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Perhaps appropriate, the latest film in the “Twilight” franchise follows hot on the literary heels of a trilogy in some ways intended as its antithesis. Guillermo del Toro, the visionary film director behind “Hellboy” “Mimic” and “Pan’s Labyrinth,” makes no secret of his desire to see vampires portrayed as monsters. He openly rejected the more …
Some months ago, the title “The Moth Diaries” by Rachel Klein wandered into my awareness. A rave review from a friend whose tastes I often share, then news of a joint Irish-Canadian film production (the finished movie, now at the Venice Film Festival, is looking for a distributor) in various locations, including Fangoria magazine and …
This vampire book with what may be the longest title ever is by author Laura L. Enright, and as I’m sure you can guess, Vampires’ Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Bloodthirsty Biters, Stake-wielding Slayers, and Other Undead Oddities is a book packed full awesomely awesome vampire lists. There are lists on the top …
After two very long years of waiting the latest book in the Cassandra Palmer series is finally out! Hunt the Moon by Karen Chance is the fifth book in the series and it was definitely worth the ridiculously long wait. The Cassandra Palmer series tells the tale of Cassie, a powerful clairvoyant who not only …
Book review time! Werewolf Descent is the second book in the Last Witch Series by Elizabeth J. Kolodziej, the first being Vampyre Kisses which I read and reviewed last year. I absolutely loved Vampyre Kisses and began reading Werewolf Descent with my hopes high. Luckily, Elizabeth didn’t disappoint. Werewolf Descent tells the story of Faith …
I know I know, you’re all probably thinking “great another clichéd vampire mashup,” but I assure you, this one is unlike any other, because while it is the tale of Sleeping Beauty retold with vampires, it is also a ‘choose your own path’ book. Some of you may remember these from when you were a …
So Dear Readers, I just finished reading Aleron, the first novel in Kane’s Strigoi series, a novel in which the author weaves a historical story of blood, death and immortality – the three things every vampire story needs. Kane’s debut novel chronicles Aleron’s life as a mortal, his death and his rebirth as an immortal …
Black Heart is the fourth book in the Vampirates series, a series which tells the tale of vampire pirates! It follows the adventures of two teenage twins, Grace and Connor Tempest, after they are shipwrecked and rescued by two very different ships. Connor is rescued by an ordinary pirate ship, while Grace is saved by …
It’s book review time Dear Readers! The Truth about Vampires by Theresa Meyers is a vampire romance that tells the tale of Kristin Reed and Dmitri Dionotte, a reporter looking for a big story and a vampire that’ll give it to her. Kristin, the classic tough chick with daddy issues, is looking for her breakout …
Back in my teen years I was absolutely in love with Amelia Atwater-Rhodes’ vampire novels, and I still am, so I was pretty geeked when I learned that she was coming out with All Just Glass, a sequel to Shattered Mirror, the story of a vampire hunter and the vampire she falls for. In spite …
Deborah Harkness, a professor of history at the University of Southern California, is the brilliant author behind “A Discovery of Witches,” an incredibly innovative and enchanting novel about a witch and a magical manuscript that changes her life forever. “A Discovery of Witches is the story of a lost alchemical manuscript—Ashmole 782—and its discovery. The …
It’s book review time Dear Readers! Today’s book is Makandal’s Legacy by C G S Millworth, a vampire novel which gives vampire fans something new, a dark story inspired by a Haitian legend. “Francois Makandal fought a battle for freedom from the world of slavery in which he lived. We learn that he asked the …
That’s right darklings, you’ve got a double dose of awesome today – a review AND a book giveaway! Woot! “Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead,” a collection edited by Nancy Kilpatrick of 23 short stories and 1 poem, has been declared one of the 5 top Barnes and Noble Vampire releases of 2010, an …
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes’ novel Persistence of Memory tells the tale of 16-year-old Erin Misrahe, who wants nothing more than to be a normal teenager. But that’s easier said than done for a girl that has spent the last eight years of her life in a psych ward. For years, she has always been overcome by her …
Book review time! Today’s book is Vampyre Kisses, the debut novel by Elizabeth J. Kolodziej. I’ll admit it, when I saw the book the first thought that crept into my head was “great, another cliché unoriginal vampire love story.” But boy was I wrong, so very very wrong. A few pages into reading I came …
So faithful readers, I just finished reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, the upcoming novel by Seth Grahame-Smith (the author of the famed Pride and Prejudice and Zombies). Before I get into all the fun-filled review details let me just say that this book is hands down the best I have read this year. You’re hooked …
“Vampire! The very word conjures up visions of ruined castles, of enigmatic, pale skinned nobleman shrouded in dark cloaks, of slumbering beauties being bloodily ravished by supernatural, nocturnal creatures. But just how accurate is that picture? Today , people’s perceptions of vampires have been shaped by programs, movies and books such as Buffy The Vampire …