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Bloodthirsty

by Flynn Meaney (Goodreads Author)

3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 · rating details · 1,473 ratings · 383 reviews

Some vampires are good. Some are evil. Some are faking it to get girls. Awkward and allergic to the sun, sixteen-year-old Finbar Frame never gets the girl. But when he notices that all the female students at his school are obsessed with a vampire romance novel called Bloodthirsty, Finbar decides to boldly go where no sane guy has gone before-he becomes a vampire, minus the...more

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Published October 5th 2010 by Poppy (first published October 1st 2010)

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Mar 13, 2011 Kristin rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I gave this book five stars not because it's going to change the world but because I didn't want to put it down (thus my reading it in less than five hours) and it had me cracking up and snorting every other page. Luckily I read this in my apartment and not on the train.

Bloodthirsty is basically about wanting to change who you are and how people see you and ultimately about learning to accept yourself and others for who they are (don't start rolling your eyes or gagging, this is not a deep, soul...more I gave this book five stars not because it's going to change the world but because I didn't want to put it down (thus my reading it in less than five hours) and it had me cracking up and snorting every other page. Luckily I read this in my apartment and not on the train.

Bloodthirsty is basically about wanting to change who you are and how people see you and ultimately about learning to accept yourself and others for who they are (don't start rolling your eyes or gagging, this is not a deep, soul-searching book!). The you in this case is Finbar Frame, a pale, tall, skinny teenager with, as he puts it, creepy, Siberian husky blue eyes. Growing up in Indiana he's been pushed around by kids in his all-boys Catholic school his whole life, always the quiet, studious kid who spent more time reading novels and poetry and watching romantic comedies with his germaphobic, stringently Catholic mom who, he says at one point, ruined him. And to make matters worse, Finn's only other sibling is his twin brother, Luke, who is his fraternal twin and the complete opposite of Finn. Luke may not be a genius but he's athletic, well-liked and gets all of the girls. And girls are the root of all of Finn's problems. He can't get them.

So when the family has to up and move to New York, just outside of the Bronx, because of his father's promotion, Finn sees this as a chance to start over. Especially since his brother has been recruited by a Catholic school in the Bronx and Finn's mom took pity on him and enrolled him in a public high school. A disastrous date with a French girl he met online and an allergic reaction to the sun (yep, the sun, this kid can't catch a break) help precipitate his change. While bandaged up with wraparound sunglasses due to his run-in with the sun, a girl on a train sits next to him and winds up telling him she knows his "secret," showing him the book she's reading Nocturnal Terror. Turns out she thinks he's a vampire. Though he is initially offended, he eventually begins to think that having people believe he's actually a vampire might be a good thing, since between the Twilight saga and a bodice-ripper called Bloodthirsty, everyone thinks vampires are mysterious and sexy as hell.

Don't worry, Finn doesn't spend the whole book walking around with plastic teeth and fake blood dripping down his chin. His aversion to the sun, fear of blood, eerie resemblance to the vampire in Bloodthirsty and his classmates' assumptions, none of which he attempts to correct, all help him in his quest to become a vampire without having to physically transform himself too much. Actually, the whole vampire thing doesn't come up as much as you might think it would, instead the book focuses mostly on Finn's new friends, potential girlfriend and family. Finn’s observations about everyone and everything around him are hilarious, as are the situations he gets into. Let me just say Seventeenth Biannual East Coast Fantasy Fest.

Meaney’s pop culture references, which don’t overpower or seriously date the book, sarcasm and wit really help to make the book, as do her immensely likeable main character and terrific cast of supporting characters. I also love that she referenced the Bus early on (Go Steelers!). I cannot wait to check out what she writes next!
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Mar 27, 2012 Scarlet369 rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Spur of the moment read that turned out to be better than I expected

Finbar Frame is a dork plain and simple. His fraternal twin,Luke, seems to have got all the good genes and he was stuck with what was left. He also has a very hormonal mind (We will just get that out of the way now). Practically every thought, every action revolves around girls boobs, and getting laid. So those of the faint of heart might not want to read this book.

Basically what happens is Finbar's family moves from Indiana to...more

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Oct 30, 2010 Stray rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: zzz-2010, in-english, reviewed

First of all, LOOK AT THIS COVER! I don't usually write about covers but this is just so cute. Even my mom (who is fed up with vampires even though she's never read a single book about them) smiled when she saw it. Whoever designed it has great taste. Now, to the review.

