungry ones, read a horribly book called TWILIGHT. DONT WORRY! You will only be wasting your time for the sake of a lousey female lead, while BLOODY LITTLE SECRETS has an ahmazing female lead, who is strong and spunky. I would give this book 5...more

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May 30, 2012 Sharissa rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I didn't like the cover, but the summary looked promising. Bloody little secrets draws you in easily from the beginning. The writing style is very easy, read the whole thing in a few hours. Main character Vicky wakes up in a coffin and can’t figure out how she ends up there. In the beginning you have no clue where the story is going, but I found myself wondering who turned her and why she didn’t know everything. I mean it was obvious from the beg...more

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Apr 06, 2012 ABookVacation rated it 4 of 5 stars

Bloody Little Secrets is a different type of vampire novel. No sparkles, no vegetarians… real life vampires that can’t go about in the daylight, that use their glamour more often than not, and that yearn for blood. But Vicky is a little different. She doesn’t know who made her. She doesn’t know why she can walk in the daylight. She doesn’t mean to kill people. All she knows is that the vampires hunting her are not the type of people she wants to get to know better, sending her on a journey to st...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Crystal Gillespie rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Vampire Academy readers, Twilight Readers!

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This is a very interesting book! I wasn't too sure about it at first but once I started reading it...I didn't want to put it down! Great vampire book! I hate the way it ended though, like I wish there was more to it, another book to tell what happens next! It didn't end in a bad way, it's just that the way it ended made me want to know more, it was a good ending! Sorry if that makes absolutely no sense, it is like 1 am and I just now finished reading it so I am a little tired and a lot excited a...more

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May 07, 2012 Shawanda rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a good fast read. Victoria wakes up in a coffin and doesn't know how or when she died. She realizes she is a vampire and leaves her family to start a new life. In comes the love story of Vicky and Drake, love at first sight and then comes the surprises. I just feel that the book moved too fast, feel like I missed out on some really important information like yes she was made to be a day walker but where does all the other perks come from? Why did Vicky compulsion last on "Aunt Sue" but...more

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Apr 19, 2012 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

A vampires life ain't what it used to be, and Bloody Little Secrets isn't your typical YA vampire novel. Sure, there are fangs, a hot love interest, secrets, lies, and all the lip smacking drama that surrounds the undead adolescents. But what there is more of is a strong female lead, a non gullible cast of friends, a bunch of butt kicking, and enough witty banter to keep the pages turning so rapidly you won't realize it's over until you find yourself sitting at a baseball game screaming "noooo!!...more

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Jun 13, 2012 Rachel Lynn Sterling rated it 3 of 5 stars

There are only so many directions you can take a vamp love story, but this one felt new to me because it is the first one I’ve read with a female vamp heroin. Although it was a little hard to believe how she accepted everything and stumbled her way through all of the changes without any help or guidance from any other vamps, it was entertaining. The author did make me really like Vicky and root for her every step of the way, even when I thought something was silly. I also really liked the group...more

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Jun 01, 2012 Renee Rearden rated it 2 of 5 stars

I love paranormal books. So when I saw a young adult paranormal with a Hispanic protagonist, I was more than ready to jump into the story. Unfortunately, I never connected with young Vicky. When I say young, I mean serious maturity issues. Vicky did very selfish and shallow things in order to facilitate her own wants and desires. Do we all do that? Sure, to a certain extent. But being different doesn't give one license to do whatever one wants. Being different is an obstacle to overcome, not use...more

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Apr 15, 2012 Victoria rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: juvenile-and-young-adult, ebooks

An interesting read, if not the most original. With the surging popularity of the vampire genre in young adult novels, this approach was slightly humorous in establishing the context of Vicky's transformation into a vampire.

I wasn't very satisfied with the writing, but it was easy to get through. Most of the situation was believable, if you can find vampire stories any believable. The ending, however, was extremely abrupt, and left me with a lot of unanswered questions and many loose ends. I wa...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Megan rated it 4 of 5 stars

It has been so long since I read a book where the main character was a vampire. It was strange at first but, with all the jokes and references of a certain other vampire book, I couldn't help but to be dragged into such an epic story. The only thing I didn't like was how the ending just stopped. Is there more? What happened to Monty? Are Drake and Vicky free of being hunted by other vampires? After all, they are the only Daywalkers.. So many things left unsaid. But it was a nice adventure to rea...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Missy LaRae rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The premise of this story was intriguing. Vicky Hernandez wakes up in a coffin and fights her way out of the coffin. She's been freshly buried and freshly dug up by someone who is a vampire but he dies literally a page and a half into the story so we never find out more about that angle. Why did he dig her up? Why didn't he just open the coffin?

