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Fangs Deep #1
Blood Candy
Blood Candy, A Paranormal Comedy
Eighteen-year-old Candy's summer vacation spins out of control when she becomes the target of a stalker with a thirst for her blood. Private school should have offered a class on how to survive the night from a lunatic with fangs.
Things only get more complicated when she goes on the run with Jimmy and his pack of teenage shapeshifters. Jimmy may have saved her once, but his pack can barely take care of themselves without babysitting Candy as well. If they don't want to all become vampire snacks, they'll have to learn to trust each other, and Candy will have to come to terms with her feelings for Jimmy.
Eighteen-year-old Candy's summer vacation spins out of control when she becomes the target of a stalker with a thirst for her blood. Private school should have offered a class on how to survive the night from a lunatic with fangs.
Things only get more complicated when she goes on the run with Jimmy and his pack of teenage shapeshifters. Jimmy may have saved her once, but his pack can barely take care of themselves without babysitting Candy as well. If they don't want to all become vampire snacks, they'll have to learn to trust each other, and Candy will have to come to terms with her feelings for Jimmy.
228 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 31, 2011
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March 20, 2017
This is a fairly standard YA novel in the paranormal romance genre with a couple of innovative ideas thrown in. A light, fun, and easy read.
There were some glaring errors of which I find difficult to believe haven't been rectified by now. 'Predisposed' instead of 'indisposed', 'western bloc' instead of 'eastern bloc' and more.
There were some glaring errors of which I find difficult to believe haven't been rectified by now. 'Predisposed' instead of 'indisposed', 'western bloc' instead of 'eastern bloc' and more.
January 30, 2025
I enjoyed this story. This is a YA vampire/Lycan story with some interesting twists. IT was an easy and fun read although like all YA books sometimes you just want to slap some sense into the characters. There is violence and blood. There are sexually adjacent scenes
There was lots of action which made the book a quick read.
There was lots of action which made the book a quick read.
March 27, 2012
Review brought to you by OBS staff member Heidi
Beware of spoilers
Young Candy Shuler is fresh out of high school and looking for some fun. She uses a fake ID and her sexy outfit to get into the bars of her choice. Maybe she should have quit while she was ahead. In walks the biggest dork she’s ever seen, Rupert. He comes up beside her and offers to buy her a drink and then she sees a beautiful man in his place, the effects of a vampire’s glamour. She ends up leaving the bar with him and is later saved by another bar patron, Tinch, but not before Rupert bites her.
Tinch and his friend, Jimmy, are ready to take her home when they realize that Rupert hasn’t given up on Candy. He and his brother show up at the diner Tinch, Jimmy, and Candy stop off at and Rupert tries to reclaim Candy for his own. Tinch stays and fights as Jimmy runs Candy to safety. That is where Candy discovers her heroes are actually shapeshifters!
Tinch and Jimmy end up taking her to the kennel, a place where they live with a group of shapeshifters that call themselves the misfits. Tinch leaves to take care of some business and tells the others to stay put. But when Rupert starts calling Candy and making it clear that he knows where she is, the misfits know they have to do something.
They end up meeting with another vampire family that is willing to help them, but whose side are they really on?
When I first read the blurb to this book, I thought that maybe it would be written in a Christopher Moore’s love story style; crude humor and an interesting take on the vampire genre. Instead, I got what appears to be a spoof on all things vampires and werewolves. I saw many things that were reminiscent of Twilight and true blood, too much for me to believe it could possibly be accidental. From Tinch telling Candy that Rupert wanted to “do bad things to you” (queue up the True Blood theme song), to the treaty between the vampires and shapeshifters, and the vampire family that doesn’t eat humans named the Mullins and then having the Magister called in…there was just too much true blood and twilight stuff going on to be ignored. This felt like a Scary Movie type spoof of the vampire world. Unfortunately, I’ve never been a big fan of spoofs and this book was not an exception.
