Pearl is a sixteen-year-old vampire... fond of blood, allergic to sunlight, and mostly evil... until the night a sparkly unicorn stabs her through ...
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Aug 27, 2011
Jo
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3.5 stars but rounded up because of the FUN.
“A brush with extinction does not excuse unladylike behaviour. You weren’t raised in a barn.”
Initial Final Page Thoughts.
Holy moly, I just finished a vampbook with a smile on my face. WHAT.
High Points.
Pearl. I was snickering here, there and everywhere with this book. Prom. Queen Molly Ringwald. Learning about American High School culture from John Hughes films… which I TOTALLY never did (Love you Ducki More...
“A brush with extinction does not excuse unladylike behaviour. You weren’t raised in a barn.”
Initial Final Page Thoughts.
Holy moly, I just finished a vampbook with a smile on my face. WHAT.
High Points.
Pearl. I was snickering here, there and everywhere with this book. Prom. Queen Molly Ringwald. Learning about American High School culture from John Hughes films… which I TOTALLY never did (Love you Ducki More...
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Aug 04, 2011
Stacia ~ platonic
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So Ms. Britnee and I picked this book as a buddy read. I wasn't sure what to expect from it. Even with the catchy premise, I figured this book was going to be just another run-of-the-mill vamp book. Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised. I had a lot of fun reading Drink, Slay, Love.
You really can't go wrong with a book which has a girl getting stabbed by a unicorn in the very first chapter. As a bonus, the same girl ends up getting stalked by the unicorn, which was quite amusing to More...
You really can't go wrong with a book which has a girl getting stabbed by a unicorn in the very first chapter. As a bonus, the same girl ends up getting stalked by the unicorn, which was quite amusing to More...
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Dec 02, 2011
◕ ◡ ◕ Arooj
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Officially the funniest vampire novel I have ever read. Oh yeah, and unicorns. An unexpected combination, but it worked!
As soon as I read the words "Vampire" and "Unicorns" together, I just knew that I had to read this book no matter what. I mean, where else have you read a story that involved both of these creatures? Drink, Slay, Love was a hi-freakin'-larious story about what happens when a bad, bad vampire gets staked by a sparkly unicorn. The result? One very guilty vampire.
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As soon as I read the words "Vampire" and "Unicorns" together, I just knew that I had to read this book no matter what. I mean, where else have you read a story that involved both of these creatures? Drink, Slay, Love was a hi-freakin'-larious story about what happens when a bad, bad vampire gets staked by a sparkly unicorn. The result? One very guilty vampire.
This book is defi More...
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Sep 13, 2011
Tamora
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What a wild ride! Pearl is a vampire teenager in good standing preparing for her inauguration into the ranks of adult vampires. She has everything--a great wardrobe, a love of driving fast, and a very hot boyfriend. Then she is staked by a unicorn. Not only did she live, but she is changing--she's just not sure into what. Sent into the local high school to size up a vampire banquet, she discovers her former prey are people, good and bad (and funny). Caught between her old world and her new
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Jan 27, 2012
Ari
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When I first came across this book featuring vampires and were-unicorns, I thought: "what the hell, this should be fun", as fun as any parody can be.. and it has been for a while, with Pearl's witty voice and her slow transformation from the soul-less vampire to the 'humanized' one.
But when it got to the point of her choosing between her wanna-be-friends and her family, I didn't find it funny any more and any amount of wittiness was pointless.
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Sep 19, 2011
Infinite Playlist
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Pearl samt Familie entstammt der Spezies der Vampire. Der Name Gottes bereitet ihr Bauchschmerzen, Tageslicht verbrennt sie und ein Spiegelbild hat sie auch nicht. Natürlich ernährt sie sich von Menschenblut und als sie eines Nachts ihr übliches Opfer aufsucht, wird sie von einem Einhorn (!) attackiert und durchbohrt.
