Archive for Vampire Books for Teens
The final book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer, called Breaking Dawn, is different in the fact that it’s divided into three parts. The first part of the vampire book begins with the long anticipated and awaited marriage of Edward and Bella. The happy couple go off on a romantic honeymoon to a very private and secluded island on the Brazilian coast. Of course, nothing ever happens like Bella and Edward expect. Two weeks after their nuptials, Bella figures out that she’s pregnant. Not only that, but the baby is developing faster than any normal baby would. Carlisle is contacted, confirms the pregnancy, and the couple head back to Forks, where Edward wants Bella to abort the child because he’s afraid she’s in danger. Bella, feeling a strong connection with the baby, refuses to do it and goes ahead with the pregnancy.
Part Two of Breaking Dawn is written from the point of view of Jacob Black. The news has gotten around that Bella is pregnant and that the baby is not exactly normal, since the pregnancy is progressing rapidly. His wolf pack decides that they need to kill both the child and Bella and get rid of any risk that it may pose. Jacob, despite the fact that he hates that she married Edward, decides he doesn’t like this idea and forms his own pack with Seth and Leah Clearwater. When Bella gives birth, the baby injures her badly, breaking bones and causing her to lose a lot of blood, since she is still human. Edward knows that the only thing he can do is to change her, so he injects the venom right into her heart and makes her a vampire. Complicating things further, Jacob is there when the baby is born and imprints on her immediately, meaning that Renesmee is his soul mate.
Part Three of Breaking Dawn goes back to Bella’s point of view. She’s very busy now, considering she’s a new mom with a super baby and a vampire to boot. Things get worse when Renesmee is thought to be a child who was turned into a vampire, which is something that is frowned upon by the Volturi. After a meddling vampire named Irina tells the Volturi this, they decide that both Renesmee and the whole Cullen clan need to be destroyed. Facing certain doom unless they do something, the Cullens rally other vampire clans from around the globe and ask them to witness for Renesmee. After confronted with evidence that Renesmee isn’t a human child that was turned into a vampire, the Volturi carry out the immediate execution of Irina. They would have killed Renesmee as well if it hadn’t been for Jasper and Alice, who had located another vampire just like her. The Volturi back off and the happy little family is able to live happily ever after, a great ending to an enthralling series.
I predict that the Twilight Saga will become a classic vampire book, especially among the young adult crowd. Get Breaking Dawn, the last book in the vampire series.
The third of the Twilight books in the series, Eclipse is a book that pretty much picks up where New Moon ended. Bella is facing the end of her high school years and graduation, and the fact that she is going to be leaving the town of Forks for good. The story that everyone is hearing is that she’s going to college, when the truth is that she plans to become immortal like Edward.
If you are someone who loves the drama and angst of love triangles, you are going to absolutely love Eclipse, because Bella is town between two men that would do just about anything for her.
First, there’s Jacob – her friend, her confidant, and a guy who she only thought of as the cute little boy next door until he turned into a big fluffy fur ball who sprouted mega muscles along with fur and fangs. Jacob worships her and would do just about anything for her, and in a perfect world they probably would have been together.
Then there’s Edward, the man of her dreams. He’s gorgeous, he’s hot, and he’s never going to grow old. How perfect is that? As soon as he gives her the ultimate love bite they can stay teenagers and live happily ever after.
Making this love triangle more complicated than it already is is the fact that Edward and Jacob hate one another. And we’re not just talking about the fact that they are both hot for her bod. We’re talking about an ancient war that has been going on for centuries. You see, werewolves and vampires are mortal enemies, and usually they try and kill one another.
So what is it that makes these mortal enemies not exactly kiss and make up but simply put aside their differences? Nothing more than the fact that there’s another big bad bloodsucker on the horizon that made a bunch of new vampires to terrorize Forks. You guessed it. Victoria’s back with a vengeance and she is not happy. So these two creatures that everyone thought didn’t exist decide to join forces to rid Forks of these unspeakable horrors. Unfortunately, while the battle ensues and Bella, Edward, and Jacob hide out, Jacob accidentally overhears that Bella and Edward are engaged and that she’s going to become a vampire. He throws a fit, threatens to join the fight and get himself killed(hmm, kind of sounds like Edward going to the Volturi, doesn’t it?), and to appease him, Bella kisses him. She then realizes that she loves him as well. After a few more complications, the battle ends and the result is that poor Jacob goes running off with his tail between his legs.
