Review: Destined by Morgan Rice

Morgan Rice, 2011 ISBN-13: 9780982953754 Available: New paperback, multi-format digital Destined is the fourth book in The Vampire Journals series. It’s a departure from the first three books, in that it kicks the story back in time to 18th century Italy, before it was an Italy. In that period, Italy consisted of independent states which […]

Review: Ghost Town (Morganville Vampires, Book 9) by Rachel Caine

NAL Trade; Reprint edition, 2011 ISBN-10: 0451232917 Available: New Ghost Town is Book Nine of Rachel Caine’s Morganville Vampires series. The series takes place in Morganville, a Texas town run by vampires, and the heroine is Claire Danvers, a young student who is attending Texas Prairie University. The series is notable amongst YA vampire fiction, […]

Yes, vampires have a place in romance

I have a confession. I didn’t used to be a romance fan. In fact I’m sort of a fan through the least likely place, through horror. I’ve always been a sucker for paranormals and it *used* to be that paranormal=horror. Vampire=horror. I’m sure if you’ve ever read any comment on any Twilight blog entry, review […]

Review: Teeth edited by Ellen Datlow and Terry Windling

Harper Teen, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-06-193515-2 Available: New Paperback Teeth is a ripping collection of nineteen vampire stories contributed by proven authors, including Melissa Marr, Holly Black, Neil Gaiman, Garth Nix and Tanith Lee. Each one is dark and original, and many are ethnic tales, making the collection a great world legends anthology. There is some […]

A Brief Vampire Timeline

So you like vampires, more than just the modern incarnation and don’t know where to start in your vamp-ucation? We’re more than happy to help! While many of these titles are not YA they are considered by many core books that in some way changed the genre and helped shape it to what it is […]

Vault Review: The Girl’s Guide to Vampires: Everything Enchanting about These Immortal Creatures by Jen Jones

Capstone Press, 2011 ISBN: 9781429654524 Available: New hardcover “Are vampires charming heartthrobs or evil undead”? That’s the question Jen Jones poses to her readers in The Girl’s Guide to Vampires. It’s pretty clear what her take is going to be, and it’s pretty clear who her target audience is, with photos from Twilight and The Vampire Diaries […]

Book review: Teeth edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling

Teeth edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling Harper Teen, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-06-193515-2 Available: New Paperback Teeth is a ripping collection of nineteen vampire stories contributed by proven authors, including Melissa Marr, Holly Black, Neil Gaiman, Garth Nix and Tanith Lee. Each one is dark and original, and many are ethnic tales, making the collection […]