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eesh25's review
1.0
1.5 Star
So... by the time I review the first book, I'd already read this one. And in my review of book 1, I posted a spoiler free glimpse of my opinions for this book. Here they are:
"don't read the sequel. I'm not writing a full review for the sequel but I'll give you a non-spoiler glimpse.
Thomas: Hey Colby, you okay?
Colby: *storms off in a rage* *How dare he be concerned! He thinks I'm weak. I'm not weak. Thomas is an asshole! I'm never talking to him!*
That's basically it (it's getting 1 star). Safe to say, I hated Colby. She was always making stupid assumptions, she was self-absorbed, vain, inconsiderate, bratty, about as mature as a 5-year-old, and dumber than a sac of potatoes. Also safe to say, I'm not reading the third, and last, book."
I think that pretty accurately describes how I feel. Additionally, I didn't like the story, got tired of the writing and narrative and wish I'd stopped at book 1.
The half star is for Piper.
mehsi's review against another edition
3.0
Some months ago I read the first book and it was good. Now I read the second book, and again it was good. I liked trying to figure out who . Also loved the relationship between Thomas and Colby, though I sometimes wish they would talk more instead of being angry at each other.
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was targeting the half bloods and who killed one of the girls therexoxotawnydee's review
3.0
3.5 Stars
This one was definitely better than the last one which kinda makes me sad that neither I nor my libraries have a copy of the third book. It'd be nice to find out if it gets even better.
I think my status updates show my reactions to this book better than I could if I tried to explain it all.
16% "I may possibly take back anything negative I said about Colby if this Ileana Romanov chick doesn't GTFO herself."
30% "I'm going to have to agree with Piper on this one... ouch."
46% "Ugh. Bitch. I don't care if you're mad that your boyfriend has your best interests at heart. You don't kiss someone else. Ughhhh."
58% "You win. Wasn't expecting that."
66% "If you'd just shut your gob you'd get that action you want so bad."
All in all, it was much better. I wasn't completely expecting the ending, and I would even recommend this book to people older than fourteen. Colby wasn't as immature in this book, though she still makes me want to tear my hair out most of the time. I was glad to know that she is able to stick up for herself. Slightly annoyed that she kept complaining about not getting any action when she was the reason for that. That big mouth of hers is going to get her into some serious trouble one day.
This one was definitely better than the last one which kinda makes me sad that neither I nor my libraries have a copy of the third book. It'd be nice to find out if it gets even better.
I think my status updates show my reactions to this book better than I could if I tried to explain it all.
16% "I may possibly take back anything negative I said about Colby if this Ileana Romanov chick doesn't GTFO herself."
30% "I'm going to have to agree with Piper on this one... ouch."
46% "Ugh. Bitch. I don't care if you're mad that your boyfriend has your best interests at heart. You don't kiss someone else. Ughhhh."
58% "You win. Wasn't expecting that."
66% "If you'd just shut your gob you'd get that action you want so bad."
All in all, it was much better. I wasn't completely expecting the ending, and I would even recommend this book to people older than fourteen. Colby wasn't as immature in this book, though she still makes me want to tear my hair out most of the time. I was glad to know that she is able to stick up for herself. Slightly annoyed that she kept complaining about not getting any action when she was the reason for that. That big mouth of hers is going to get her into some serious trouble one day.
belalucy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
[reread] fun and goofy, this one definitely reminds me more of college arc buffy
booklife4life's review
2.0
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Basic Info
Format: Paperback
Pages/Length: 239pgs
Genre: Young Adult; Vampire
Reason For Reading: Challenge
At A Glance
Love Triangle/Insta Love/Obsession?: No
Cliff Hanger: No
Triggers: n/a
Rating: 1.5 stars
Score Sheet
All out of ten
Cover: 7
Plot: 4
Characters: 0
World Building: 5
Flow: 4
Series Congruity: 7
Writing: 5
Ending: 2
Total: 3
In Depth
Best Part: It's super short
Worst Part: The MC hurts me so
Thoughts Had: That ending was too quick!
Conclusion
Continuing the Series: Eh
Recommending: No
Short Review: RANT TIME! Yes please throw a grad A 3yr old tantrum after finally having sex with the guy. Are you kidding me?! First you spend all of book 1 complaining about it, then most of this book you were going against everything he told you and left him standard in another state! And for some reason he still wants to have sex with you and that's how you freaking act afterwards. Bitch get the freak out! You are a freaking child if you want to act like this. Ugh.
Misc.
Book Boyfriend: Thomas
Best Friend Material: Piper!
Review in GIF Form:
angrybookworm's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Funny and an easy read. I love vampires and having been in a sorority this was really cute and funny to me. I would recommend this to younger audiences
becxreadz's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Liked
*Thomas is a great character
*Little more plot to this story
*Entertaining
*College aged characters
Disliked
*The "I'm not like other girl" trope
*Colby creates drama with Thomas where none is needed
*Again why this 80yo vamp thinks Colby is mature is beyond me cause she isn't
*Thomas is a great character
*Little more plot to this story
*Entertaining
*College aged characters
Disliked
*The "I'm not like other girl" trope
*Colby creates drama with Thomas where none is needed
*Again why this 80yo vamp thinks Colby is mature is beyond me cause she isn't
shutupnread's review
4.0
The Half-Blood Vampire series are great for something light and fun. All of the books go by quickly so it’s very easy to read them all in a very short time span. They’re funny and engaging; however, a bit unrealistic especially after Colby becomes a vampire. The fact that her family and “best” friend, Piper, didn’t seem fazed by this fact is just absurd.
