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Vamped (Vamped #1)

by Lucienne Diver (Goodreads Author)

3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 · rating details · 911 ratings · 90 reviews

Gina Covello's Perks and Pitfalls of Vamp Life
1. Hello?! Eternal youth and beauty!

2. Free. Designer. Clothes.

3. My hot new boyfriend Bobby went from chess dud to vamp stud.

4. No reflection! First order of business: turn my own stylist to stop the downward spiral from chic to eek.

5. Vampire vixen Mellisande has taken an interest in my boyfriend, and is now transforming the

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Published May 8th 2009 by Flux (first published May 1st 2009)

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Dec 14, 2011 Liyana rated it 1 of 5 stars

I’m used to vampire books that are full of brooding main characters, bemoaning their lack of soul, life and friends. Vamped was different.

Usually, this would be a good thing.

Readers are first introduced to Gina as she wakes up and finds herself stuck in a coffin. She doesn’t panic, and after some quick thinking, deduces that she is dead and now a vampire. The obvious conclusion: if she’s dead and not a zombie, she’s definitely a vampire. Right?

After clawing her way out, she meets Bobby, the che...more I’m used to vampire books that are full of brooding main characters, bemoaning their lack of soul, life and friends. Vamped was different.

Usually, this would be a good thing.

Readers are first introduced to Gina as she wakes up and finds herself stuck in a coffin. She doesn’t panic, and after some quick thinking, deduces that she is dead and now a vampire. The obvious conclusion: if she’s dead and not a zombie, she’s definitely a vampire. Right?

After clawing her way out, she meets Bobby, the chess geek turned hottie who turned her into a vampire unintentionally after their one and only make out session. Their relationship was unrealistic to me, with them somehow claiming ownership of one another, and initially nothing other than that one make out session to call a "relationship".

Things take a turn for the worst as Mellisande, or “Smelly Melli” as Gina calls her, kidnaps both of them in her plot to have her very own vampire army, located under… wait for it… the high school.

I’ll stop here and say that I had to put Vamped down a few times just to get over the whole feeling of absurdness. It’s not the plot, the plot was fantastic. Another time, I would have loved the whole plot about an undead fashionista trying to save the world. It was reminiscent of the Queen Betsy “Undead and Un…” series by MaryJanice Davidson, except that the protagonist was a teenager in high school instead of a female in her twenties. It wasn’t the writing either. The writing and dialogue were witty and there were some good laugh out loud moments when I went “Oh, snap!”.

It was the characters and lack of a backstory.

One of the main things that matter to me when reading a story is the characters. How do the main characters interact with the other characters? How do they interact with their surroundings? How do they react when they are thrust in new situations?

No matter how good the writing is, how stellar the plot, it's not enough if the characters are flat, one dimensional and don’t have any sort of growth over the length of the story. And to see if there is growth in a character, there needs to be a backstory.

I couldn’t see any sort of growth in either Gina or Bobby, or between Gina and Bobby. This is mostly due to the lack of backstory for me to relate to. What I did see was that Gina took the initiative to stand up for herself and lead a revolution while the others just sat down and took what was given to them. But without something to compare to see whether she improved from when she was alive, or if she was naturally a leader, it just felt lacking and left me feeling out of sorts.(less)

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Dec 10, 2011 Lynda Tatad rated it 3 of 5 stars

I found this at the library in the teen section. Gina Covello's Perks and Pitfalls of Vamp Life is listed on the back, and it made me laugh, so I had to pick it up.

Gina got into some heavy necking with the Chess Geek now Stud at a party, and hadn't realised the biting and nipping they were doing was more than it seemed, until she was in a car accident on the way home and then found herself digging out of her own grave. Luckily Bobby (Geek Stud) arrived at the cemetery with a bag of clothes from...more

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Jul 18, 2011 Annette M Guerriero Nishimoto rated it 2 of 5 stars

Today's review is on Vamped by Lucienne Diver

If you have ever read MaryJanice Davidson'S Undead series and you enjoyed it, you should pickup Vamped. It's a great G rated version for teens. Plus, it's a good one day read. Though the character development is lacking, it still has a good base story line.

