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Bloody Little Secrets
17-year-old Vicky Hernandez has a big problem. She's dead. Or not quite. After discovering she's been turned into a vampire, she tries to settle into a quiet suburb of Chicago and return to a normal life.
If only she could stop wanting to bite her boyfriend. Not to mention she is dying to find out who turned her, and why. She doesn't have to wait long before they come to her.
If only she could stop wanting to bite her boyfriend. Not to mention she is dying to find out who turned her, and why. She doesn't have to wait long before they come to her.
274 pages, Paperback
First published April 28, 2011
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Karly Kirkpatrick
12 books242 followersI am a YA writer, avid reader, high school German and French teacher, and mother. I live in Elgin, Illinois with my husband, daughter, and three dogs.
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April 11, 2012
Karly Kirkpatrick's "Bloody Little Secrets" pretty much follows every standard troupe of the YA paranormal vampire genre to a tee. For this reason, there were so many times I wanted to put down this book and put myself out of the misery of reading it because I knew just about everything that was going to happen and then some. I decided to stick with it because I haven't read many vampire novels with a Latina MC, and because I hoped that the story would go in a different direction than where its beginnings would go.
The story commences with Vicky Hernandez finding out that she died and came back to life - as a vampire. She realizes this is a problem because her family has already buried her (she broke out of her coffin). She can't go back to the life she knows, so she decides to leave town and start a new life for herself. How she goes about this process is a bit odd, I guess. She uses her powers of compulsion to brainwash her way through many scenarios, and steals blood bags to sustain herself. She falls in love with a boy at a diner (insta-love connection!) and decides in order to get to know him better, she wants to go to his school. To do this, she uses compulsion to hijack a woman's family and incorporate herself into a new identity.
Wait, hold that thought - she did what?!
The aforementioned doesn't make sense to me and feels a bit shallow in order to move the story along. What makes it even more implausible is how accepting her friends seem to be of her general situation considering the events that transpire (Vicky decimating other vampires threatening her existence, for one and being bathed in blood shortly after - and one character being like "Hey, that's okay" in not so many words). And for some reason, the boy she crushes on smells like chocolate, which pretty much follows in line with a lot of YA paranormal series that use food analogies to determine attraction/temptation to drink blood.
Yeah, the long and short of it is that this book fell into a lot of the genre cliches I've read in other vampire works, and didn't really seem to expand upon them in a unique way. The characters themselves are one dimensional and difficult to feel anything for, because it all feels blended together and swallowed down for the rolling action. There's little to no development or character growth to be had. At the very least, this is a quick read, but I think for the events that were presented, they presented too quickly for me to really feel for what happened to the characters, such as a near death incident that occurs in one part of the novel, among other events in the larger progression of the plot.
I think if you like YA paranormal romance stories with a typical flare and don't mind a story that jumps right into the action with little to no expansion, it might appeal to you more, but for me, it just felt like it could've been so much more than what it was.
Overall score: 1.5/5
The story commences with Vicky Hernandez finding out that she died and came back to life - as a vampire. She realizes this is a problem because her family has already buried her (she broke out of her coffin). She can't go back to the life she knows, so she decides to leave town and start a new life for herself. How she goes about this process is a bit odd, I guess. She uses her powers of compulsion to brainwash her way through many scenarios, and steals blood bags to sustain herself. She falls in love with a boy at a diner (insta-love connection!) and decides in order to get to know him better, she wants to go to his school. To do this, she uses compulsion to hijack a woman's family and incorporate herself into a new identity.
Wait, hold that thought - she did what?!
The aforementioned doesn't make sense to me and feels a bit shallow in order to move the story along. What makes it even more implausible is how accepting her friends seem to be of her general situation considering the events that transpire (Vicky decimating other vampires threatening her existence, for one and being bathed in blood shortly after - and one character being like "Hey, that's okay" in not so many words). And for some reason, the boy she crushes on smells like chocolate, which pretty much follows in line with a lot of YA paranormal series that use food analogies to determine attraction/temptation to drink blood.
Yeah, the long and short of it is that this book fell into a lot of the genre cliches I've read in other vampire works, and didn't really seem to expand upon them in a unique way. The characters themselves are one dimensional and difficult to feel anything for, because it all feels blended together and swallowed down for the rolling action. There's little to no development or character growth to be had. At the very least, this is a quick read, but I think for the events that were presented, they presented too quickly for me to really feel for what happened to the characters, such as a near death incident that occurs in one part of the novel, among other events in the larger progression of the plot.
I think if you like YA paranormal romance stories with a typical flare and don't mind a story that jumps right into the action with little to no expansion, it might appeal to you more, but for me, it just felt like it could've been so much more than what it was.
Overall score: 1.5/5
June 17, 2012
The premise of this story was intriguing. Vicky Hernandez wakes up in a coffin and fights her way out of the coffin. She's been freshly buried and freshly dug up by someone who is a vampire but he dies literally a page and a half into the story so we never find out more about that angle. Why did he dig her up? Why didn't he just open the coffin?
Vicky runs to a nearby house where she sucks down the blood of an older couple and steals the woman's clothing because her prom dress that she was buried in is dirty and tattered.
She then makes it to a truck stop where she steals a car and drives towards chicago.
Up to this point I was interested but the writing really wasn't capturing me. There was little description about what she was doing other than "I looked at him and did my mind trick and he gave me his car" we don't really learn how Vicky is feeling or anything.
Vicky stops in a town hours away from where she grew up and gets a room (with her mind tricks) at a very swank hotel. The Penthouse.
This is where I started getting a bad taste in my mouth. You're a new vampire. You're 17. You're not laying low? Finding an out of the way place to stay where people aren't going to notice you? You con your way in via the front desk but what about housekeeping, the manager, etc?
Vicky then goes to a local pizza place and meets the MOST HANDSOME BOY she's ever seen and just has to stay there and live there so she can now go to high school and resume her life and be normal.
Really?
You're not going to try and figure out how you became a vampire?
You're going to go back to High School?
Vicky needs someone to live with for a cover story so she chooses the local librarian. Unfortunately her "dream boy" happens to live 3 houses down and they've never heard of her.
A bunch of selfish lying ensues and Vicky moves in with said librarian.
Then she goes on a date with dream boy.
This is where the book was completely and utterly ruined for me.