Colby is the main character in this series and she gets assaulted by this vampire, gets thrown off this ravine and becomes a vampire. The first thing she does? Goes straight home and accidentally scares her mom which made her cut herself with a knife at the time and then Colby proceeds to lick/suck the blood from her mom. What did her mom do? Seem a bit dazed but accepting of the fact. WHAT. I’m pretty sure if I was the mom, I would not be so calm about the fact that my daughter just sucked my blood. And not only that, her father then made her a specific fang headgear because her canines were taken out for braces when she was younger and therefore she had no canines and therefore, no fangs. Two problems with this. One, a lot of my friends had gotten braces when they were younger and none of them had ever gotten their canines removed – that is just so bizarre. Granted, I am not an orthodontist nor am I an expert in this field but regardless, that’s a tad strange. Second, how can she even walk around with that headgear? She would have to carry it with her just so she can eat. She’s clearly not going to wear it on a daily basis because imagine, a fang headgear would certainly turn some heads. This series is great and it’s funny but there are lot of small things that either don’t make sense, seem off or just plain ridiculous.
Nonetheless, Colby did grow up a lot in this series. She went from a somewhat shallow typical cheerleader to becoming the Protector of other half-bloods and she certainly grew into that role. There were definitely tons of obstacles in her path but she managed to overcome them with her own charm and wit. She was easy to like but to me, she was also a little slow. A lot of antagonists in the books were quite obvious from the beginning and even one of her sorority girls was able to pick it up from the get-go but not Colby. In fact, she was totally in the dark and didn’t realize anything until the end. I guess, she is still the stereotypical “blond chick”.
Piper, Colby’s best friend, was not even her friend in the beginning of the first book. They were neighbors and were friends when they were younger but slowly grew apart as they grew up and all of a sudden, smack, they’re best friends. I mean, I loved Piper – she was great and added a certain spice and attitude to the series but still, why and how did they become friends all of a sudden? It just seemed incredibly random to me. Yet, she was the one who stuck by Colby through thick and thin and overcame her tendency to hide in the face of danger to protect Colby when it counted.
Overall, this series was decent – great for a quick laugh and certainly entertaining. Serena definitely brought an interesting twist of half-vampires. There is also a novella after the third book but I doubt I will go in search for it. I would recommend this book more for the MG crowd or the younger YA group.
Colby is the main character in this series and she gets assaulted by this vampire, gets thrown off this ravine and becomes a vampire. The first thing she does? Goes straight home and accidentally scares her mom which made her cut herself with a knife at the time and then Colby proceeds to lick/suck the blood from her mom. What did her mom do? Seem a bit dazed but accepting of the fact. WHAT. I’m pretty sure if I was the mom, I would not be so calm about the fact that my daughter just sucked my blood. And not only that, her father then made her a specific fang headgear because her canines were taken out for braces when she was younger and therefore she had no canines and therefore, no fangs. Two problems with this. One, a lot of my friends had gotten braces when they were younger and none of them had ever gotten their canines removed – that is just so bizarre. Granted, I am not an orthodontist nor am I an expert in this field but regardless, that’s a tad strange. Second, how can she even walk around with that headgear? She would have to carry it with her just so she can eat. She’s clearly not going to wear it on a daily basis because imagine, a fang headgear would certainly turn some heads. This series is great and it’s funny but there are lot of small things that either don’t make sense, seem off or just plain ridiculous.
Nonetheless, Colby did grow up a lot in this series. She went from a somewhat shallow typical cheerleader to becoming the Protector of other half-bloods and she certainly grew into that role. There were definitely tons of obstacles in her path but she managed to overcome them with her own charm and wit. She was easy to like but to me, she was also a little slow. A lot of antagonists in the books were quite obvious from the beginning and even one of her sorority girls was able to pick it up from the get-go but not Colby. In fact, she was totally in the dark and didn’t realize anything until the end. I guess, she is still the stereotypical “blond chick”.
Piper, Colby’s best friend, was not even her friend in the beginning of the first book. They were neighbors and were friends when they were younger but slowly grew apart as they grew up and all of a sudden, smack, they’re best friends. I mean, I loved Piper – she was great and added a certain spice and attitude to the series but still, why and how did they become friends all of a sudden? It just seemed incredibly random to me. Yet, she was the one who stuck by Colby through thick and thin and overcame her tendency to hide in the face of danger to protect Colby when it counted.
Overall, this series was decent – great for a quick laugh and certainly entertaining. Serena definitely brought an interesting twist of half-vampires. There is also a novella after the third book but I doubt I will go in search for it. I would recommend this book more for the MG crowd or the younger YA group.
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