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Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, and Red Dice (Thirst #1)
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The Last Vampire
Black Blood
Red Dice
As to blood -
ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as well, warm and dripping, when I am thirsty....
Alisa has been in control of her urges for the five thousand years she has been a vampire. She feeds but does not kill, and she lives her life on the fringe to maintain her secret. But when her creator return...more
The Last Vampire
Black Blood
Red Dice
As to blood -
ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as well, warm and dripping, when I am thirsty....
Alisa has been in control of her urges for the five thousand years she has been a vampire. She feeds but does not kill, and she lives her life on the fringe to maintain her secret. But when her creator return...more
Paperback, Omnibus, 594 pages
Published
August 4th 2009
by Simon Pulse
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(This review is for Thirst 1, 2, 3 and 4.)
For me, this is one of the most amazing books I've ever read (including Thirst 2, 3 and 4). Others might think it's a boring, brutal and horrid book but I think it's very interesting and a bit inspiring. People have judged the book by it's first few pages. I, on the other hand, have read the first up to the last installment of this series. Sita was first presented as a ruthless character. She kills in order to survive and uses her hypnotic voice on human...more
For me, this is one of the most amazing books I've ever read (including Thirst 2, 3 and 4). Others might think it's a boring, brutal and horrid book but I think it's very interesting and a bit inspiring. People have judged the book by it's first few pages. I, on the other hand, have read the first up to the last installment of this series. Sita was first presented as a ruthless character. She kills in order to survive and uses her hypnotic voice on human...more
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Jan 29, 2012
Oceana Fern {Assorted Insanity}
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Shelves:
paranormal-romance-fiction,
young-adult
I couldn't do it. No. I got to page one hundred, and I went, "NO, NO, PLEASE NO MORE. SPARE ME."
I hated this book. Good lord. I despised it. I read THIRST book a couple of months ago, so this whole review is from memory.
Here's all the problems with this book:
#1 - Categorized under the YA genre.
No. Who the hell said this was young adult? I want to slap them. Alisa gets into a jacuzzi naked with Ray. The whole time they're moaning and groaning and Alisa says Ray can have sex with her if he wants....more
I hated this book. Good lord. I despised it. I read THIRST book a couple of months ago, so this whole review is from memory.
Here's all the problems with this book:
#1 - Categorized under the YA genre.
No. Who the hell said this was young adult? I want to slap them. Alisa gets into a jacuzzi naked with Ray. The whole time they're moaning and groaning and Alisa says Ray can have sex with her if he wants....more
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Mar 12, 2012
Rita
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2011,
ebook,
my-reviews,
vampires,
fiction,
are-you-kidding-me-worst-ever,
1-star,
speculative-fiction
I happened to find this book on my eReader recently, and since I'm a bit of a vampire fanatic I decided to give it a try. I decided to stop reading it after the first 5-10 pages (my intolerance levels for bad books has become significantly higher after reading the books in my
trash pile
).
In my opinion this book is not only badly written (superficial and simplistic monotonous language), but it has one of the most obnoxious and self-absorbed characters ever imagined. It gets old really fast. Ob...more
In my opinion this book is not only badly written (superficial and simplistic monotonous language), but it has one of the most obnoxious and self-absorbed characters ever imagined. It gets old really fast. Ob...more
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Even though I have my own YA novel in development, I'm not much for reading what the market has to offer in that category (98% aimed at teenaged girls). However, I found this repackaging of 3 Christopher Pike novels from 1994/95 for $3.99 on clearance at Borders and I must say the opening chapter was one of the best I've read in a while. Sets up character, mystery, intrigue, suspense and plot beautifully in about a dozen pages. It's a very well-rounded opening chapter with a great balance of bac...more
Feb 17, 2010
Kristen "Kirby"
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
mature 12-14 year old Pike fans
Recommended to Kristen "Kirby" by:
My friend
The Last Vampire- ☆
Wow, was the first book boring! Even the characters were flat and just followed Alisa like puppy dogs.(Boy: You are beautiful. Alisa: Why, yes I am. Come to my house. Boy: Uh, kay. END SCENE.) I agree with others when they said this book wasn't emotional. Alisa went about killing everyone and their grandma, but didn't really care much. Then boyfriend #1 died and I was like, 'kay moving on... I didn't care about the characters really, making me not enjoy the story.
Black Blood ☆...more
Wow, was the first book boring! Even the characters were flat and just followed Alisa like puppy dogs.(Boy: You are beautiful. Alisa: Why, yes I am. Come to my house. Boy: Uh, kay. END SCENE.) I agree with others when they said this book wasn't emotional. Alisa went about killing everyone and their grandma, but didn't really care much. Then boyfriend #1 died and I was like, 'kay moving on... I didn't care about the characters really, making me not enjoy the story.
