Pages: 270
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date: 4th March 2010
Other Titles by this Author: Save the Date
When we found the guy and saw the holes in his neck, the cause of death was obvious.
“It wasn’t me,” I said. “I make one mistake and every little vampire attack is my fault? That’s so unfair!”
But it doesn’t matter how much I protest, unless I can prove my innocence I’ll be spending the nest decade in a padded coffin. So now I’m on mission to track down the real murderer. I’ve narrowed it down to three suspects.
All acting suspiciously.
All boys.
And all very cute…
Never Bite a Boy on the First Date is a fun and light-hearted vampire mystery.
Kira is such a fun heroine to follow. Because she’s not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. She’s new to vampiredom so naturally, she’s made some mistakes. And not completely inconsequential ones either. Kira is also a sixteen-year-old girl whether she’s a vampire or not, and her preoccupation with hot guys, disdain for school and conflict with her ‘parents’ make her a character that is very easy to empathise with.
This imperfection spreads to her family. Her brother, sister, brother-in-law, mum and dad (all vampires and not related to Kira) are endearingly oddball. Their fashions and traditions all reflect the time that they were turned in and truly comply to the idea of freezing in mind and body when you become a vampire. They’re such a mismatch bunch!
In the last quarter of Never Bite a Boy on the First Date, the relaxed tone turns sharper with shocking revelations and surprising twists. Throughout the novel Kira has three suspects for Tex’s murder and investigates them all. By dating them, obviously. Now, I had my theories, and after a few false starts I finally guessed the identity of the murderer correctly. Rare, I know.
This is a fantastically fun standalone novel and I recommend it to fans of fanged fiction who want something light and easy.
For my 2010 100+ Reading Challenge
Sophie
The book looks great !!
ReplyDeleteI'm putting it on my TBR pile !
I don't know...do I still have another vampire book in me?
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of fanged fiction! ;) I'll have to get this! So glad you enjoyed it :D
ReplyDeleteI don't read all that many vampire books, but this one looks really fun! I'll have to give it a try when they release it in Australia. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds Good. Thanks for the review :)
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to reading this one, it sounds so much fun!! Glad you enjoyed it Sophie :-)
ReplyDeleteThis one does sound very tongue in cheek. Great review Sophie. It really is getting to be so difficult to decide which vampire books to read and which to let pass me by.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a riot! Great review too.
ReplyDeleteim reading this book now i love it!!! its so awsome!!!
ReplyDeleteI can barley read long books like 280 pgs is long but this book was so good i couldnt put it down i finished this book in one day....This is worth buying its one of the best!
ReplyDeletei just read it and i could not put it down. Its a real good read and easy to understand i have 3 friends lineing up to read it. today i gave it to one and she is really in to it too. i hope there will be more like it but due to the way it ended i wouldn't think so. so read it it is worth it!!!!!! i hope if you do you will enjoy it as much as i did..
ReplyDeleteIts a really great book, I loved reading it :)
ReplyDeletethis book was a great read, i never wanted to put it down. I even reccomended it to a couple of my friends!!
ReplyDeleteit was such a good book!
ReplyDeletei am reading it for the 2nd time!
if you are sick of vampires or not this will make you want to read more about them