A ridiculously funny vampire comedy, Fang Girl brings us a fun read with a surprising lot to offer - aside from the humor, we've got a witty protagonist and a entertaining plot which has a good amount of substance for such a frivolous novel.

When Jane wakes up and realizes she's in a coffin, has super speeds, and fangs, her mediocre life is no more. 15 year old Jane is a surprisingly compelling character; her charm and wit throughout her ordeal is constantly entertaining, brimming with laugh-out More...

Fang Girl is precisely what I hoped it would be: a light, hilarious read, the perfect snack to break up the depressing fare I generally read.

Vampires have been done to death, in just about every way possible. You would think it wouldn't be possible to put a fun, new spin on them anymore, without totally going insane with the mythology. Well, Keeble shows that there's still room for innovation. Her vampire mythos is definitely my favorite aspect of the novel. They've got some awesome powers, like More...

Personally I think Keeble is amazing when portraying teenage girl's life and she handles fandom so very well. The book is funny in a satirical way and slaps all vampire lovers in the face - in the best way of course! Keeble is fantastic on giving us insights to vampire related things we hardly ever think of, though she does have some inconsistencies from time to time (how can vampires blush if they do not have blood circulation etc.). Her vampires have a wonderfully odd tendency too (read the bo More...

I won an ARC of Fang Girl through First Reads. Thank you to HarperCollins and Goodreads!

Very unrealistic (well, I mean from fictional standards, if that makes any sense) but it is humorous. I like that Jane wasn't the typical whiny 15-year-old who thinks change is the end of the world. Her reaction to her death and vampirism was very.. different. It's a breath of fresh air to me!

Her family reminded me so much of the Addams Family! In a way that they are very eccentric and different but despite More...

How to start reviewing this book?
Easy. By saying it was a great and funny read!
I laughed for most of the time, especially for the first half.
Jane (or Xanthe if you like better) is a huge fan of everything vampire, starting with vampire books and ending with Buffy. Which made me like her immediately.
She's also witty and brave. A real heroine. With that funny side that you can't not like.
This book is simply too hilarious! I couldn't refrain myself from laughing.
The only flaw is that there's not More...

Fang Girl is a book you don't take too seriously. It's quite ridiculous and on the satirical side. But I gotta say that I don't think I have laughed this hard in ages. Seriously, don't drink anything while reading it, it's likely you'll snort it right out.

Jane wakes up buried in a coffin and she immediately knows she's a vampire. Her sire is even digging her up. Unfortunately she's chased off and Jane emerges on her own. But now what? Oh yeah, she calls her mum and dad. And while appropriate be More...

You know a book is going to be funny when the tagline is, "You know something is seriously wrong when you wake up in a coffin...." I was cracking up over that line for a good hour or so. The rest of the book is even better. I started this book kind of late, thinking to get a head start on it. Bad idea. (I mean, good idea. What better time to read a story about the undead than the time they're awake and out for blood?)

Jane is a surprisingly compelling heroine. I was expecting a fangirling, silly More...

Xanthe Jane Greene had always been big vampire fan, writing fan fiction on Fang-Girls.net and reading all the popular fiction about vampires out there. However, she never actually wanted to become one! Especially when becoming a vampire is not as fun as all the books she's read. Now Jane has to deal with parents who want to become vampires too to accompany her for eternity, an Elder vampire intent on killing her and her sire, a Victorian vampire guy who's trying really hard to romance her, and More...

I normally do not get books that seem corny. (No offense to anyone.) But I have got to say, this was surprisingly good and not corny at all!! I read it in 2 days and it took that long because I was sick and couldn't stay awake long. And me reading this so fast has nothing to do with it being real short. No, this was an attention getting story. As all who know my reviews, I don't relay a lot of what's said in the book. If so, WHY READ IT??!!! With that said: Jane, Main female Character and "The" More...

This was a refreshing alternative to the random vampire crud that surfaced after Twilight.

First off, the main character is a vamp. SHE'S ALREADY BEEN TURNED. So that got the Bella syndrome waaaay out of the way.

