Night School (Blood Coven Vampire, #5)

May 25, 2011 Syahira Sharif rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, vampire, urban-fantasy

I've always loved Rayne's POV as much as I love Mari's spontaneous ability to make things more interesting by the end of the books with another cliffhanger. This is no True Blood season 3.(view spoiler)

Mari had decided that she's finished with the romance genre and head on to adventure. I've enjoyed the series from the start and Mari's attempt to trying to bond with her readers from facebook community is always a welcome. She's by fa

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Dec 01, 2012 Clover rated it 4 of 5 stars

I won lunch in a silent auction with Mari at a recent writer’s conference. She was so fun and delightful and gave me some great advice for my own YA novel that I wanted to check her books out.

So typical me, I happened to grab a book that is right in the middle of the series. It was on the discount rack okay! Fortunately it is written in a way that everything made sense without having any previous knowledge of what’s been going on.

I came into knowing it is about vampires (Says so on the cover)...more

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Oct 10, 2012 Muffin~ rated it 2 of 5 stars

I'm looking forward to write my review! *_*
Because I'm burning inside.
Woah, I really like the serie but let be honest!!!
The book is stupid! Nothing is matching together.
The author should think about her writing skills sometimes...
How can I mix the twilight saga and true blood? If I Am not wrong New Moon --> 2006 and true blood as tv serie should be aired around 2008? So...can't be that the both girls are 17 ...How she mixed everything buffy , true blood, twilight saga they would be around 1...more I'm looking forward to write my review! *_*
Because I'm burning inside.
Woah, I really like the serie but let be honest!!!
The book is stupid! Nothing is matching together.
The author should think about her writing skills sometimes...
How can I mix the twilight saga and true blood? If I Am not wrong New Moon --> 2006 and true blood as tv serie should be aired around 2008? So...can't be that the both girls are 17 ...How she mixed everything buffy , true blood, twilight saga they would be around 19~21!
But ok! Thats not much what I point out negative in the book...
At first I truly HATE FAIRIES ! They are the worst fantasy character ever. So everything what I write now is just my subjective opinion!
While reading I thought why...are the guys away? Both sister together is awful..Terrible...So boring to read !
After the two guys are back in the story the whole story went mhm funnier?
But still I hate fairies they're so stupid ...and dumb and...I hate dumb stuff.
So the author underlined my hate, because she descriped them as dumb as I was expecting them to be...awful....
Also how can their Mom not know that her children boyfriends are vampire?
She is a damn fairy...To my opinion if my mum would that be stupid I wouldn't trust her my life in her hands and would stay at a school like this....!
So back to the sister ...truly they are often not like there character should be...often they are so immature that its not realstic how mature they are sometimes. I started to laugh when Rainey cared of colbin ( was that his name? I remember names badly) like as he would be child...To be honest she is more like the true child.
Also the boyfriends are so stupid if I would be over thousandth years old I would not trust an immature 17 year old girl.
I would have killed Colbin , because what is his use? Or maybe they could have blackmailed him...No, they let it end how the end is going to be ( in my opinion really unrealistic how the story went ) ...but Margnus told Rainey they going to kill him if he wants to stake someone but he is angry that Rainey bites him after he nearly killed Rainey and because of the fight he was full of blood?! Sorry, I don't think Rainey needs rehab I think the author need realstic thinking or maybe she should remember what she wrote some pages before. Truly I gave the other books REALLY good ratings and I criticized less!
For me I knew that the blood coven serie wouldn't be perfect and I haven't aspected much. I knew I was not reading one of the best books in the world. But to be honest everyone can let the story be a bit realstic. I don't want much realstic, because its still a fantasy book. But even if its a fantasy book no one can write a fantasy book without realistic moments. So Magnus should have scolded Jareth that he turned him, because as he said the guy is going to be killed if he wants to kill some vampire. Or both are vampires and if I remember right Colbind has various cuts so how should Rainey have resists if its her nature? It's not that she just was hungry and take a bite...
Thats why I only gave 2 starts.
My first intention was to give 3,but to be honest I haven't liked the stupid idea of story in the book or I've liked how the author described the characters of the book.
Truly I gave two stars, because at the end the book was quite funny and I always thought Tinkerbell is a bitch when I was young.
So is there still anything to say? I hope that the six book lets me feel better...besides I think book 8 is going to have only one star, because as I wrote in my first review of the serie I hate if problems are delayed in a book, because at the end the problems are coming back and everything is going to be unrealistic. Also without to solve the problems a happy ending would be impossible, so nerve-wracking the problem is coming back and every reader thinks:'' why I read book 2 until 7 ? 1 and 8 would have been enough!'' .

End....Sorry for my harsh review...Just my opinion and every fairy lover sorry too but I never liked fairies...(less)

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Jan 20, 2012 Nicole Bunge rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: alt-vampires, fairy-fae-faery-kin, ya, gave-up-on

I'm gonna preface this by saying "My fault for picking up book... 4?5? in a series randomly." But... that hasn't deterred me before.