This is Drake talking:
"You've got an awesome car," Drake said, running his finger along my car. I tried not to giggle at his car. It was not a Mustang. Far from it. It was a tiny little Hyundai. The car certainly did not match the driver. He was tall, lean, handsome, striking even. The car was tiny, black, and shaped like a jelly bean. Definitely not a chick magnet.
"Yeah, it's nice. But it does suck down a lot of gas." I climbed into the front seat of the jelly bean.
Long break where they talk about cars.
This is again Drake speaking:
"No worries though, I am saving for my own car. I'm hoping to have enough soon." He smiled at me and I melted just slightly.
"What are you going to get?" <-----Vicky Speaking
"I'm not sure yet. But something that's not the jelly bean.
I giggled.
Really? Vicky is thinking about the car as a Jelly Bean but does not say that out loud but literally three paragraphs later suddenly Drake is calling it a Jelly Bean when he just said that his dad calls it the coffin?
This is sloppy writing. Infusing one character with thoughts that only another character is having.
I continued to read until about 59% but then just put it down. I couldn't relate to selfish Vicky what so ever considering she's vain, needy, immature (especially for 17) and puts everyone in peril to satisfy her own wants and desires.
Vicky runs to a nearby house where she sucks down the blood of an older couple and steals the woman's clothing because her prom dress that she was buried in is dirty and tattered.
She then makes it to a truck stop where she steals a car and drives towards chicago.
Up to this point I was interested but the writing really wasn't capturing me. There was little description about what she was doing other than "I looked at him and did my mind trick and he gave me his car" we don't really learn how Vicky is feeling or anything.
Vicky stops in a town hours away from where she grew up and gets a room (with her mind tricks) at a very swank hotel. The Penthouse.
This is where I started getting a bad taste in my mouth. You're a new vampire. You're 17. You're not laying low? Finding an out of the way place to stay where people aren't going to notice you? You con your way in via the front desk but what about housekeeping, the manager, etc?
Vicky then goes to a local pizza place and meets the MOST HANDSOME BOY she's ever seen and just has to stay there and live there so she can now go to high school and resume her life and be normal.
Really?
You're not going to try and figure out how you became a vampire?
You're going to go back to High School?
Vicky needs someone to live with for a cover story so she chooses the local librarian. Unfortunately her "dream boy" happens to live 3 houses down and they've never heard of her.
A bunch of selfish lying ensues and Vicky moves in with said librarian.
Then she goes on a date with dream boy.
This is where the book was completely and utterly ruined for me.
This is Drake talking:
"You've got an awesome car," Drake said, running his finger along my car. I tried not to giggle at his car. It was not a Mustang. Far from it. It was a tiny little Hyundai. The car certainly did not match the driver. He was tall, lean, handsome, striking even. The car was tiny, black, and shaped like a jelly bean. Definitely not a chick magnet.
"Yeah, it's nice. But it does suck down a lot of gas." I climbed into the front seat of the jelly bean.
Long break where they talk about cars.
This is again Drake speaking:
"No worries though, I am saving for my own car. I'm hoping to have enough soon." He smiled at me and I melted just slightly.
"What are you going to get?" <-----Vicky Speaking
"I'm not sure yet. But something that's not the jelly bean.
I giggled.
Really? Vicky is thinking about the car as a Jelly Bean but does not say that out loud but literally three paragraphs later suddenly Drake is calling it a Jelly Bean when he just said that his dad calls it the coffin?
This is sloppy writing. Infusing one character with thoughts that only another character is having.
I continued to read until about 59% but then just put it down. I couldn't relate to selfish Vicky what so ever considering she's vain, needy, immature (especially for 17) and puts everyone in peril to satisfy her own wants and desires.
May 14, 2011
Bloody Little Secrets was an extremely easy book to get drawn into from the beginning. Main character Vicky wakes up in a coffin and can't figure out how she ended up there. We follow her through her journey of discovering she is now dead, or more accurately, undead - a vampire, to be exact. This proves to be hilarious. I found myself laughing out loud at times. Vicky is hysterical as she compares her blood cravings to humans smelling like chocolate and muffins. Or when she almost has a panic attack when she realizes she might sparkle in the sunlight like the vampires in Twilight.
All the humor aside, Vicky has her "Bloody Little Secret". She has to survive in a human world on her own now without her family. She has to have money. She needs blood. She needs the basic essentials - shelter, clothes, and even companionship. She learns she can use her powers to her advantages and starts building a life for herself and makes friends and even finds love (despite wanting to eat him on occasion).
This may sound like a fluffy little "chick lit" YA paranormal, but Karly Kirkpatrick delivers a heavy dose of suspense by tossing in a gang of ancient vampires who are out to capture Vicky. They want her at any cost. Vicky's new friends and boyfriend are quickly pulled into the game of cat and mouse with her and the "stakes" are immediately raised for Vicky. The twists and turns in this book left me reading late into the night and kept me on the edge of my seat. The ending was fantastic and I can only hope the phenomenal Kirkpatrick has a sequel for Vicky and company up her sleeve!
All the humor aside, Vicky has her "Bloody Little Secret". She has to survive in a human world on her own now without her family. She has to have money. She needs blood. She needs the basic essentials - shelter, clothes, and even companionship. She learns she can use her powers to her advantages and starts building a life for herself and makes friends and even finds love (despite wanting to eat him on occasion).
This may sound like a fluffy little "chick lit" YA paranormal, but Karly Kirkpatrick delivers a heavy dose of suspense by tossing in a gang of ancient vampires who are out to capture Vicky. They want her at any cost. Vicky's new friends and boyfriend are quickly pulled into the game of cat and mouse with her and the "stakes" are immediately raised for Vicky. The twists and turns in this book left me reading late into the night and kept me on the edge of my seat. The ending was fantastic and I can only hope the phenomenal Kirkpatrick has a sequel for Vicky and company up her sleeve!
July 27, 2011
Let me say this first. I do not usually go for vampire books, nor do love-at-first-site books make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. That said, I did really like this book.
I was super excited when I won it, since it did look fairly good. The back cover made me laugh when I read 'Secrets never stay buried. Neither did Vicky.'
Now, on to the story. I was happy that she did kill two people at the beginning, however terrible that may sound. It made it more real, or at least truer to what actual vampires are like, and I liked that she did have to struggle with it, and that it was difficult for her to contain herself at times. When she pondered killing herself, I was rather surprised, yet also happy since, what would you do? I would probably think about it too.