Danach ist alles anders, denn das Sonnenlicht kann Pearl plötzlich nichts mehr anhaben. Kurzerhand schickt ihre Familie sie auf eine Jagd der besonderen Art. Hoher More...
Pearl samt Familie entstammt der Spezies der Vampire. Der Name Gottes bereitet ihr Bauchschmerzen, Tageslicht verbrennt sie und ein Spiegelbild hat sie auch nicht. Natürlich ernährt sie sich von Menschenblut und als sie eines Nachts ihr übliches Opfer aufsucht, wird sie von einem Einhorn (!) attackiert und durchbohrt.
Danach ist alles anders, denn das Sonnenlicht kann Pearl plötzlich nichts mehr anhaben. Kurzerhand schickt ihre Familie sie auf eine Jagd der besonderen Art. Hoher More...
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Feb 11, 2012
Beáta
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To máte tak, rozčítate knihu, na ktorú máte 9 dní a potom s bratom začnete hrať World of Warcraft ...
edit: takže nakoniec som to dočítala a som rada, pretože to bolo strašne smiešne :D
edit: takže nakoniec som to dočítala a som rada, pretože to bolo strašne smiešne :D
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Nov 23, 2011
Sara
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Drink Slay Love by Sarah Beth Durnst follows Pearl, a sixteen year old vampire. While snacking at the ice cream shop (from the boy behind the counter) she sees a sparkly unicorn. The unicorn pierces her in the heart and she wakes up on her doorstep. Pearl soon finds that she is able to walk in the sunlight and is sent to the local high school so that she can befriend the locals and find dinner for the upcoming ceremony with the king.
I think this is what happened with this book. The More...
I think this is what happened with this book. The More...
Feb 04, 2012
cecilia
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I had been nervous about Sarah Beth Durst’s latest work DRINK, SLAY, LOVE because vampires seemed like a GIANT leap from fairy tales and I did not think it possible to love another book of hers more than I did ICE. Well, dear Readers, I stand here before you a changed mind because DRINK, SLAY, LOVE is made of awesome with all the right sorts of bubbly.
THE GOOD BITS
{How much more Buffy can you get?} I have read other books before that reminded me of Buffy, but DRINK, SLAY, LOV More...
THE GOOD BITS
{How much more Buffy can you get?} I have read other books before that reminded me of Buffy, but DRINK, SLAY, LOV More...
Jan 23, 2012
Caity
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Drink, Love, Slay will make you laugh.
guaranteed.
The characters are HILARIOUS! particularly the side ones- Zeke and Matt (first known as Chubby and Tall) who don't have a particularly prominent role, but add oomph to the chapters they happen to be in.
But about the story... It all begins when the main character, Pearl the vampire, is attacked by a unicorn.
Yes, a unicorn. BUT DON'T JUDGE JUST YET! let me finish my case here:
Pearl's encounter with the unicorn is More...
guaranteed.
The characters are HILARIOUS! particularly the side ones- Zeke and Matt (first known as Chubby and Tall) who don't have a particularly prominent role, but add oomph to the chapters they happen to be in.
But about the story... It all begins when the main character, Pearl the vampire, is attacked by a unicorn.
Yes, a unicorn. BUT DON'T JUDGE JUST YET! let me finish my case here:
Pearl's encounter with the unicorn is More...
Dec 30, 2011
Kathy
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What a fun take on the vampire story! This one adds unicorns too. Pearl is your typical teenage vampire - beautiful and completely amoral. She and her boyfriend/rival Jadrien are out taking in the night when she decides she wants a final pre-dawn dessert and decides to snack on the boy who scoops ice cream at the Dairy Hut. Things don't quite go according to plan when she finds herself staked by the horn of a gorgeous, mythical unicorn. Next thing she knows she finds herself back home and unable
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Dec 29, 2011
Fireminess
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Soo, I was sceptical about this book at first, because it a) Had vampires, and while they are wonderful yet frightening creatures of the night, Twilight kind of ruined them for me. And b) The name was kind of cheesy.