The premise- 2 twins who are both vampires (and in one case, a slayer) find out they're OMG! fairy princesses! (WTF!?!)
And no- that's not me being glib with the chat-speak, that's REALLY how the author writes. Which is nauseatingly immature, and will date the series/book in about 5 minutes.

Not to mention, I can't figure out how someone so stupid as the narrator (Ra...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Book Binge Blog rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, for-review, berkley, paranormal, young-adult

This was my first Blood Coven novel (this is the fifth novel in the series) but, as the book starts with a "My story thus far…", it's pretty easy to catch up. Blood Coven novels switch points of view between the two sisters and this time, it was Rayne's turn to tell the story. We start out with a quick recap of what's been happening in the two sisters' lives and, well, it's quite a bit. Rayne was always the Goth chick, into the arcane and paranormal while Sunny was completely the opposite. When...more This was my first Blood Coven novel (this is the fifth novel in the series) but, as the book starts with a "My story thus far…", it's pretty easy to catch up. Blood Coven novels switch points of view between the two sisters and this time, it was Rayne's turn to tell the story. We start out with a quick recap of what's been happening in the two sisters' lives and, well, it's quite a bit. Rayne was always the Goth chick, into the arcane and paranormal while Sunny was completely the opposite. When Rayne decided she wanted to be a vamp, she took the classes, got certified and, instead of the vamp, Magnus, biting and turning Rayne, he bit Sunny. Sunny was pissed and so she went off to get un-vamped by way of the Holy Grail. Along the way, Sunny and Magnus fell in love, though Sunny still reversed the transformation and went back to being a normal human. Rayne, on the other hand, did eventually get turned but only after she found out she was a vampire slayer. So now, she's a vampire/vampire slayer. With a vampire for a boyfriend.

Now the girls have just found out that their parents are both fairies—royal ones—which makes Rayne a vampire/vampire slayer/fairy princess. Sunny's just a fairy princess but, turns out, the fairies want her to be their queen and they're willing to kidnap her to do it. So, Sunny and Rayne are shipped off to this remote vamp slayer school for their own protection. Once there, Rayne realizes she has no blood and no way to get it (despite some rather obvious hints from someone on campus). Crazed with bloodlust after an attack by the fairies (how did they find the girls?), Rayne entrances and bites Corbin, one of the Alphas (supposedly the best slayers the school has to offer). Then she figures out her sister actually was kidnapped and they left a changeling in her place so they all have to escape the school, get to Fairyland, and save Sunny. (Oh, and there are also really bad things going on in this building on campus, nicknamed "Night School", but we'll just leave that for another book, shall we?)

Maybe I've drunk my fill of vampires (pun intended) but I just wasn't a fan of NIGHT SCHOOL. Don't get me wrong—the writing is fast-paced and the action never stops but, for once, I wanted it to stop just so I could catch my breath. I mean, we jump from a kidnapping attempt to a creepy new school to a confrontation with the Alphas to Rayne becoming a fairy for real-zies (the girls weren't "official" fairies until they did an incantation) to another kidnapping attempt to near-death and on and on. It was just too much.

Plus, it just wasn't realistic. Okay, I realize "realistic" is maybe the wrong word, since fairies and vampires and the like don't really exist. But to have one character be a vampire slayer AND a vampire AND a fairy princess AND to have a vampire boyfriend AND a (sort of) vampire slayer boyfriend? It was too much for me.

Then there's Corbin, the new guy in Rayne's life. He's a jerk. An asshat. An arrogant douche who also happens to hate vampires since one killed his parents, which makes him exceedingly dangerous for her (a vamp) to be around. But he's just so cute! And, of course, Rayne's drawn to him and sucks his blood, which makes him think he's in love with her. Gah! Please give this girl some common sense. Plus, doesn't she already have a boyfriend who she claims to love? Come on, Rayne. Get it together.

I know this series is loved by many and, maybe if I'd started with the first one and worked my way through them, I would have liked this one. Become a convert to the Blood Coven, even. But, to me, this book wasn't cute or quirky, as it was written to be; it was a long slog through an outlandish story.

Rating: 2.0/5.0

This review was originally posted on Book Binge by Mary.(less)

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Jul 29, 2011 Brina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sunny und Rayne sind back – und zwar besser denn je!

Die eher ungleichen Zwillinge erfahren von ihren Eltern und ihrer Stiefmutter Heather, dass sie weitaus mehr sind, als es zu sein scheint, denn sie sind Elfenprinzessinnen. Ihre Eltern sind vor ihrer Geburt aus dem Elfenreich geflüchtet, um eine Zwangsheirat zu umgehen und um ein zivilisiertes Leben führen zu können.
Gleichzeitig erfahren sie auch die wahren Gründe, wieso ihr Vater die Familie vor einigen Jahren verlassen hat.

