false 263147 5 The mansion on top of Benson Hill has been empty and boarded up for years. But a new family has moved in. A family that never ventures out during the day. Who are these creepy people; especially the handsome, dark, and elusive Alexander Sterling? Or rather, what are they? Could the town gossip actually be true? Are they vampires? Raven, who secretly covets a vampire kiss, both at the risk of her own mortality and Alexander's loving trust, is dying to uncover the truth. Ages 12+ 255085 book 2003 Vampire Kisses (Vampire Kisses, Book 1) total:3093|5:1196|4:728|3:741|2:307|1:121| 3093 11850 4600 490 2 7 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 10 18:23:56 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 18:42:41 -0800 2008
I felt that the characters were very stereotypical, two-dimensional and that the story was predictable. Also, I hate the kind of stories where the two leads 'fall in love' in a matter of 24 hours, etcetera... with hardly any interaction.]]> 3 2 false false Mon Mar 31 12:45:11 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 14:41:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 26 07:40:15 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 07:30:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu May 08 15:03:54 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 15:53:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Aug 24 10:15:03 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 10:17:49 -0700 2008
Fall in love with Raven and her Vampire and f...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 12:09:29 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 12:27:23 -0700 2009 I only wish the chartacters were a little more rela...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 06 15:47:32 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 15:47:37 -0800 2009
Unlike other YA books which I thought appealed to adults as well as young adults in the writing style I felt like this one was d...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 03:26:22 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 03:27:17 -0800 2009 Pros: Spunky heroine who isn't afraid to stand up for herself and be who she is, and more importantly, does not fit the norm.
Cons: Kitschy vernacular wore on my nerves and was caricatured, while some of the dialogue was downright painful.

Synopsis: 16-year-ol...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 15:59:18 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 16:00:47 -0800 2009 Even as vampire novels go, this is a stinker. It was probably the cheesiest thing ever, and absolutely no thought went into it. Everything about the vampire lore was traditional and illogical (they had to sleep in coffins, allergic to garlic, could change into bats), and there was not...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 23:11:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 23:11:49 -0700 2009 Vampire Kisses was really interesting too. I found myself reading more and more and more of it...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 17:33:49 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 17:35:03 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 06:07:07 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 05:52:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 21 14:21:46 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 14:59:05 -0700 2009


Before I read this book I wasn't sure what to expect of Raven, so I speculate on an awkward girl that had a traumatic experience when she was a kid, and now reaching sweet 16 sh...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 16 20:08:24 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 20:12:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Nov 11 10:12:34 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 19:32:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 22:26:38 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 22:35:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Nov 22 20:28:47 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 20:35:07 -0800 2008 about 1,000,000
Take a ride on the darkside...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 21 16:41:35 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 16:59:37 -0700 2009 2 It is about a gothic, imaginative girl that fantasizes of being a vampire when she grows up. Her name is Raven and her life starts to change when she meets a boy called Alexander Sterling. They both fall in...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 06:36:53 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 07:22:14 -0800 2009
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