But this book was completely different. It had a comical angle and that was the most important part, not romance or brooding or blood drinking. I caught myself giggling at places and I don't usually do that. Let me tell you, never expected such a cool heroine. Every time th More...
But this book was completely different. It had a comical angle and that was the most important part, not romance or brooding or blood drinking. I caught myself giggling at places and I don't usually do that. Let me tell you, never expected such a cool heroine. Every time th More...
Dec 23, 2011
Zuleeza
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How about I first show you the picture of how I feel about this book.
Yup, if unicorns can poop rainbows, I can figuratively vomit rainbows just because this book is unexpectedly awesome.
Btw, I'm proud to declare that I was the first person who read the copy from my local library!! I may have to purchase this book later so that I can highlight all the hilarious lines!
I finished this book in one sitting but I was too sleepy afterwards to write the review because More...
Yup, if unicorns can poop rainbows, I can figuratively vomit rainbows just because this book is unexpectedly awesome.
Btw, I'm proud to declare that I was the first person who read the copy from my local library!! I may have to purchase this book later so that I can highlight all the hilarious lines!
I finished this book in one sitting but I was too sleepy afterwards to write the review because More...
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Dec 20, 2011
✿ℎazℯℓ✿
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I was fooled by cover... and i loved it! haha
This was a fast read for me. I actually thought that this book is a paranormal chick lit. I was surprised that i found it dark, funny and unique. A vampire gaining conscience fascinated me.
Pearl is sometimes a confusing character. After gaining a conscience, she constantly fought what she was clearly feeling to be the right thing to do. She is a straight forward character and i like that about her. She never lets anyone intimi More...
This was a fast read for me. I actually thought that this book is a paranormal chick lit. I was surprised that i found it dark, funny and unique. A vampire gaining conscience fascinated me.
Pearl is sometimes a confusing character. After gaining a conscience, she constantly fought what she was clearly feeling to be the right thing to do. She is a straight forward character and i like that about her. She never lets anyone intimi More...
Nov 12, 2011
Jenn
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Speaking of people who can write the hell out of a book... I bought this at the World Fantasy convention, because I was able to meet the author and my sister kept telling me about how great the book was. I'll be honest, the idea of unicorns AND vampires in the same novel just didn't appeal - c'mon, vampires and UNICORNS??? What the...? It sounded like too much preteen wishful thinking for me. I'm also very, very, very tired of the supernatural/paranormal/whatever-you-call-'em romance genre. But,
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Oct 29, 2011
FicTalk
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Pearl is a typical sixteen year old vampire. She enjoys blood, sleeps during the day, goes out at night. That is until one night, after a quick nibble on the young guy who works at an ice cream shop. While Pearl is outside finishing up her late night snack she is stabbed through the heart by the horn of a unicorn. That’s right, a sparkly unicorn.
After her near brush with death, Pearl soon discovers that she can now go out into the sunlight without burning t More...
Pearl is a typical sixteen year old vampire. She enjoys blood, sleeps during the day, goes out at night. That is until one night, after a quick nibble on the young guy who works at an ice cream shop. While Pearl is outside finishing up her late night snack she is stabbed through the heart by the horn of a unicorn. That’s right, a sparkly unicorn.
After her near brush with death, Pearl soon discovers that she can now go out into the sunlight without burning t More...
Oct 09, 2011
Harmony
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Funny, well-written, and entirely entertaining, I totally loved Drink, Slay, Love!
Drink, Slay, Love is about a girl named Pearl who is a badass, blood-sucking, no remorse vampire. She roams around town, sucking some blood out with her boyfriend, until a unicorn stabs her through the heart (or almost.) Suddenly, she can walk in the sunlight and even worse, she's actually starting to have a conscience! So when the king of vampires announces that her family must provide the party with i More...