Gina Covello, high school Sr. was turned into a vampire at an after prom party. After drinking a little to much she found herself in a closet with of all people, the chess club geek. However, someho...more

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Jul 12, 2011 Kathy Davie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, funny, paranormal, young-adult

First in the Vamped contemporary Young Adult urban fantasy series.

The Story
After necking with Bobby Delvecchio in a closet on Prom Night, the car in which Gina Covello and her date, Chaz, gets wrecked and, unbeknownst to Gina, they both die. Well, only temporarily, for three days later, Gina scratches and claws her way out of her coffin completely ruining her manicure only to find Bobby waiting for her. Patiently. With several red shopping bags from Macy's waiting on her.

Unfortunately, Gina and...more

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Nov 24, 2010 Margaret Mcgaffey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Vamped is an interesting choice to read because Lucienne Diver is one of the agents I would love to have. I picked up her book in part to see what attracts her, but that dual purpose was lost after about chapter two. Everyone is clear that chicklit is dead, but me, I see chicklit is actually undead. I first ran across this in Michelle Rowen� s fun vampire novels, and Vamped is another along these lines, if aimed at a younger crowd. The main character, Gina, is an unrepentant popular girl with he...more

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Nov 20, 2010 Heather rated it 4 of 5 stars

At the beginning of this novel, I felt like I'd missed the first chapter or so. It took me awhile to catch up with things and figure out what was going on. Even so, I was about halfway into the novel before I felt like I was really into the novel and knew what was going on, who the characters were and where things were headed. But, once I got there, it was fun. There was Gina, obsessed with her looks who had no reflection. Then she's separated from her boyfriend who has some kind of superpowers...more At the beginning of this novel, I felt like I'd missed the first chapter or so. It took me awhile to catch up with things and figure out what was going on. Even so, I was about halfway into the novel before I felt like I was really into the novel and knew what was going on, who the characters were and where things were headed. But, once I got there, it was fun. There was Gina, obsessed with her looks who had no reflection. Then she's separated from her boyfriend who has some kind of superpowers for vampires. She's held prisoner and her best friend treats her like she's got a disease, no one is talking to her. But, Gina isn't going to take it lying down. She's the kind who takes charge now and falls apart later. So, she does makeovers. When Marcy goes missing, she gets out to rescue her. And she wants to find out why the evil vamp holding them captive is building an army of high school vampires. Does she even care about them?

When Gina hides out in the head vamps office and hears a conversation she shouldn't, she finds out more of what's going on. She hopes she can round up the troops to help save Bobby and take their own fates into their hands, but mayhem ensues and retreat is required. When they are attacked the next night, more mayhem ensues and Gina and Bobby are made an offer they can't refuse!

It's not a hardcore vampire book. Other than the confusion in the beginning, it was a fun book. I'm looking forward to reading Revamped. I like the snarky way Gina talks and thinks and her comebacks. She isn't at all upset about being a vampire other than the fact that she can't see her reflection. She's a take charge kind of girl and even though she's not sure if she's making the right decision, she stands behind it so that everyone else believes in her. And she's got a boyfriend that has her back. And really knows how to talk to win a girl's heart.

I can't remember any bad language. Only one scene where Gina and Bobby are in their underwear. But that's all it says. I think this would be fine for thirteen and up.
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Dec 31, 2009 Nyasa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: grade-8-ir-books-betts

Vamped is about a girl named Gina who becomes a vampire becuase she was bittne by her boyfriend Bobby. He finds her in the cemetery covered in mud which obviously shows she dug her way out, they get forced to move into a house and become soldiers/prisoners which happens to have there whole grade already there including her exboyfriend and the girl who she hates who's dating her ex boyfriend. Gina must find a way to live her glamorous vampire life and save her class mates before they all become...more

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Aug 17, 2009 Lizzy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own

After Gina wakes, and is forced to claw her way out of her grave, she knows something is off. This is confirmed after she is greeted by Bobby, a geek-turned-vampire, who tells her that she's a vampire, too. One mistake on prom night, and she's now the undead. After being abducted, she is a forced to live in a dorm setting with her other classmates (who have also been vamped). That's when the trouble really begins.
This book has been called "Clueless meets Buffy", and it doesn't disappoint. Gina a...more

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Aug 09, 2009 Sophie rated it 3 of 5 stars

