3.77 AVERAGE

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Funny and original ^-^

An adult alternative to Twilight

This book was everything I wanted it to be. I needed a goofy, funny story as sort of a reprieve from the sad, serious, sometimes nonfiction I've been reading lately. This book was written in the mid-nineties, so it was pretty interesting to read about how the story progressed before computers and cell phones. I especially loved when the author described the outfits (think original 90210!!). The story itself was good, I liked how it had some twists and turns that spiced things up. I am going to enjoy reading the other two books in the series between my serious ones.

Hmm. I really like most of Moore's book. The Lust Lizard and The Serpent of Venice being some of my favourites. That being said, this one was one the weakest I read so far.
The main characters are poor, and as someone mentioned, quite intolerable. The storyline is laughable and the plot is a mix between a teenage love drama and a soft save the world / kill the bad guy scenario.
The saving grace is Moore's side characters and a underlying hint of humanity's vile seediness. There are a plethora of metaphors that show that often humans are the real fiends. This book has multiple scenes related to rape, homophobia, necrophilia, corrupt cops, petty crime, drugs, homeless people dying on the streets, low end jobs, abusing minority groups, etc. All of these scenes are depicted as lighthearted as if Moore was talking about candy canes and carnivals, and that is what makes this book more horrifying than any mention of vampires.
Overall a quick read, at times funny, and at other times chilling, only for the wrong reasons.
funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Most people who are turned into vampires against their will are angry and want revenge right away. Not Jody. She is more annoyed that this will interfere with her daytime activities. So she finds a man who works graveyard shifts to do her daytime bidding, and maybe they will fall in love. If you are looking for a serious vampire love story, this is not it. It's silly and campy but fun.

This is a humorous vampire book with an evil old vampire which creates a new vampire (the FMC) who befriends a young man (19...she's 26) to help her get shit done because she can only be out from dusk to dawn. The man, Tommy, is an aspiring writer and the most naive dude ever. I had a hard time getting into him. I had a had time getting into the woman, too. I enjoyed her trying to figure everything out but other than that I don't really get her, either. The book is funny but in a way that seemed like it was trying to be funny. I couldn't tell if the woman was just playing tommy or if she really liked him. Because at first she was definitely playing him.

According to reviews the next two books are better and I may give them a try, but idk. Maybe tommy is better as a vampire (he gets turned into one at the end of this book)

This was the first book I've read by Christopher Moore. It's definitely a different kind of vampire book that shows a different relationship view. The passage of time is strange because it makes it seem like only days are passing and the next thing you hear, weeks have passed. Other than that, the book is definitely interesting and comical. I enjoyed it.

I have always had an interest in the topic and stories of vampires. This story was no exception. Just like the first book by this author that I read, this story is unique with witty and funny dialogue and some really interesting characters and a bloody good twist of events.

Yes that pun was intended.

C Thomas Flood arrives in the big smoke with his typewriter, looking for the adventure and angst that will make him a great writer. Jody finds herself stuck with another loser boyfriend and after waking up dead figures she needs to change her life. Cue a fabulous love story à la Moore. Funny as always, couldn’t put it down.

Primer libro de una trilogía de vampiros de la mano de Christopher Moore. ¿Qué puedes esperar? Lenguaje mordaz, personajes excéntricos, situaciones absurdas… ¿Lo cumple? Sí, pero… Tengo un pero. En realidad es culpa de mis expectativas, y es que habiendo leído antes a Moore y teniendo el cuenta el boom de la literatura vampírica juvenil esperaba algo más… sarcástico, diferente, impactante.

¿Por qué tres ⭐? Porque aunque he de reconocer que la historia es entretenida y, habiendo terminado ya la trilogía, que mejora en las siguientes entregas, se me queda demasiado simple, demasiado… preparación del terreno para lo que va después.

Comentario quisquilloso: ¿quién decide la traducción de los títulos? Sinceramente, no veo que La sanguijuela de mi niña tenga mucho que ver con la historia. El título original es Bloodsucking Fiends, algo así como (si no me equivoco) “demonios chupasangres”, un título que, a mi modo de ver tiene mucho más sentido, gancho y es mucho más propio de la lengua del Emperador.