Als die Familie in...more

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May 24, 2011 Valerie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Night School is the 5th book in the Blood Coven Vampire novels by Mari Mancusi. With the McDonald family secrets revealed the twins now have more to worry about as this story unfolds. They also end up having to go into hiding with the help of their stepmother Heather who as it turns out works for Slayer Inc. Heather takes them to this slayer school that’s hidden away in the Alps called Riverdale Academy where she thinks they’ll be safe. But the slayer school turns out to not be so safe and Rayne...more

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Mar 16, 2011 Cherrylea rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Jun 22, 2011 Kristi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, were, fav, epub

Though these are technically YA books, I'm definitely not in that category any longer, but still really enjoy all of these Blood Coven books! You have to go in with an open mind when you read these. Yes, a lot of the plots are far fetched and ridiculous, but that never affected the reading for me. For example, the whole Disneyland being ridden with REAL Fairies, including Tinkerbell was a bit over the top and just downright funny, but it worked for this book. You have to open up to the ridiculou...more

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Feb 18, 2011 Connie Garcia rated it 5 of 5 stars

In book 5 of Night School by Mari Mancusi has the Sunny and Rayne McDonald Twins shipped of to Vampire Slayer School. For rayne this cannot be good for her due to needing her fake blood to function Sunny is as she would be freaking out since Magnus was not with her when she litterly disappeared and any good girlfriend that just saved her man didn't want him to think she bounced on him. Rayne has so much on her plate first being a Vamp/Vamp slayer & now a Fae princess!!! Rayne figures she is...more

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Jan 07, 2011 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

Yes, this review is out of order. I'm sorry my friends! I'll post my Bad Blood (Blood Coven Vampires #4) later on tonight or early tomorrow!

Once again my friends, I was hooked from the very first page. As with all the installments in this series, you can pick up the book and instantly be up to speed with what Rayne and Sunny are currently up to! Mari has a great habit of reviewing earlier events, so that no matter how long it has been since you read the last installment, you'll remember right aw...more Yes, this review is out of order. I'm sorry my friends! I'll post my Bad Blood (Blood Coven Vampires #4) later on tonight or early tomorrow!

Once again my friends, I was hooked from the very first page. As with all the installments in this series, you can pick up the book and instantly be up to speed with what Rayne and Sunny are currently up to! Mari has a great habit of reviewing earlier events, so that no matter how long it has been since you read the last installment, you'll remember right away where you left off with these awesome and crazy twins. If you'll recall my last review, I missed the action that usually ensues in these books. This one definitely sated my action need, and then some. I'm in love!

In Night School there is yet another new supernatural being added in. Yes, yes I know. You're thinking, vampires, werewolves, what else IS there? Oh but my friends, there's more. If you've read the synopsis above you now know that Sunny and Rayne face their most difficult challenge yet. FAIRIES. The way that Mari Mancusi built her fairies and their world was fantastic! I won't give too much away, it's too much fun to find out for yourself. I'll leave you instead to ponder over why these stereotypical glittery and flitting beings are so dangerous. What I will say is that I loved their names! Cracked me up to no end. Oh and the ending? Once again I'm waiting with bated breath for the next book.

I think by now you've realized that I'm partial to the parts of this series that are narrated by Rayne. Let me tell you why. She's feisty, she takes on any challenge, and she loves her family with such a deep emotion that she is willing to put herself in harms way to protect them. Sunny is like the yin to Rayne's yang, and without both of them I don't think the books would be half as enjoyable. Still, I'm partial to Rayne's snark and wit. It's true. Thus why this book made me laugh out loud, and subsequently have people stare at me on the bus. Don't read this book in public.

Look, if you haven't been reading my other reviews and don't yet know how I feel about this series, let me break it down plain and simple. I LOVE THESE BOOKS. The humor is smart, the characters are amazingly well written, and there is just enough tips of the hat to pop culture to keep you giggling. (References to Twilight anyone?) The point is that I should have by now convinced to you to read these books. They're well worth your time trust me!(less)

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May 27, 2011 Vi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, romance, teen

Rayne is a vampire slayer and a vampire infected with a virus that allows her to withstand the sun. That already makes her life complicated enough as it is. She and her twin sister were out vacationing in Las Vegas to visit their father and step family (and saving the world by slaying an evil vampire). Things take a turn for the worse when Rayne discovers that her and her sister are full-blooded royal Sidhe (fairies) and have been on the run and incognito since birth. Now that one the Queen of t...more

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Dec 12, 2010 Loni Flowers rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: review-copy, the-teen-book-scene-blog-tour

My thoughts: Just when you think nothing worse could possibly happen to Sunny and Rayne…it does! Now they find out shocking news that their parents have a past and they use to live in Fairyland and their mom was Queen of the Fairies. The only problem, Fairyland needs a new queen and if mom won't do it, one of the twins has to. But when there is an attack on the family which endangers their lives, mom and dad go back to Fairyland to sort things out and the twins are hidden away in the Swiss Alps...more