There were also enough battles to keep me interested and wonder when they were coming after her next. The big explosion battle at the end was pretty freaking awesome. With the whole place shaking and tons of vamps getting taken down by 'blood bags'.
Though I don't exactly believe in love at first site, I liked Drake and Vicky as a couple, since they didn't just stare into each others eyes for hours and crap like that. Sure, they made out constantly, but he was still like most guys, making crude jokes, and just going out for ice cream. Not all "You are my everything and I would die without you because I love you soooooooooo much". Sure he was an idiot to think he could take on a vampire but the thought was nice.
Okay, all in all, this was a really good book. Sort of fluffy, but a nice, fun read. The characters were nice, and relatable, (really like Monty), and I was so happy that none of them came from a terrible, tragic background and that Drake wasn't either all emo or a jock. That made me happy. He was like some of the guys I actually know. I loved how she poked at Twilight throughout the book, never exactly naming it though.
I'd totally recommend it.
I was super excited when I won it, since it did look fairly good. The back cover made me laugh when I read 'Secrets never stay buried. Neither did Vicky.'
Now, on to the story. I was happy that she did kill two people at the beginning, however terrible that may sound. It made it more real, or at least truer to what actual vampires are like, and I liked that she did have to struggle with it, and that it was difficult for her to contain herself at times. When she pondered killing herself, I was rather surprised, yet also happy since, what would you do? I would probably think about it too.
There were also enough battles to keep me interested and wonder when they were coming after her next. The big explosion battle at the end was pretty freaking awesome. With the whole place shaking and tons of vamps getting taken down by 'blood bags'.
Though I don't exactly believe in love at first site, I liked Drake and Vicky as a couple, since they didn't just stare into each others eyes for hours and crap like that. Sure, they made out constantly, but he was still like most guys, making crude jokes, and just going out for ice cream. Not all "You are my everything and I would die without you because I love you soooooooooo much". Sure he was an idiot to think he could take on a vampire but the thought was nice.
Okay, all in all, this was a really good book. Sort of fluffy, but a nice, fun read. The characters were nice, and relatable, (really like Monty), and I was so happy that none of them came from a terrible, tragic background and that Drake wasn't either all emo or a jock. That made me happy. He was like some of the guys I actually know. I loved how she poked at Twilight throughout the book, never exactly naming it though.
I'd totally recommend it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 24, 2011
Bloody Little Secrets is better than your average vampire novel. When 17 year old Vicky Hernandez wakes up and realizes she's been turned into a vampire, she does what she can to make the best out of her new situation. She leaves town and attempts to create a new life, fall in love and dodge the lackeys of the guy who created her. The book is witty, humorous and action packed. It's definitely a great read whether you're into vampires or not. And best of all... it has a very happy ending.
June 5, 2011
Really enjoyed this story. Drama, death, life & love all in a neat little package!
April 28, 2012
I had trouble getting into this book when I first started reading I actually fell asleep within the first couple of pages because I had no clue where the story was going, and when Vicky was talking about breaking out of a coffin and dirt fell in and she saw where she was with the moon light coming in all I was thinking was "really I thought graves where pretty deep so that is pretty amazing that she saw moonlight." But then she broke out of the coffin and she was saying that she had to climb out of the hole because they didn't finish burying her casket I was thinking then why the hell did you have to break out when there is only a little bit of dirt on the casket because I am pretty sure caskets don't have locks and then she goes and uses her heels to climb out of the hole by digging the heel into the side of the wall and they support her weight REALLY!? Come-on now! Other then those issues I had in the beginning the rest is actually really good and everything gets explained eventually as to who and why she was turned and how her death actually happened which I find kinda funny. I really liked the chemistry between Vicky and Drake and they were just so cute and subtle about their affection towards eachother, and I have to say Drake was kinda very understanding about her being a vampire he just kinda was like ok with a shrug. I loved the way Vicky describes people scents like Drake smells like the finest chocolate in the world so she has to make sure she is well fed before she goes anywhere near him otherwise he'd be a goner.
One of my favorite lines is in the beginning when she first discovers she is a vampire and she is contemplating killing herself because she doesn't want to kill people so she first grabs a stick to stake herself but then decides against it and thinks she will sit out in the sun because in myths it would kill vampires; so here it is:
" I could just sit here as the sun rises and crumble into nothing. I bet it would hurt, but at least I wouldn't be doing it to myself. I would just be letting nature take its course. Another vampire fact: vampires would definitely roast in the sunshine. But in one book I read, they sparkled. So either I would die a horrible death OR sparkle. I really hoped I didn't sparkle."
And after the sun came up:
"I sat up, opening both eyes and taking in the bright sunrise. I held my bare arm up to the sun. Nothing. I checked my legs, felt my face not even a sunburn. My skin appeared to be its same dark shade. Well, there goes that plan I guess. I looked down at my skin again. At least I wasn't sparkling. I might have had to stake myself if I was."
I loved it because that was my only issue with Twilight vampires don't sparkle! I'd recommend this book it is a pretty quick read depending on how fast you read might take you one night 2 tops.
One of my favorite lines is in the beginning when she first discovers she is a vampire and she is contemplating killing herself because she doesn't want to kill people so she first grabs a stick to stake herself but then decides against it and thinks she will sit out in the sun because in myths it would kill vampires; so here it is:
" I could just sit here as the sun rises and crumble into nothing. I bet it would hurt, but at least I wouldn't be doing it to myself. I would just be letting nature take its course. Another vampire fact: vampires would definitely roast in the sunshine. But in one book I read, they sparkled. So either I would die a horrible death OR sparkle. I really hoped I didn't sparkle."
And after the sun came up:
"I sat up, opening both eyes and taking in the bright sunrise. I held my bare arm up to the sun. Nothing. I checked my legs, felt my face not even a sunburn. My skin appeared to be its same dark shade. Well, there goes that plan I guess. I looked down at my skin again. At least I wasn't sparkling. I might have had to stake myself if I was."
I loved it because that was my only issue with Twilight vampires don't sparkle! I'd recommend this book it is a pretty quick read depending on how fast you read might take you one night 2 tops.
September 4, 2013
Bloody Little Secrets is one of those novels that is intentionally and unintentionally funny. Sure some of the dialogue and little jokes where genuinely good. However the attempts at portraying half-way believable vampire relationships in a high-school setting where the real joke.
