For Jane Jones, being a vampire is nothing like you read about in books. In fact, it kind of sucks. She's not beautiful, she's not rich, and she do...
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Nov 30, 2011
Kate
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First Impression:
Nice twist on vampire lore. Cute cover. Seemed like it had quite a bit going for it. Was really hoping for some humor.
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I really, really wanted to like Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. The summary seems to promise a funny, quirky take on the vampire lore which is different than most vampire offerings. But what I got, was a tale that seemed to try a little too hard.
After finishing the last page, my brain has been trying to sort out my fe More...
Nice twist on vampire lore. Cute cover. Seemed like it had quite a bit going for it. Was really hoping for some humor.
While Reading:
I really, really wanted to like Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. The summary seems to promise a funny, quirky take on the vampire lore which is different than most vampire offerings. But what I got, was a tale that seemed to try a little too hard.
After finishing the last page, my brain has been trying to sort out my fe More...
Aug 23, 2011
I finished this book weeks ago, which is a big sign that I didn't care for since it took me this long to get around to reviewing it. There isn't anything specific I can point to that would sum up my middling level of dissatisfaction, this was an okay book, it just wasn't very fun, exciting, interesting or thought provoking.
Jane Jones is a vampire. Her mom, dad and ten year old brother are vampires too. They were made undead during the great depression and ever since they move from town More...
Jane Jones is a vampire. Her mom, dad and ten year old brother are vampires too. They were made undead during the great depression and ever since they move from town More...
Aug 09, 2011
Sharon
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I’m bored with YA vampires - they’re all overwrought and oversexed and about as menacing as a bowl of tapioca pudding. However Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. has breathed a bit of new life (so to speak) into the undead genre.
Jane is a fun character and narrates her tale in a sardonic voice. Despite being 15 for the past 75 years, she still hasn’t gotten the hang of it and remains awkward and unsure of herself. Obviously, Jane doesn’t fit in with the human kids at school, and beca More...
Jane is a fun character and narrates her tale in a sardonic voice. Despite being 15 for the past 75 years, she still hasn’t gotten the hang of it and remains awkward and unsure of herself. Obviously, Jane doesn’t fit in with the human kids at school, and beca More...
Jun 30, 2011
Kelsey
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<spoiler>So one of the most obvious things to me about this book is that St. Onge definitely knows humor. One can tell this by her long list of credentials (mostly television) in the author bio. I believe that this plays a lot into the novel because of its episodic nature. The story could have easily been another 100 pages. This is not to say that the story felt rushed or underdeveloped in any way; Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. is a very tigh More...
<spoiler>So one of the most obvious things to me about this book is that St. Onge definitely knows humor. One can tell this by her long list of credentials (mostly television) in the author bio. I believe that this plays a lot into the novel because of its episodic nature. The story could have easily been another 100 pages. This is not to say that the story felt rushed or underdeveloped in any way; Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. is a very tigh More...
May 25, 2011
Sara
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Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. follows Jane a "teenage" vampire with a blood allergy. Jane was turned during the depression and has been moving every four years since with her parents and her younger bother. At Jane's new school she has to deal with a mysterious history teacher, an overexcited human history partner and a couple teen vampires all while dealing with her over protective mother and her blood alergy.
This book had so much promise. The title and des More...
This book had so much promise. The title and des More...
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Jul 29, 2011
Andrea
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Jane Jones is a teenage vampire who has been alive for 90 years. She isn't pretty, doesn't sparkle, and she has an allergy to blood. Since I'm sick of the run-of-the-mill teenage-angst vampire novels, I thought I'd give this one a try since it seemed humorous. It's a short book so it was a one-day read. I agree with other reviewers that Jane seems to have learned nothing in her 90 years, and that made the book a little unbelieveable. From the way she acts, you would think she had been "
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Jun 08, 2011
Megan
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Jane Jones is a vampire and not a very good one at that seeing as she can’t drink blood or she will have an allergic reaction (not very pretty). She’s a self-proclaimed nerd with a pretty boring life (aside from the vampirism that is). Really, she’s just an ordinary misfit teenager going to high school time after time after time. Until one day she meets two boys: Eli a geeky, shy, but cute boy who is her partner in her American History class and Timothy, a suave, handsome, popular vampire boy wh
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May 10, 2011
Midnight
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I essentially took one look at the cover, flipped to the back of the novel to read the plot description and then instantly started reading it! I know dystopian is steadily taking over as the next big thing, but I still can't resist vampire novels... especially when it looks like I'll be getting some laughs in as well!