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Dec 30, 2010 Danielle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, for-review, ya-series, youngadult

Rayne lives in a world of vampires, vampire slayers, faeries and so much more. In her recent past she’s undergone her own transformation from average teenage girl to vampire/vampire hunter and now she’s learned that she herself is the heir to a powerful faerie kingdom. To escape the likelihood of capture and “deportation” to “fairyland” her parents decide that it’s best for both her and her twin sister, Sunny (yes, Rayne and Sunshine), to stow away at Riverdale Academy, a vampire slaying school....more Rayne lives in a world of vampires, vampire slayers, faeries and so much more. In her recent past she’s undergone her own transformation from average teenage girl to vampire/vampire hunter and now she’s learned that she herself is the heir to a powerful faerie kingdom. To escape the likelihood of capture and “deportation” to “fairyland” her parents decide that it’s best for both her and her twin sister, Sunny (yes, Rayne and Sunshine), to stow away at Riverdale Academy, a vampire slaying school. Unfortunately, they don’t happen to know that Rayne is a vampire herself and this could definitely cause some potential hazardous situations, not to mention that her sister has started to act a bit strange in the process. All of this leads to the discovery of some very interesting behavior at Riverdale Academy as well as an ending that will leave you questioning whether Disneyland truly is “the happiest place on earth.”

This was a complete and total escape read. From page one I was left wondering whether I was reading Night School or watching one of those comedy mash-up movies where they make fun of every recent big hit out there. Not only did the story mention books like Twilight and the True Blood series, but Disneyland and every character you can imagine, even Tinkerbell. To an extent it was quite funny, but I’d have to admit at some points I was really hoping it would get into the “meat” of the story. Also, at points I found myself shaking my head thinking, “could there really be one more thing?” because of all the circumstances revolving around Rayne’s supernatural existence. All in all though, it was pretty hilarious and I found myself chuckling on nearly each page turn.

As for the story, so many parts of it were completely original. I was shocked to see how the “night school” was incorporated into the story without it having been the ongoing theme throughout the series. In addition the faerie kingdom itself, though mimicking a commonly known place was still completely different from anything else I’ve read before. Each of the characters, Rayne especially were original and even first time readers of the series will find themselves connected with them immediately.

Overall, Night School was an incredibly fun read. I’d highly recommend it for readers who like quite a bit of laughter mixed in with their reading experience. Especially fans of comedy mash-ups and pop-culture will be quite pleased. In addition to that the characters were real and easy to relate to, even for first time readers of the series. An original story with an extremely quirky and hilarious backdrop, Mari Mancusi’s latest installment of her Blood Coven series is sure to please paranormal fans and leave them eagerly anticipating the next in the series.(less)

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Feb 02, 2011 Shawn Hinkel rated it 5 of 5 stars

I finished up Night School by Mari Mancusi last night. I absolutely love her Blood Coven series. I started this series before the Twilight thing blew up. It was the second vampire series I ever read (the first being The Vampire Diaries back in 2002). I was a bit leary while I was reading. I was afraid the introduction of fairies would make the series very weird. That wasn't the case at all. I think it's keeping the series moving forward. I love seeing how things turn out for Rayne, Jareth, Magnu...more

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Mar 05, 2011 Starry rated it 5 of 5 stars

Read this book:S-c-r-i-b-d-(:

problem in book in beginning:rayne and sunny found out their parents are acturally magical fairies who escaped from a mystical Irish island, to live a more ... mortal one. And now, it seems, the other fairies back home have tracked Sunny and Rayne, and they want the family to return.

raynes and sunny's parents explained about how the twins lifes was never really normal and they had fake aunts and grandparents that their parents hired..and now the mother explains how t...more

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May 16, 2011 Brandi Salazar rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite

Night School had me from its opening line. I realized almost right away that it was the second (at least) in the series, and, normally I would stop there and wait until I could go back and read the first, but that made absolutely no difference in this case. I couldn't put it down! It's a first--person with a deliciously wacky sense of humor. It takes stabs at Twilight (gasp!) and references some pretty famous people in history, rewriting everything we were taught in a fantastic way. The plot is...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Lisa rated it 1 of 5 stars

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. Switching the point of view again and again for the books in the series I'M GETTING FRUSTRATED AND CONFUSED. I liked the series in the beginning for the humor and randomness, but there's only so much randomness I can take. I started reading this book and thought "Fairies? REALLY? Fairyland??They actually call it Fairyland...isn't that too...I don't know TACKY? Fairy PRINCESSES?!!? Are you KIDDING ME?!? Wait a minute, Apple Blossom, Apple Crisp, Shrinking Violet.... am I...more

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Dec 28, 2010 BOOK BUTTERFLY rated it 3 of 5 stars

Vampires, slayers, fairies—OH MY!

