All I can say is...Wow! This is what Twilight wanted to be, I think. It was published in 1990 and so the themes are a bit dated (no emails, cellphones etc.), but it didn't rob the story of anything. I finished the slim novel in a day and a half. I couldn't help but compare the two characters with those of "Twilight." The heroine, Zoe, was flawed and insecure but focused and honest. The vampire, Simon, was "beautiful" but his physical attributes were not brought up every few pages. He was dignifi More...

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?

Hmmm... after reading Blood and Chocolate, I was expecting this one to be almo More...

Not as powerful or as good as Blood and Chocolate, but still well worth reading. Reminds me a lot of the 1980/1990s books about teens dealing with family members' dying of some whatever ailment, but this one has vampires and ancient oaths of vengeance to bump it up.

Solid example of an author's first-time work; rough and slightly unfocused, with a promising heart. Klause writes teen alienation extremely well, and also tends to show pronounced sympathy with the monsters while keeping keenly consci More...

Ehhh....this was a little clumsy, and definitely read like a first novel, but it is apparently a classic of the teen vampire genre. I liked some of the dramatic language and scenes, and especially Simon and Zoe's first kiss, but it never really lead anywhere. Also, I got totally bored when Simon started telling his origin story...it went on forever.

Simon is the last thing Zoё expects to enter her life. Trying to cope with her mother’s illness and the inattention of her grief-stricken father, Zoё mechanically goes through her daily routine of school and returning to the solitude of her empty house, always waiting for the phone call informing her about her mother’s death. But when she sees the silver boy at the park and later downtown, she allows herself to get caught up in another’s past and pain.

After centuries of hunting, Simon is nearer More...

in a sentence: Zoe's really hit the trifecta - her mom is terminally ill with cancer, her best friend is moving away, and she met (was stalked by) a sexy vampire named Simon.

Zoe spends a lot of her time alone due to her mother being in the hospital and her dad spending time with her mom or trying to catch up on work when he's not dutifully at her hospital bedside. consequently, Zoe is rather withdrawn, doesn't eat much, and begins to feel pretty sorry for herself. and her best friend, Lorraine, More...

I hadn't really expected much out of The Silver Kiss because it seems like some people just don't like it all that much. I tend to agree with the crowd, but not on this one.

Simon is a three hundred year old vampire, out to avenge his mother's death when he meets Zoe, a sad teenage girl whose life seems to be falling apart. The two connect and it's like a Twilight prequel. Sort of.

Honestly, there were things entirely too similar to Twilight (but this came first, so Twilight is entirely too simila More...

The first of it's kind -- a teen vampire love story. In that respect I did like the story, the concepts were intriguing and an easy story to follow. I did find it quite dated however, very 90s lit. The author also seemed like she was a teen herself in some respects..the story felt a little young and undeveloped.

Some things that bothered me: Zoe is basically anorexic, but no one really says anything about it. Her mother is dying and she is trying to accept death with the help of Simon, the tortu More...

this book is so awsome! ok. this book is about a girl who falls in love with a vampire that is like 300 years old. together they try to kill his brother who is also a vampire because his brothe ris killing alot of women. his brother appears to be 8 years old but he is really his older brother. Another reason he wants to kill him is because his brother killed his mother and made him what he is.. vampire. i do not like the ending. he kills heis brothor but he also.. ha im not saying but its kind o More...

I was in love with this book from the very beginning. It was cruel and dark, yet entirely beautiful. Simon and Zoe were the most pure characters, despite the things they had done throughout the book. Even as Simon revealed himself to Zoe, she stayed as his friend loyally. Not only that, but through their thick problems, they helped each other and their romance remained. Zoe fully accepted Simon as the mythical creature he was, and continued to feel connected to him. I was completely glued to the More...

