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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780763638955 Edition: Reissue ISBN: 0763638951 Label: Candlewick Manufacturer: Candlewick Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: July 22, 2008 Publisher: Candlewick Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: July 22, 2008 Studio: Candlewick Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Worst book to ever crawl into printHonestly the worst thing I have EVER read. I've read a lot too. There was not a single likable character, the main character was painfully boring, the writing truly horrendous, and the mindless, pointless plot is spotted with random and cruel depictions of badly explained violence. I read the full book in the vain hope that one single ray of redemption would show itself, but no, the main character ends up curled up in his bedroom waiting for his obviously heartless parent's to turn ... Read More Rating: - Not GoodI hated the ending. The book itself wasn't all bad. It was just mostly bad. I love vampire fiction and this fell way way short. Rating:  - UGHI think this book was at most: okay?? maybe. Listen this book is too long winded to begin with because it's mostly him being whiny and doing really dumb stuff or wonder if he should have done something different. Also his character didn't really developed... even though he was turning into a vampire. So not only did he not gain anything but I as the reader didn't either. I actually lost something, my time. Rating:  - Interesting but flawedAn interesting take on the whole vampire legend. In Chris's world, vampires have always existed. People are wary of vampires, and lynch them when they find them. As his hometown prepares for the annual Sad Festival of Vampires with an ancient ritual (held in a Whitehen Pantry) that keeps Tch'muchgar, the Vampire Lord locked into a prison world, Chris seems to be turning into a vampire. Can he trust his friends and family NOT to lynch him, if that happens? Should he trust Chet a self described ... Read More Rating: - depressing at the endThis book allows you to jump into an alternate universe where vampires and other magical creatures are common place and humans act as the police of such creatures. While I enjoyed the subcontext of racism and prejudice, I did not enjoy the ending at all. While I will not revel it, I found that there was this large climax that just did not happen. I was waiting for it and then the book ended. 
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