Drink, Slay, Love is about a girl named Pearl who is a badass, blood-sucking, no remorse vampire. She roams around town, sucking some blood out with her boyfriend, until a unicorn stabs her through the heart (or almost.) Suddenly, she can walk in the sunlight and even worse, she's actually starting to have a conscience! So when the king of vampires announces that her family must provide the party with i More...
Oct 08, 2011
Christin
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I know what you're thinking - vampires and unicorns couldn't possibly go together. But in Drink, Slay, Love, they do. I have to admit that I've always had a soft spot for unicorns (I blame Fantasia), so that and the cover were what drew me to this book. And I was not disappointed.
Pearl knows exactly who she is - a vampire, one of the youngest vampires in her Family, and a vampire with a fondness for ice cream-infused blood. And then one night, everything changes. She is stabbed by a un More...
Pearl knows exactly who she is - a vampire, one of the youngest vampires in her Family, and a vampire with a fondness for ice cream-infused blood. And then one night, everything changes. She is stabbed by a un More...
Sep 23, 2011
Kale
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Get your palates ready for a new acquired taste. The humanely conscience vampire. Pearl is the bloodsucking maneater with a heart. At least she is now. Impalement has it's annoyances but being kabobbed by mythical creatures should bring the true death not a real conscience. Slowly yet surely Pearl is discovering new powers of day-walking and empathy??? Not good when your at the top of the food chain. Her new un-supernatural abilities haven't gone unnoticed by her fanged family and they've devise
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Sep 13, 2011
Mo
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I love reading vampire stories, but it is getting harder and harder for authors to create something unique in such an overpopulated genre. Sarah Beth Durst pulls this off quite effectively with Drink, Slay, Love. Pearl, the main character, begins the book as a rather dark vampire that uses her looks and charm to sneak a quick human snack when she feels the urge. One night, however, she is stabbed in the chest by a unicorn. More...
I love reading vampire stories, but it is getting harder and harder for authors to create something unique in such an overpopulated genre. Sarah Beth Durst pulls this off quite effectively with Drink, Slay, Love. Pearl, the main character, begins the book as a rather dark vampire that uses her looks and charm to sneak a quick human snack when she feels the urge. One night, however, she is stabbed in the chest by a unicorn. More...
Sep 12, 2011
Jessica
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Pearl is the typical sixteen year old vampire that is concerned with fighting, her next meal, and her boyfriend Jadrien. But all of that changes when she is staked by a unicorn. The first thing she notices is that she can go out into the light of day. After enjoying all the wonders that happen during the day, she learns that the King is going to hold his Fealty Ceremony at her families place.
The King wants to have the family provide enough humans to feed all the vampires at the Ceremo More...
The King wants to have the family provide enough humans to feed all the vampires at the Ceremo More...
Sep 09, 2011
Angie
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Des mois que je suis en possession de ce titre, pourtant j'ai à peine pris le temps de le lire que maintenant. Erreur fatale!
Après tout ce temps, je ne me souvenais évidemment plus du résumé, et je me suis un peu lancée au hasard, l'esprit totalement vide du moindre a priori. Passés l'entrée en matière un peu longuette, l'aspect bizarre de sa famille, sa rencontre avec une créature mythique et l'implantation du décor, j'ai commencé à suivre Pearl et ses aventures d'un œil largement plu More...
Après tout ce temps, je ne me souvenais évidemment plus du résumé, et je me suis un peu lancée au hasard, l'esprit totalement vide du moindre a priori. Passés l'entrée en matière un peu longuette, l'aspect bizarre de sa famille, sa rencontre avec une créature mythique et l'implantation du décor, j'ai commencé à suivre Pearl et ses aventures d'un œil largement plu More...