Night School, the 5th installment in the Blood Coven series by Mari Mancusi, was a heck of a lot of fun! There's never a dull moment in The Blood Coven series and Night School was no exception.

The Long Version:

After the twins find out about their shocking fairy heritage and the danger it poses to their safety, their parents ship them off to a vampire slayer boarding school to lay low. But as the girls soon learn, Riverdale is not the safest of places and it see...more Vampires, slayers, fairies—OH MY!

Night School, the 5th installment in the Blood Coven series by Mari Mancusi, was a heck of a lot of fun! There's never a dull moment in The Blood Coven series and Night School was no exception.

The Long Version:

After the twins find out about their shocking fairy heritage and the danger it poses to their safety, their parents ship them off to a vampire slayer boarding school to lay low. But as the girls soon learn, Riverdale is not the safest of places and it seems as if they are in worse danger than ever before. If they don't figure out a plan- and quickly- they might never leave at all.

The always amusing, clever Rayne is the narrator of Night School. And let me just say, Rayne is the reason I keep coming back to the series. This is a zany character who has undergone more transformations than you'd think possible (even for a paranormal book), yet she does it with such wit, likability and dark humor, that it all seems to make sense. I adore Rayne's twin sister Sunshine, but my favorite books are the ones told from Rayne's point of view. With her tongue-in-cheek distinct brand of sass, Rayne always elevates this series up a notch with her constant misadventures. While on the young side of the vampire YA spectrum, I do enjoy these books and look forward to each installment. At times, Rayne reminds me of a goth Buffy the Vampire Slayer (if Buffy was also a vampire that is). As for Sunny—well Sunny is like the quintessential Barbie girl that has it all, except for an uncanny ability to get herself into the craziest situations that only Rayne can ever get her out of.

The only thing I have to note about Night School is that I found the romantic angle lacking—the scenes with Rayne and Jared felt rushed and somewhat forced to me. However, the twist with Corbin did turn my head in the right direction toward the end. I loved the precarious position Rayne was in at Riverdale with being unable to acquire any blood. What happened with her and Corbin was great—I loved his back-story too. Things took a dangerous turn at the end and I can't wait to find out what happens in the next book.

The Blood Coven series is a light-hearted, Young Adult vampire series that will appeal to young readers or those who prefer their vampire books to be served up less on the bloody side. So if you are looking for a dark vampire series with tortured souls, mature romantic situations and gory details, this is probably not the vampire series for you. I think of it more as "Blood Lite" or "Vamp Candy". I would rate them as being skewed to older of a crowd than Ellen Schrieber's Vampire Kisses, but younger than P.C. and Kristin Cast's House of Night series if that helps.

It's always a riot to revisit with Sunny and Rayne- I'm interested in what crazy direction their lives with take next with Blood Ties, scheduled to release in August 2011.

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Feb 17, 2011 Amanda rated it 5 of 5 stars

A Vampire Vampire Slayer...now a fairy??? what is Rayne getting herself into? In this installment Rayne and Sunny are on the run from the faires who are after them trying to get them to take on their fairy titles. They Run away to a school for slayers! so now they must be undercover in order to keep their identity safe but then Rayne makes a stupid move and performs the ritual to become a fairy and then the faires find her and Rayne...How will they escape this and save the day??? you must read t...more

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Feb 20, 2012 Donna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: best-bitten

I've read this series in what is probably the most schizophrenic way possible, and mostly not on purpose. The first three I read out of order simply because I didn't know their order and apparently my ability to Google failed me. I skipped the fourth one because it was a Sunny POV and she's not my favorite head to dwell in. BUT based on the excerpt at the end of NIGHT SCHOOL I may be willing to pick up the next one. She appears to have matured and her voice doesn't sound so insipid anymore. And...more I've read this series in what is probably the most schizophrenic way possible, and mostly not on purpose. The first three I read out of order simply because I didn't know their order and apparently my ability to Google failed me. I skipped the fourth one because it was a Sunny POV and she's not my favorite head to dwell in. BUT based on the excerpt at the end of NIGHT SCHOOL I may be willing to pick up the next one. She appears to have matured and her voice doesn't sound so insipid anymore. And because I adore Mari, and we do have that Lost Boys bond, I may just do it for her.

Anyway NIGHT SCHOOL was a great addition to the whole BLOOD COVEN series and even though I didn't read BAD BLOOD I didn't feel like I was missing out on much. There were some allusions to events in that book at the beginning that I was a little lost on but they didn't play too much of a role in the bigger plot so they were easy to get over. Rayne is still Rayne, Sunny is still Sunny and the shenanigans are still shenanigans. And I'm glad.

Overall the plot is pretty silly but it's silly in the way that Supernatural is silly. Yeah, there are some serious moments but they're surrounded by sometimes absolutely outrageous things that even the characters are going WTF? You know, like when Sam and Dean came in contact with the faeries in Season 6 and Dean was all like, nipples?