Next, since she had been such a big vamp fan before said turning, she knows all of the plot twists--
I fidgeted with my lip gloss, looking down. There was no way that I could tell Mum that I already knew exactly who Ebon was. It was obvious.
Three words:
My.
Soul.
Mate.
All the signs pointed to More...

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: This book has all the vampire books you’ve ever read smushed into one very long book. There are vampires, the hunters and Xanthe’s family. Period.

Opening Sentence: Just because I like vampires doesn’t mean I’m stupid.

The Review:

So this starts off in a coffin. Seriously, a coffin.

When I first started reading this book, it moved so fast I got lost. It takes place in a small town where you honestly wouldn’t think that anything wrong could happ More...

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The front cover has some slightly bloody fangs sitting in a glass filled with a clear liquid. It looked kind of gross, but I got passed that when I started reading the book. So funny!! I love Xanthe Jane Greene's sense of humor! This book reminded me of the Vladimir Tod (by Heather Brewer) series, and had me clutching at my sides in fits of laughter at times. I also liked reading Helen's take on vampire mythology.

Fifteen year-old Jane is a huge vampire fa More...

As an avid reader of most books having to do with mythology and folklore, I am a sucker for anything new coming out in that genre. Fang Girl was no exception of course and thank goodness there were no sparkling vampires running around. (I’m definitely an old schooler and cannot stand the incorrect sparkliness that is the Twilight series.) I loved the light hearted humor and reliability of each character. Jane, along with the rest of her family, definitely made my day. What family arguing the log More...

FANG GIRL is one of those books that has the potential to be hilarious and memorable, but with too many ridiculous scenarios, it falls flat. The beginning starts out quirky and cute, but by the end I was just scratching my head in wonder at what I just read. I really wanted to love FANG GIRL, but I just didn't. If you love novels that poke fun at the vampire books in YA, you may like this one, but be prepared for some pretty crazy scenes.

Jane is a sweet and hilarious heroine who I really liked a More...

There is only one word acronym to describe Fang Girl – “LOL.” One needs a fabulous sense of humor to read this one, and if you’re a Twilight-fan - wait no…scratch that - if you’re a YA slash paranormal romance fan, you can’t take yourself too seriously or you will seriously hate this book. Did I hate it? Absolutely not. It cracked me the f up.
Xanthe Jane Greene (Janie) loves all things vampires. She thinks vampires are sexy, has a Dracula ringtone, and spends her time hanging out at Fang-Girls.n More...

This was refreshing. You come into Jane's world ("Your name is Xanthe Jane, and you prefer JANE?") as she wakes up in her coffin. She's obsessed with the angst-filled world of vampire fanfics and brooding bloodsuckers already, so you don't have to deal with the whole "What? A vampire? You're crazy; things like that don't exist!" She knows, and she deals. Jane is funny and original, more attracted to the dorks than the vamps of the world.

The world building could've used some work; we don't know m More...

After reading a ridiculous amount of vampire romances this was a refreshing change from all the intense drama going on in other books.helen keeble has created great fun characters without making them too irritating and a surprisingly interesting and original plot considering how much this book sounds like a parody...the main character Jane is a big fan of all things vampire and her reaction to waking up in a coffin and discovering she was undead was "awesome".then starts the story of how her and More...

This was a great, quick read. Don't be hesitant because this is just another vampire novel. It is hilarious, and honestly puts a satirical spin on the whole vampire genre. Jane is hilarious and witty as the protagonist, and is fun to read. Aside from Jane, the plot is fast-paced, and very enjoyable.

I loved every single character in this book. Each had such a great, distinct personality, and was very well formed. Even though this was relatively short book (325 pages), you could still form a conn More...

Why I Chose to Read Fang Girl: I first this book at Book Loving Mom. The author left a comment offering a book for review and I quickly hopped on the chance!

A hilarious and out-of-control story of a newly turned teen vamp, Fang Girl is a story that will keep you laughing from cover to cover.

I must start by saying, Fang Girl will not hit the right notes for all readers. Those who take their vampires absolutely seriously and will not stand for a parody will most likely roll their eyes at Fang Girl More...