Black Blood ☆...more
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I read these back in the day and remember loving them. I'm excited yet nervous about this reread. We'll see how it holds up.
***
10/5/11
The Last Vampire
Finished this last night. Overall I'd say 3 - 3 1/2 stars.
The writing was a bit sparse. I'm not sure how much of this is the YA thing, how much is just Pike's style, and how much is the character. I read a lot of Pike back in the day but don't remember much about style. It works for the character, though, because it tends to come across as more for...more
***
10/5/11
The Last Vampire
Finished this last night. Overall I'd say 3 - 3 1/2 stars.
The writing was a bit sparse. I'm not sure how much of this is the YA thing, how much is just Pike's style, and how much is the character. I read a lot of Pike back in the day but don't remember much about style. It works for the character, though, because it tends to come across as more for...more
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May 22, 2011
Alexis
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Thus forth, as I near the three-hundredth page – I am honestly dissatisfied and torn with this book and a little anxious to see what the next volume is going to cast unto me.
My reasons for feeling forlorn about this book are simple. The lack of important detail and depth. Now, do not misinterpret my resolve – Christopher Pike is an exceedingly talented author. HOWEVER, although he does add much detail on situations – he does not give the book enough time to get into characters and especially the...more
My reasons for feeling forlorn about this book are simple. The lack of important detail and depth. Now, do not misinterpret my resolve – Christopher Pike is an exceedingly talented author. HOWEVER, although he does add much detail on situations – he does not give the book enough time to get into characters and especially the...more
Aug 19, 2012
Anna Fhaumnuaypol
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Shelves:
owned,
paranormal,
young-adult,
fantasy,
romance,
horror,
supernatural,
sucks,
vampires,
read-2012
This book has been out on my will-never-finish shelf for a very long time and yesterday after browsing through my shelf I felt a little guilty for abandoning it for so long and also because I bought all the books in the series at once (bad idea!) ;therefore, there are very visible on my shelf with 600-page thick each. So here I am, starting from the beginning and hoping that I'll like it this time. I already finished a third of the first book and enjoyed it really much I stayed up to 6am until I...more
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Apr 03, 2013
Lavanya Ray
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
vampire lovers, fans of strong female characters
Shelves:
dark-romance,
favorites,
horror,
mystery,
paranormal-romance,
thriller,
young-adult,
vampire-novel
The first time I read this book I was seventeen (or maybe sixteen, I don't remember that now), I missed the cover page and also the title of the novel (stupid, I know, but they were torn). After all these years I finally read the whole novel once again this Sunday, and when I am already acquainted to some best seller vampire-romances, I just realized that the appeal of Sita - The Last Vampire has not lessen a single bit.
I loved the first installment of the series and I think this is the best Vam...more
I loved the first installment of the series and I think this is the best Vam...more
Okay, I'm going to admit, I might be biased on this book. This was the series that started me loving the supernatural.. period. As a young girl I checked these out from the library and couldn't get enough of them, and ended up buying them all. Well over the years I have lost all of them, and I was just starting to get the thought to reread them when I found out Christopher Pike had revived the series. First off I was a little confused, because it was obvious from the 6th? book that things were D...more
SAVE YOURSELF THE TROUBLE AND DON'T EVEN START READING THIS!!!!
I don't know how this whole series ever got published and it was only stubbornness on my part that got me to the last book. The whole series is beyond ridiculous that I had to see how it ends. Normally I would have been able to read all 4 books in a week. A year later I still can't get myself to finish the last book. I'm so glad I didn't spend any money on these. If I had my $ would have been better spent if I just ate it. The series...more
I don't know how this whole series ever got published and it was only stubbornness on my part that got me to the last book. The whole series is beyond ridiculous that I had to see how it ends. Normally I would have been able to read all 4 books in a week. A year later I still can't get myself to finish the last book. I'm so glad I didn't spend any money on these. If I had my $ would have been better spent if I just ate it. The series...more
Thirst was a every interesting book; I love the main character Alisa (Sita). This does not involve sparkly vampires, Alisa shows a strong female vampire who lived five thousand years and had a pretty interesting life. In the begining Alisa Perne tells us about her being a vampire she is also at the time being questioned by a detective; Mr.Riley. This detective asks her about her age and why she has so much money then tries to blackmail her for money. Alisa kills him then transfers into a school...more
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The Last Vampire is about Alisa Perne a 5000 year old vampire who is being anonymously chased. Through meeting people and threatening them she soon realizes who is after her, her Creator, Yashka. She has thought that Yashka had died decades ago but she knows that Yashka has made a promise to "God" in that he will have an after life IF he destroys all the vampires that he had created which includes herself.
