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hufflepuffbiologybuff's review against another edition
4.0
This was a good Vampire book; way different from all of the Twilight bull.
jknani's review against another edition
3.0
what i learned from this book is... vamps watch out for water!! lol no it was a good book very "could be real" fiction!!
impybelle's review against another edition
5.0
Okay, you'll either get and love Vampire High or you won't. If you don't, don't feel too bad. You probably don't get a lot of things people find funny and you're used to it by now.
Luckily, before the first chapter ends, you'll know whether this is the book for you. In fact, I think by the third page you should know. Either you're laughing at how horrible Cody's doing in school or you're completely lost.
This is my second read through of the book and it's just as funny and just as good as I remembered. Every time things get a little too out there, something comes along to anchor the storyline in reality.
It's also interesting to see how the town is seperated, vampire from human, and how any attempt to cross the lines is met with polite hostility.
There are worse ways to spend your afternoon.
Luckily, before the first chapter ends, you'll know whether this is the book for you. In fact, I think by the third page you should know. Either you're laughing at how horrible Cody's doing in school or you're completely lost.
This is my second read through of the book and it's just as funny and just as good as I remembered. Every time things get a little too out there, something comes along to anchor the storyline in reality.
It's also interesting to see how the town is seperated, vampire from human, and how any attempt to cross the lines is met with polite hostility.
There are worse ways to spend your afternoon.
lbolte's review against another edition
3.0
One of the first vampire books I read. It's good and the vampires in this are different than the usual vampires.
clarissa_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Vampire High is a refreshing take on vampires. It was nice to know that an entertaining vampire novel can be written without sex or death and still be good! An overall fun read.
jkaynani's review against another edition
3.0
what i learned from this book is... vamps watch out for water!! lol no it was a good book very "could be real" fiction!!
bookishdea's review against another edition
4.0
I ended up really liking this book. It was cute and I liked how it was free from a lot of the popular vampire tropes in YA fiction. The fact that there was little/no romance was great. I'm definitely going to recommend this to my brother, who is always on the look-out for YA that is not scary and has a guy MC.
eatonaly's review against another edition
4.0
I've been attempting to exercise, which here at my parents' house involves me going on my parents' stationary bike in our creepy basement. There's an old TV down there, but I get pretty bored, so I usually bring a book too (to be totally honest, sometimes I play Temple Run 2). Basically, I have to distract myself in as many ways as possible to make my legs pedal. Unsurprisingly, this environment is not conducive to books that actually require focus. So, today I grabbed Vampire High by Douglas Rees from my ol' high school shelf and got reading (and calorie-burnin')!
Disclaimer: This book bears no relation, as far as I know, to a TV series of the same name. Apparently, though, there is a sequel to this book (Vampire High: Senior Year) which I totally intend to pick up. Man, I'll be fit.
So, the book centers around a kid named Cody who lives in Massachusetts and transfers to a public school called Vlad Dracul. Not much of a surprise that almost all of the kids there are vampires. I love books about high school (especially boarding schools!), and Vampire High checks off that box with its odd teachers and depictions of social drama. Also, the book lets the reader make lots of jokes about buttoned-up New Englanders who are secretly vampires (those are jokes people make, right?).
The book is 226 pages and I sped through it in about an hour (not spent entirely on the bike, as I spent some of that time distracting myself with Jeopardy). It would take longer, of course, for younger readers, who I think would like it a lot. The characters are fun and this kid's struggles are real - the vampires are naturally strong and academically inclined, leaving this average American in the dust. Rees also does a good job of bringing in Bram Stoker as a foolish non-vampire who tricked Dracula and his contemporaries into trusting him before he twisted and published their story. "Bram" and "stoker" are, in this world, two of the worst insults for a non-vampire. In short, the book is a fun read for any adult and a great the-supernatural-is-real experience for anyone younger.
Yes, higher than A Series of Unfortunate Events, but mostly because I expect less of this book. A quirky and intelligent quick read, perhaps for the beach (or, more relevantly, a gloomy day spent on the couch). Better vampires than Twilight.
Disclaimer: This book bears no relation, as far as I know, to a TV series of the same name. Apparently, though, there is a sequel to this book (Vampire High: Senior Year) which I totally intend to pick up. Man, I'll be fit.
So, the book centers around a kid named Cody who lives in Massachusetts and transfers to a public school called Vlad Dracul. Not much of a surprise that almost all of the kids there are vampires. I love books about high school (especially boarding schools!), and Vampire High checks off that box with its odd teachers and depictions of social drama. Also, the book lets the reader make lots of jokes about buttoned-up New Englanders who are secretly vampires (those are jokes people make, right?).
The book is 226 pages and I sped through it in about an hour (not spent entirely on the bike, as I spent some of that time distracting myself with Jeopardy). It would take longer, of course, for younger readers, who I think would like it a lot. The characters are fun and this kid's struggles are real - the vampires are naturally strong and academically inclined, leaving this average American in the dust. Rees also does a good job of bringing in Bram Stoker as a foolish non-vampire who tricked Dracula and his contemporaries into trusting him before he twisted and published their story. "Bram" and "stoker" are, in this world, two of the worst insults for a non-vampire. In short, the book is a fun read for any adult and a great the-supernatural-is-real experience for anyone younger.
Yes, higher than A Series of Unfortunate Events, but mostly because I expect less of this book. A quirky and intelligent quick read, perhaps for the beach (or, more relevantly, a gloomy day spent on the couch). Better vampires than Twilight.
xeni's review against another edition
4.0
Although written simply, this young adult (or perhaps even children's) novel was bright, charming and a refreshing take on the whole "teenage vampires" phenomena.
Cody is one of your typical teenage hero's: he has ideals and desires and he will pursue them to the end, even if it means embarrassment, penalties or other negative rewards. But what the main character was lacking in personality, Rees made up in writing style, primarily the use of humor.
I really enjoyed this book, although it was written for a younger audience (I'd say 3rd to 5th grade reading level). It made an enjoyable read for the day.
Cody is one of your typical teenage hero's: he has ideals and desires and he will pursue them to the end, even if it means embarrassment, penalties or other negative rewards. But what the main character was lacking in personality, Rees made up in writing style, primarily the use of humor.
I really enjoyed this book, although it was written for a younger audience (I'd say 3rd to 5th grade reading level). It made an enjoyable read for the day.