The Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion

The Vampire Diaries:

The Fury and Dark Reunion

By L.J. Smith

Elena: transformed, the golden girl has become what she once feared and desired.

Stefan: tormented by losing Elena, he's determined to end his feud with Damon once and for all—whatever the cost. But slowly he begins to realize that his brother is not his only enemy.

Damon: at last, he possesses Elena. But will his thirst for revenge against Stefan poison his triumph? Or can they come together to face one final battle?

Collected here in one edition are the third and fourth volumes of The Vampire Diaries, a riveting conclusion to the tale of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them.

This is a much darker story than the first two books in the series. I thought I had the story line pegged when it came to Dark Reunion, and was mad because I thought it was just too predictable... wrong! I was wrong, and I don't say that often, lol!

Makes me wonder what I would do if I was in any of these characters shoes, I suppose you just find the strength when evil is breathing down your neck, no pun intended... well maybe a little!

It is going to be awhile before I pick up the other book in this series, because I am sure there is going to be a long wait at the library, heading to put it on my list now.

I am giving this book

and it falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge
* Vampire Diaries Challenge
** I have received nothing for posting this review, this book was picked up from my local library on my own free will! **

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Until next time...
Happy Reading!

Twilight: Review

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Oh please you can't really be expecting me to review this book, everyone and their mother knows about this book. I am pretty sure there is only a few people who have not read this book, but trust they have heard about it.

In fact I just read this book for the second time, and I read it just as fast this go around as I did the first time. 24 hours to read 563 pages.

Okay, so I will humor people and rate the book... surprise suprise I am giving Twilight 5 stars! I will add it to my reading challenges though....

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge

* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge

* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge

Until next time...
Happy Reading!

How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire

How to Marry a Millionair Vampire

( Love at Stake Series #1)

by Kerrelyn Sparks

genre: Fiction

pages: 371

first line: Roman Dragnesti knew someone had quietly entered his home office.

published: 2005

So what if he's a bit older and usually regards a human female as dinner, not a dinner date?

Roman Draganesti is charming, handsome, rich... he's also a vampire. But this vampire just lost one of his fangs sinking his teeth into something he shouldn't have. Now he has one night to find a dentist before his natural healing abilities close the wound, leaving him a lop-sided eater for all eternity.

Things aren't going well for Shanna Whelan, either. After witnessing a gruesome murder, she's next on the mob's hit list. And her career as a dentist appears to be on a downward spiral because she's afraid of blood. When Roman rescues her from an assassination attempt, she wonders if she's found the one man who can keep her alive. Though the attraction between them is immediate and hot, can Shanna conquer her fear of blood to fix Roman's fang? And if she does, what will prevent Roman from using his fangs on her....?

This was a great book, little slow at the start ( first chapter) but it was hard to put it down after that. Plus added bonus, men in kilts! HA!

How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire gets 4 stars.

This book falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge

Can you tell I am trying to hammer out the Paranormal Challenge!

Until next time...
Happy Reading!

Undead and Unwelcome: Review

Undead and Unwelcome

by Mary Janice Davidson

Betsy Taylor has problems that only a vampire queen/suburban wife could possibly understand. Such as taking the body of her werewolf friend Antonia—who died in her service—to Cape Cod, where she's not sure if the Wyndham werewolves will welcome her with fangs or friendship. Meanwhile, her posse back in St. Paul is sending frantic e-mails alerting Betsy to her half-sister's increasingly erratic behavior. Looks like the devil's daughter is coming into her own—and raising hell.

Tsk Tsk Tsk!

I love this series, and waited on pins nad needles for me turn at the library to get my hands on a copy of this book. It fell short! Just seemed rushed and not thought out.

Queen Betsy, I expect so much more out of you...

I am giving this book 2 stars!

Undead and Unwelcome fall into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge
* Vampire 2009 Reading Challenge

Until next time...
Happy Reading!

The Coffin Club: Review

The Coffin Club

( #5 in Vampire Kisses)

by Ellen Schreiber

Product Description

There's a hot new underground club in town . . . but membership lasts an eternity.

It's summer break, and Raven knows she should stay put in Dullsville until her immortal love returns. But when she decides to go after Alexander, she can't resist a visit to her favorite Goth-spot, The Coffin Club. Sneaking inside, Raven is shocked to discover a secret door that leads to the entrance of another hidden club. There's something peculiar about this cryptic hangout—and it's too enticing for Raven to resist. Soon a dangerous battle for the club's rule erupts between Alexander's old nemesis and a mysterious new guy.

Can Raven avoid the clash before her curiosity lands her in serious trouble?

Something about these two main characters drawl you into them, they are endearing ( if only from a mother's view, since I am clearly to old to be their sidekicks!).

I do love how each book ends with you waiting for the next book, which was fine until this book, because I am still waiting for my turn on the 6th book in the series....eek!

I am giving The Coffin Club 4 stars!

This book falls into these reading challenges....

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge

* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge

* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge

* Vampire 2009 Reading Challenge

Until next time...
Happy Reading!

Dance with a Vampire: Review

Dance With a Vampire

( Vampire Kisses #4 )

by Ellen Schreiber

Synopsis:

The most important night of the year is drawing near . . . but not without a little trouble from the Underworld
Dullsville's newest night-faring intruder may be only a tween, but Raven knows that Valentine Maxwell, the younger sibling of two nefarious vampires, is a full-size menace. Valentine becomes even more of a threat when he befriends her brother, Billy. Raven must try to shield Billy, even as the biggest excitement of the year approaches: attending prom with her immortal love, Alexander. And while Alexander is one kind of vampire—sweet—Raven soon learns Valentine is another.
Could Valentine somehow know Raven's private thoughts about turning into a vampire?