Have you read what's written in the back cover?I read it once and immediately wanted to read this book. What's better than a FAKE VAMPIRE in literature? Especially after this vamp spree going on! And let me tell you, it didn't di...more

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Apr 04, 2013 Dorian rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: other-ebooks

Finbar Frame is sixteen and, with his parents and twin brother, has just moved to New York. So far in life, he's been the shy kid who reads and gets picked on, in more or less equal quantities. (His brother, meanwhile, is the popular jock type.) So with a new home, he feels it's time for a new him. And one thing and then then another gives him the idea to pretend to be a vampire. After all, all teenage girls love vampires, and he has the pale skin and all...

To be honest, I nearly gave up on this...more

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Jan 02, 2011 Aaron rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Just about everyone would agree that vampires are one of the "in" things right now. Thanks to Stephenie Meyer and her Twilight books and films, blood-drinking fiends are whom everyone wants to be friends with ... and fall in love with. At least, that is the conclusion that Finbar "Finn" Frame has come to.

Finn is not what you would call, one of the cool guys. That is his twin brother Lucas, who is hot, the star football play, and all the girls want to date him and all the guys want to be him. Fi...more Just about everyone would agree that vampires are one of the "in" things right now. Thanks to Stephenie Meyer and her Twilight books and films, blood-drinking fiends are whom everyone wants to be friends with ... and fall in love with. At least, that is the conclusion that Finbar "Finn" Frame has come to.

Finn is not what you would call, one of the cool guys. That is his twin brother Lucas, who is hot, the star football play, and all the girls want to date him and all the guys want to be him. Finn, on the other hand, is super-skinny and super-tall. His skin is about as pale as can be, and he breaks out in a rash when he gets too much sun.

He is starting at the new local public school know that his family has moved to New York for his father's job, and that seems like the perfect opportunity to become someone else. With all the girls addicted to Bloodthirst, a best-selling, racy romance novel, Finn decides that the new him is going to be a vampire. He sets out to read all of the popular vampire books for research. He needs to do this undercover so no one notices and thinks that he like "that kind" of book, which leads to a quite humorous scene at the local public library.

Of course, he can't just come out and say it so he drops little hints here and there for the kids to notice and start to wonder. At the same time, Finn also finds himself falling into a nice group of friends. This includes a tiny gal-pal, who helps him spread the word of his taste for blood as she develops her own crush. The latter is something that he doesn't really notice. He also meets and falls in love with a bookworm like himself.

The real strength of this novel is in the witty humor. Meaney has masterfully captured what it means to be an older teen guy, whether it is their insecurities or their (often) obsession with certain aspects of the female anatomy. Through his eyes, readers really get a satirical look at teenage life and the intricate caste system that pops up in any high school.

I REALLY enjoyed this book. It kind of made me think this is what American Pie would have been if Joss Whedon had written it. On the surface, it would seem a silly novel where a guy (unrealistically) tricks girls into thinking he is a vampire, but really it is a great look into the mysterious world of teenage-hood. The interpersonal relationships with parents, brothers, friends, and boy-/girlfriends. It definitely left me thirsty for more!(less)

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Nov 17, 2010 Tara Hall rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Originally reviewed on "http://bloodcrossed.blogspot.com"... Bloody Words.

Book: Bloodthirsty by Flynn Meaney
Genre: YA Comedy/Fantasy?
Rating: 9 out of 10
Buzzword: ADORABLE
Theme Song: "Forever" by Chris Brown (I had to.)
Favorite Quote: "It was pretty ridiculous to be injured by something called the Ball Screamer."

Pros:
Hilarious!
Lovable main character
Great secondary characters
Well-crafted coming-of-age story
Terrific societal parody

Cons:
It's just fluff...

Summary: Finbar Frame has just moved fr...more

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Oct 08, 2010 Laura Stone Johnson rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult

Gr. 9 up
Funny story of a tall, skinny, unusually pale kid who decides to let girls think he’s a vampire in an effort to get in their pants. It had some sweet and entertaining moments, but I would have enjoyed it even more if it did not have so many references to boobs, boners, gonorrhea, nipples, drinking, drugs and two attempts at humorous references to taking it up the ass.