Contrary to popular belief, vampirism is not all that it's cracked up to be. Sure, there are rich, beautiful and powerful vampires out there but Jane Jones and her family More...
Contrary to popular belief, vampirism is not all that it's cracked up to be. Sure, there are rich, beautiful and powerful vampires out there but Jane Jones and her family More...
Aug 10, 2011
Aliza
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Jane Jones definitely is the "Worst. Vampire. Ever." She's blood intolerant for one and has to survive on an incredibly rare blood type that her blue collar family has to struggle to find and pay for. She's also, like the rest of us, surrounded by the growing teen vampire media craze that swears all teen vampires are rich, sexy vixens leading glamorous lives whereas Jane's existence is anything but.
Jane, the heroine of what could be a funny "alternative" vampire More...
Jane, the heroine of what could be a funny "alternative" vampire More...
Jun 30, 2011
Danielle
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This is a YA novel with a decidedly different spin on the whole vampire craze. There's no weepy human girls lusting after vampires in this book. In this vampire world vampires coexist with humans, a fact that humans are mostly unaware of. Jane Jones and her family were turned during the Dust Bowl and despite it being 75ish years later are still coexisting as a family unit. It seems like their personalities are somewhat trapped at the age they were turned as Jane still acts like a teenager despit
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May 26, 2011
Destiny
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I was initially drawn to this book by its cute, bright pink cover, and title. Then I read the synopsis and it sounded so funny. Can you imagine a vampire stuck in an eternally awkward tween phase, from the wrong side of the tracks, and to make things worse, has a blood allergy? I HAD to have this book!
Caissie St. Onge did not disappoint. The hilarity begins from page one and does not cease. Meet Jane Jones. The Worst. Vampire. Ever. Jane has been battling a series of undead lifetimes More...
Caissie St. Onge did not disappoint. The hilarity begins from page one and does not cease. Meet Jane Jones. The Worst. Vampire. Ever. Jane has been battling a series of undead lifetimes More...
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Jun 30, 2011
Kathy
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Jane Jones is not your typical vampire. She is perpetually sixteen and stuck in her sophomore year of high school. Her parents and younger brother are also vampires. They were turned by neighbors during the Depression. But Jane has an additional problem. She is blood-intolerant - allergic to blood. She lives on a special, very rare and expensive blood. Her father works nights in a factory to pay the rent and the electric bill and buy Jane's expensive blood. They aren't rich; they aren't sparkly.
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Sep 19, 2011
StorySnoops
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Jane Jones might be just a regular book about a slightly awkward girl navigating high school life filled with mean girls, nerdy boys, and a mysterious boy who seems to like Jane out of the blue... except for the fact that Jane is also a vampire! Young teens will enjoy the book on both levels. The story offers humor, intrigue, amateur sleuthing, and high school social drama. Sixteen-year-old Jane suffers from low self esteem because she is plain and somewhat anemic-looking due to her blood all
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Apr 27, 2011
Michelle
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I'm really mixed about this book. Given the title, I really wanted to like it, and it did kind of redeem itself in the end.
Jane Jones is nothing like the sparkly, uber-rich vampires we've all become familiar with. I mean, she's allergic to most blood and has to carry around the vampire equivalent of an epi-pen! There's the usual teenage angst, but it was getting so whiny I almost stopped reading. But I stuck it out.
My biggest gripe is in the vampire lore. I guess I was ir More...
Jane Jones is nothing like the sparkly, uber-rich vampires we've all become familiar with. I mean, she's allergic to most blood and has to carry around the vampire equivalent of an epi-pen! There's the usual teenage angst, but it was getting so whiny I almost stopped reading. But I stuck it out.
My biggest gripe is in the vampire lore. I guess I was ir More...
May 24, 2011
Paul
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I really liked this non stop read. Fifteen year old Jane Jones became a vampire during the dust bowl era - For a reason later explained,
she is highly allergic to normal blood.
The family, who were all made vampires at the same time are not part of the vampire community by choice.
Because the family never ages they move every few years.
Jane has been living now for about 90 years as a high school Sophomore.
Her 10 year old brother, Zachary is working on a cure for her More...
she is highly allergic to normal blood.
The family, who were all made vampires at the same time are not part of the vampire community by choice.
Because the family never ages they move every few years.
Jane has been living now for about 90 years as a high school Sophomore.
Her 10 year old brother, Zachary is working on a cure for her More...