You have to appreciate a vampire whose first thought is to turn her stylist because she can no longer see herself in the mirror. Imagine Elle Woods meeting Dracula and you'll get the idea what this funny, snarky, chick-lit romp is all about. I loved listening in on Gina's clueless internal monologue ("Missionary" style furniture) that was often laugh-out-loud funny and I liked watching Gina come into her own as the leader of her HS cohorts. But overall, I found the story a little muddled and wou...more

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Aug 24, 2010 Amber rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, reviews

You know that old phrase "all dressed up and no where to go"? For me, this describes Vamped perfectly. Told in first person, we meet Gina, an interesting, savvy, hilarious narrator (with a killer fashion sense) who gets turned into a vamp. I loved her voice, I loved the way she saw the world and her new predicament, I loved her spontaneity and her knack for always speaking what was on her mind. The problem is she was put in drop dead gorgeous heels and then had no where to walk around in them.

T...more You know that old phrase "all dressed up and no where to go"? For me, this describes Vamped perfectly. Told in first person, we meet Gina, an interesting, savvy, hilarious narrator (with a killer fashion sense) who gets turned into a vamp. I loved her voice, I loved the way she saw the world and her new predicament, I loved her spontaneity and her knack for always speaking what was on her mind. The problem is she was put in drop dead gorgeous heels and then had no where to walk around in them.

The plot was less than stellar for me. For the most part, we are trapped in a large doom-like room, trying to figure out what's going on before it's too late. Gina has her chances to go kick some butt (and does willingly (and stylishly!)) but there is so much downtime where we are forced to watch her kick around her feet that it seems a little boring. Gina's voice kept me going to the end but without that amazing voice and a great cast of supporting characters, I probably would have been less than enthusiastic.

I say all the time that I am a character writer but this novel is really a case where awesome characters still weren't enough. They needed something to do. There were two fight scenes that were interesting and fun to read and a bad guy that made my toes curl but there wasn't enough of either to give me any sense of urgency. Because of this, it made the book really easy to set down... and set down again. Also, I felt the novel didn't stand on it's own and ended in that sort of cheesy "stay tuned for next time" way making it overly obvious that there was going to be a sequel and you had to buy that to get your questions answered. I wanted to feel more closure than I did.

All that plot stuff being said, I did really enjoy the wide range of characters and Bobby (her new boy toy) was an amazingly great distraction when he was in the novel. I know I was meant to really hate Rick but he ended up being one of the most interesting characters for me and I did really enjoy Alistaire (a.k.a. Psycho-physic) who was creepy behind the max.

Like I mentioned before Gina's voice is so authetic and what I loved the most about this novel is she didn't really have to change. She was selfish on the outside but really did care for people on the inside and the author rejoiced in the fact that Gina spoke her mind. She didn't have to "learn" anything. She just discovered that she was kick-ass and a natural leader who also happened to have nice hair.

I am, by no means, saying not to meet Gina. She's worth the read, at least for this first book. I am saying not to expect a killer plot to go along with her killer attitude and tight black jeans.(less)

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Nov 16, 2009 Ashley Manzueta rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: school-books

Vamped by Lucienne Diver is about a girl named Gina who has to dig her way out of her grave and realizes that she is actually a vampire. Her vampire boyfriend Bobby finds her in the cemetery dirt with mud. When they are chased down, they are forced to live in a dorm hosted by the powerful vampire Mellisande. Gina couldnt take it anymore so she decides to fight back.

Text to Text. This sort of reminds me of the book Once Dead, Twice Shy. Its like Bobby is protecting Gina with his powers. In the bo...more

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Feb 10, 2013 Natasha rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, vampires

A young adult vampire book with a nice take on vampires, but one incredibly annoying vampire.