Tall and thin with a brooding demeanor, very pale skin and an inability to spend time in the sun – you’d almost think 11th...more

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Oct 13, 2010 Chelleyreads (Michelle&Leslie's Book Picks) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reviews-october2010, arc

I don't know how many times I laughed out loud when I was reading Bloodthirsty. It is definitely one of the funniest book I've read this year.

The novel centered around Finbar, a tall, skinny guy that everyone at his old school liked to pick on. When his dad got a new job that had his whole family moving from Indiana to New York, Finbar saw it as a chance to start over. He noticed that the girls at his new school were gaga for vampires, so he decided to remake himself into an ultra-cool and confi...more I don't know how many times I laughed out loud when I was reading Bloodthirsty. It is definitely one of the funniest book I've read this year.

The novel centered around Finbar, a tall, skinny guy that everyone at his old school liked to pick on. When his dad got a new job that had his whole family moving from Indiana to New York, Finbar saw it as a chance to start over. He noticed that the girls at his new school were gaga for vampires, so he decided to remake himself into an ultra-cool and confident vampire chick magnet--which wasn't hard appearance-wise because he was unusually pale and allergic to the sun. However, he found that he needed to exude a "vampire attitude," which took some figuring out for a meek pushover like Finbar. Soon, through his new persona, Finbar found a new self-confidence to do things he'd never done before like speaking up in class, scaring off a bully and having girls all over him--some even thought he was a real vampire which caused some hilarious situations. But he also found that maybe being a pseudo-vampire wasn't all it's cracked up to be, especially after he found that the girl he truly liked might just like him for who he was, just plain old Finbar plus his new-found self-confidence and assertiveness but minus the whole vampire thing.

I really enjoyed this book! Aside from it being totally hilarious, it's a really great story about finding your self. This story was told in first-person point of view through Finbar. He was a great character and very likable. I enjoyed reading his thoughts, though they do sometimes run towards... well, you know... he's a typical teenage boy. There wasn't anything too explicit but I wouldn't recommend this book to middle grade readers. There were also references to underage drinking and drugs. The light romance between Finbar and Kate was cute and made me smile. His school friends, his ADHD football-playing jock twin brother (he's a complete opposite of Finbar) and his parents were great secondary characters and they added to the humor.

Whether you're a vampire lover or diss-er, I think you will enjoy this book as there is something in this book for both sides. Pop-culture references about vampires abound which made all that much more fun to read, at least for me. If you're looking for a different take on vampires or a fast, humorous read, Bloodthirsty is your book.(less)

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Nov 17, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

You know you are Finbar Frame when:

1. You have a better looking, cooler twin brother who gets all the girls and invited to all the parties.
2. Your mom chooses you as the person she would like to watch romantic comedies with (and you enjoy it).
3. Your mind goes to a High School Musical song in nervous situations.
4. You're allergic to the sun.
5. The one girl who has the same interests and is really attractive just wants to be fri...more

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Sep 02, 2012 Mary Deborde rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Witty, poignant and surprisingly well done! Flynn Meaney gives us a wonderful ride in the head of an average teenage boy trapped in a vampire lovin' world: Finbar Frame, not the chick-magnet jock like his twin brother, and certainly not the Edward Cullen of his high school. And, unfortunately for Finbar, teenage girls are only interested in one or the other.
But Finbar has a plan.
And it doesn't hurt matters that Finbar is allergic to sunlight.
But does he have the ... *cahonies* to carry out his...more

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May 16, 2013 Rachel Witt rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fav-books

usually, when i decide to read a book, it involves extensive research on the author and what not. usually, i dont give a rats ass about the cover. bloodthirsty was an exception. the moment i saw the cover i was drawn to it. HATED twilight and hate most of the other sappy vampire romance novels, so when i read the synopsis, i was like, SCORE, a book i might be interested in.

i absolutely loved this one. finbar had one of the most bizarre, quirky and hilarious ideas and sense of humour i had ever f...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Deena rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: GO AWAY!!!

Recommended to Deena by: Family member

Shelves: books-that-need-to-die-in-a-fire, books-that-lower-your-iq

Bloodthirsty, or as I like to call it, that misogynistic book where every other sentence talks about boobs and subjugates all women into one of two categories:

1.) Ignorant bimbo’s who are easily fooled by a lecherous teenage boy’s preposterous scheme of making everyone think he’s a vampire.