I found Candy to be VERY annoying. As I read on I felt that maybe even she was part of the spoof that she seemed to be a mix of Bella and Sookie. She was having trouble choosing between a nerdy shapeshifter and sexy vampire, Blake. And then two vampires had fed on her and she was trying to fight a blood bond. She was about as dumb as they come and it annoyed me how the shapeshifters are putting themselves in danger to save her and yet she sits there and calls them dorks and laughs in their faces. It was awfully amazing how quickly she could go from kissing Jimmy to wanting to be with Blake. I don’t think she was looking for Mr. Right, but instead for Mr. whoever is available at the moment. I have to agree with White Paul, I would have given her up to the vampires in a heartbeat.
As for the misfits, they just all kind of blended in together to me and really didn’t bring much to the story. I found the characters (Candy included) to be one-dimensional and boring. And whenever the misfits were talking I felt like I was in junior high boys locker room, where talks of large craps and penises sent them into a fit of giggles.
There were also several scenes in the book that I just didn’t understand the purpose of for instance, when the misfits were sitting around playing Dungeons and Dragons. When everyone was trying to figure out what game to use for the challenge I thought for sure that it was where the Dungeons and Dragons would come in, but nope they played basketball and left me scratching my head a little bit.
This book may appeal to those who like spoofs, but it just wasn’t my cup of AB positive.
http://openbooksociety.com/article/ma...
Beware of spoilers
Young Candy Shuler is fresh out of high school and looking for some fun. She uses a fake ID and her sexy outfit to get into the bars of her choice. Maybe she should have quit while she was ahead. In walks the biggest dork she’s ever seen, Rupert. He comes up beside her and offers to buy her a drink and then she sees a beautiful man in his place, the effects of a vampire’s glamour. She ends up leaving the bar with him and is later saved by another bar patron, Tinch, but not before Rupert bites her.
Tinch and his friend, Jimmy, are ready to take her home when they realize that Rupert hasn’t given up on Candy. He and his brother show up at the diner Tinch, Jimmy, and Candy stop off at and Rupert tries to reclaim Candy for his own. Tinch stays and fights as Jimmy runs Candy to safety. That is where Candy discovers her heroes are actually shapeshifters!
Tinch and Jimmy end up taking her to the kennel, a place where they live with a group of shapeshifters that call themselves the misfits. Tinch leaves to take care of some business and tells the others to stay put. But when Rupert starts calling Candy and making it clear that he knows where she is, the misfits know they have to do something.
They end up meeting with another vampire family that is willing to help them, but whose side are they really on?
When I first read the blurb to this book, I thought that maybe it would be written in a Christopher Moore’s love story style; crude humor and an interesting take on the vampire genre. Instead, I got what appears to be a spoof on all things vampires and werewolves. I saw many things that were reminiscent of Twilight and true blood, too much for me to believe it could possibly be accidental. From Tinch telling Candy that Rupert wanted to “do bad things to you” (queue up the True Blood theme song), to the treaty between the vampires and shapeshifters, and the vampire family that doesn’t eat humans named the Mullins and then having the Magister called in…there was just too much true blood and twilight stuff going on to be ignored. This felt like a Scary Movie type spoof of the vampire world. Unfortunately, I’ve never been a big fan of spoofs and this book was not an exception.
I found Candy to be VERY annoying. As I read on I felt that maybe even she was part of the spoof that she seemed to be a mix of Bella and Sookie. She was having trouble choosing between a nerdy shapeshifter and sexy vampire, Blake. And then two vampires had fed on her and she was trying to fight a blood bond. She was about as dumb as they come and it annoyed me how the shapeshifters are putting themselves in danger to save her and yet she sits there and calls them dorks and laughs in their faces. It was awfully amazing how quickly she could go from kissing Jimmy to wanting to be with Blake. I don’t think she was looking for Mr. Right, but instead for Mr. whoever is available at the moment. I have to agree with White Paul, I would have given her up to the vampires in a heartbeat.
As for the misfits, they just all kind of blended in together to me and really didn’t bring much to the story. I found the characters (Candy included) to be one-dimensional and boring. And whenever the misfits were talking I felt like I was in junior high boys locker room, where talks of large craps and penises sent them into a fit of giggles.
There were also several scenes in the book that I just didn’t understand the purpose of for instance, when the misfits were sitting around playing Dungeons and Dragons. When everyone was trying to figure out what game to use for the challenge I thought for sure that it was where the Dungeons and Dragons would come in, but nope they played basketball and left me scratching my head a little bit.