I will download just about anything on Amazon that is free and happens to catch me interest. Vamped was one of those books. It was decent for a free read or perhaps a check out from the library, but it certainly wouldn't be worth a buy. I did actually like how vampires were treated in this book. The vampires were more traditional with being able to be hurt by holy water and crosses (with true faith behin...more

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Jan 23, 2012 Stephanie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: awesomesauce, awesome-other-abilities, vampire, favorites

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Apr 01, 2011 Kate rated it 5 of 5 stars

In VAMPED, Gina woke up in her new vampire life. I loved her hilarious freak out moments about how she would be unable to see herself in a mirror. She definitely was not a mean girl but she had style, a bit of a 'tude, and she never let anyone put her down. And I loved the fact that the drama of the story wasn't created by a love triangle. There are so many books that use the romance as the main conflict, but this book was different. Bobby and Gina had a hot and heavy makeout session before she...more

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Apr 01, 2011 Elizabeth rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, abandoned

When I requested a sample of this novel for my Kindle and read the first couple of pages, I clicked "Buy Now" immediately and was amped to keep reading. Sadly, my hopes were dashed somewhere around chapter three when I realized that the "vapid Gina" act wasn't really an act, it was the real deal. To be perfectly frank, this novel is a train wreck and it's difficult to point a finger at one particular problem, so I tried my best to parse them out into list form (this was more for my own sanity th...more When I requested a sample of this novel for my Kindle and read the first couple of pages, I clicked "Buy Now" immediately and was amped to keep reading. Sadly, my hopes were dashed somewhere around chapter three when I realized that the "vapid Gina" act wasn't really an act, it was the real deal. To be perfectly frank, this novel is a train wreck and it's difficult to point a finger at one particular problem, so I tried my best to parse them out into list form (this was more for my own sanity than anything else) in the hopes that I could better isolate the larger issues.

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1. There is absolutely no character development. Period. None. I have no idea why Gina (the protagonist) was turned into a vamp by her quasi-boyfriend Bobby. I know only that Gina had a boyfriend, not Bobby, until the night she sneaked off and made out with Bobby who subsequently bit her. There is little to no emotional connection between the characters, other than the author telling us there is, and I was left wondering why or how they ever came to be a couple in the first place.

2. Almost immediately, the reader is thrust into the midst of a war of sorts, where baddie Melli is creating and collecting newborn vamps in order to create an army. She is the cause of Bobby's vampirism and is none too happy that Bobby has turned Gina. So here's what doesn't work. There's no explanation of the purpose of this battle. I'm sorry, maybe I'm being picky, but I like to know why things are happening. Not knowing the motivations of characters I'm expected to love or hate or feel sorry for is a huge flaw.

3. Ugh, the over abundance of hip lingo and biting sarcasm from Gina. I get that the author is trying to portray Gina as this tough on the outside, squishy on the inside kind of character, but it doesn't resonate. Gina simply comes off as snarky and rude, not misunderstood.

4. Hero to zero to hero. In the beginning of the book Gina is popular and the "it" girl at school. As newborn vamp, she's shunned by her fellow newborns. Then, for no apparent reason, she's their hero after providing some much needed hairstyling for some underclassmen. Okay, perhaps I'm oversimplifying, but not by much. Things happen in this novel that make no sense at all. I adore the underdog story. I love to see a character find their footing and take on the world, but they have to earn their way to that place, they need to work for it. Gina simply shows up and poof, all her former haters are now lemmings. Huh?

5. Issues are eluded to yet never excavated. We're told Gina has a family who clearly has some issues, we're even briefly introduced to Gina's sister - literally less than a paragraph dedicated to this little run in - and that's it. This is only one example of a thread introduced and never explored, there are tons of them. If only the author took the time to delve a little deeper, this book could have been salvaged. If Gina was real, I could connect. If her motivations were clear, I could have overlooked some glaring problems, but nothing ever gelled because the reader is never given enough of anything to allow for a connection of any kind.

So those are the major flaws, as I noted there are quite a few niggling little flaws as well, I just don't have the energy to go on. Anyway, I was hoping for some really amusing, campy vampire fun and what I came away with was a lot of frustration and irritation. Needless to say, I won't be going on to the sequel.(less)

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Jul 01, 2009 Violet Crush rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-own

Gina Covello wakes up in a coffin after she dies in an accident. To her horror she realizes she is a Vampire and the boy who made her one, Bobby, is one of the geeks turned dashing and handsome vampire too. Bobby is kidnapped by Mellisande and Gina is sent to a dungeon like place where she finds many of her classmates, apparently turned into vampires too.