OR

2.) Rabid fangirls or stalker housewives who are either suffering from bipolar disorder or extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder.

So yeah, I'm just going to file this book under books-that-lower-your-iq. All...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Lizz rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, humor, likeable-cover-art, love, teenagers, winter-2012-2013, young-adult

Summary:
Some vampires are good. Some are evil. Some are faking it to get girls.
Awkward and allergic to the sun, sixteen-year-old Finbar Frame never gets the girl. But when he notices that all the female students at his school are obsessed with a vampire romance novel called Bloodthirsty, Finbar decides to boldly go where no sane guy has gone before-he becomes a vampire, minus the whole blood sucking part.
With his brooding nature and weirdly pale skin, it's surprisingly easy for Finbar to preten...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Yesenia Palacios rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. There are very few books that I write long reviews for and this book is one of them. Its isn't because I have to complain, or want to go on a rant on how it lacks something, because it clearly doesn't. This book is amazing! Its hilarious from the beginning to the end. It flows and carries you trough each page with a huge smile on your face. Paga after page I was sucked into the life of Fin. It's details and the emotion the anther puts into each scene is intoxicating. You find your self shaking y...more

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Nov 25, 2012 Sadie Cupcake rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I gave this book five stars because it was exceedingly hilarious, a good and relevant plot that fits our age, and an adorable leading guy. The romance is a bit iffy and dull, especially since it only began halfway in the novel, but it wasn't totally about him getting the girl; it was about him, and every other pale nerd by assosiation, accepting himself. The only problem I had with this book isn't really a big deal, yet I think it should be said: the emphasis on Catholicism. I'm as open minded a...more

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Nov 05, 2012 Book Concierge rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Finbar Flame and his family have just moved to New York from Indiana, and he’s attending the public high school instead of a private Catholic all-boys school. While his fraternal twin, Luke, is a football hero, tan and muscled, and always gets plenty of girls, Finn never gets the girl. The opposite of Luke,
He is awkward and very pale – he’s actually allergic to the sun. So Finn spends a lot of time brooding about his situation, until a girl on the subway whispers that she “knows” what he is … a...more

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Aug 14, 2012 Sana rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Let me start off by saying the cover of this book: heart with fangs and the tag line make it look like a cute and funny read and it seems like a book i would just open up and read.
The story is by the POV of Finbar the main character. First of all he is smart, funny, witty, sarcastic and he reads books and watches movies with his mother and i love these things about him. Looks wise he is tall, very pale and has pale blue eyes if i remember correctly. Also he has brown hair. I really like when aut...more Let me start off by saying the cover of this book: heart with fangs and the tag line make it look like a cute and funny read and it seems like a book i would just open up and read.
The story is by the POV of Finbar the main character. First of all he is smart, funny, witty, sarcastic and he reads books and watches movies with his mother and i love these things about him. Looks wise he is tall, very pale and has pale blue eyes if i remember correctly. Also he has brown hair. I really like when authors dont drag on about how awesome sauce the love interest/boy or whatever is and just stick with the boy being normal looking. Finbar is like those guys who dont try to play sport, never go to parties and dont have girls around them. And he also has a twin brother who is everything he's not. But when the family moves to the new town everything changes...
Twin bro Luke goes to a different school and Finbar goes to a co-educated school. But the popularity starts when after the disastrous date Finbar is on the train on the way back to his home. A girl suddenly accuses him of being a... Vampire. Well not accuses more likely says it like its a top secret she knows.
When Finbar realises that books like Twilight and Bloodthirsty are popular among girls and that the girls are obsessed with vampires Finbar starts faking he is a vampire. Just some vampire attitude and vampire glamour and ta-dda you have a Vampy but when the thing gets out of control and when Finbar finally gets the girl he likes he realises that maybe being someone else does not matter that maybe being yourself counts, Finbar realises that cool or uncool it doesn't matter when being yourself is everything.
This book is just not for a good laugh it is for making understand that there is no one who is youer than you!
While there are some good things about this book there are also negatives.or maybe thats just me but i didnt like how girl's body was always on Finbar's mind and sexual intercourse etc.
The author added pop culture references which were really hilarious!
On the whole i really liked this book and i would recommand it to 13 and above. I give it 3.5 stars :)(less)

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Aug 03, 2012 Ladysaotome rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: High schhol & up

