Vampire Kisses
Written by Ellen Schreiber
Narrated by Devon Sorvari
4/5
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About this audiobook
In her small town, dubbed ""Dullsville,"" sixteen-year-old Raven -- a vampire-crazed goth-girl -- is an outcast. But not for long...
The intriguing and rumored-to-be haunted mansion on top of Benson Hill has stood vacant and boarded-up for years. That is, until its mysteriously strange new occupants move in. Who are these creepy people -- especially the handsome, dark, and elusive Alexander Sterling? Or rather, what are they? Could the town prattle actually ring true? Are they vampires? Raven, who secretly covets a vampire kiss, both at the risk of her own mortality and Alexander's loving trust, is dying to uncover the truth.
Ellen Schreiber's spooky and stirring romance tells the story of two outsiders who fall in love in a town where conformity reigns, and ends with a shocking surprise.
Ellen Schreiber
Ellen Schreiber was an actress and a stand-up comedienne before becoming a writer. She is the author of the first two books about Celeste and Brandon, Once in a Full Moon and Magic of the Moonlight, as well as Teenage Mermaid, Comedy Girl, Vampire Kisses, Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins, Vampire Kisses 3: Vampireville, Vampire Kisses 4: Dance with a Vampire, Vampire Kisses 5: The Coffin Club, Vampire Kisses 6: Royal Blood, Vampire Kisses 7: Love Bites, Vampire Kisses 8: Cryptic Cravings, and Vampire Kisses 9: Immortal Hearts. She is also the author of the fully illustrated manga series about Raven and Alexander, Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives and Vampire Kisses: Graveyard Games.
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Reviews for Vampire Kisses
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I loved this book in middle school and honestly, I can definitely see why.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this series so much. I read all the books in less than a week.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book was okay, but it definitely belonged in the teen section because the plot line, character development was lacking.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the most Beautiful vampire love stories ever written! Spent the entire day listening to this one, and I can't wait to get into the second book tonight!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5great for a teen
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Flat, cliche, and predictable. In many ways, is a lot like Twilight and New Moon. The main character was nothing more than a stereotype, right down to her name, Raven. Maybe I'm just too old for this stuff.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved this book as a teen. Now, more than 10 years later, I find the sappy love story to be a fond memory. Its well written, though simplistic, with easy character development and relatable highschool drama. The theme travels with you throughout the storyline, but keeps a straightforward setup for the story arch thats easy to fillow and keep your interest. Absolutely recommend!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5In this Vampire Kisses book Raven goes to visit her aunt in Hipsterville so she can find Alexander, who has yet to return from his trip to return Valentine to his siblings from the end of the previous book. Raven is still her smart sassy self, although she takes more foolish risks in this book than in the previous works. The ending is a little confusing and more unrealistic then ever. It implies that Phoenix is Alexander, which would mean that Alexander was completely aware that Raven was lying to him about her involvement at the Coffin Club the entire time and not only didn't get mad, but didn't react to it at all...that's a little bit strange. But I still love Raven and will probably keep reading the series.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5There's a lot of young adult fiction out there that appeals to an older audience. Besides some soft language and tamer content, they're still interesting and well-written stories. 'Vampire Kisses', on the other hand, is clearly intended for a young audience and doesn't cross over well to older readers. Even as a teenager -- or a preteen, for that matter -- I would have found this book to be too juvenile. The characters are shallow and generally unlikable. The plot is trite and predictable. In summary, this is a weak book. It's possible that the series improves as it progresses, but I'm jumping ship on this one. The twelve-year olds can have it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It’s common for teens to go through a “goth phase”… wearing black, waiting to be kissed by a vampire… but 16-year-old Raven has been like that since she was five. Her peers call her a freak, and her only friend even wonders about her sanity sometimes. Then a new family (with a hot teenage goth-boy) moves into the mansion on the hill… there are rumors the family are vampires… two reasons Raven should definitely meet this guy. But does she like him for who he is… or because of what he might be?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is about a girl names Raven. She and her friend Becky are outcasts at her school and have been since elementary school. All this time they have been dealing with this. Raven now is turning 16 and she doesn't want to forget about it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book is a simple, goofy read if you are looking for something light to pick up. Don't get me wrong, this book is very stupid, but it is so stupid it is funny. I read the next one just for the fun of it more than for its literary value.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What a quick, funny, teen romance with a twist at the end. Enjoyable read. Wish I had been as gutsy and funny as Raven when I was in high school!