Now Gina has to discover Mellisande’s purpose in building a teenage vampire army. And also why Bobby is singled out by her? What exactly does M...more Gina Covello wakes up in a coffin after she dies in an accident. To her horror she realizes she is a Vampire and the boy who made her one, Bobby, is one of the geeks turned dashing and handsome vampire too. Bobby is kidnapped by Mellisande and Gina is sent to a dungeon like place where she finds many of her classmates, apparently turned into vampires too.

Now Gina has to discover Mellisande’s purpose in building a teenage vampire army. And also why Bobby is singled out by her? What exactly does Mellisande want?

Gina is such a likable vamp. She cares about her manicure, brands, her hair, but yes, she also has a conscience which makes for interesting conversations with herself.

This book was so much fun, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The author, Lucienne Diver, has a sarcastic and snarky sense of humor and a very fresh voice.

If you want to read a chic, cool and fun vampire story, you should definitely read this one. If you want to read something different than the hordes of dark vampire books, Vamped is definitely it.

The only problem with the book was that the action was a little difficult to follow at times. As there is one POV to the story, Gina’s, the reader is left as confused and in the dark as Gina is. You kind of discover and understand what’s going on along with Gina. The end is open ended so I am guessing there is a sequel? I have read this book being compared to Buffy, but I wouldn’t know as I haven’t seen a single episode yet. Sad, I know.

If you like Young Adult or Chicklit, this book is definitely for you. Vamped could be a perfect beach read.

One of the passages just to give you an example of the writing style:
Superhuman strength or no, by the time I broke through to the surface, my manicure was totally shot, my nails were split, and I was covered in dirt. And I mean covered. I was about to wig out when I realized just what I was brushing off-and one shock kind of cancelled out the other. My parents had me buried me in a truly heinous dress of white eyelet, which made me look like a stylistically challenged child bride. I had a vague repressed memory of being forced to wear it to my first communion years ago and marveled that it still fit. Not that I’d grown out, except for, you know, up top. Sadly, I hadn’t done much growing up either; I’d maxed out at, like, five foot nothing. Anyway, if anything deserved to be covered in grave dust, it was this old rag.
(Any mistakes, in spelling or grammar, are all typos from my side)

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Aug 22, 2010 Stacey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-on-the-blog, own

No sparkly, brooding vampires here. Main Character Gina is turned Vampire and with her to the other side she took her good fashion sense, her desire to keep her hair dresser, her same confident (not-quite-but-almost) man-eating attitude.

This is a fun quick read about Gina, the boy who turned her, the boys gifts (which is causing all of the hair tangling ruckus,) and a lair, or in the case house, of vamps being used as a mini-army. No matter what the situation Gina is as much worried about her in...more

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Dec 27, 2012 Sammy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, teen-rag

Vamped is a cheeky take on a world where vampires are real and the top candidate for a vampire army is teenagers in a small town. It is a first person narrative told from the perspective of a feisty teen girl. A fashionista who has just as much pride as she does style. It is funny reading a book where girl world and vamp land collide to be a weird mean girls vampire story that is refreshing in an awful kind of way. The concpet is fun but it doesn't seem to spike as hard during the climax and I h...more

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Apr 29, 2012 Kristin rated it 3 of 5 stars

I like light, funny vampire books (see Bloodthirsty) and that’s what this one tried to be. And while I know saying something was a bit unbelievable about a book about vampires, I found a few things to be somewhat hard to swallow. First off, Gina wakes up in a coffin and comes to the conclusion that since she’s obviously dead she must be a vampire because she didn’t feel like a flesh-eating zombie. And she’s more concerned about what her parents buried her in than her current situation. Additiona...more I like light, funny vampire books (see Bloodthirsty) and that’s what this one tried to be. And while I know saying something was a bit unbelievable about a book about vampires, I found a few things to be somewhat hard to swallow. First off, Gina wakes up in a coffin and comes to the conclusion that since she’s obviously dead she must be a vampire because she didn’t feel like a flesh-eating zombie. And she’s more concerned about what her parents buried her in than her current situation. Additionally, I found it weird that her parents and sister could be so blasé about her apparent death. That made them creepier than the vampires.