Shelves: ya-fiction

The verdict? I liked it! I really enjoyed the tone of the blurbage on the back of the book and the ironic, laid-back feel that was whitty and fun. The book itself ended up being very different from expected - but in an even better way. The story is told in the first-person (which I normally hate but for once was used to perfection here), by Finbar, but in a very snarky way that is just hilarious. The story begins in the midst of his "vampire" days but he quickly rewinds and explains everything a...more The verdict? I liked it! I really enjoyed the tone of the blurbage on the back of the book and the ironic, laid-back feel that was whitty and fun. The book itself ended up being very different from expected - but in an even better way. The story is told in the first-person (which I normally hate but for once was used to perfection here), by Finbar, but in a very snarky way that is just hilarious. The story begins in the midst of his "vampire" days but he quickly rewinds and explains everything about himself and how he gradually found himself in such a position. Finbar is instantly likable as a teenager who feels like the odd one out - at home, at school. (Who hasn't been there, right?) But he is able to laugh at himself and the situations he finds himself in, some of which are cringe-worthy but end up being so funny, too.

His fraternal twin is the quintessential jock, his mother a devout Catholic clean-freak, and his father an x-hockey player, electronic salesman. Finbar finds himself in the unique position of being able to reinvent himself when his family moves from Indiana to New York. Pale skin courtesy of a sun allergy, combined with his social awkwardness (hence aloofness) leads to a mistaken identity as a vampire. And when Fin realizes he can use this to his advantage, he sets about perfecting his vampire attitude and in the process becomes a confident, caring young man. The premise is utterly ridiculous but written in such a way that it is fairly believable and so funny.

There's a bit of language in the book, probably fairly tame compared to what teens say in real life, but some of the name-calling by bullies was too much. I felt like the author (who is a woman) tried a little too hard sometimes to stress that Fin was, most definitely, a teenage boy - I could have done with a bit less emphasis on boobs, hot librarians, etc. There is some bullying and Finbar learns to stand up for himself (and others) but there's very little consequence to the bullies. Teenage drinking (and drugs) is also taken as a matter of course, though a twist at the end reveals the possible flip-side to placing too much stock in peer pressure and popularity. Any lessons are implied, with no exposition to what is right or wrong, rather than clearly explained. And sadly, all the adults are fairly clueless - to everything. While a good story, I don't think I'd recommend it to middle-grade readers.(less)

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Apr 06, 2012 Zenia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was a light, funny, quick read! I enjoyed it and was constantly smiling or laughing at it's content. There were also many moments when I felt like telling the main character - Finbar Frame - that what he was thinking was absurd, or how he was feeling would pass, or that...Well, the point is, I was engaged.

One thing I didn't like was the amount of American phrases used. I live in Australia - almost always have - and I do not understand the difference between a freshman and a junior. Bu...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Emily rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: humor, romance, warm-fuzzies, favorites

Three things initially drew me to this book.

1) I'm sick of vampires overtaking YA lit.
2) It was bargain priced at $2.99.
3) I've been flying through books lately so I needed more reading material.

My hope for this to be a book I loved was not high. I figured it would at least entertain me and be worth the three bucks it cost me. Oh man, my expectations were passed.

Bloodthirsty is clever, witty, thought-provoking, and insightful. I rarely laugh out loud while reading books, but it does happen on oc...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Jessica `~Blahyze~` rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, young-adult

Let me start off by saying I liked the originality of this book. Finbar has gone his whole life living in his brother’s shadow and not being the popular one, but when an incident happens at the beach that leads to Finbar being diagnosed with an allergy to the sun things start to get interesting and uses his unfortunate circumstance to his advantage. When Finbar starts his new school rumours start of him being a vampire, which he doesn’t deny, he welcomes to rumours thinking that it will help him...more

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Jan 01, 2012 Bissfan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Bissfan by: wurzeltroll