In this, the 4th book in the "Vampire Kisses" series, Raven and her vampire boyfriend, Alexander, have run off Jagger and Luna, but now they face a new, and yet frighteningly familiar enemy. Jagger and Luna Maxwell's pre-teen brother, Valentine, has prematurely escaped the confines of his Romanian coffin and is now on the prowl in Dullsville. Valentine's targets seem very specific. He pursues Raven's family, especially her younger brother, Billy. Her parents are enamored of this young man, who is a surprisingly different choice of friend for Billy. Raven and Alexander must go to great lengths to discover Valentine's true motives for being in Dullsville and separate Valentine and Billy before Billy becomes one of the undead.

At the same time, Raven struggles with normal teenage challenges—like asking her boyfriend to a school dance. She also faces some not so normal challenges. How can she decorate her locker with pictures of Alexander?

Can she leave her family behind to start her life with Alexander, and is that what she really wants? It is an entertaining, quick read for lovers of gothic or vampire stories. It has elements of romance without being too mushy.

I am giving Dance with a Vampire 4 stars.

This book falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge
* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge
* Vampire 2009 Reading Challenge

Until next time...
Happy Reading!

Vampireville : Review

Vampireville

by Ellen Schreiber

Third in the series, Vampire Kisses

Can Raven stop Dullsville from becoming Vampireville?

For goth-girl Raven, dating her dream boyfriend is complicated, especially because Alexander's secret means they can only meet at night. And now they must be extra wary, with Alexander's archrival, Jagger, creeping around town. Then Jagger's exquisitely pale sister Luna also surfaces—and seems to have her sights on Raven's own longtime nemesis. Raven and Alexander must begin a terrifying hunt for Jagger and Luna's secret hideout. Can they drive them away before Dullsville is eternally threatened by these menaces from the Underworld?

Out of the first three books, this one fell a tad short for me. It still made me want to pick up the 4th book in the series, so I still held onto faith that it would pick back up!

I will give this book 3 stars.

Vampireville falls into these challenges....

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge

* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge

* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge

* Vampire 2009 Reading Challenge

Until next time...
Happy Reading!

Kissing Coffins: Review

Kissing Coffins

By Ellen Schreiber

Product Description

Not far from Dullsville, someone's lurking in the dark. . . .
After meeting the handsome and shadowy Alexander Sterling, goth-girl Raven's dark world has a bright, new glow. But as in her favorite movie, Kissing Coffins, Raven knows that love always has its complications, especially when Alexander has a big secret to guard.

When Alexander suddenly disappears, Raven leaves Dullsville to begin a dangerous search to find him. Can she stay safe, no matter who—or what—she encounters on the way?

This book reminded me a lot of the Twilight series, and no I have no idea which came first. Still was a fast read, and I have grown attached to these two teenagers, so I am giving this book 4 out of 5 stars.

Kissing Coffins falls into these reading challenges....

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge
* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge
* Vampire 2009 Reading Challenge

I have been reading up a storm but not updating so be ready I am going to see if I can get caught up on this blog in the next two days....

Until next time...
Happy Reading!

Vampire Kisses: Review

Vampire Kisses

by Ellen Schneiber

Product Description

A new guy in town.
Rumors of vampires.
Dangerous first love.
This is where it all begins. . . .
The mansion on top of Benson Hill has stood empty for years. But one day it seems to be occupied, and its mysterious, handsome inhabitant Alexander Sterling becomes the source of much talk around town. Raven, a vampire-obsessed Goth-girl who has always considered herself an outsider in "Dullsville," is determined to uncover the truth surrounding the secretive Alexander. As she gets to know him, and their spark intensifies, Raven finds herself in some unanticipated situations. Can Alexander make her lifelong dream come true? But love always has its complications—especially when it can only be awakened at nightfall.

Fast read.... and cute.... who could forget their first love??!?!?

I will give this book 4 out of 5 stars.

This book falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* 2009 Young Adult Book Challenge

* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge

* Vampire 2009 Reading Challenge

Until next time...
Happy Reading!

Vampire 2009 Reading Challenge

So this is from It's All About Books -

What?

For the Vampire Challenge you will read books with vampires - romance, YA, paranormal, mysteries - anything, as long as there's a or two (or more) vampire in it.

When?

The challenge will start January 1, 2009 and end December 31, 2009.

How?

The goal is to read 2+ books with vampires in 2009, that's it. It's fairly easy, I think.

For some inspiration check out my post on vampires in books.

To sign up, click here.

And here is my list:

1. Undead and Unreturnable by Mary Janice Davidson

2. Evernight by Claudia Gray
3. Undead and Unpopular by Mary Janice Davidson

4.Undead and Uneasy by Mary Janice Davidson
5. Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine Harris

6. Undead and Unworthy by Mary Jancie Davidson

7. Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber

8. Kissing Coffins by Ellen Schreiber

9. Vampireville by Ellen Schreiber

10. Dance with a Vampire by Ellen Schreiber

11. The Coffin Club by Ellen Schreiber

12. Undead and Unwelcomed by Mary Janice Davidson

13. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

14. Twilight- Stephenie Meyer

15. Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle by LJ Smith

16. Vampire Diaries: The Fury & Dark Reunion- LJ Smith

Once I turn the book into a link, it means the book as been read, click on it to see the review!

I'm going for 15 and I am saying this number because I already have some I have read this year, and plenty more in my pile that fall into this theme.

Until next time...
Happy Reading!