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Vampire Kisses: The Beginning |  | Author: Ellen Schreiber
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 73689
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 576
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 006177894X
EAN: 9780061778940
ASIN: 006177894X
Publication Date: May 1, 2009
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| • | ISBN13: 9780061778940 | | • | Condition: NEW | | • | Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. |
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Product Description
A new guy in town. Rumors of vampires. Dangerous first love. This is where it all begins. . . . The mansion on top of Benson Hill has stood empty for years. But one day it seems to be occupied, and its mysterious, handsome inhabitant Alexander Sterling becomes the source of much talk around town. Raven, a vampire-obsessed Goth-girl who has always considered herself an outsider in "Dullsville," is determined to uncover the truth surrounding the secretive Alexander. As she gets to know him, and their spark intensifies, Raven finds herself in some unanticipated situations. Can Alexander make her lifelong dream come true? But love always has its complications—especially when it can only be awakened at nightfall. The first three books in Ellen Schreiber's bestselling Vampire Kisses series capture the thrill of a most unusual romance.
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 vampire kisses July 2, 2009
Sarah Banks (Madison, MS)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
"Vampire Kisses: The Beginning" contains the first 3 books in the Vampire Kisses series, & let me go ahead & confess that I stopped reading in the middle of the third book, "Vampireville." I just couldn't take it anymore. The writing is far too juvenille, & I have read most of the teen vampire books out there right now. There is absolutely no world building, & we don't even find out where this book is set. Raven says she lives in Dullsville, which adds to the overall idea that this book is a joke. The town isn't even real.
I'm only giving this volume 3 stars because the first book, "Vampire Kisses" was actually pretty good as a stand alone. In this book, we are not even sure that Raven's boyfriend, Alexander, is a vampire. We only get confirmation of this fact in the second book, "Kissing Coffins." I would recommend buying the 5.99 paperback that is only "Vampire Kisses" before investing in this volume.
 This book set a new record with me June 5, 2009
A. Cassatta (The Point, Mississippi)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I very litteraly couldn't put it down. I managed to read the whole entire thing in less than 24 hours; it was that good. Normally a book of this size might have taken me a week to read, but not this time. I absolutely LOVED the characters (even the ones I hated, I still loved to hate them.) The writing was a little weird and robotic at times but that was easy to look past because the story was that damned good.
I loved how I could relate to the music, writers, and even movies the main character liked. I could honestly see Raven being in my circle of friends. I personally loved this much more than Twillight because it was more a vampire story than a mushy-gooshy love story. This author has definately made it into my favorites list. Along with Anne Rice, PC Cast, James Gillen and Dan Brown (yes completely different genre, but a damned good writer nonetheless.) I highly recommend this book if you like Vampire Romance with a little more "bite" to it.
raven is an awesome chick!! June 3, 2009
game theory (perth, australia)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
this book is well written and yes, im sure a lot of you will agree that when you read this, it resembles twilight.. they're similar but totally different.. similar in the sense that a mortal is falling in love with a vampire..
the difference is that raven, the heroine is an outcast but she is so awesome that she can take care of herself and stand up for herself.. im tired of books that potrays the "perfect" heroine.. they're always liked by everyone, everyone has crushes on them..so this is really something fresh..
another difference is that raven is "dark".. she is a gothic girl, loves vampire and loves the dark..she is the anti-heroine but because she is so fierce when it comes to staying true to herself and defending her bestfriend and also, holding up against trey, the nasty jock..
alexander in this book is so dreamy :) and like raven, they're outcast..he's an outcast in the vampire world coz he's a "vegetarian" (sound familiar??)..
i think this book is a good read and it also teaches you about tolerance, acceptance, staying true to yourself..
i give it 5 stars..well, a book this awesome deserves a lot more than that :)
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