Finbar stand schon immer im Schatten seines Zwillingsbruders. Sei es Aussehen, Sport oder gar Mädchen, in allem ist er das genaue Gegenteil. Doch das soll sich ändern: Sein Vater bekommt eine neue Arbeitsstelle und die Familie zieht um. Finbars Mutter meint es gut mit ihm und meldet ihn an der öffentlichen Schule an. So wie es der Zufall will, stellt er fest, dass Mädchen momentan total auf Vampire abfahren – da kommen ihm seine plötzliche Sonnenallergie und seine blassen Augen gerade recht. Im...more Finbar stand schon immer im Schatten seines Zwillingsbruders. Sei es Aussehen, Sport oder gar Mädchen, in allem ist er das genaue Gegenteil. Doch das soll sich ändern: Sein Vater bekommt eine neue Arbeitsstelle und die Familie zieht um. Finbars Mutter meint es gut mit ihm und meldet ihn an der öffentlichen Schule an. So wie es der Zufall will, stellt er fest, dass Mädchen momentan total auf Vampire abfahren – da kommen ihm seine plötzliche Sonnenallergie und seine blassen Augen gerade recht. Im Zug wird er als Vampir erkannt und schon bald kann er sich gar nicht mehr vor Verehrern retten. Finbar lernt aber bald, dass es nicht darauf ankommt, was man ist, sondern wer man sein möchte und damit ist er nicht alleine.

Die Idee hat auf mich eher lächerlich gewirkt, doch manchmal sind Bücher anders als ihr Klappentext. Denn die Idee ist viel besser, als sie wirkt. In diesem Buch geht es nicht wirklich um Vampire, sondern darum, wer man ist und wie man wahrgenommen wird. Die Autorin hat das Thema modern und witzig verpackt, indem sie den aktuellen Vampirhype ausnutzt, was ihr wirklich gut gelungen ist.

In diesem recht dünnen Buch kommen viele unterschiedliche Charaktere auf einen zu, die mit viel Liebe gestaltet worden sind. An erster Stelle ist dort Finbar, ein durchschnittlicher Junge, der mit seiner Mutter Liebesfilme schaut und die Bibliothekarin besser kennt als die Mädchen an seiner Schule.
Dann ist da noch sein Zwillingsbruder Luke, der Star an der katholischen High School. Er hat ADS und ist immer für seinen Bruder da, auch wenn es ihn anstrengt, sich länger auf etwas zu konzentrieren. Immer wieder versucht er, ihn mit auf Partys zu nehmen und hilft ihm, ein Vampir zu werden. Auch der Rest der Familie ist wirklich liebenswert, denn seine Mutter ist streng gläubig, hat einen Putzfimmel und wittert überall Gefahren – es ist zum Beispiel alles krebserregend, was einen Stecker hat. Sein Vater dagegen ist ein unglaublicher Technikfreak, obwohl er nicht viel Ahnung davon hat.
Dann gibt es noch viele Mädchen, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten: Celine ist Französin, Jenny liebt Fantasybücher, Ashley liebt Klatsch und Kate ist wie Finbar neu an der Schule. Es gibt einfach viele Charaktere, die ihre eigene Persönlichkeit und Geschichte haben, was bewundernswert ist auf diesen wenigen Seiten. Besonders die kleinen Geschichten zu jeder Person machen sie umso lebendinger.

Flynn Meaney hat einen angenehmen Schreibstil und macht das Buch zu einer einfachen Lektüre. Doch kommt auch der Witz nicht zu kurz, denn hier und da muss man einfach lachen, was zuletzt auch an ihren Charakteren liegt. Zum Beispiel ist da die Geschichte, wie sich die Eltern kennenlernen oder gar Finbars Gedankengänge. Doch leider ist es recht schwer am Anfang mitzukommen, da sie sich sehr schnell verliert und man nicht weiß, worum es denn eigentlich geht. Doch das legt sich hinterher mit der Geschichte. Nur manchmal scheint es so, als könnte die Autorin sich nicht entscheiden, ob sie sich mit den Vampiren befassen will oder den Leser mit Finn auf die Reise zu seiner Identität schicken will. Das tut der Geschichte nicht gut und stört ein wenig. Man hätte beides einbringen können und gleichzeitig den roten Faden bewahren können, doch ist es hier leider, leider misslungen.

Die Autorin hat sich für Finbar mit Vampiren auseinandergesetzt, das merkt man deutlich, dennoch dreht sich das Buch nicht darum. Es geht einfach darum, dass man sich ändern kann, wenn man möchte und die Frage, ob das wirklich nötig ist. Zwischenzeitig rückt der Vampir nämlich ganz in den Hintergrund und die großen Gefühle treten hervor, sei es die erste Liebe oder gar die erste Party und vor allem auch Freundschaft. Das Buch bietet mehr als nur Vampire und das wird durch das peinliche Cover, leider, falsch dargestellt.