Despite all the teenage angst and the love triangle, this was really a good book with a good plot. It moved along well and it holds the reader’s attention like the other two Twilight books. It’s definitely one of the Twilight books that is worth reading and one that keeps you guessing til the end. It’s one of the Twilight books that a lot of teenagers can identify with.
Eclipse is now ON SALE at Amazon for less than 6 dollars!
Here are the new vampire books that have a March publication date. I’m really excited about these books because they include some great entries from some of my favorite authors like Chris Marie Green, Mario Acevedo and L.A. Banks.
Here we go!
Deep In The Woods by Chris Marie Green
With the female master of the London Underground in her hands, stuntwoman-turnedvampire hunter Dawn Madison must fight off her followers, a vicious pack of undead teenage girls who put the vamps Dawn had to deal with in Los Angeles to shame . . .
Werewolf Smackdown by Mario Acevedo
A sure-to-be-bloody civil war is brewing between rival werewolf factions, and private investigator Felix Gomez will do anything he can to make sure it doesn’t explode into a vicious battle that engulfs all creatures, living and dead. Between that, the sudden reappearance of an ex-girlfriend, and a gang of other vampires trying to take off his head, this is one rumble that Gomez, a fanged detective extraordinaire, may find hard to handle.
and Falling, Fly by Skyler White
In a dark and seedy underground of burned-out rock stars and angels-turned- vampires, a revolutionary neuroscientist and a fallen angel must put medicine against mythology in an attempt to erase their tortured pasts…but at what price?
Olivia, vampire and fallen angel of desire, is hopeless…and damned. Since the fall from Eden, she has hungered for love, but fed only on desire. Dominic O’Shaughnessy is a neuroscientist plagued by impossible visions. When his research and her despair collide at L’Otel Mathillide-a subterranean hell of beauty, demons, and dreams-rationalist and angel unite in a clash of desire and damnation that threatens to destroy them both.
Key To Justice by Talia Gryphon
Psychologist to the paranormal Gillian Key has a new patient. He is a vampire who calls himself Csangal, but he is also a creature hiding his true motives-and his true identity: Dracula.
Death Blows by D.D. Barant
FBI profiler Jace Valchek was pulled into this parallel realm to hunt for Aristotle Stoker, a human serial killer who preys on vampires and werewolves. Now she works for the National Security Agency of the Unnatural States of America - and her boss is a vampire.
At a bizarre crime scene, Jace finds a bloodsucker murdered by magic, fried to the bone and dressed in the costume of the comic book hero the Flash - a character who isn’t supposed to exist here. Comic books have been outlawed for their powers, including crossover spells like the one that transported Jace to this world. Soon, she’s following a trail of dead bodies into the sinister underworld of black-market comics - where a deranged madman gives new meaning to the term “super-villain” . . .
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
When Abraham Lincoln was nine years old, his mother died from an ailment called the “milk sickness.” Only later did he learn that his mother’s deadly affliction was actually the work of a local vampire, seeking to collect on Abe’s father’s unfortunate debts.
Using The Journal of Abraham Lincoln as a guide, the true life story of our great president is reconstructed for the first time—all while revealing the hidden history behind the Civil War, and uncovering the massive role vampires played in the birth, growth, and near-death of our nation.
Never Cry Werewolf by L.A. Banks
The last fight between the werewolf clans spilled onto the streets of New Orleans—and now the whole city’s on red alert. Martial law has gone into effect. Mediums, ghost hunters, and other supernatural pundits have taken over the media, swarming the Big Easy to expose the hard truth about lycanthropes. And to make matters worse, a beastly killer is clawing up humans…
Secret government operative Sasha Trudeau doesn’t like what she’s seeing—a series of brutal and bloody slayings that appear to be wolf-like attacks. It might be the work of a copy cat killer - a vampire or fae. But while Sasha races to find suspects and motives, the panic level is rising—and the city’s human population is clamoring for an all-out wolf hunt . . .