Also, she’s all over Bobby, who she ignored in his previous incarnation as high school chess geek; he’s nice, sweet, and turns out to be more powerful than anyone would’ve thought, but just because he bit her and bought her clothes from a stupid department store he’s her boyfriend now? I understand that after being turned Bobby is totally hot, and their relationship was actually pretty cute, but I think it would have been a bit better if they’d actually had more of a connection beforehand. That’s sort of the way I felt about the entire story. We were just kind of dumped into everything after the fact and it all moves so fast that, combined with the hard to swallow stuff, it made it hard for me to really like this book.

I did like how Gina took control, or at least tried to, of every situation she was in, not content to sit back and see how things played out but instead tried to figure out what was going on, who was involved and how she could fix things for herself and her friends.

However, she drove me nuts with the word “like” coming out of her mouth every other sentence. She lives in Ohio, not California. And the whole, Smelly Meli thing, among other nicknames, got to be annoying. It just felt like this book was trying too hard. Too hard to be cool, too hard to be funny, etc. I did feel the role of the Council was underplayed, I mean, how can these people be in charge for who knows how long if they can’t fend off a bunch of teenagers? I also want more of an explanation for the state of the crazy vampire and his situation as well as this whole prophecy thing, which was, in my opinion, pretty much ignored.

Yet, I found the supporting characters to be pretty good and as I said before, though rushed beyond belief, the relationship between Gina and Bobby was cute. My favorite thing about the book was the ending, not because I finished it, but because Diver introduced an interesting aspect to the story, setting up the sequel for who knows what. I already have Revamped thanks to the douches running Borders into the ground, and I’m actually looking forward to starting it given the twist at the end of Vamped.
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Apr 03, 2010 Awilma Acosta rated it 5 of 5 stars

Gina and Bobby, two vampires, are on a journey to get out and escape from mellisandhle, a gorgeours and poerful vampire vixen who, now that has clutted out of her husband, wants to rule all vampires and is viting vteeangers like there is no tomorow and piling up a vampire army.
The council is after her but she wont let them stop her.It is up to Gina and Bobby to save their former classmates and rule their way to empire.Gina'a, by getting fashion, and Bobby's, by saving the day and learning how to...more

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Feb 22, 2010 Carla rated it 2 of 5 stars

Vampire books seem to have spawned up all over the place. They are everywhere, and I think we all know who to thank for this. Every bookshop I go in seems to have a full shelf dedicated to these blood drinking vampires. I really doubt they will ever go out of fashion, especially the ones that sparkle in the sun. I will admit, I love my fair share of vampire books, but to stand out from the crowd, you need something unique and a well drawn plot and fully formed, life-like characters, and sadly, V...more Vampire books seem to have spawned up all over the place. They are everywhere, and I think we all know who to thank for this. Every bookshop I go in seems to have a full shelf dedicated to these blood drinking vampires. I really doubt they will ever go out of fashion, especially the ones that sparkle in the sun. I will admit, I love my fair share of vampire books, but to stand out from the crowd, you need something unique and a well drawn plot and fully formed, life-like characters, and sadly, Vamped didn't quite hit the spot for me.

The protagonist Gina has been transformed into a vampire by her nerdy boyfriend Bobby, who after under going the transformation morphed into a sexy vampire stud. But thats not all, the feisty Mellisande is after her boyfriend and is transforming all her school friends too, making her own little vampire army. I know, I should have realised what I was getting myself in for.

I found Gina as a character to be dull, un-lifelike and totally unrelateable. All she cared about was clothes, having her hair perfect and her boyfriend surgically attached to her hip. Now, i'm all for girls getting their rocks off with dead vampires, yes i'm talking about you, Rose and Demitri, however, this just didn't pack enough punch. I found it quite irksome that Gina and Bobby shared one kiss at Prom, and then they were this undead couple in love. She is the kind of girl that I would hate to be friends with, but maybe this is because i'm not so much fussed with fashion and girly nonsense.

Firstly, if some chess geek (I love geeks) turned me into a vampire, my first thought wouldn't be, oh boy, you are soooo cute, even if you are dead. My first thought would be "hey, you big $%&£, why the crap did you kill me". So, this is where I got a little stuck. Ginas reaction to her sudden transformation into the undead was waylaid and not all all explored, but would have made a brilliant sub-plot.

