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A review by heyjudy
Fang Girl by Helen Keeble
3.0
~3-3.5/5
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
I was honestly a little disappointed with this book. Maybe I had too high of hopes for it, though.
I was expecting it to be very funny, and cute, with some nice romance even if it did take a small role. It was funny, but not as much as I thought it would be. The romance was almost nonexistent, with a little bit kicked in near the end, and I was disappointed by that.
Jane was entertaining, a fun heroine to follow. I liked that she was such a fan of vampires before she turned, that she was a fangirl of it all. I also liked that her family played such a big role in the story, and they were fun, and odd.
The vampire lore part of the story was interesting, and did have a nice comedic twist, particularly their orderliness. There were some vampire fights, some difficulties between choosing a side, and that was nice.
Then there were vampire hunters, and those are always kind of fun to me. There was a tiny inkling to romance with one of them near the end, but there didn’t seem to be a lot of real chemistry between the two, more like it was just thrown in later. I would have liked more of that, particularly since the synopsis makes it seem like there is.
It also left with a rather open ending, and it seemed liked there should be a second book. I don't know if I'd want one or not, though. But I do feel like Keeble will get better, her humor will come out more naturally, her characters will get better, as she keeps writing.
Overall, this ended up being rather mediocre for me, sadly. I was really hoping to like it. I plan to give Keeble another try sometime in the future, although I’m not sure when.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
I was honestly a little disappointed with this book. Maybe I had too high of hopes for it, though.
I was expecting it to be very funny, and cute, with some nice romance even if it did take a small role. It was funny, but not as much as I thought it would be. The romance was almost nonexistent, with a little bit kicked in near the end, and I was disappointed by that.
Jane was entertaining, a fun heroine to follow. I liked that she was such a fan of vampires before she turned, that she was a fangirl of it all. I also liked that her family played such a big role in the story, and they were fun, and odd.
The vampire lore part of the story was interesting, and did have a nice comedic twist, particularly their orderliness. There were some vampire fights, some difficulties between choosing a side, and that was nice.
Then there were vampire hunters, and those are always kind of fun to me. There was a tiny inkling to romance with one of them near the end, but there didn’t seem to be a lot of real chemistry between the two, more like it was just thrown in later. I would have liked more of that, particularly since the synopsis makes it seem like there is.
It also left with a rather open ending, and it seemed liked there should be a second book. I don't know if I'd want one or not, though. But I do feel like Keeble will get better, her humor will come out more naturally, her characters will get better, as she keeps writing.
Overall, this ended up being rather mediocre for me, sadly. I was really hoping to like it. I plan to give Keeble another try sometime in the future, although I’m not sure when.