Black Blood...more
The Last Vampire is about Alisa Perne a 5000 year old vampire who is being anonymously chased. Through meeting people and threatening them she soon realizes who is after her, her Creator, Yashka. She has thought that Yashka had died decades ago but she knows that Yashka has made a promise to "God" in that he will have an after life IF he destroys all the vampires that he had created which includes herself.
Black Blood...more
To be honest I read these books a little further back in the day. And I loved every one of them. Vampires don't always sparkle and werewolves don't always date! Sometimes a vampire is just a vampire! I was thinking about getting this edition and re reading it to see why people aren't seeing the kick ass, hot, blood sucking vamp that totally made me psyched for more of the genre. Because I think that bc of twilight (which I'm totally guilty of crushing on the sparkly over protective Edward) Reade...more
Allora, premetto subito che questo libro non si tratta di una storia unica ma di una raccolta di tre libri. Al suo interno infatti vi sono: "L'ultimo vampiro", "Sangue di tenebra" e "Dadi scarlatti", che vennero già pubblicati negli anni '90 per la collana Junior Mondadori, ma che attualmente, siccome è già da tempo che sono fuori commercio, sono stati ristampati e accorpati con una veste grafica davvero molto accattivante e che sicuramente non passerà inosservata in libreria. Per quanto riguard...more
2 stars.
It was my first book of this writer.
I read that he dropped out of pre-med school to pursue his career as a writer. I was curious and decided to give it a try.
It is a very fast-paced story, written in a simple and direct way. Stating hard and bloody facts in a nonchalant way using the most simplest of words. It was very shocking at times. Showed a wicked sense of humor at writer's part. And it made the story intriguing.
The whole Indian mythology and Hindu religion was a first for me. I'm...more
It was my first book of this writer.
I read that he dropped out of pre-med school to pursue his career as a writer. I was curious and decided to give it a try.
It is a very fast-paced story, written in a simple and direct way. Stating hard and bloody facts in a nonchalant way using the most simplest of words. It was very shocking at times. Showed a wicked sense of humor at writer's part. And it made the story intriguing.
The whole Indian mythology and Hindu religion was a first for me. I'm...more
I am at page 100---and something. The reason I give it two stars is due to the awesome female character. Most characters these days are completely lacking in personality and the images of all of them appear to be the same. 'Average looking girl who gets the hottest guy ever' Alisa has a strong personality as a character lead. That's the positive part of it. Now on to the negative aspects of the book.
I found her confidence endearing AND annoying all at the same time. It's nice to hear a female c...more
I found her confidence endearing AND annoying all at the same time. It's nice to hear a female c...more
I like this book.
Seriously, if you know me you know that I don't like practically anything. Except Artemis Fowl, which is strange since I know all its flaws and I still can't get past how awesome it is.
But I like this book.
Let's start with a shelf.
Kickass female characters. Alisa. Alisa, Alisa, Alisa. I love you. You are an amazing character and I just... oh. She can rip heads off, in the name of tender love or in the name of food. Because she's awesome like that. She was enjoyable, and she was...more
Seriously, if you know me you know that I don't like practically anything. Except Artemis Fowl, which is strange since I know all its flaws and I still can't get past how awesome it is.
But I like this book.
Let's start with a shelf.
Kickass female characters. Alisa. Alisa, Alisa, Alisa. I love you. You are an amazing character and I just... oh. She can rip heads off, in the name of tender love or in the name of food. Because she's awesome like that. She was enjoyable, and she was...more
Meh. An okay first book in an otherwise dismal series. Liked the premise and main character Sita's emotional detachment is a nice change from the sappy emotionalism you find in other books of this genre... but the constant oversell of how awesome she is ("I am so beautiful men melt at one look!" "I am so strong I can crush your bones with one squeeze!" "I am so fast I can fly from here to China and back in the blink of your eye!" "I am so mean I can kill you without even thinking twice about it,...more
The main character of this book is Alisa aka Sita. She is the Second vampire to be made. Currently she is being hunted by her creator Yakasha. Yakasha is trying to get their god Krishna's grace. The only way he can have it is if he abolishes the millions of vampires he has already created. But there is only one left and one problem... Sita is not going to go down without bloodshed. Her path crosses with a teen named Ray and begins to get close to him... but at what expense?
This series is my abs...more
This series is my abs...more
Aug 06, 2011
Stacey Molina
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it was horrible!!!First of all: no one talks like that. One minute Sita/Alisa/Whatever would be talking like the ancient being—which she was—and the next, she would be throwing in slag AND saying she created it. Very annoying. And then she would have the modern teenagers talking like that too. All serious and overly educated. I pictured them over enunciating like Ross from Friends.