The polite line was unmemorable for me, to be honest, I had to re-read the synopsis, because my mind was drawing up blanks. This is one of those vampire books that just maybe didn't get it quite right, which is essential in a world where vampire books are popping up everywhere. I commend the author for writing a book that I know other people will grab at with glee, but not so much for me. (less)

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Sep 09, 2010 Myhotstylist rated it 1 of 5 stars

I really , really wanted to like this book, but something was just... off. The book opens up with our main character, Gina, clawing her way out of her coffin, realizing she is now a vampire. Then we meet her sire, who was a former chess geek and is now her... boyfriend????

I found Gina to be self centered and downright annoying. We as readers get no real chance to get to know Gina, or any of the other characters for that matter. It almost feels like we missed an entire prequel. The scenes jumped...more

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Aug 16, 2009 Halen rated it 1 of 5 stars

Gina was not a real character. No human being (or former human being!) like this would exist in this dimension or any other. Gina was more a running joke than a character, with as much depth as an article in Cosmo.

Someone compared her to Cordelia on Buffy. Yes, Cordelia was superficial and hilariously biting, but Cordelia had at least some substance to her character. I couldn't finish this. It was simply ridiculous.

The narrator accepting that she's waking up in a grave and thus a vampire within...more

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Nov 10, 2010 Charity Bradford rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-fantasy, sets-and-sequels

This was a quick read full of fun. In fact, did you read "The Short Life of Bree Despain"? I did and was disappointed. Um, more correctly, unsatisfied. Well, Diver took a similar story--new vamps created to aid in a coup attempt by another vampire and did what I wanted Meyer to do. She gave the new vamps some intelligence, some personality, and some guts. Once properly motivated and informed they did not walk blindly to their deaths as pawns in someone elses game. They decided to take their futu...more

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Jan 01, 2011 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars

Genre: YA, most like definitely.

Synopsis: When Gina makes out with newly hot Bobby after prom, she gets more than she bargained for. Later, her boyfriend Chaz crashes his car and Gina finds out the hard way why the teen death rate is up in her Ohio town. She wakes up and claws her way out of the grave, adjusting quickly to the fact that she is now undead. Bobby meets her at the cemetery and they end up back at her house before sunrise. They are then captured and taken to a secret hideout where t...more Genre: YA, most like definitely.

Synopsis: When Gina makes out with newly hot Bobby after prom, she gets more than she bargained for. Later, her boyfriend Chaz crashes his car and Gina finds out the hard way why the teen death rate is up in her Ohio town. She wakes up and claws her way out of the grave, adjusting quickly to the fact that she is now undead. Bobby meets her at the cemetery and they end up back at her house before sunrise. They are then captured and taken to a secret hideout where they meet Mellisande, a rogue vampire who seeks to build her own army and to fulfill a prophecy. She has turned a group of teens into vampires, but Bobby has special powers, including telekinesis, that the other vamps do not possess. Chaz and Gina's friend Marcy are among the new vamps who are training in combat skills to take on the vampire council, and Gina must step up to save her friends.

Gina Covello's Perks and Pitfalls of Vamp Life
1. Hello?! Eternal youth and beauty!

2. Free. Designer. Clothes.

3. My hot new boyfriend Bobby went from chess dud to vamp stud.

4. No reflection! First order of business: turn my own stylist to stop the downward spiral from chic to eek.

5. Vampire vixen Mellisande has taken an interest in my boyfriend, and is now transforming the entire high school into her own personal vampire army. If anyone's going to start their own undead entourage it should be me.

This book has pretty much everthing you need: Mindless banter, fashionable lead character who just happens to now be a vampire with the powers to not be glamoured by any vamp; a boyfriend who has mad skills; teens being turned into vamps to start an army; a nasty female vampire who wants to rule the world but has to deal with the vampire council first in a uber showdown of wacky proportions. It's also a very quick read so you can pretty much read it in one sitting if you have the time.

Make sure you read the second book in the series if you start this one. You will know what I mean once you do.
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Jun 24, 2010 Mai rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, fantasy, fantasy-contemporary, romantic-subplot, series-with-no-ending-in-sight, series-unfinished, vampires, ya

A book that had a strong and distinctive voice for a narrator, but which quickly became boring and "spazzy" by being so plot driven that the narrator's voice got lost, and even down right annoying. The main character is a character you can't take too seriously, what with going on and on about her nails and her clothing, but the conflict itself is taken seriously (and should), which killed the book. Many times, I'd read part of page, and then blink, because I have no clue what just happened betwe...more

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Nov 08, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

Gina Covello's life-altering night in only six words: went to prom, became a vampire.