Yeah, it's like that. It's a silly story but it knows its silly and that's why its so great. Rayne and Sunny get their butts handed to them by faeries and the faeries are so freaking ridiculous that you can't help but laugh. And Rayne's inability to get Apple Pancake's (Apple Cider? Crisp?) name right just tickled me the right way every time. If NIGHT SCHOOL were trying to take itself seriously it'd completely lose its charm. It strikes a good balance between the insanity and the serious just enough to get its point across but keep it a totally entertaining read at the same time. Rayne's need to feed? Serious. Disney World? Not so much. Read it to get what I'm talking about.

Oh, did I mention it mocks TWILIGHT? Yeah, it does that too. You'll have to read it to pick up the references. I won't spoil that fun for you! A giggle-filled word search!

There are just so many things right with Mari's work that it's hard to pick up on anything that's wrong. If you haven't read any of the BLOOD COVEN books yet, I highly recommend you do. Don't judge them by their covers and think they blend in with your Blue Bloods or Coffin Kisses or whatever else is out there. BLOOD COVEN, and its latest release, NIGHT SCHOOL, stand so far out from the rest that their covers should light up and poof out pink sparkles. Because it would make Rayne go insane and I like it when she gets cranky about pink and glitter. It amuses me. I'll even tell you to read the Sunny POV stories too, just to get the whole story. I'm seriously considering going back to read BAD BLOOD just to fill myself in. Really, Sunny isn't THAT bad. Most of the time.(less)

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Mar 30, 2012 Liliana ♥s Mythology rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairy-tales, faeries-fairies, vampires, vampire-slayers-hunters

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After the fairy attack at the apartment, the twins are sent to a slayer school where they will be "safe." Right, like Rayne, a VAMPIRE could be safe in a school where they train kids to KILL vampires. Rayne will be in soooo much trouble if someone finds out she's, you know, a vamp.

Anyway, now its Rayne's turn to be falling for a guy who's not her boyfriend. In this book, I was totally not okay with this other guy! I didn't like him! He was so irrelevant to me that...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Megek rated it 2 of 5 stars

i was expecting something more significant. this author was said to be a prodigy or something. the story felt kind of like a copy from other works that she referenced in the book periodically. the fairy tail thing was ridicules at the end with TINKERBELL (and her pixie dust of death ?) and Disneyland etc.
also i was not sad about the father's death and Sunny was seriously irritating me before the changeling switcharoo.
i honestly think Rayne is an obtuse vampire/fairy/vamp slayer/CHEERLEADER/GOT...more

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Jan 04, 2012 Keturah rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Filled with funny quips and interesting banter, Night School was a cool addition to the Blood Coven family to read. It was short and to the point, but overall an awesome story. Rayne and Sunny have two different personalities and make every chapter humorous and energetic. It certainly is unlike any vampire book or series I've ever read. Rayne is the most unique vampire/vampire slayer/fairy princess ever. I also like that it includes all kinds of fairy tales. It was surpri...more

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May 08, 2013 JennRenee rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I believe this has been my favorite of the series for sure. I felt there was much more going on, an evil plan in the making, tricksters at their best, and so many funny antics. I was laughing out loud many times during this read. I loved this book and the series keeps getting funnier and more serious at the same time.
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Rayne and Sunny find out their parents are fairies and their entire lives have been a ruse, running from the fairy courts. Now the fairies are after Sunny...more Review:
I believe this has been my favorite of the series for sure. I felt there was much more going on, an evil plan in the making, tricksters at their best, and so many funny antics. I was laughing out loud many times during this read. I loved this book and the series keeps getting funnier and more serious at the same time.
Long story short :

Rayne and Sunny find out their parents are fairies and their entire lives have been a ruse, running from the fairy courts. Now the fairies are after Sunny to be the next fairy queen. So to keep the fairies from find Sunny, the twins are rushed off to a slayer school in the Swiss Alps. It happens to be a very secluded very guarded boarding school. The least of their problems, no wireless electronics…. The worst of their worries, no synthetic blood for Rayne. Not only are the twins having trouble adapting, the school is up to something and it’s about to come to surface with Rayne right smack in the middle.

My thoughts :

Ok so there are multiple storylines going in this installment and I liked that. Sunny and Rayne start off with the same objective but when things get a little hairy… Rayne finds herself having to deal with one emergency after another. This book was for sure nonstop action and fun. When I first read the fairy part back in Bad Blood at the end, I wasn’t sure where this would lead. When I started Night School, I wasn’t sure I was going to like the new direction. Somewhere in the middle of the story it all just fell into place and made sense. Fairies… why not. The humor an irony of it beats all hands down.

There wasn’t much Sunny in this book, she had her fill in the last book. Rayne dominated and I really started to like her in this book. For once she showed me she cared more about her sister than her own needs and desires. She started to really kick butt and embrace her vampire slayer/vampire powers. She did make a few mistakes that were just stupid but easily understood. She finds her way out of her own mess with the help of Jareth of course and its all good in the end.