Sep 02, 2011
Ellen
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Pearl is an unrepentant vampire, enjoying her teen life complete with a hot boyfriend and nightly visits snacking on a local ice cream/soda jerk boy, until she gets skewered by a unicorn horn and starts to develop a conscience, and coincidentally is no longer fried by the sun. Her first choice for truly appreciating her welcome new sunlight ability is to go to the library and watch the sunrise through a stained glass window. I have to say, as a librarian, I appreciated that nod. Her vampire f
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Jul 10, 2011
Kristin (Beneath Shining Stars, I Read)
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Getting staked by a unicorn was not in Pearl's plans. All she wanted was a predawn snack and instead, she got a unicorn horn through her chest. But that's not the end for Pearl; if anything, it's the beginning. As a result, Pearl can walk about during the day and just in time for the King of New England's Fealty Ceremony which means that she's tasked with selecting the food for the feast. But the real kicker? She's developed a conscience and vampires do not care about their food's feelings... al
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Jun 23, 2011
Sherrie
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I received this book to review for a magazine, and I really liked it. I rated it 4 stars. Pearl is a typical teen vampire, avoiding sunlight and preparing to become a full fledged vampire following a ceremonial feast with the Vampire King. One night, after enjoying her regular snack of a blissfully unaware teen ice cream shop clerk’s blood, something downright…magical occurs. A unicorn appears from behind a dumpster, piercing her with his horn. Pearl recovers from her injuries, but oddly, sh
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Jan 13, 2012
Jasmine
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I am under no circumstances a vampire fan. After the Twilight craze, vampires held absolute no interest for me whatsoever. It all seemed like the same story: darkness, sorrow, brooding, killing. You know, that sort of thing. Well, Drink, Slay, Love was nothing like that. I absolutely adored this vampire tale.
First, there’s Pearl. She was all bad-a**, and continued to be even after she started growing real-life mushy feelings. She also has the whole sarcastic, witty humor thing going f More...
First, there’s Pearl. She was all bad-a**, and continued to be even after she started growing real-life mushy feelings. She also has the whole sarcastic, witty humor thing going f More...
Dec 29, 2011
Beatriz
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Drink, Slay, Love attracted me by its cover – that is, until I read the synopsis. The concept of a vampire going to High School intending to lead all the students to a slaughter was way too interesting and, after shopping in Amazon – thank God for Kindle for Android – I was happily reading the book.
The main character, Pearl, is awesome in a level of awesomeness you don’t see much. She’s not a wimpy girl who falls in love with a vampire and looses the 1% of personality that she had. More...
The main character, Pearl, is awesome in a level of awesomeness you don’t see much. She’s not a wimpy girl who falls in love with a vampire and looses the 1% of personality that she had. More...
Dec 16, 2011
Ferdy
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I absolutely loved this book, reading other reviews I wasn't sure if it would be my cup of tea but i'm glad I gave it a chance. Drink, Slay, Love was refreshing to read and was free from all the usual paranormal YA cliches, it was equal parts funny, dark and romantic.
Pearl is our heroine - I use the word heroine loosely as she's pretty evil for a large part of the book. Pearl is a 16 year old vampire who is violent, a little crazy and cares nothing for humans - that's until she's stabbed b More...
Pearl is our heroine - I use the word heroine loosely as she's pretty evil for a large part of the book. Pearl is a 16 year old vampire who is violent, a little crazy and cares nothing for humans - that's until she's stabbed b More...
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Aug 31, 2011
Cara (Chasing Words)
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Drink Slay Love is the Scary Movie of YA novels. It makes fun of its own genre and itself in the process. It's the anti-vampire, vampire book.
To be completely honest I was never on the vampire bandwagon. I've only ever read two vampire books and never had the urge to dive into more. The only reason I decided to read Drink Slay Love was the fact that I couldn't find a single review that didn't discuss how "holy crap this is so funny I laughed 'til I cried." More...
Drink Slay Love is the Scary Movie of YA novels. It makes fun of its own genre and itself in the process. It's the anti-vampire, vampire book.
To be completely honest I was never on the vampire bandwagon. I've only ever read two vampire books and never had the urge to dive into more. The only reason I decided to read Drink Slay Love was the fact that I couldn't find a single review that didn't discuss how "holy crap this is so funny I laughed 'til I cried." More...
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