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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
Um livro de vampiros escrito no anos 90.
Claro que ia ser insuportável.
Mas
AS. CAPAS!
Claro que ia ser insuportável.
Mas
AS. CAPAS!
why do I keep reading vampire books? and why do people always have to be in love for one to change the other? and why is it always the girl that's dying, and the mysterious boy who's her only hope?
still, this is way better than twilight. poppy has a personality and agency. and the vamp science is better, too. no sparkles.
"and i did it without running to James, she thought suddenly, startled. I don't need him to comfort me or tell me it's okay. I can make it OK, myself."
KABLAMO, TWI-HARDS.
still, this is way better than twilight. poppy has a personality and agency. and the vamp science is better, too. no sparkles.
"and i did it without running to James, she thought suddenly, startled. I don't need him to comfort me or tell me it's okay. I can make it OK, myself."
KABLAMO, TWI-HARDS.
There's something incredibly beautiful about L. J. Smith's writing. It's unlike any of the modern YA books I have read--probably because this book was written before I was born--but Smith has this way of captivating you with the simplicity of her narration, interesting though not necessarily unique plot, and well-developed characters you cannot help but want to have more of. Secret Vampire was a short yet sweet story, and I loved the relationship between the characters, and the workings of the magic system and the Night World, which we will no doubt get to see more of in the later books.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
When we first meet Poppy she’s struggling with something she’s been ignoring for a while. No beating around the bush here; within a short time she’s having all manner of tests and we learn she has pancreatic cancer. It’s incurable and within weeks she is likely to die.
Given that we’ve only just met her there has to be another purpose to this revelation. There is, and it concerns Poppy’s best friend, James. They are unnaturally close, and when James says he may have a way of helping Poppy we wonder what’s going on.
Before we know it we’re told James is a vampire, and he’s prepared to take a huge risk with those around him and turn Poppy. There’s some resistance from her brother but, ultimately, a half-life seems better than no life so they concoct a plan to turn Poppy and leave everyone human convinced she’s dead.
For such a risky situation, things go pretty smoothly. Minor inconvenience of James’s cousin turning up to try and betray him, but this actually works in their favour because Ash works out something about Poppy and her family that will come in very useful.
This felt young, but it was a quick read that was entertaining in its own way.
Given that we’ve only just met her there has to be another purpose to this revelation. There is, and it concerns Poppy’s best friend, James. They are unnaturally close, and when James says he may have a way of helping Poppy we wonder what’s going on.
Before we know it we’re told James is a vampire, and he’s prepared to take a huge risk with those around him and turn Poppy. There’s some resistance from her brother but, ultimately, a half-life seems better than no life so they concoct a plan to turn Poppy and leave everyone human convinced she’s dead.
For such a risky situation, things go pretty smoothly. Minor inconvenience of James’s cousin turning up to try and betray him, but this actually works in their favour because Ash works out something about Poppy and her family that will come in very useful.
This felt young, but it was a quick read that was entertaining in its own way.
This book was gifted to me by my husband even though he was clueless on the subject matter of the story he just thought the cover was cool.
This is not a book I would ever pick up on my own but surprisingly I enjoyed reading it. It may not seem that way with a two star rating but I enjoyed it because it was laughable and such a typical angsty teen vampire read that I would have loved as a teen but as an adult I can not take it seriously. Even though I enjoyed it I felt that I did not/could not enjoy it the way the author wanted me to.
One thing I did enjoy was how all the vampire stuff was explained and how it made sense and could be real.
I feel like this story would have benefited from being longer so that way the emotions each character felt made more sense and felt less like it was always coming out of left field.
Also the ending feels very anti climatic which doesn’t fit the tone of the rest of the book. Like the whole story we are slowly reaching to top of the roller coaster and then when we reach the top there is no drop the ride just ends.
I tried not to judge this book at the very beginning but it affirmed my thought the whole way through. Even though I had fun laughing at parts and reading aloud other parts I do no think that is way at the author was going for and I don’t hate this book I just don’t think I was the correct audience for it.
This is not a book I would ever pick up on my own but surprisingly I enjoyed reading it. It may not seem that way with a two star rating but I enjoyed it because it was laughable and such a typical angsty teen vampire read that I would have loved as a teen but as an adult I can not take it seriously. Even though I enjoyed it I felt that I did not/could not enjoy it the way the author wanted me to.
One thing I did enjoy was how all the vampire stuff was explained and how it made sense and could be real.
I feel like this story would have benefited from being longer so that way the emotions each character felt made more sense and felt less like it was always coming out of left field.
Also the ending feels very anti climatic which doesn’t fit the tone of the rest of the book. Like the whole story we are slowly reaching to top of the roller coaster and then when we reach the top there is no drop the ride just ends.
I tried not to judge this book at the very beginning but it affirmed my thought the whole way through. Even though I had fun laughing at parts and reading aloud other parts I do no think that is way at the author was going for and I don’t hate this book I just don’t think I was the correct audience for it.
Pretty simple, painless transitions, and a happy outcome. Could have been more creative.