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Personally, I really liked this book. I was willing to overlook its faults because it was a such a fun, light hearted read. Very enjoyable if you're looking for a cute, quick, easy to read vampire romance. While it has been fitted with a new cover and displayed on shelves with twilight and its many rip offs, it wasn't intended as that kind of book. To appreciate it, you have to realize that it is partly comic, not meant to be taken as a dead(pardon the pun) serious story. In some moments, it is almost a spoof. One thing I must add,however, is that Raven is such a classic mall goth its almost embarrassing. Any true goth would be disgusted at her choice in dress and music. Thats not to say I didn't like her, or her vampire boyfriend. In fact I found them very funny, likable characters.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I could not put this book down. This is the perfect book for a teen to read about vampires. There isn't a lot of sex, or bad language in it. It also reads more like a YA book. And it has lots of vampire reading in it, even though that doesn't start until the end of the book, not going to say anymore because I don't want to ruin the book for anyone. The book starts off with a girl named Raven who wears black all of the time and has never fit in, only with her best friend Becky who never fit in either. Raven has a lot of trouble with a guy named Trevor in the book, which I think he secretly likes her since he always seems to end up where she is and is always talking to her. But Raven gets her revenege over Trevor towards the end of the book, without even really trying. The best part of the book, and the most entertaining for me is the house on top of the hill. It is a mysterious dark house that no one has lived in for a long time until a strange family moves in that the town thinks are vampires. Which makes Raven very happy since she has wanted to be a vampire since kindergarten. After Raven meets the mysterious boy that moves into the mansion the book takes off and I stayed up very late reading it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A good read for a young Vampire enthusiasts. The story was good, and the storyline is much more appropriate for a young reader than Anne Rice of even Twilight. I don't plan to continue the series as I'm much more into Anne Rice's vampires, but were I 11 or 12 you wouldn't be able to pull me away!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is really amazing. I really love it!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sixteen-year-old goth Raven is the odd-girl-out in her small hometown. No one else dresses in black, plays in cemeteries or is obsessed with vampires. When asked by her fourth grade teacher what she wanted to be when she grew up, Raven promptly replied, “I want to be a vampire.” Still, nothing remotely interesting happens in Dullsville, until a new family moves into the abandoned mansion of a Romanian baroness. Town rumor has it that the new residents are vampires. Raven is ecstatic, when she finally meets the boy of her dreams. But Alexander has a secret. Is he truly the dream-boy, or a nightmare? This is a really fun book. Raven is funny, interesting and candid. Schreiber challenges some stereotypes, while using others to her advantage and the product is a novel worth reading.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5School is out! Alexander took off leaving Raven at Dullsville. it's not what you think, he took off to bring his nemesis young brother back to him. But being Raven she had to see Alexander, so she set off to have a summer at her Aun Libby's place back in Hipsterville. Drawn to this Gothic bar named Coffin Club she decided to visit it once more. Two things: to see if Jagger is still in town and to belong. It was her dream club only she discovered something much more underground- or should I say unworldly. Lurking behind locked door was the real Coffin Club, where vampires party and just be themselves. There's a mystery though, who is this Phoenix person? What is he planning to do? And most of all how is she ever going to tell Alexander on what she knows? With a surprising turn of events, I finally find Alexander interesting. But only at the last part of this book. Better late than never.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I am typing a book review on the great book, Vampire Kisses, by Ellen Schreiber. I chose to read this book, because I like vampires, (not the sparkly kind). It really caught my eye, and thought it looked interesting. I loved this book. The book had the same kind of younger humor I could relate to. The book had a lot of imagery in the characters. It was about a goth girl who finally meets the vampire boyfriend of her dreams. One of the chapters in the book describes a teen party in which Raven, (the main character) and her best friend, (Becky) crash. She gets her arch nemises (Trevor) naked in the woods, and then grabs his clothes and run, leaving him drunk and alone in the woods. I thought that was hilarious! That is the kind of teen humor I can get. Also, when she sees Alexander, (her future boyfriend)for the first time, is very mysterious and scary. Becky thought she had run him over with her truck by accident, and he disappears. I thought this book was very good. I didn't like the ending though because Alexander vanishes. It was sad. It didn't really meet my expectations because I thought it would be stupid and terrible, but in reality, it was really awesome! So anyone into goth, vampires, humor, or all, I highly highly recomend it. :)
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Awful. I'm glad I read this online or I would cry for having spent money on this.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I personally found the main character Raven very stereotypical. I think the story is good in theory but not in reality.Raven is a vampire-obsessed goth girl who just doesnt fit in Dullsville. She is the only one "like" her. Until a new family moves in Benson Hill.... Who are they? What are they??