I've never cried so hard after reading since Deathly Hallows. And now, THIS. It's the kind of cry where tears and snot mix but you don't care to the point where you can't even see properly because your eyes are flooded with tears and it's 5 am and you're half howling half sobbing in your pillow because you can't stop crying and you're afraid of waking up the entire house and let them find you looking like a mess in the wee hours of the morning. And the reason? You haven't slept the whole night c More...

All I can say is...Wow! This is what Twilight wanted to be, I think. It was published in 1990 and so the themes are a bit dated but it didn't rob the story of anything. I finished the slim novel in a day and a half. I couldn't help but compare the two characters with those of "Twilight." The heroine, Zoe, was flawed and insecure but focused and honest. The vampire, Simon, was "beautiful" but his physical attributes were not brought up every few pages. He was dignified and in love with Zoe, but h More...

Now i have to admit this review is going to lean a bit more on the negative side but i assure you it was not a negative experience!!!
This book was dark and really dealt with some strong issues like death, acceptance and forgiveness. The characters were shown to be very troubled personalities and it really evoked a lot of feelings upon reading. It was clear where all their faults, so to speak, of the characters lie but you can't help but feel empathy for them as the problems they faced were nerve More...

Attirata da titolo, copertina, e recensioni positive che leggevo in giro, devo ammettere di essere rimasta delusa da questo romanzo. La tematica trattata è molto triste: Zoe, la protagonista, sta vivendo un periodo bruttissimo della sua vita. Sua madre è gravemente malata all'ospedale e probabilmente morirà. Suo padre, preso dalla malattia della moglie, non si cura più di lei. La sua migliore amica di sempre sta per trasferirsi in un'altra città, molto lontano. Zoe vaga nella sua disperazione e More...

Before I start dissing and what not on this book.... People who have fell in love or enjoyed this book, I recommend NOT reading this review. I don't plan on hurting people's feelings, I'm only here to give my opinion of the book. Which I have done. So sorry before hand, but hey, What'cha gonna do? ;p

Um...? Someone help me >.< I don't understand how this could be a good book! I mean yes sure different ending of Simon and what's-her-face leaving each other sides at the end: Simon letting son More...

The Silver Kiss
by Annette Curtis Klause

Genre: Dark Fantasy / Paranormal Romance / Young Adult

Zoe is 16 and facing bereavement: her mother is dying of cancer, and her father seems to be excluding her from her mother's hospital bedside. No one dares speak to Zoe about the family tragedy, and she is isolated by grief, anger and fear. Then she meets the alluring, enigmatic Simon, who has an uncanny ability to recognize her feelings. After a series of nocturnal meetings, Zoe learns that Simon is a v More...

So, yeah. I have this edition with two short stories. The first story takes place before about Simon making friends with a cat. The second story is supposedly about Zoe but really it is about Simon’s cat coming back as a ghost and climbing into a painting. I think this already begins to communicate how I felt about this book. Now I can understand that in 1990 this filled a hole in YA lit. I can also understand that there are still people who eat this up, but that does not include me. So Zoe’s mo More...

Zoë’s life is falling apart; her mother is dying of cancer and her best friend, Lorraine, is moving away. She's a typical teenager dealing with terrible issues. So when mysterious Simon comes along, Zoë who is feeling lonely and isolated is drawn to the darkness that surrounds him.

Simon is dark and basically scary as hell. He not only carries the traditional vampire aspects, but can easily become mist moving with the air. Being mist carries its dangers for Simon, as he can become lost and compl More...

I can honestly say i LOVED this book! I could NOT put it down! The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause was a book i could not put down, a book that involved a mythological creature(the vampire) famous among our small tales and short stories today that involved a fight between the vampire and his "younger brother" quote, quote, but had also involved a love between the eldest brother (Simon) and a girl named by Zoe. Now in books involving mythological creatures with love between a vampire or huma More...

This book stumbles between two very different plot lines. First there is the very real and sympathetic story of a young girl dealing with her mother's impending death by cancer. Then there is the completely fantastic good verse bad vampire story. Throughout the book I kept looking for the point where they would come together, but it never happened. Even the ending felt hollow.

