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Key the Steampunk Vampire Girl and the Dungeon of Despair by Becket, Raven Quinn

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5.0

On her 9th birthday, just as she was about to cut her cake, Key and her family are visited by an evil vampire and his two zombie henchmen. What should have been the happiest day of her life turns into the saddest night.

She is turned into a vampire, her parents have disappeared and might have been done in by the zombies, and to top it all off she is thrown into the dungeon of despair and quickly forgotten. As she lives her unlife in despair the years, decades and centuries pass by, yet she manages to find small things to cheer her up while she is chained in the dungeon.


Key the Steampunk Vampire Girl and the Dungeon of Despair is a great book for early readers, children who are just venturing into chapter books. It is wonderfully illustrated, the story is fun and even this 45 year old found it quite entertaining.

It would be a great book to give to children who find reading challenging.

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5.0

After escaping from the Dungeon of Despair, Key must thwart a plot by Old Queen Crinkle to avoid being turned into a mortal by travelling back in time. With her were-puppy Tudwal, Key is in hot pursuit.

I'm not sure if this series will continue but I hope it does. Key the Steampunk Vampire is a great heroine and these stories are brilliant. They're ideal for young readers who are just starting their first chapter books and are highly recommended for children who are reluctant readers.
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