My rating: 3.5

A funny, light read. Totally recommend to people who are in between books and want something that won't change their MUST READ shelf order.

Xanthe Jane Greene, who likes to go by Jane (can you blame her?) has been a die-hard vampire lover since forever. She knows pretty much anything someone who's not a vampire nor has seen one can know. So it should be a total dream come true to wake up and find herself a vampire. And not just any vampire. A supervampire. But...it's not. She find More...

Jane wakes up in a coffin and realizes she is a vampire. Her sire is chased off before she can answer any questions so now Jane has to figure out where to go and what to do. She decides to call her dad and mum to come get her. The problem with that they think she is dead. When they get passed the fact she is back they do all they can to help her. her little brother thinks she is a zombie instead of a vampire. While trying to figure things out, her sire is making calls to her with not a lot of i More...

Wonderful amusing book that will be very engaging to lots of teen and young adult readers, I think.

I'd heard great things about Helen Keeble's Fang Girl, and when I was looking for a light, fun read, it was exactly the ticket. Plus the synopsis had me very curious - a vampire goldfish and parents that want to be vampires? I was so in.

Jane Green is a girl completely obsessed with vampires, and she knows her stuff. So when she wakes up in a coffin, it's pretty much instantly that she realises she's become her own obsession, and with a few added bonuses - or perhaps complications.

I adored Jane's More...

Fang Girl by Helen Keeble stars Jane who wakes up and finds herself in a coffin. Now just because she was obsessed with vampires didn't mean she wanted to be one. She soon travels home to see her very shocked parents (and brother who is sure she is a zombie) who treat her change like an interesting science experiment.

I could not stop laughing throughout this book. It was a fantastic comedy. From the brother who was sure she was a zombie to her zombie goldfish and her obsession with organization More...

Fang Girl is pretty much like utterly awesome crackfic - even better, in some ways, as it takes a lot to pull off good crackfic with a setting and characters unfamiliar to the reader.

Definitely one of the funniest books I've read this year. It sort of felt like it started to run out of steam towards the end (or perhaps it was just that there was actually a plot, too, and that plot necessitated a few more serious moments, which didn't mesh with the funny quite perfectly), but overall, it was an e More...

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Helen Keeble is onto something here, with Fang Girl she has created a hilarious, unique story that put a fresh twist on the old vampire. In Keebles world vampires move at the speed of light, could care less about crucifixes and have strong OCD tendencies. I laughed out loud way too many times to count and I came to care about a lot of the characters. We meet Xanthe Jane Green as she wakes up 6 feet under ground and comes to realise that she is slo More...

In the past three or four years, there has been a surge in the number of vampire-related comedies being written. I’ve seen several vampire parodies and a number of comedies lying on Barnes and Noble’s shelves. Nevertheless, most of them are just as horribly written as the books they poke fun at. The worst part is, the jokes aren’t even funny and the readers are not impressed.
Fang Girl is not like that.
Helen Keeble had me laughing out loud in public, on benches, in my house. There was even this o More...

Hilarious. I laughed the whole time.

In an amusing adventure-satire of vampire novels, 15-year-old Xanthe Jane Greene is awakened in a coffin by a ringing cell phone. Once risen from her grave, Jane's undead life begins. Can she keep her parents and her younger brother Zack (fan of all things Victorian) safe while she is pursued by her sire Lily, ancient vampire Hakon, and ripped super vampire hunter Van Helsing? Will she discover what makes her unique among vampires? Can she trust her self-proclaimed and less than perfectly honest More...

Se avete letto la mia recensione di La Corsa delle Onde, ricorderete che ho detto di sapere di amare quel libro ancor prima di iniziarlo. Beh con Fang Girl è successa una cosa simile, ero sicura che questo romanzo non mi avrebbe deluso, e cosi è stato.

Fang Girl è una storia sui vampiri. Lo so, lo so, un’altra?Si un’altra. Ma questa è una storia diversa da qualsiasi altra cosa possiate aver letto finora.
Fang Girl è un libro pieno di ironia e sarcasmo, che vi farà morire dal ridere e che vi conqui More...