And then all her love interests. Yeah, word of advice for any mortal men looking to date Sita: don’t. You’ll just e...more
And then all her love interests. Yeah, word of advice for any mortal men looking to date Sita: don’t. You’ll just e...more
I read these books in their original editions back in the 90's. I picked them up in a local used book store from the YA section, although I can't have been more than 10 at the time. They were my introduction to vampire fiction, and have stuck with me ever since. My original copies were lost, and I'd never seen the series on current bookstore shelves, so I was pleasantly surprised and intrigued when I happened upon them a month or so ago in Books-a-Million. I picked up both this volume and the ne...more
IT TOOK ME 3 YEARS TO READ THIS.. (MAYBE 2)
*WONDERFUL BOOK BUT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER*
THIRST is about a young Vampire and her struggle to remain hidden on earth and keep things balanced while also quenching her overwhelming thirst of human blood. Sita,herself undergoes something strange, she is falling in love and the world is shifting in unimaginable ways.
Pike does a good job at suspense but he fails at minor Characters i would have loved to see more about other vampires that were on her side....more
*WONDERFUL BOOK BUT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER*
THIRST is about a young Vampire and her struggle to remain hidden on earth and keep things balanced while also quenching her overwhelming thirst of human blood. Sita,herself undergoes something strange, she is falling in love and the world is shifting in unimaginable ways.
Pike does a good job at suspense but he fails at minor Characters i would have loved to see more about other vampires that were on her side....more
I picked this book up because the cover was pretty cool and I read the back and saw that she was a five thousand year old vampire and...enough said! Well after a few pages I was getting a little bored because all Alisa was telling us was how powerful she was, how she could make any guy want her, how beautiful she was and how when she fought she could come out without a scratch... And I've got to say there were a few times I would roll my eyes. After awhile the bragging was getting old and I foun...more
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I wouldn't have picked this up on my own, but this was a gift. All things considered, it was a good choice for me since I like young adult fiction AND vampires. I also went through a Christopher Pike phase in my oh so long ago middle school years. (Although my husband...the wonderful gift giver did not actually know that. That said, I was intrigued by this book when I started reading it.
I was quickly disappointed. This book was actually four books in one and each was more disjointed than the las...more
I was quickly disappointed. This book was actually four books in one and each was more disjointed than the las...more
Ugh, this book was annoying from page 1.
Alisa, the narrator, is a self-obsessed, self-congratulatory PITA. At least 50% of the book is given over to "I can leap tall buildings", "I can dodge speeding bullets", "I am smokin' hot", "I am awesome in bed", "I can seduce anyone" ... you get the point.
Alisa, who falls in love in about 35 seconds ("I form relationships really fast"), and then gets her lovers in all kinds of trouble ("I am awesome and worth it"). After 5,000 years ("I am old and experie...more
Alisa, the narrator, is a self-obsessed, self-congratulatory PITA. At least 50% of the book is given over to "I can leap tall buildings", "I can dodge speeding bullets", "I am smokin' hot", "I am awesome in bed", "I can seduce anyone" ... you get the point.
Alisa, who falls in love in about 35 seconds ("I form relationships really fast"), and then gets her lovers in all kinds of trouble ("I am awesome and worth it"). After 5,000 years ("I am old and experie...more
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I have read nearly every book in Christopher Pike's bibliography. Some, I've liked, some I hated so much they were physically painful to finish. I have to say that The Last Vampire was the first of his books that I absolutely loved. There are 6 books in this series, and while all of them weren't amazing, I felt the overall story was amazing. Alisa (Sita), is a 5,000 year old vampire. She's drop-dead gorgeous and she kicks major ass (literally). I loved so much about this book but the what stood...more
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| The Outstanding Y...: Thirst NO 1. - ALL YOUR THOUGHTS <SPOILERS> | 2 | 7 | Nov 21, 2012 11:53am | |
| The Outstanding Y...: What Do You Think Of The Cover? | 2 | 3 | Nov 21, 2012 11:49am | |
| The Outstanding Y...: You Like The Authors Writing? | 2 | 4 | Nov 21, 2012 11:42am | |
| The Outstanding Y...: Black Blood <SPOILERS> | 2 | 2 | Oct 21, 2012 04:35pm | |
| The Outstanding Y...: What To Read, And When To Read? | 4 | 2 | Oct 21, 2012 04:34pm | |
| All About Hoot!!: Red Dice <SPOILERS> | 1 | 2 | Oct 15, 2012 03:52am | |
| All About Hoot!!: Black Blood <SPOILERS> | 1 | 2 | Oct 15, 2012 03:50am |
Christopher Pike is the pseudonym of Kevin McFadden. He is a bestselling author of young adult and children's fiction who specializes in the thriller genre.
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McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programm...more
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McFadden was born in New York but grew up in California where he stills lives in today. A college drop-out, he did factory work, painted houses and programm...more
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