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It's actually two and a half stars and ONLY because it could have been a decent book if only it weren't so underdeveloped. Raven could have been so funny a character. As I remember she's supposed to be around 16, instead she acts as if she is 6, I expected her any minute to start stomping her foot in addition to her constant whining. Actually she had the behavior of some stuck-up princess, who is used to getting everything on a silver platter, instead she is portrayed as an absolute outcast. What is the point to have a personage, especially a principal one, make it a social pariah and not give it a real character and a witty attitude, it seems a bit pointless. The here-and-there snarky comments, which were fun from time to time, were far outweighed by the cliche and superficiality, spread throughout the entire book. I'm still thinking about whether I should give one of the next parts a shot.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Meh, another teenage vampire romance series. Been there, done that. This was all of the expected but unrealistic and annoying drama that comes from this kind of series nowadays. There are other things to write about I believe.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The YA novels I've been reading lately are generally written fairly recently. I feel like somewhere along the way there was a shift in YA writing and it's a little more sophisticated now. This book was kind of a throwback. If I were a teenager, I'm pretty sure I would have dismissed this book as condescending tripe.However, I'm not a teenager, so I instead enjoyed it as fluffy, anachronistic tripe. The main character is the most cheerful goth I've ever heard of, and the is he/isn't he a vampire plot is reminiscent of those children's books which try to help little kids grow up by explaining away magical seeming events as misunderstandings, and try to "teach a lesson" while squashing their souls.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is the third book by her that I've read, and she has a very light, ditzy kind of style of writing. Or maybe it's just her main characters, I don't know. Raven is a total perky goth. Like, seriously. She's very perky, it would be very annoying if I didn't like perky goths, so I'm warning you in advance. But here again, vampire romance. It was actually pretty cute, and there's also totally something going on with this other guy that does not get fully developed, but hey, there's 2 more books now, so maybe something will happen.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Raven must go and find Alexander and with him she finds the mysterious basement in the Coffin Club. It's kinda corny how the big Phoenix guy is Alexander....but overall good.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Raven reminds me of myself when I was a teen, except she is more outgoing and can, and will, talk. I think that's why I love this book, well, the whole series. It's incredibly easy for me to relate to Raven.These books are fast, easy and cute reads. They are also a lot more than that. At least they are to me. I don't know how to explain how much I love this series, especially this book, since it's the one that got me hooked.If you love vampires, and you want a nice fun read, you should pick up this book. But I will warn you know, you will want to run out and get the rest of the books as soon as you finish this one.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5By far, the best book in the series so far. It's too bad Phoenix and Alexander were the same person. I was starting to like the idea of a third person in the relationship.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The book Vampire Kisses is a great book for anyone wanting romance and suspense is a story. This is a series of books and each one has chanlenges ranging from revenge filled vampires to jealous vampires. It leaves you wanting more.