This book may appeal to those who like spoofs, but it just wasn’t my cup of AB positive.
http://openbooksociety.com/article/ma...
December 26, 2012
First off I would like to say that I am surprised that book is listed as a Paranormal Comedy. I didn't find it funny at all. It seems more like a Twilight fan fiction where the girl picks the lycan instead of the vampire. This type of story line is getting worn a little thin with the all of the vampire/lycan choices out there.
The writer also drags out the tired old scenerio of the main female character being a virgin and that makes her super special. Boring. What a sad thing for a character's only special quality is that she is a virgin. There was very little backstory to any of the characters. The only real plus to the book was that the pack of lycans were more than just werewolves. It was nice change to have the characters morph into a variety of animals which added some interest to the storyline.
This was a quick read which I got for free from amazon. I doubt that I will continue with the series.
The writer also drags out the tired old scenerio of the main female character being a virgin and that makes her super special. Boring. What a sad thing for a character's only special quality is that she is a virgin. There was very little backstory to any of the characters. The only real plus to the book was that the pack of lycans were more than just werewolves. It was nice change to have the characters morph into a variety of animals which added some interest to the storyline.
This was a quick read which I got for free from amazon. I doubt that I will continue with the series.
July 21, 2013
Despite seeing one star reviews for this book, I give 5 stars!
I really enjoyed reading this book. It actually managed to shock me in a few places but also made me want to slap Candy for being so silly.
I couldn't quite make my mind up with the whole Blake/Jimmy thing.. I really felt for Jimmy but when Candy was with Blake it just seemed right, the chemistry and a better match for her (I thought) but poor Jimmy had no clue.
Can't wait to see what the next book brings!
I really enjoyed reading this book. It actually managed to shock me in a few places but also made me want to slap Candy for being so silly.
I couldn't quite make my mind up with the whole Blake/Jimmy thing.. I really felt for Jimmy but when Candy was with Blake it just seemed right, the chemistry and a better match for her (I thought) but poor Jimmy had no clue.
Can't wait to see what the next book brings!
July 11, 2013
I was hoping that this book would actually be funny. it isn't :( This plays on the whole vampires can make you fall for them even when there not sexy. I mean dorky vamps and smelly werewolves. needless to say I was dissapointed. the concept could be good but there were no funny lines and mosy of the characters fell flat.
June 2, 2014
Well, it was better then Twilight. Now I realize that saying that is like saying "it hurt less than getting hit in the testicles with a sledgehammer" but I do mean it as a compliment. The characters, while the usual stereotypes for this sort of thing, at least had some personality, and the plot had the occasional gleam of originality. A fairly solid GR 2-star/Amazon 3-star book.
September 2, 2015
I have read worse but not many.
It was very terrible.
Like someone had an acid trip and then watched Twilight and got confused about whats going on. Then decided to write a book about it.
I don't think I liked any of the characters expect Jimmy and even he gets the shit end having to shift in to a donkey.
It was very terrible.
Like someone had an acid trip and then watched Twilight and got confused about whats going on. Then decided to write a book about it.
I don't think I liked any of the characters expect Jimmy and even he gets the shit end having to shift in to a donkey.
January 29, 2012
This was a spoof of the vampire genre...especially Twilight and True Blood. I found the main character, Candy, to be extremely annoying and ditzy. The characters had no depth and the story was pretty boring, in general.
October 30, 2012
I'm a few pages in and can't take anymore. So far it's painfully dumb and like her stripper name she's a bit slutty. Pass.
The writing was very young but it had a hint of adult content in it with the promise of more to follow.
December 10, 2011
This was a funny little spoof on the paranormal/rom genre.
April 29, 2013
I'd but the second one!
February 9, 2014
not as bad as all the other reviews say. I kind of enjoyed reading it and will get the second book
December 29, 2014
Could a book be even more cheesy??
January 30, 2017
Still a better love story than twigjlight.
But not much.
But not much.
November 20, 2013
Not particularly good, but nevertheless, I quite enjoyed it.
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