Of course maybe I've got it wrong, when 'Monty' one of the main character's friends becomes a vampire towards the end he hilariously grows enormous muscles and a protruding six-pack. There is about 50/50 chance this is intended as some sort of vampire ripoff humor, and yet at the same the characters mewl about like they really are serious about their fictional lives, so frankly I can't tell what this book wants to be.
In the end, with a genre hyper-saturated with teen vampire novels, Bloody secrets stands out only as a funny shortish novel with characters I can barely remember even a few moments after reading it (aside from buff Monty...)
Of course maybe I've got it wrong, when 'Monty' one of the main character's friends becomes a vampire towards the end he hilariously grows enormous muscles and a protruding six-pack. There is about 50/50 chance this is intended as some sort of vampire ripoff humor, and yet at the same the characters mewl about like they really are serious about their fictional lives, so frankly I can't tell what this book wants to be.
In the end, with a genre hyper-saturated with teen vampire novels, Bloody secrets stands out only as a funny shortish novel with characters I can barely remember even a few moments after reading it (aside from buff Monty...)
July 11, 2019
This was a great read! It was unlike any other vampire novel I have read. It was different and left you guessing who turned Vicky into a vampire. Just when you thought you knew who it was you realized it wasn't that person. This is officially one of my favorite vampire stories. It's so different from any I read.
May 8, 2011
I absolutely loved this book! a great read for any vampire fans. the main character, vicky, finds herself in some pretty difficult situations, but manages to stay strong and create a new life for herself as a vamipe. Definatly a must read
June 23, 2011
LOVED IT!!!!!!
June 1, 2011
it was a great book!!
May 6, 2018
2.5 Stars
I'm a bit wary of vampire books because they have been done to death (pun not intended) in the post Twilight era. Bloody Little Secrets has potential, though. The heroine's inner monologue is mildly humorous. Early on in the book, she considers ending her vampire "life" by means of sunlight and thinks this: "So either I would die a horrible death OR sparkle. I really hoped I didn’t sparkle." I was glad the book didn't take itself too seriously and although we could do with the humour being cranked up to ten, it is for this reason that I consider it to have potential.
Unfortunately, a few things let it down. Convenience, for one. Things happen far too conveniently for the heroine. For e.g. at a few hours old, she shoves another vampire away from her and just happens to impale him on a branch which goes right through his heart. She is a super-special-snowflake of a newbie vamp and all the other vamps are evidently incredibly incompetent. Vicky Hernandez sticks with the name Vicky Hernandez when she starts a new life 40 minutes drive from her old home. It never occurs to her that someone in her new home might have heard about her death and recognise her or decide to google the new girl and come across a news article. Also, the teenage romance is terribly cliche.
I'd advise the author to read her conversations aloud to help her judge whether the speech actually sound authentic and to add in more wit. A vampire YA that makes fun of other vampire YAs could be really rather fun.
I'm a bit wary of vampire books because they have been done to death (pun not intended) in the post Twilight era. Bloody Little Secrets has potential, though. The heroine's inner monologue is mildly humorous. Early on in the book, she considers ending her vampire "life" by means of sunlight and thinks this: "So either I would die a horrible death OR sparkle. I really hoped I didn’t sparkle." I was glad the book didn't take itself too seriously and although we could do with the humour being cranked up to ten, it is for this reason that I consider it to have potential.
Unfortunately, a few things let it down. Convenience, for one. Things happen far too conveniently for the heroine. For e.g. at a few hours old, she shoves another vampire away from her and just happens to impale him on a branch which goes right through his heart. She is a super-special-snowflake of a newbie vamp and all the other vamps are evidently incredibly incompetent. Vicky Hernandez sticks with the name Vicky Hernandez when she starts a new life 40 minutes drive from her old home. It never occurs to her that someone in her new home might have heard about her death and recognise her or decide to google the new girl and come across a news article. Also, the teenage romance is terribly cliche.
I'd advise the author to read her conversations aloud to help her judge whether the speech actually sound authentic and to add in more wit. A vampire YA that makes fun of other vampire YAs could be really rather fun.
July 18, 2020
The issue here isn’t the vampires, the ease with which our heroine builds a new life, or the rival clan of vampires trying to capture her for her special abilities. The issue here is that it’s all been done before (only written better). What is worse, the author actually references the other, more famous, series. I can’t say I understand other reviews that rate this any higher than I have done. I can say, there are better books on the same subject that are more compelling if you are so inclined.
September 2, 2020
Stupid
This shouldn’t even be called a “book”! This is a terrible excuse of even a story. Just a bunch of nonsensical ideas for stories, it seems to me. I wish I could have given it a negative Star. Just dumb!
This shouldn’t even be called a “book”! This is a terrible excuse of even a story. Just a bunch of nonsensical ideas for stories, it seems to me. I wish I could have given it a negative Star. Just dumb!
May 25, 2021
Fun Vampire Story
This was a fun read. What if you woke up only to realize you were dead? Rather undead. A great story line with fantastic characters. A good read for you'd adults and those of us that aren't so young anymore.
This was a fun read. What if you woke up only to realize you were dead? Rather undead. A great story line with fantastic characters. A good read for you'd adults and those of us that aren't so young anymore.
February 20, 2017
pretty good
this book keeps on ur toes all you want is to know what how she got where she was in the beginning just going and it gets better and exciting
this book keeps on ur toes all you want is to know what how she got where she was in the beginning just going and it gets better and exciting
November 4, 2025
Very easy read, and easy to follow. This is just a fun vampire story like you’ve probably read already or seen on TV but it’s totally worth the read.
February 6, 2015
Bloody Little Secrets had a lot going for it from the get-go. Bewildered Vicky Hernandez makes quick work of arising from her own grave to find a not-so-nice visitor trying to order her around. Oh, and to a new thirst that makes humans smell rather moutherwatering. She's been turned into a vampire, mwahahha.
The number one most likeable factor about this book is without question Vicky's voice. Her inner monologue was lighthearted, authentic, straightforward and fun. Thanks to her diction, it was easy to not take the book too seriously, but by the same token her situation is pretty tragic. She's just trying to make the best of it, and we are taken along for the ride through her simple yet satisfying humor. So I'm just gonna pepper my review with it, k?
Now, typically, narration like that makes me wanna puke because it's so overdone that it's stifling. I can practically see the author on the other side of the writing cheering to themselves, "Hm, that sounds like something a teenager would say. Cool." And it's so often not the case. Ah, gahd.
