false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168063975m/30331.jpg 30331 13 Three-hundred-year-old Risika looks darn good for her age. Thanks to her "blood mother," a vampire named Ather who turned Risika (nee Rachel) into one of the undead back in 1684, she will always look as fresh as a 17-year-old. Now Risika is a world weary night stalker who sleeps in Concord, Massachusetts, by day and prowls New York City by night, in search of fresh blood to slake her inhuman thirst. One of the benefits of living such a long life has been discovering that most of the popular myths about vampires are not true: "Holy water and crosses do not bother me... and silver does not burn me. If someone hammered a stake through my heart, I suppose I would die, but I do not play with humans, stakes or mallets." In fact, there is little in the mortal world that surprises Risika anymore, until she returns from a hunt one night to find a black rose on her pillow--the same flower she was given on the eve of her mortal death. Knowing that the rose is a taunt from Aubrey, a vampire she believes murdered her human brother, Risika decides to confront her nemesis. In a bloody battle with Aubrey, Risika finally unearths her brother's true fate.<p> While the plot of this vampire tale may not stand out from the fanged masses of the genre, what does stand out is the fact that the author is 14 years old. Teen horror fans of Anne Rice and L.J. Smith will surely want to experience for themselves how <I>In the Forests of the Night</I> stacks up to their favorite adult titles--and will be especially interested in seeing how one of their young peers plies the writing trade. (Ages 12 to 15) <I>--Jennifer Hubert</I> 1389697 1999 In the Forests of the Night (Den of Shadows, #1) total:1610|5:473|4:424|3:498|2:166|1:49| 1610 5936 2315 150 5 1 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 19:46:27 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 22:55:43 -0800 2008 A vampire girl is telling you all the in's and out's about being a vampire. And disproving the myths we humans made out of thin air.
Then she starts to flash back to when she was alive, 300 years ago. She was ki...more...]]> 4 1 false true Tue Oct 14 15:02:36 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 15:41:10 -0700 2008
I really like this book, it is well writing and original. It kind of reminds me of Twlight but befor you just all excited remember I said ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 21:24:41 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 21:25:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 17:55:32 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 17:56:16 -0700 2009 The way this story is written is great. I think that Amelia Atwater-Rhodes uses...more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 07:10:54 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 08:03:02 -0700 2009
The premise is just interesting enough to have me want to see how the second book continues. If the second one isn't at least some improvement I'll probably skip the others..

And a very very quick read.
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The one who changed me named me Risika, and Risika I became, though I never asked what it meant. I continue to call myself Risika, even though I was transformed into what I am against my will.
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This is Atwater-Rhodes first book written when she was 13 so I guess I can't expect this long saga. The story moved quick...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri May 01 16:45:50 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 16:48:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Apr 29 14:41:38 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 14:49:25 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 12:38:57 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 14:08:35 -0700 2009 An Easy, quick and short read..
Simple characters, simple plot, I found it a bit too predictable which is why it got a 3 instead of 4 star rating.
Will read more from this author and am impressed to find out this was published when she was 1...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=30331