As for romance, there wasn't really any to be found. The characters kissed but there was no real relationship. It felt a More...

For 350 years, Simon has led a shadowed existence, so used to hiding in plain sight that even speaking his name to another seems too intimate. But that changes when his pursuit of the figure from his past responsible for all his pain leads him to Zoë, a 16-year-old whose mother is dying, father is growing increasingly distant, and best friend is moving away. Inexplicably drawn to this similarly tortured soul, Simon risks revealing his true self to find the ally he needs to gain retribution, mean More...

Este libro me lo recomendó mi amiga Nina ,su reseña me lleno de curiosidad y quise leerlo cuanto antes,tiene pocas hojas y al principio se me hizo un poco pesado,pero cuando llegue al segundo capitulo me di cuenta,de que no era la típica historia de "chica" conoce a "vampiro" se enamoran...Este pequeño relato va un paso mas hacia delante y en el nos encontramos dos personajes que en todo el libro llevan la voz cantante,los dos se sienten solos y están perdidos, cuando se encuentran.
Con un princ More...

Remember those young adult books from the early 1990's? Even the ones from the late 1980's? Remember how sometimes they could just be so cheesy and over the top? Now imagine finding a book like that and stepping back in time with the writing. That is how I felt when I was reading this book.


While the plot was interesting and I found the characters to be okay, the writing of the book made me feel like I was reading a young adult book from a different time. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy some o More...

Zoe's life has been turned upside down. Her mother is in the hospital, dying from cancer. Her father, who spends most of his time at the hospital, is distant and distracted during the few minutes he has to spend with Zoe, and they communicate mostly through notes pinned to the fridge door. She misses her mother very much, but her visitation times are limited, so in effect, Zoe feels like she's lost both parents. And to make things worse, her best (and only) friend Lorraine is moving to another s More...

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 More...

I loved that book. It took me a day and a half to read it, it was so captivating. There was no slow moment, everything felt important to the story. I saw some shocking similarities to Twilight, especially in vampire Simon who often thinks the way Edward would, but it was written in 1990, so if anything, Meyer is to blame for the similarities. But those similarities didn't make this story seem like a pre-Twilight or whatever you want to call it. The plot itself is much different, even with the va More...

This story by Annette Curtis Klause entwines the two stories of Zoe and Simon, chapter by chapter. We start with Zoe - a lonely girl who is struggling with the steady decline of her mother to cancer and the loss of her best friend who is moving to a new city. She feels lost and unloved, and as though no one can understand her grief and pain. Enter Simon, one of the undead. A vampire who has flitted from city to city in pursuit of his monstrous brother, also a vampire. Simon struggles against his More...

Stupid me, I read the Introduction by the author before reading the book itself, and damn her she ruined the end of the book for me (okay so if you're going to write an 'introduction' it would be a good idea NOT TO SPOIL THE END OF THE BOOK!). Having said that, I really enjoyed her Introduction. I warmed to the author instantly, as she reminded me alot of myself and the peculiar obsessions I have with fictional characters I have created hehe.

The book wasn't bad. I just want to say that, because More...

The Silver Kiss usually turns most people off by its title, but it was quite an amazing book. At first, it may seem as if the writing isn't so great, but keep on with it, you'll find yourself wanting to read it all the time.
Zoe is going through a major chrisis in her life. Her mother is dying. Zoe can only watch in helplessness as she is eaten away by cancer, and leaves a withered, pale shell of what her mother once was. The problem is, father won't even let Zoe see her mother. She's afraid th More...

I found Zoe to be a very interesting character. From the beginning you see that she is struggling in life...dealing with her mother's impending death. She then finds out that her best friend Lorraine is moving to Oregon. So not only is Zoe left to deal with her mother's illness, but now she's losing the only other person that she truly cares about.

Zoe struggles with proving to her father that she's not a little kid anymore, and that she can handle seeing her mother, regardless of how sick she is More...