Thank fuck for believability.
Vicky, doing her best to make light of shitty circumstances, makes her way to Chicago and tries to begin a new life. Enter, Drake and company. Drake is prolly the most realistic sweetheart I've come across in a book, ever. He's not overdone, he's not sugarcoated, he's not exaggerated; he's the perfect ratio of typical high school senior to curious boyfriend of a vampire. I wanted to see him and Vicky just be together a little more, but then that would discount the little interruption of other vampires hot on Vicky's trail...
Because, of course, a sweet little story like Bloody Little Secrets can't be all gum drops and lollipops! But again, of course, Vicky's pretty badass in her own right, so she makes quick work of the first couple of evil vampires who are trying to abduct her and take her to theKing of Vampires Big Bad, Steven.
Life goes on until some real shit goes down, then it's up to Vicky's friends, who she's been protecting this whole time, to go to her rescue.
(Might I just say, it was a little far-fetched, but damn was their rescue awesome.)
As far as Vicky's story goes, I have to applaud Kirkpatrick's refusal to go a little heavyhanded on the pity party portion of her life. I mean, yeah, she has to leave it all behind because her family thinks she's dead (and, yeah, she technically is, but you get the picture), but she makes things better for herself without ever once feeling sorry for herself. She pressed on, and I think that makes her a pretty strong character even in the context of such a blithe story.
In the end, Bloddy Little Secrets is an effortlessly effervescent PG-13 journey through one exceptional vampire's high-tide afterlife, and I'd recommend this to anyone who has a free hour or two to get taken along for a ride.
The number one most likeable factor about this book is without question Vicky's voice. Her inner monologue was lighthearted, authentic, straightforward and fun. Thanks to her diction, it was easy to not take the book too seriously, but by the same token her situation is pretty tragic. She's just trying to make the best of it, and we are taken along for the ride through her simple yet satisfying humor. So I'm just gonna pepper my review with it, k?
Another vampire fact: vampires would definitely roast in the sunshine. But in one book I read, they sparkled. So I would either die a horrible death OR sparkle. I really hoped I didn't sparkle. (Page 39)
Now, typically, narration like that makes me wanna puke because it's so overdone that it's stifling. I can practically see the author on the other side of the writing cheering to themselves, "Hm, that sounds like something a teenager would say. Cool." And it's so often not the case. Ah, gahd.
Thank fuck for believability.
I glanced down at the calendar on the counter as I approached. November 1. So I'd returned from the dead on October 31st? Really? Ugh, that was so cliché. (Page 49)
Vicky, doing her best to make light of shitty circumstances, makes her way to Chicago and tries to begin a new life. Enter, Drake and company. Drake is prolly the most realistic sweetheart I've come across in a book, ever. He's not overdone, he's not sugarcoated, he's not exaggerated; he's the perfect ratio of typical high school senior to curious boyfriend of a vampire. I wanted to see him and Vicky just be together a little more, but then that would discount the little interruption of other vampires hot on Vicky's trail...
There were a couple of restaurants, a dry cleaner, and a sign that read Urgent Healthcare. Sweet. At least there was somewhere for me to eat. (Page 64)
Because, of course, a sweet little story like Bloody Little Secrets can't be all gum drops and lollipops! But again, of course, Vicky's pretty badass in her own right, so she makes quick work of the first couple of evil vampires who are trying to abduct her and take her to the
The most prominent color in [Sue's] house was beige, or varying levels of it. I'm sure some were called taupe or khaki. It was all beige to me. The only color was in the pillows on the furniture. Bright, non-matching cushions were neatly places [sic] across the surface of the beige couch. So maybe Sue was somewhat adventurous, but didn't want to get too carried away. (Page 116)
Life goes on until some real shit goes down, then it's up to Vicky's friends, who she's been protecting this whole time, to go to her rescue.
(Might I just say, it was a little far-fetched, but damn was their rescue awesome.)
"Oh, well, I'm a bit of an underachiever compared to that then. I go to school and I work. I play a little guitar, but nothing I would torture anyone with. And on occasion, when I'm in the mood, I can throw down a mean poem." -Drake (Page 131)
As far as Vicky's story goes, I have to applaud Kirkpatrick's refusal to go a little heavyhanded on the pity party portion of her life. I mean, yeah, she has to leave it all behind because her family thinks she's dead (and, yeah, she technically is, but you get the picture), but she makes things better for herself without ever once feeling sorry for herself. She pressed on, and I think that makes her a pretty strong character even in the context of such a blithe story.
"Is that all you think of me as--some kind of slutty vampire?"
"You did give me your blood on the first date," he said [...]. -Vicky and Drake (Page 253)
In the end, Bloddy Little Secrets is an effortlessly effervescent PG-13 journey through one exceptional vampire's high-tide afterlife, and I'd recommend this to anyone who has a free hour or two to get taken along for a ride.
February 6, 2022
A very good vampire teen novel, a lot better than the other ones out there!
May 18, 2012
Let me start by saying I enjoyed this book even though I had issues with it. I loved the snarkiness of the heroine, the way she interacted with others, and how she handled being a vampire. I also loved the hero in this story. From the moment he was introduced, I felt the connection between him and Vicky.
The opening of the story really starts off strong, and I was really giving my Kindle a workout by flipping the pages. I wanted to know what happened next, and I loved following Vicky's story. That said, as I mentioned, I did have some issues.
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT
While I loved the additional characters Vicky found when she moved to the new town for the sake of her family, I did have an issue with the way Drake so willingly accepted that Vicky was a vampire. When the others responded in pretty much the same way, it made me think everyone had been watching Buffy, the Vampire Slayer too much. It almost seemed as though vampires were commonplace.
I also had issues with the plot as some things just didn't make sense to me.
I didn't really understand how Steve made Vicky such a different type of vampire, and it wasn't explained. How did he create a vampire that could withstand the sun? And why do it on Vicky instead of one of the other vampires in his clan?
Also, why wouldn't Steve risk one of his other vampires to test Vicky's blood instead of his own? The story gave the impression that Steve was the lead vampire. So I wondered why he wouldn't demand one of his followers (so to speak) to be the test subject.
I did have a lot of issues with the climatic scene with Steve as it was actually kind of anti-climatic. He was smart enough to create this super vamp but not smart enough to realize she could take them all out? Shouldn't he have figured that out when all his minions kept getting offed by Vicky throughout the book? It just looks like he could have done some better planning.