Vicky runs to a nearby house where she sucks down the blood of an older couple and steals the woman's clothing because her prom dress that she was burie...more

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Jan 29, 2013 Sierra rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: e-book, free-or-cheap, cringe-worthy-character-names, fangs-and-fur, low-expectations-great-turnout, standalone

Bloody Little Secrets had a lot going for it from the get-go. Bewildered Vicky Hernandez makes quick work of arising from her own grave to find a not-so-nice visitor trying to order her around. Oh, and to a new thirst that makes humans smell rather moutherwatering. She's been turned into a vampire, mwahahha.

The number one most likeable factor about this book is without question Vicky's voice. Her inner monologue was lighthearted, authentic, straightforward and fun. Thanks to her diction, it was...more

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Nov 16, 2012 Jess rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Younger teen girls

Shelves: kindle, horror, vampires, ya-romance

This was another Kindle freebie and it was MUCH better than a few of the recent Kindle freebies I've read. A teen vampire romance with ACTUAL horror elements? Gasp!

This is a pretty short book about Vicky Hernandez, a normal teen girl from small-town Illinois who wakes up one night in a casket- she has been buried alive and is coming back a vampire. Vicky is horrified to know that her family thinks she is dead and she will never see them again. She ends up killing an elderly couple in the throes...more

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Mar 28, 2012 Lauren rated it 4 of 5 stars

Has anyone ever told you that it’s fun to wake up incased in darkness and confined in a coffin? Yeah, they lied. Vicky Hernandez wakes up buried alive only to learn that… well… she’s not really still alive, or is she? Astounded by mysterious traits that don’t all seem to add up, Vicky is only sure of one thing: she has to get out of this town. Vicky leaves her home (and two dead bodies) behind to start over in Chicago where she meets five amazing friends that will change her life forever.

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Apr 10, 2012 Rose rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: az-challenge-2012, young-adult, urban-fantasy, paranormal, tbr-challenge

Karly Kirkpatrick's "Bloody Little Secrets" pretty much follows every standard troupe of the YA paranormal vampire genre to a tee. For this reason, there were so many times I wanted to put down this book and put myself out of the misery of reading it because I knew just about everything that was going to happen and then some. I decided to stick with it because I haven't read many vampire novels with a Latina MC, and because I hoped that the story would go in a different direction than where its...more Karly Kirkpatrick's "Bloody Little Secrets" pretty much follows every standard troupe of the YA paranormal vampire genre to a tee. For this reason, there were so many times I wanted to put down this book and put myself out of the misery of reading it because I knew just about everything that was going to happen and then some. I decided to stick with it because I haven't read many vampire novels with a Latina MC, and because I hoped that the story would go in a different direction than where its beginnings would go.

The story commences with Vicky Hernandez finding out that she died and came back to life - as a vampire. She realizes this is a problem because her family has already buried her (she broke out of her coffin). She can't go back to the life she knows, so she decides to leave town and start a new life for herself. How she goes about this process is a bit odd, I guess. She uses her powers of compulsion to brainwash her way through many scenarios, and steals blood bags to sustain herself. She falls in love with a boy at a diner (insta-love connection!) and decides in order to get to know him better, she wants to go to his school. To do this, she uses compulsion to hijack a woman's family and incorporate herself into a new identity.

Wait, hold that thought - she did what?!

The aforementioned doesn't make sense to me and feels a bit shallow in order to move the story along. What makes it even more implausible is how accepting her friends seem to be of her general situation considering the events that transpire (Vicky decimating other vampires threatening her existence, for one and being bathed in blood shortly after - and one character being like "Hey, that's okay" in not so many words). And for some reason, the boy she crushes on smells like chocolate, which pretty much follows in line with a lot of YA paranormal series that use food analogies to determine attraction/temptation to drink blood.

Yeah, the long and short of it is that this book fell into a lot of the genre cliches I've read in other vampire works, and didn't really seem to expand upon them in a unique way. The characters themselves are one dimensional and difficult to feel anything for, because it all feels blended together and swallowed down for the rolling action. There's little to no development or character growth to be had. At the very least, this is a quick read, but I think for the events that were presented, they presented too quickly for me to really feel for what happened to the characters, such as a near death incident that occurs in one part of the novel, among other events in the larger progression of the plot.

I think if you like YA paranormal romance stories with a typical flare and don't mind a story that jumps right into the action with little to no expansion, it might appeal to you more, but for me, it just felt like it could've been so much more than what it was.

Overall score: 1.5/5(less)

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Apr 20, 2012 Amy The Book Diaries rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Vicki wakes up in a coffin and has no idea why. Thinking that this must be some kind of prank, she quickly learns this was not a joke. She has been in a coffin for 5 days and her family thinks she’s dead. Vicki has been turned into a vampire. With no one to help guide her and teach her about her abilities, Vicki runs to Chicago to keep her family safe from her. Vicki meets Drake, a human boy that immediately catches her eye and her heart. Vicki tries to blend in...more

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