May 20, 2011
Angie
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As a general rule, I don't generally read YA or most things vampire related. I follow the author on twitter (@caissie) and knew that if her tweets never failed to amuse me, her book simply had to have the same magic. I'm happy to report it did.
Someone recommended the House of Night series to me and I'm still not sure why. The lead character was poorly written, the witty repartee between characters was so bad and it hit on every annoying high school cliche you can think of.
T More...
Someone recommended the House of Night series to me and I'm still not sure why. The lead character was poorly written, the witty repartee between characters was so bad and it hit on every annoying high school cliche you can think of.
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Oct 18, 2011
Sandy
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Jane Jones is not her real name. Her whole family was turned into vampires during the Dust Bowl so they wouldn't starve to death and die during the depression, and now they move around every 4 years so Jane and her younger brother can endlessly repeat the same 4 years of school. On top of it all, Jane has a blood allergy and can only drink a super rare type. Despite this, the hottest vampire in school seems to have a thing for her, as does this nice, geeky human boy. Now Jane has a lead on a cur
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Nov 01, 2011
Aurora
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This was one of the cutest books I have read this year. I love the thought of a dorky, un-conventionally-gorgeous vampire with a blood allergy. Jane is loveable and relatable and she makes me root for her every step of the plot. Zachary is a wonderful character as well, somehow managing to capture the wisdom of the immortal along with the permanent immature mentality of a ten year old. St. Onge has a gift with comedy, and Jane’s voice rings true even through her predicaments. From the amusing pr
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Dec 10, 2011
Shelley
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Winter Warmers Event ~ Shelley Workinger picks Worst. Vampire. Ever. by Caissie St. Onge:
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I live for humor. I need it in my friends, movies, books, and my own work, even though my “Solid” series isn't a comedy. In fact, my most treasured reader accolades are those that say what a great, sarcastic heroine Clio is. And I couldn't let her be the only one: Jack is adorably witty; Miranda's comebacks aren't usually cute, but they are clever; G More...
http://themidnightreaders.blogspot.com/2...
I live for humor. I need it in my friends, movies, books, and my own work, even though my “Solid” series isn't a comedy. In fact, my most treasured reader accolades are those that say what a great, sarcastic heroine Clio is. And I couldn't let her be the only one: Jack is adorably witty; Miranda's comebacks aren't usually cute, but they are clever; G More...
May 29, 2011
Michele
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Caissie St. Onge is a Twitter friend who occasionally blogs about her life. Her stories are hypnotic - funny, tender, sometimes heartbreaking. When I heard she had written a youth-market book I knew I had to read it. It's great. Imagine being an awkward teenager again. Now imagine being an awkward teenager forever. That's the story of young vampire Jane Jones, a great and goofy kid who takes her mordant humor about her situation into Nancy Drew country. The book is full of insight and laughs, ju
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Dec 07, 2011
Alisha
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Let me start by saying that I love vampire novels. I enjoyed reading Anne Rice's Vampires Chronicles, liked reading the Twilight Saga through I thought sparkling was unnecessary for the vampires, but it's not my book so it's okay. But this book was a big disappointment for me. The cover was brightly colored, which I didn't mind. But the story in its self, was awkward to me. I give the author props for trying a different twist to vampire novels, but I didn't really like it as much as I thoug More...
Nov 20, 2011
Rhianna
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Should NOT be compared to Jay, Fantaskey, or Brewer!
Jane Jones is just your average teenaged vampire with over-protective parents and a blood-intolerance. For no apparent reason she's suddenly receiving the attentions of handsome vampire Timothy and awkward human Eli. All she really wants is to be human again, even if it means leaving her parents and younger brother behind. Meanwhile she has to juggle schoolwork and problematic peers.
I chose this book because of the comparis More...
Jane Jones is just your average teenaged vampire with over-protective parents and a blood-intolerance. For no apparent reason she's suddenly receiving the attentions of handsome vampire Timothy and awkward human Eli. All she really wants is to be human again, even if it means leaving her parents and younger brother behind. Meanwhile she has to juggle schoolwork and problematic peers.
I chose this book because of the comparis More...
Sep 10, 2011
Alexia561
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The synopsis of this one caught my eye and it sounded different enough that I thought I'd give it a chance. Was a little disappointing, but still an okay read.
Jane's family was turned during the 1930s and are not independently wealthy, suave, or sophisticated. Nice change of pace, as most vampires sound too good to be true. I always wondered why vampires had so much money at their disposal. Even with their long lives, you still have to have money in order to benefit from all that lo More...