„Vampir wegen dir“ ist ein kurzweiliges Buch, das mehr bietet als es verspricht; trotzdem hat es kleine Fehler und kann nicht vollkommen überzeugen. Zwar bietet das Buch wundervolle Charaktere und eine tolle Idee, doch wird leider weder der Titel noch das Cover dem Buch gerecht. Jeder sollte für sich selber am besten abwägen, ob es etwas für ihn ist, denn man muss es nicht gelesen haben. Wer es trotzdem tun möchte, der wird keine Enttäuschung erwarten müssen.(less)

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Dec 30, 2011 Oscar rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-2012

Bloodthirsty is about a high schooler named Finbar, who moves to the city and a new school. He has it hard there, he gets bullied and no one really likes him. But everyone loves his twin brother, he was always better at everything, even with the ladies. Finbar had no luck what so ever with love. Untill one day when his allergic reaction to the sun, got him mistaked for a vampire. And at that point, he realizes girls love vampires. And from there, he turned himself into one. But he lets things g...more

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Dec 06, 2011 Amanda-Lee (StoryWings) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, book-lovers, must-read

Bloodthirsty was a non-stop laugh for me, purely because it was so true.

Finbar is for want of a better word, a loser. He is painfully awkward in social situations, doesn’t have the looks or charm of his twin fraternal brother, Luke, and just to make his life that much worse, he’s allergic to the sun.

Finn was an amazing character for me; he wasn’t a whinger which took some expert writing on Meaney’s part. His plan to turn himself into a vampire to break away from his life time of social ineptness...more Bloodthirsty was a non-stop laugh for me, purely because it was so true.

Finbar is for want of a better word, a loser. He is painfully awkward in social situations, doesn’t have the looks or charm of his twin fraternal brother, Luke, and just to make his life that much worse, he’s allergic to the sun.

Finn was an amazing character for me; he wasn’t a whinger which took some expert writing on Meaney’s part. His plan to turn himself into a vampire to break away from his life time of social ineptness made for one of the funniest books I have read in a long, long time. His ability to laugh at himself through some of the more cringe-worthy experiences with girls was refreshing for me, as usually main characters want us to feel sorry for them and their horrible life.

Finn’s family was also completely hilarious. His dad didn’t play a huge role in the story, but made for some of the funnier moments – especially getting excited that Finn had been in his first fight and wasn’t in the hospital. His germ phobic mother constantly cleaning and leaving him notes to boost his confidence and being sneaky in her ways of finding out what the boys were up to.

Most of all I loved Finn’s brother Luke, he had Finn’s back no matter what, whether it be helping him to enhance his vampire abilities or letting Finn think he was getting away with going to the library instead of exercising, Luke had what Finn thought was everything and still cared. Yet, Finn also understood Luke in the way he was completely hyper and unable to sit still for more than five minutes.

The humour in Bloodthirsty wasn’t nasty in any way; it was just plain funny which was what I loved so much about this book. Meaney was able to poke fun at the characters and make it funny without being malicious. Making fun of the boy’s mother about cleaning without being mean or putting anyone down for being different.

This story walked a fine ledge of hilarity, cringe worthiness and horrific failure; I bow down to Meaney for pulling this off so perfectly. The perfect balance of laugh out loud funny and feeling bad for Finn whilst at the same time occasionally slapping one’s head for his awkwardness was ingenious.

Bloodthirsty worked for me because it is so close to the truth. People are so caught up in the vampire craze (even me) that they will believe close to anything that gets them closer to their fantasy coming true, even if that means a guy whose allergic to the sun and walks around trying to be aloof becomes so popular it nearly gets him staked by fake Buffy’s.

Bloodthirsty was a fun read, I enjoyed every second of the book. Sure it’s silly to think about a guy getting girls because he’s a fake vampire, but Meaney wrote it so incredibly well that everything about it worked and left me with laughing pains.

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Oct 01, 2011 Hpboy13 rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: best-of-ya

One of the funniest books I have ever read! I laughed aloud at so many parts, it got ridiculous (especially since this was very late at night!). There is wonderful comedic timing, so I ended up laughing even when I anticipated a joke.