I want to make a note about the fairyland world building, it was crazy and silly but oh so much fun. I just couldn’t help but laugh my way through it. I mean really no one else could have pulled it off the way Mari Mancusi did. Loved It!

I felt there was also quite a bit more action scenes in this story and that kept me on my toes. Everyone was involved in fighting even Sunny and Rayne’s parents. The book is of course fast paced and a quick read like the other and I really can’t wait to read on in the series.

In the end

I am still loving this series!
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Apr 04, 2011 Alex rated it 3 of 5 stars

I like this series a lot for some weird reason. And while this book was still fun to read and I look forward to the next one, I had some problems with it that didn't sit right with me.

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(view spoiler)...more I like this series a lot for some weird reason. And while this book was still fun to read and I look forward to the next one, I had some problems with it that didn't sit right with me.

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(view spoiler)[ 1. We find out at the beginning of this book that Rayne and Sunny's mom and dad were fairies that ran away from Fairyland so they could be together. The baby that their dad had with Heather while still married to their mom? Totally normal in fairy world, and their mom didn't care at all. In fact, their mom LOVES Heather and was totally supportive of them being together. Here is where my problem lies. For YEARS, their mom has participated in saying that their father was a deadbeat dad, that Heather was a Home Wrecking Bitch (their words), and worse. When in reality, their mom loves Heather and thinks very highly of her, and their dad is staying away for their protection. I can understand the need to protect them, but how can their mom let these two girls cry all the time about their father not loving them and leaving them all for Heather? Couldn't she have lied to them and said that she wanted the divorce and he moved on with Heather, or something? I just don't understand how a mother could inflict that pain on her daughters and JOIN IN on bashing people that she holds in high regard. It didn't sit right with me at all.

2. Their dad dies at the end. I almost cry, but the twins show hardly any emotion. It hints that their mom was falling in love with their dad again, but within minutes of him dying, she is back with David and shows no remorse at her fallen lover. Huh?

3. Fairyland is Disney World. Yes, you read that right.

4. Their mom - who is a fairy princess, mind you - freaks out when she finds out that Sunny and Rayne's boyfriends are vampires. She is so upset by it, that Rayne has to hide that she, too, is a vampire. Seriously? Could you be any more of a hypocrite?

5. The twin's boyfriends seriously suck. (No pun intended) Magnus was completely ruined for me practically from the get-go, but Rayne has nothing to say about Jareth except how gorgeous he is. She had more chemistry with this new prep kid, as well as a booming genuine friendship with him. Same with Sunny and Jayden (?) from the last book. How I wanted her to dump Magnus and get with Jayden, but alas - he is so gorgeous she never will. Ugh.

6. Oh yeah, and the twins find out that the grandmother who has been there for them their entire childhood was an actor hired to play the role of a loving grandmother. Seriously? I don't give a crap how much you are wanting to protect your children. This goes back to point 1 - you gave them a fake childhood with fake family, and then let them believe the worst of their father to the point that they don't even care when he died. Oh, and he died to SAVE RAYNE. But as long as she is with her gorgeous boyfriend who cares, right?

7. I liked Rayne at first, but these endless and stupid mistakes she keeps making are driving me insane. She kisses her elbow to become a fairy and then just says "whoops?" Ugh.

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Even with all the ranting I just did, I like this series. I just didn't like some of the revelations in this one at all, they left a bad taste in my mouth. I hope the next book redeems itself. (less)

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Mar 09, 2011 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. RAYNE'S PERSPECTIVE
Fairies have found them.
And they want the twins to return to their land.
Rayne and Sunny must hide out in Riverdale Academy/Night School(a school with vampire hunters in training that will stake a vamire in a seconds' notice).. Its even worse for Rayne since shes a vampire thats in a vampire hunter school.And also she meets a boy who is stuck between wanting to love her..and destroy her.Sunny?She just finds out she has to marry a stranger and become farie QUEEN.And shes been ac...more

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Jan 19, 2011 Adam Shields rated it 4 of 5 stars

Short review: This was a free kindle book. I have read the twilight and some of the other teen vampire books. This is more Buffy than Twilight. Very referential and aware of its campy-ness. It was pretty funny. And considering I was coming in on book 5 (didn't realize that when I picked it up or when I started reading) it was fine reading it as a stand alone book. I actually might read some of the others. It was good for a lazy Saturday afternoon.