Jane's family was turned during the 1930s and are not independently wealthy, suave, or sophisticated. Nice change of pace, as most vampires sound too good to be true. I always wondered why vampires had so much money at their disposal. Even with their long lives, you still have to have money in order to benefit from all that lo More...
Aug 29, 2011
Cathy
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How do I begin to write about how funny and clever this little novel was? I'm going to have to do my best. Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. sounded like a hilarious title, and, although not a raucous knee-slapper ever other line, it was still overall witty and full of comedic, lovable characters that shaped it into a fun, fast read. I found myself enjoying this title so much, I wanted the judge at the hearing I h More...
How do I begin to write about how funny and clever this little novel was? I'm going to have to do my best. Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. sounded like a hilarious title, and, although not a raucous knee-slapper ever other line, it was still overall witty and full of comedic, lovable characters that shaped it into a fun, fast read. I found myself enjoying this title so much, I wanted the judge at the hearing I h More...
Jul 21, 2011
Stacey
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OVERALL IMPRESSION: This was a cute book. I was afraid that it was going to be a little too cutesy with too much high school drama, but that wasn't the case at all. The book has the typical story line of the girl desperately wanting to fit in with the 'cool' crowd, but there's a twist that vampires are involved. I think this book is great for anyone who wants to read a quick book that is actually a good book as well.
CHARACTERS: The main character of the book is Jane. She is a vampire More...
CHARACTERS: The main character of the book is Jane. She is a vampire More...
Sep 10, 2011
Melissa
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This book took awhile to really take off but once it did it pulled me in. This is not a heart pounding teen vampire drama. It's funny and had me laughing at so many funny one liners. A good example of what you'll get in the book is this line:"Leave it to me to be the first vampire in history to trip on her shoelace and stake herself through the heart". This was so different from any of the other vampire books I have read. I never found myself comparing this book or that book to this on
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Jul 15, 2011
Kayla
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I'm not a vampire fan or reader of ATV (All things Vampire), and this book was perfect for a reader like me.
It pokes fun at some of the old vampire adages, and plays with the their traditional powers and weaknesses. What I thought would be a silly and light-hearted Mean-Girl-Vampires-in-High-School kind of novel is actually built with intriguing backstory and some surprising, scary plot discoveries.
Jane Jones, AKA Josephine, is our sweet, nerdy protagonist who doesn't enjoy h More...
It pokes fun at some of the old vampire adages, and plays with the their traditional powers and weaknesses. What I thought would be a silly and light-hearted Mean-Girl-Vampires-in-High-School kind of novel is actually built with intriguing backstory and some surprising, scary plot discoveries.
Jane Jones, AKA Josephine, is our sweet, nerdy protagonist who doesn't enjoy h More...
Jan 27, 2012
Melinda
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I bought this book because of the title though the summary was interesting as well. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with the story. I was expecting something more along a parady and ended up with a really good story.
Jane is a 90 year old vampire who will eternally be a high school student and who has an eating disorder. Much to my surprise this ended up being more of a mystery than a book on how a 90 year old handles high school. There was even an unexpected turn of events More...
Jane is a 90 year old vampire who will eternally be a high school student and who has an eating disorder. Much to my surprise this ended up being more of a mystery than a book on how a 90 year old handles high school. There was even an unexpected turn of events More...
Nov 29, 2011
Raina
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Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. follows Jane a "teenage" 90 year old vampire, and not a very good one at that, with a blood allergy. Yep. A vamp who is allergic to blood. Jane, who was turned along with the rest of her family, during the depression. Ever since then she and her family have been on the move every four years to avoid detection. At Jane's most recent school she encounters a mysterious history teacher, an overexcited human history partner, and a couple of really nasty sno
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May 22, 2011
Teresa
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"When a group of freaks are calling you a freak, it's pretty freaking bad." -- Jane Jones
High school sucks for normal kids, but imagine if you could never graduate because you're a sixteen year old vampire who has been repeating her high school years ever since the Great Depression. To make matters worse, if you're Jane Jones you can only safely drink the rarest blood type in the world and all the common blood gives you an allergic reaction. Things begin to look up when Jane More...
High school sucks for normal kids, but imagine if you could never graduate because you're a sixteen year old vampire who has been repeating her high school years ever since the Great Depression. To make matters worse, if you're Jane Jones you can only safely drink the rarest blood type in the world and all the common blood gives you an allergic reaction. Things begin to look up when Jane More...