I also think the author did a great job with the voice - I have to say I'm not a big fan of the awkward-teenage-boy-coming-of-age voice, since it seems to often have too much vulgarity and random tangents to be truly enjoyable. But this was perfect, just the right a...more

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Sep 12, 2011 Daniela rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: american, coming-of-age, fiction, humourous, realistic-fiction, young-adult, supernatural

Summary:
In this refreshing twist on the traditional vampire narrative, we meet Finbar Frame, a two shades too pale, sensitive bookworm who stumbles upon a bright idea. Noticing that girls his age are practically swooning over Bloodthirsty, a sexy vampire novel, Finbar decides it's time for a re-invention. If pale is the new tan, then Finbar thinks he's finally found a way to get with girls. Finbar is going to become a vampire at his new school!

With a new mysterious aura, Finbar will finally ri...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Ange rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, 2011, vampires, young-adult, romance, high-school, contemporary

This book focuses on the crazed vampire phenomenon that is taking over teenagers everywhere. And all I can say is that the author took advantage of this situation and turned it into a hilarious story about a guy who pretends to be a vampire to get girls to like him.
Finbar is a smart, kind, gangly and unusually pale boy who is allergic to the sun. He is jealous of his twin brother, Luke, who is athletic, good-looking and is always surrounded by girls. So when they need to move to a different cit...more

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Dec 19, 2011 Watermelon Daisy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
I've been looking everywhere for this book, but not because I've looked it up or got it recommended to me by somebody. I found it on a shelf, read the pitch, thought it looked interesting and then put it back down. I spent about ten minutes trying to find it another time, and I succeeded.
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This book was a really nice and funny read for anybody. The main character has a VERY awesome name, and the way all the girls believe he truly IS A vampire is AWESOME. But a little...more

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Jun 17, 2011 S.J. Bell added it · review of another edition

Bloodthirsty is a zeroth novel that has seen print. To elaborate: there's the first novel, which is released and -- with luck -- sets the stage for a prosperous writing career to follow. And then there is the zeroth novel, which is written before the first novel, but fails to find an agent or a publisher. For good reason. Most authors have a zeroth novel, which embodies everything they don't yet know how to do right. I do, and most of my writing friends do as well. If it's not a novel, it's a co...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Emily rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-reading-challenge, favorites

Finbar Frame has it all: looks, athletic ability, and girls crawling all over him. Yeah, life is looking pretty sweet at this point.

Except, that’s not Finbar, but rather the life of his twin brother Luke, who is everything that the shy, intellectual, snarky Finbar doesn’t. In fact, after a disaster date with a beautiful French girl, Finbar realizes that if he ever hopes to kiss a girl before he’s forty he needs to change. Big time.

That change comes in the form of “Bloodthirsty” and the thousands...more Finbar Frame has it all: looks, athletic ability, and girls crawling all over him. Yeah, life is looking pretty sweet at this point.

Except, that’s not Finbar, but rather the life of his twin brother Luke, who is everything that the shy, intellectual, snarky Finbar doesn’t. In fact, after a disaster date with a beautiful French girl, Finbar realizes that if he ever hopes to kiss a girl before he’s forty he needs to change. Big time.

That change comes in the form of “Bloodthirsty” and the thousands of other vampire-themed books, movies, and TV shows captivating the world of women. So, Finbar figures, would women suddenly be interested in him if he were to become a vampire? Figuring that it’s worth a shot, Finbar sets out to make himself as vampire-like as possible, with strange results. But did he really need that all along, especially with the cute new girl Kate around?

The greatest thing about this book was its humor, though it can definitely drift towards childish at times (or mature, if that is how you choose to view it.) Finbar is very critical of the world around it, and despite being written by a grown woman the book definitely takes on a teenage boy’s voice. Finbar holds nothing back in his criticisms and critiques of his own life, others, women, and of course, vampires.

The book also pokes fun at vampire culture as a whole, centering around the popularity of a book titled “Bloodthirsty,” involving a (rather busty) young woman who finds herself captivated by a brooding and mysterious vampire, which quickly becomes Finbar’s source of inspiration. The book also takes a look at teen relations, and just what it means to be popular.

Not to be missed by anyone looking for a great laugh, wants to reminisce about the good old days of high school (or not), or is quick to criticize vampire culture themselves, this book is quick and hilarious for more mature readers.

And you won’t even have to know what a pickle flip is to appreciate it (don’t ask.)

5/5 Stars(less)

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