Don’t you love the holiday season?
This year, because vampires are so darn popular, I’m getting my friends gifts that are vampire-themed. If you have friends that love the undead, check out these cool stocking stuffers:
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Amazon Kindle. Read your vampire books on the Kindle. Now ON SALE! |
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True Blood DVD: The Complete First Season (HBO Series). Give the True Blood DVD to friends who don’t have HBO! They’ll definitely get hooked! |
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Twilight (Twilight Saga Book #1). This is the first Twilight book that started it all. |
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Sookie Stackhouse Box Set (Books 1-8). Get your True Blood fix – the books and the TV show are VERY different! |
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Twilight The Movie DVD, 2-Disc Special. The Bella and Edward craze started with this movie. |
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J.R. Ward Box Set (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series) (Books 1-6). These books have smokin’ hot vampires and a great fantasy storyline! |
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New Moon (Twilight Saga Book #2). This is the book that the current movie is based on. Hot werewolves! |
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True Blood 2010 Wall Calendar . Each month showcases a scene from the show! |
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A Touch Of Dead by Charlaine Harris. This book is a compilation of Sookie Stackhouse short stories. |
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Vampire Diaries: The Awakening & The Struggle (Books 1-2 ). This is a great young adult vampire series. |
NOTE: most items on this list qualifies for free shipping. That means no tax, no shipping costs and it gets delivered right to your doorstep!
Author Julie Kenner has written the perfect teen novel or, I guess I should say, the sequel to it, since it is the second book in her “Ghouls” series. Good Ghouls Do has a main character, Beth Frasier, who is a cheerleader, valedictorian, popularity queen (although she keeps saying she is not), and a vampire. She has the cutest boyfriend in the high school and a hot college guy trying hard to win her love. But, you know what they say, if something is too good to be true . . .
Beth has some problems. She thinks her gorgeous boyfriend is trying to kill her, and suspects that the hot college guy is a vampire hunter. She has to try and solve the secret to the formula that will allow a vampire to become a daywalker. And, on top of everything else, she has to kill her maker so she can return to her human form. You see she really wants her humanity back; who can live without hamburgers and fries?
You’d think this list of problems would be overwhelming for your average teenager – even a teen vampire – but Beth is smart and she has her best friend Jenny to help her. Oh, and did I mention that Beth had to turn Clayton, her high school boyfriend, into a vampire to save his life?
This means that if Clayton wants to be human again he has to kill his maker, Beth; not a good scenario when arrows and stakes keep appearing to be aimed at Beth. Very troublesome. Problems keep piling on for Beth but the biggest one is perhaps the most challenging: she has two dates to the Winter Dance and no dress to wear to the special event!
Despite the many issues Beth is working through, she’s funny and sarcastic through it all. It’s clear from reading the book that there’s a whole lot more in store for her in upcoming books. Having not read The Good Ghouls’ Guide to Getting Even, the first book in Julie Kenner’s series, I was concerned that there would be a learning curve to understanding the characters. But this was absolutely not the case. You don’t need to read the first book to understand Good Ghouls Do because it gives plenty of information to help the reader understand what has happened before. Although, since I enjoyed this one so much, my plan now is to go back and get the first one in the series, while waiting for the 3rd one to show up in the book store!
Good Ghouls Do is completely appropriate for both teen and adult readers. It’s one of those great crossover fantasy books that’s funny, suspenseful, full of mystery, and thoroughly entertaining. As such it gets my full recommendation.
Thanks to everyone who entered the Night Runner book giveaway contest. Night Runner by Max Turner is a great book and I wish I had enough copies for everyone!
Here are the lucky winners of this contest:
-Dawn M.
-Bailey
-Ashley
-Jessica S.
-Shannah
Please check your inboxes for an email from me. You have until midnight (EST) Wednesday, September 2nd to respond!