The ending scene really bothered me in that I was expected more shock and horror from Vicky's parents. They saw her in the coffin, no doubt, so to see her standing in the same room with them just days later should have caused some type of hysteria or fear. My first thought would have been zombies. Instead, Vicky's father hugs her, and the story ends abruptly.
Overall, I would give this book 3 and 3/4 stars because Karly Kirkpatrick is a strong writer. She has a way with characterization and dialogue that really connected with me. I'll definitely read more from her because the questions I had didn't detract from the evidence of a good story-teller.
The opening of the story really starts off strong, and I was really giving my Kindle a workout by flipping the pages. I wanted to know what happened next, and I loved following Vicky's story. That said, as I mentioned, I did have some issues.
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT
While I loved the additional characters Vicky found when she moved to the new town for the sake of her family, I did have an issue with the way Drake so willingly accepted that Vicky was a vampire. When the others responded in pretty much the same way, it made me think everyone had been watching Buffy, the Vampire Slayer too much. It almost seemed as though vampires were commonplace.
I also had issues with the plot as some things just didn't make sense to me.
I didn't really understand how Steve made Vicky such a different type of vampire, and it wasn't explained. How did he create a vampire that could withstand the sun? And why do it on Vicky instead of one of the other vampires in his clan?
Also, why wouldn't Steve risk one of his other vampires to test Vicky's blood instead of his own? The story gave the impression that Steve was the lead vampire. So I wondered why he wouldn't demand one of his followers (so to speak) to be the test subject.
I did have a lot of issues with the climatic scene with Steve as it was actually kind of anti-climatic. He was smart enough to create this super vamp but not smart enough to realize she could take them all out? Shouldn't he have figured that out when all his minions kept getting offed by Vicky throughout the book? It just looks like he could have done some better planning.
The ending scene really bothered me in that I was expected more shock and horror from Vicky's parents. They saw her in the coffin, no doubt, so to see her standing in the same room with them just days later should have caused some type of hysteria or fear. My first thought would have been zombies. Instead, Vicky's father hugs her, and the story ends abruptly.
Overall, I would give this book 3 and 3/4 stars because Karly Kirkpatrick is a strong writer. She has a way with characterization and dialogue that really connected with me. I'll definitely read more from her because the questions I had didn't detract from the evidence of a good story-teller.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 18, 2015
I just can't, I really really cannot deal with this.
You know you're struggling to read a book when you keep asking yourself, what am I reading again??
Lets go with
I'd rather read about the baddies v goodies which was just awful. I started rating this higher, but I think the quotes I've added shows how annoying this book is. No way is this on par with any 3 stars I've given before. Its nearer one. Maybe maybe 2.
Honestly. The characters suck, the storyline is there... but isn't there yet. She created a typical story which focuses on a girl that falls in love, it diminishes all of what this storyline could be. Its just so weak.
You know you're struggling to read a book when you keep asking yourself, what am I reading again??
Lets go with
I'd rather read about the baddies v goodies which was just awful. I started rating this higher, but I think the quotes I've added shows how annoying this book is. No way is this on par with any 3 stars I've given before. Its nearer one. Maybe maybe 2.
Honestly. The characters suck, the storyline is there... but isn't there yet. She created a typical story which focuses on a girl that falls in love, it diminishes all of what this storyline could be. Its just so weak.
May 20, 2012
Short, quirky, and enjoyable; that sums up my opinion of Bloody Little Secrets.
I definitely did not expect to enjoy this, especially since anything involving vampires that isn't Buffy the Vampire Slayer doesn't really appeal to me. I did actually like this book though. It even made me consider looking for more vampire books, although not anytime soon, I can only take so much when it comes to vampire related things.
Vicky is a great character, she mostly makes this book worth reading. Some of the things that happened seemed kind of strange at times. One of those things being how accepting the other characters were over the whole vampire thing, it seemed kind of odd because I would have thought they would have reacted differently. They were too accepting of the vampire they didn't know very well, but while that seemed unrealistically odd to me, I also liked the book even more because of this. I love it when a book has a close group of friends that are all there for each other and this is exactly what this book had. It reminded me of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in that way.
I definitely did not expect to enjoy this, especially since anything involving vampires that isn't Buffy the Vampire Slayer doesn't really appeal to me. I did actually like this book though. It even made me consider looking for more vampire books, although not anytime soon, I can only take so much when it comes to vampire related things.
Vicky is a great character, she mostly makes this book worth reading. Some of the things that happened seemed kind of strange at times. One of those things being how accepting the other characters were over the whole vampire thing, it seemed kind of odd because I would have thought they would have reacted differently. They were too accepting of the vampire they didn't know very well, but while that seemed unrealistically odd to me, I also liked the book even more because of this. I love it when a book has a close group of friends that are all there for each other and this is exactly what this book had. It reminded me of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in that way.
November 16, 2012
This was another Kindle freebie and it was MUCH better than a few of the recent Kindle freebies I've read. A teen vampire romance with ACTUAL horror elements? Gasp!
This is a pretty short book about Vicky Hernandez, a normal teen girl from small-town Illinois who wakes up one night in a casket- she has been buried alive and is coming back a vampire. Vicky is horrified to know that her family thinks she is dead and she will never see them again. She ends up killing an elderly couple in the throes of her new found vampirism, and after having a fight with another vampire who wants to take her away, she uses her new mind-control powers to steal a car and drive to another small town, where she starts life over as a teenage girl living with her "aunt".
There she meets Drake, a kind high school boy working at the pizza parlor. Vicky falls for him and eventually tells him about what happened, and he is surprisingly supportive in helping her figure out what the heck happened.
I like that Vicky is a normal teenage girl- just because she's a vampire doesn't mean she's some brooding, sullen creature. She loves and misses her family and longs to be with someone who cares for her. I like her and Drake's friend group- very diverse, with normal teenagers who love each other and want to help each other out. I like how teen friendships are realistically portrayed.
Like I said, this is a short book- too short for the story at hand. I wish Kirkpatrick separated it into two novels- one dealing with Vicky's transformation and one dealing with the drama in the last half of the book (can't say without spoilers). Everything just happened so quickly and I wanted more detail. The end was a complete cliffhanger- my Kindle said I was only 85% finished, but there were chapters from other books. Tricky!
I would read the sequels. I think younger girls, 13-16 might enjoy this book more. Has more gore and action than the average teen vampire novel!