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Aug 15, 2011 Alisha (Black Nailed Reviews) rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Plot: I had to read this after reading Blood Ties because it came in afterwards. I'm partly glad I read this, so I'm caught up with the series, but I also think I didn't need to read it. I felt that this installment wasn't the best out of the rest of the series. The plot was kind of made up on the spot. I could understand why Rayne should go to Riverdale, but it was weird how Sunny had to go to. Sunny isn't a vampire slayer, so why couldn't she just go to another private school or a public schoo...more Plot: I had to read this after reading Blood Ties because it came in afterwards. I'm partly glad I read this, so I'm caught up with the series, but I also think I didn't need to read it. I felt that this installment wasn't the best out of the rest of the series. The plot was kind of made up on the spot. I could understand why Rayne should go to Riverdale, but it was weird how Sunny had to go to. Sunny isn't a vampire slayer, so why couldn't she just go to another private school or a public school in a foreign country? It seemed unnecessary for them to go to a school to go into hiding. Along with that, the romance between Corbin and Rayne was confusing. It seemed like they both had feelings for each other, but then Rayne mentions that it is because of feeding off of him. So, I wasn't sure whether or not Corbin feelings were true and why did she like him if she knew the reason to his behavior? Plus, I have to mention the fae names and world. It was cliche and I wish it was a little more mythical and not Disney-ish.

Characters: Rayne - She was the narrator for this installment. I do like her POV's because it's a little less slang oriented. However, her's has less romance in it this time around. She would mention Jared and Corbin, but it wasn't a priority for her, which made me doubt how strongly she felt for Jared. She said she loves him but it's hard to see when they're together. But, I do love how determined she is and that she thinks logically to get out of situations.

Sunny - When one twin is narrating, it seems like they're distant from the other twin, but yet they say they're close. Rayne doesn't have a clue what's going on with Sunny and I didn't like Sunny a lot of times in here. She was whiny or confused; it was hard to find her likable.

Cover: The girl is perfect for Rayne. It has her blue eyes and dark hair. It's very simple, but pretty. I love the new covers for this series.

Overall Rating: I have to give this book a two out of four. I didn't like this installment and couldn't get into it. I'm hoping that the seventh one will involve more romance and drama like they usually do. This one wasn't the best and since I read Blood Ties and then read this, I didn't really need to read this. I do love this series and will continue, but I wasn't happy this book at all.

Peace and Fangs,
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Jan 25, 2011 Jade rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm going to start with a *Sigh*. This book made me both sad and mad. Strong emotions, you must think. And indeed they are, but not for the right reasons. I was so excited to read this book and was so disappointed in it when I finished. I had to check to make sure I had the right book, by the right author. It was soooo ridiculous I could not believe it.
This book starts where the last one left off. Sunny and Rayne find out that they are fairies and are being hunted to be returned to fairyland. Th...more I'm going to start with a *Sigh*. This book made me both sad and mad. Strong emotions, you must think. And indeed they are, but not for the right reasons. I was so excited to read this book and was so disappointed in it when I finished. I had to check to make sure I had the right book, by the right author. It was soooo ridiculous I could not believe it.
This book starts where the last one left off. Sunny and Rayne find out that they are fairies and are being hunted to be returned to fairyland. They are attacked by fairies and then hidden at a Slayer Inc. School. Rayne is a vampire and not having synthetic blood and being surrounded by slayers was not very reassuring and creates problems.
This book was told from Rayne’s perspective. Sunny was absolutely, utterly, extremely annoying in this one. She cannot get in touch with Magnus and starts whining and crying and being annoying. I could not stand her character AT ALL. Once she leaves the scene the book gets better. And by better I mean, I don’t want to slam my e-reader against the wall. Little did I know it was only going to get worse. The scenes at the school were bad, but had me going along waiting to see what the mystery in the school was. But soon saw it coming a mile away. It was ridiculous too.
Rayne, during her stay at this school sucks the blood of this guy (Corbin) who HATES vampires because his parents were murdered by one. He falls in love with her “vamp scent” and is not happy when he realizes that she is with Jared. The escape from the school was soooo choppy and unbelievable. Corbin knows how to fly a helicopter by playing virtual games. She is rescued from the school, Sunny has been kidnapped by the fairies, and Magnus chooses to rescue Sunny first and not deal with the experiments going on at Night School and threaten all vamps and paranormal kind. And of course when someone hates vamps as much as this guy Corbin does, you turn him into one.
Up to this point things are not good for me and the story, but once they get to fairyland I want to stop reading and never look back. Yet I continue torturing myself. If you know a Cliché about fairy tales, they are used here. To enter you have to wish upon a star, info given by a fairy godmother, it looks exactly like Disneyworld. Sunny is under a spell that can only be broken with a kiss. Blah, Blah, etc. If it does not sound ridiculous enough, you have to read the names given to the fairies “apple blossom”, “Apple Seed”. It was all so childish, in the wrong way. I was cringing inside. I was mad for having my time wasted in this.
I read this series because they were quirky and funny. The story was pretty decent and it was a good few hours of mindless fun where you had to suspend reality and take everything with a grain of salt, but like I said, it was funny, crazy and fun. This book was just plain ridiculous, choppy and not interesting or funny at all. I want not only to get my $ back, but the time I wasted reading it.
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