And thanks to the great folks at St. Martin’s Press for providing the books for this contest!
The Vampire Librarian
We’re giving away a free copy of Night Runner to 5 LUCKY READERS!
Night Runners is a new young adult fantasy by Max Turner. I just started reading it and thus far it’s action-packed and very entertaining. The book centers around Zack Thomson, a teenager on the run from evil.
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Here’s a description of the book: ”For Zack Thomson, living in the Nicholls Ward isn’t so bad. After his parents died, he developed strange and severe allergies, and the mental institution was the only place where he could be properly looked after. As strange as it was, it was home. He could watch as much television as he wanted; his best friend Charlie visited him often enough; and Nurse Ophelia–the prettiest no-nonsense nurse ever–sometimes took him bowling. It never once crossed Zack’s mind to leave…until the night someone crashed through the front doors and told him to run. Now he’s on a race for answers–about his past, his parents, and his strange sickness–even as every step takes him closer to the darkest of truths.” |
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Only one comment entry per person please. Open to residents of U.S. and Canada. The contest ends next Sunday, August 30th at 12:00 midnight (EST). The 5 winners will be randomly chosen Monday, August 31st using the Random Integer Generator software program.
Good luck!
In Zoey’s world, humans and vampires co-exist. So it’s not completely out of the ordinary when Zoey is “marked” by a vampire tracker one day at school. You see, humans with special abilities are selected in their teens to become vampires. Once marked, the teen is removed from human society and taken to a special boarding school called The House of Night. When Zoey is marked she tries to avoid the inevitable, but the longer she puts off going to the new school, the sicker she becomes. Zoey’s home life (in particular, her relationship with her stepfather) isn’t great so she’s not too unhappy to be leaving her old life.
Zoey’s first day at the House of Night starts out fairly well. She meets Nefret, a beautiful and extremely kind teacher (and High Priestess) at the school who decides to be Zoey’s mentor. Nefret, although a vampire, also has special intuitive powers. She immediately recognizes that Zoey is a special vampire fledgling and decides to take her under her wing.
Zoey quickly makes friends with several students. However, she soon meets Aphrodite, another student at the school who’s part of the “in” crowd. Do you remember the movies “The Heathers” or “Jawbreaker”? Aphrodite is like the leader of those girl groups. She’s beautiful but extremely cruel to her fellow students. She’s also the president of The Dark Daughters, an elitist group of female vampire fledglings at the school who engage in acts that aren’t completely ethical. Aphrodite initially shows some interest in being Zoey’s friend but eventually turns against her when she thinks a former boyfriend is interested in Zoey. Zoey doesn’t let Aphrodite get to her but she makes it her mission to expose Aphrodite’s actions to the school.
Meanwhile, Zoey quickly adjusts to her new life, classes, and her teachers. She makes new friends, is “chosen” by a temperamental cat to be its new master, and meets a handsome young guy who seems genuinely interested in Zoey as a person. Sure, it seems odd sleeping during the day and attending classes at night but after awhile it becomes second nature.
It’s important to note that not every teen that’s Marked actually becomes a vampire. Some kids don’t survive The Change and die.
Or do they?
I really liked this fantasy book, which is the first installment in the House of Night series. The storyline as written by P.C. and Kristin Cast (mother and daughter respectively) is nicely paced and thoroughly engrossing. It’s clear early on that Zoey is developing unusual powers. We’re not entirely certain what they are, but that’s part of the attraction of this book. It makes us want to learn more about Zoey and what lies ahead for her.
This is very much a young adult, coming of age fantasy book but it written such that it works well for both young and older adults. Because of a graphic scene near the start of the book it’s probably not appropriate for teens younger than 16 but it’s a great read for the older crowd. While reading the book I couldn’t help but think of the Harry Potter series (which also centers around a strong character at a boarding school with special powers, whose fate isn’t entirely known during the first books) however that’s where the similarities end. The book stands alone as a solid new addition to the young adult vampire book category and is sure to appeal to fantasy book lovers at large. Check prices