This is a pretty short book about Vicky Hernandez, a normal teen girl from small-town Illinois who wakes up one night in a casket- she has been buried alive and is coming back a vampire. Vicky is horrified to know that her family thinks she is dead and she will never see them again. She ends up killing an elderly couple in the throes of her new found vampirism, and after having a fight with another vampire who wants to take her away, she uses her new mind-control powers to steal a car and drive to another small town, where she starts life over as a teenage girl living with her "aunt".
There she meets Drake, a kind high school boy working at the pizza parlor. Vicky falls for him and eventually tells him about what happened, and he is surprisingly supportive in helping her figure out what the heck happened.
I like that Vicky is a normal teenage girl- just because she's a vampire doesn't mean she's some brooding, sullen creature. She loves and misses her family and longs to be with someone who cares for her. I like her and Drake's friend group- very diverse, with normal teenagers who love each other and want to help each other out. I like how teen friendships are realistically portrayed.
Like I said, this is a short book- too short for the story at hand. I wish Kirkpatrick separated it into two novels- one dealing with Vicky's transformation and one dealing with the drama in the last half of the book (can't say without spoilers). Everything just happened so quickly and I wanted more detail. The end was a complete cliffhanger- my Kindle said I was only 85% finished, but there were chapters from other books. Tricky!
I would read the sequels. I think younger girls, 13-16 might enjoy this book more. Has more gore and action than the average teen vampire novel!
March 28, 2012
Has anyone ever told you that it’s fun to wake up incased in darkness and confined in a coffin? Yeah, they lied. Vicky Hernandez wakes up buried alive only to learn that… well… she’s not really still alive, or is she? Astounded by mysterious traits that don’t all seem to add up, Vicky is only sure of one thing: she has to get out of this town. Vicky leaves her home (and two dead bodies) behind to start over in Chicago where she meets five amazing friends that will change her life forever.
I feel very connected to Vicky’s character; from the beginning, I sensed that she had a very distinct personality. One thing that stands out about Vicky is that she is not a weak little victim who hides behind her boyfriend; she is a very strong independent female lead that is very refreshing. Bloody Little Secrets is a fantastic novel that clearly illustrates the importance of trusting in oneself and the amazing impact the small act of acceptance can have on a person. The only thing that really bothers me about this book after I finished it was that it feels like there are a few loose ends that haven’t been tied up. Bloody Little Secrets moves along quickly and leaves you curious as to how things will unfold. This spin on the realm of vampires puts a fresh feel to life after death and leaves you wondering --- when can I join?
The cover:
The front cover of this book is, in my opinion, a very good choice. The girl’s piercing gaze drew my attention immediately and, the further I read into the book, the more fitting the cover appeared. All in all a stellar cover for a fang-tastic novel!
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars: great book!
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I feel very connected to Vicky’s character; from the beginning, I sensed that she had a very distinct personality. One thing that stands out about Vicky is that she is not a weak little victim who hides behind her boyfriend; she is a very strong independent female lead that is very refreshing. Bloody Little Secrets is a fantastic novel that clearly illustrates the importance of trusting in oneself and the amazing impact the small act of acceptance can have on a person. The only thing that really bothers me about this book after I finished it was that it feels like there are a few loose ends that haven’t been tied up. Bloody Little Secrets moves along quickly and leaves you curious as to how things will unfold. This spin on the realm of vampires puts a fresh feel to life after death and leaves you wondering --- when can I join?
The cover:
The front cover of this book is, in my opinion, a very good choice. The girl’s piercing gaze drew my attention immediately and, the further I read into the book, the more fitting the cover appeared. All in all a stellar cover for a fang-tastic novel!
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars: great book!
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June 4, 2016
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First time reading this on Jun 16 2012. Ended on the same day!
Second time reading this on May 23 2016. Ended on Jun 3.
Vicky wakes up in her own grave thinking that a very weird “You’ve been punked” moment was being pulled by her friends. She’s not the same: she noticed speed, hearing improvements, and no blood at all when getting out of her dear old grave. She’s dead, and thanks to her watching Twilight she knows what she is, after everything has been listed on her mind. Oh yeah, she killed something straight out of the grave too. That might have been it.
In sheer desperation, the new Vicky is out to live her post-death life someplace else, where she would not stumble upon anyone she’s known. She’s in pain due to this decision, but she cannot imagine herself in her old life anymore. On her trip to another down… she will meet a boy; she will fall in love, she will get blood from a blood bank, she will compulsively get an aunt, she will google her death, she will be found by a handful of vampires wanting her badly. And why is that? Because she’s a daywalker. She will handle them, but one or two of her newly acquainted friends will be caught in the crossfire. And while they might win the battle, there’s something Vicky will have to do with her very special friend: maybe make her parents accept her as she is, currently.
I know!!! I mentioned no names on this review, because yet again, I went blank on everyone except Vicky and Drake. And since I didn’t mention who Drake is, I think is rather redundant at this point. So very sorry.
First time reading this on Jun 16 2012. Ended on the same day!
Second time reading this on May 23 2016. Ended on Jun 3.
Vicky wakes up in her own grave thinking that a very weird “You’ve been punked” moment was being pulled by her friends. She’s not the same: she noticed speed, hearing improvements, and no blood at all when getting out of her dear old grave. She’s dead, and thanks to her watching Twilight she knows what she is, after everything has been listed on her mind. Oh yeah, she killed something straight out of the grave too. That might have been it.
In sheer desperation, the new Vicky is out to live her post-death life someplace else, where she would not stumble upon anyone she’s known. She’s in pain due to this decision, but she cannot imagine herself in her old life anymore. On her trip to another down… she will meet a boy; she will fall in love, she will get blood from a blood bank, she will compulsively get an aunt, she will google her death, she will be found by a handful of vampires wanting her badly. And why is that? Because she’s a daywalker. She will handle them, but one or two of her newly acquainted friends will be caught in the crossfire. And while they might win the battle, there’s something Vicky will have to do with her very special friend: maybe make her parents accept her as she is, currently.
I know!!! I mentioned no names on this review, because yet again, I went blank on everyone except Vicky and Drake. And since I didn’t mention who Drake is, I think is rather redundant at this point. So very sorry.