Well, it's really not that simple. There were some things Gina could have done to prevent this. For one, she could have stuck with her boyfriend, Chaz, during prom instead of making out with the transformed, now uber gorgeous chess geek, Bobby. She could have found a better place so Chaz would not actually see this occur. She could have not gon...more Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

Gina Covello's life-altering night in only six words: went to prom, became a vampire.

Well, it's really not that simple. There were some things Gina could have done to prevent this. For one, she could have stuck with her boyfriend, Chaz, during prom instead of making out with the transformed, now uber gorgeous chess geek, Bobby. She could have found a better place so Chaz would not actually see this occur. She could have not gone in the car with a now angry and a little tipsy boyfriend who might just be a little off while driving.

If only all these "could haves" were processed before Gina could actually make an executive decision. In the end, the car crashed, Gina thought she was dead, woke up in a grave, and discovered that Bobby was not a normal chess geek, but a newly vamped one.

After clawing her way out of her grave with her superpower vamp strength, and being saved by her "vampire boyfriend," Bobby, Gina thinks that with her new life, she can rule the world. Of course that is once she gets out of the hideous ensemble her parents buried her in and shops til she drops with an addition of a serious makeover (vamps can do that, right?).

Little does Gina know that another vamp is vying to take over the vampire world and the army she is building is all too familiar with Gina and the entire town.

What's now in store for Gina? There is discovering that Bobby may not be just a normal vampire, and can he get any sexier? Then, of course, there are the harsh interrogations and treatment by a freakshow, and a dragon lady, and a revival of her arch-enemy. And who could forget the all-out battle to the end.

With a huge influx of vampire inspired novels, it is hard to choose the ones that are worth taking a bite out of. VAMPED is one novel you will want to sink your teeth into... more than once.

Lucienne Diver introduces the newest and hottest couple to the vampire world. Gina, who knows how to kick butt, take control when needed, and look good while accomplishing it all; and Bobby, the perfect gentleman vampire who knows exactly how to make Gina happy and is an amazing kisser. Watch out Edward Cullen, you have major competition.

With the combination of witty banter, intertwined with small curl-your-lip-up romantic scenes, scheming plots, and a war no one will want to miss, VAMPED is the newest, biggest vampire novel around. Do not miss out on what everyone else will be reading!

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Jul 23, 2010 Jackie Uhrmacher rated it 4 of 5 stars

Main character aside, Vamped by Lucienne Diver had its enjoyable moments, particularly the last hundred pages or so when the action was thick and the characters were put to the test. The carnage during the climax and the unsettling nature of the psychic vampire were truly disturbing scenes that made that sick, sadistic part of me stand up and cheer. It’s that eerily dark side of me that helped bump the score up to 4 tombstones.

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Jul 14, 2010 I heart MOLDY APPLES added it

Can't truely say i read the book becuase after the second chapter, i wanted to throw myself off the roof of my house. Never in my life had i encountered such an annoying character. The tone that seemed to pop out the page, was shrill. Like i was ready to burn the book. 2 chapters! No person, Realistiically, could be so self-centered and egotistical. The main character expected everything to land on her lap. That juust irritated the crap out of me. Don't think i will ever try to read this book ag...more

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Jan 23, 2009 Stacey rated it 4 of 5 stars

A big thanks to Lucienne herself for sending me a copy of VAMPED to review! This 4 stars is super close to 5, like 4 3/4! Maybe I should just mark it five. This book is written with a fabulous voice, and if you like a good vampire novel, and fun quick read with lots of wit, this is the one for you. It reminds me of Cordelia from Buffy turning Vamp with a concience. It was great! For a full review and author interview check out http://myfavoriteauthor.blogspot.com the second week of Feb.

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Lucienne Diver is a long-time book addict, literary agent, writer, mom and sun-worshipper. She's the author of the Vamped series of young adult novels following the humorous adventures of Gina Covello, fashionista of the damned. The fourth book in the series, FANGTABULOUS, comes out in January! (Following the first three, VAMPED, REVAMPED and FANGTASTIC.)

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