August 25, 2011
Today's review is on Bloody Little Secrets by Karly Kirkpatrick
Bloody Little Secrets is a delightful YA book. Somewhat reminiscent of the Twilight saga, BLS's main character Victoria has spunk, brains, and is highly independent. What is most unique about this book is that Victoria is Latino. (This is the first vampire book I have found about a Latino FEMALE vampire.)
Vicky Hernandez wakes up in a coffin frantic and confused. After literally clawing her way out she is grabbed from behind by someone. When she frees herself from his grasp, he is thrown back against a tree branch. The branch impales him through the heart and he turns to dust. Shortly after Vicky realizes that she is a vampire.
Intent on being a GOOD vampire, Vicky leaves her small town and finds herself a new "life". She creates a fake aunt with her powers of persuasion and enrolls in a new school where she finds friends who accept her as she is, and an everlasting love. But all is not picture perfect. The vampire that created her wants her back. She is a Daywalker, and her blood may hold the key for others to do the same.
Action, adventure, love and romance abound in BLS. As are the numerous editing errors. I can not stress enough that good editing is paramount. Errors make reading difficult as it staggers the natural flow of reading. I never know if it is simply the copy that I am given or if the errors are actually in the published book, but either way the errors should not be there.
BLS is a good book, but the editing decreases my rating.
3 of 5 stars
Bloody Little Secrets is a delightful YA book. Somewhat reminiscent of the Twilight saga, BLS's main character Victoria has spunk, brains, and is highly independent. What is most unique about this book is that Victoria is Latino. (This is the first vampire book I have found about a Latino FEMALE vampire.)
Vicky Hernandez wakes up in a coffin frantic and confused. After literally clawing her way out she is grabbed from behind by someone. When she frees herself from his grasp, he is thrown back against a tree branch. The branch impales him through the heart and he turns to dust. Shortly after Vicky realizes that she is a vampire.
Intent on being a GOOD vampire, Vicky leaves her small town and finds herself a new "life". She creates a fake aunt with her powers of persuasion and enrolls in a new school where she finds friends who accept her as she is, and an everlasting love. But all is not picture perfect. The vampire that created her wants her back. She is a Daywalker, and her blood may hold the key for others to do the same.
Action, adventure, love and romance abound in BLS. As are the numerous editing errors. I can not stress enough that good editing is paramount. Errors make reading difficult as it staggers the natural flow of reading. I never know if it is simply the copy that I am given or if the errors are actually in the published book, but either way the errors should not be there.
BLS is a good book, but the editing decreases my rating.
3 of 5 stars
April 20, 2012
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Vicki wakes up in a coffin and has no idea why. Thinking that this must be some kind of prank, she quickly learns this was not a joke. She has been in a coffin for 5 days and her family thinks she’s dead. Vicki has been turned into a vampire. With no one to help guide her and teach her about her abilities, Vicki runs to Chicago to keep her family safe from her. Vicki meets Drake, a human boy that immediately catches her eye and her heart. Vicki tries to blend in as a normal teen by compelling everyone that she is a normal girl. When vampires start showing up at night trying to take her, Vicki starts killing. Vicki will need the help of Drake and his friends if she was to stay alive, alive as a vampire, and stay with Drake. This book is a true YA, vampire story. Vicki may be strong but she is needy and immature. It was tough to believe she was supposed to be a senior in High School. She shows that she cares for her family by moving away from them, but shows herself to be selfish when she tells herself she doesn’t want to be alone and puts everyone around her in danger because she wants to go back to high school and have a human life again. Ultimately the one she loves pays the most. There are small fighting scenes that are very quick and all of the action/drama happens right at the end and you don’t really get to know much about the villain/other vampires. Although I believe that many young adults will like this story, it was just to YA for me.
Vicki wakes up in a coffin and has no idea why. Thinking that this must be some kind of prank, she quickly learns this was not a joke. She has been in a coffin for 5 days and her family thinks she’s dead. Vicki has been turned into a vampire. With no one to help guide her and teach her about her abilities, Vicki runs to Chicago to keep her family safe from her. Vicki meets Drake, a human boy that immediately catches her eye and her heart. Vicki tries to blend in as a normal teen by compelling everyone that she is a normal girl. When vampires start showing up at night trying to take her, Vicki starts killing. Vicki will need the help of Drake and his friends if she was to stay alive, alive as a vampire, and stay with Drake. This book is a true YA, vampire story. Vicki may be strong but she is needy and immature. It was tough to believe she was supposed to be a senior in High School. She shows that she cares for her family by moving away from them, but shows herself to be selfish when she tells herself she doesn’t want to be alone and puts everyone around her in danger because she wants to go back to high school and have a human life again. Ultimately the one she loves pays the most. There are small fighting scenes that are very quick and all of the action/drama happens right at the end and you don’t really get to know much about the villain/other vampires. Although I believe that many young adults will like this story, it was just to YA for me.
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April 6, 2012
Bloody Little Secrets is a different type of vampire novel. No sparkles, no vegetarians… real life vampires that can’t go about in the daylight, that use their glamour more often than not, and that yearn for blood. But Vicky is a little different. She doesn’t know who made her. She doesn’t know why she can walk in the daylight. She doesn’t mean to kill people. All she knows is that the vampires hunting her are not the type of people she wants to get to know better, sending her on a journey to stay hidden and safe, while also finding her niche and fitting in with society. But her creator will stop at nothing to get ahold of her blood and walk in the light, as she does.
I really enjoyed this novel. Kirkpatrick is a phenomenal writer, and he characters are divine. I absolutely adored Drake; he’s a very dreamy guy, and his treatment of Vicky, both before and after he knew what she was, makes him a keeper. The whole novel was very captivating and not sugar coated. Vicky craves blood; she kills people—but not in the vicious man eating type of way that “evil” vampires like to kill people—it’s a necessity and an accident, but it’s more believable than a vampire who only eats animals, if you catch my drift. Overall, this is a great read with a fast-paced story line and I highly recommend it to all...
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I really enjoyed this novel. Kirkpatrick is a phenomenal writer, and he characters are divine. I absolutely adored Drake; he’s a very dreamy guy, and his treatment of Vicky, both before and after he knew what she was, makes him a keeper. The whole novel was very captivating and not sugar coated. Vicky craves blood; she kills people—but not in the vicious man eating type of way that “evil” vampires like to kill people—it’s a necessity and an accident, but it’s more believable than a vampire who only eats animals, if you catch my drift. Overall, this is a great read with a fast-paced story line and I highly recommend it to all...
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