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Book Review: Lucienne Diver’s Vamped

Book Review: Lucienne Diver’s Vamped

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Vampedby Lucienne Diver urban fantasy in a paperback edition that was published by Flux on May 8, 2009 and has 231 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Kicking ItFirst in the Vamped contemporary Young Adult urban fantasy series. My Take If you enjoy MaryJanice Davidson’s Queen Betsy, you’ll love Vamped as it’s Betsy if she had been turned as a young teen. Obsessed with appearance and mad about shopping, Gina Covello has sass and attitude. And doesn’t hesitate to use ’em to get back her teen queen position amongst her peers. I think what bothered me was this is all just too easy. Too teen-y. The lame name-calling didn’t help. Why was such a teen queen as Gina even in a closet necking with Bobby? What was Bobby doing there in the first place if he’s considered such a dweeb? Just why does Gina think Bobby is all that all of a sudden? Why did Mellisande let Bobby run around loose if he […]


Book Review: John Varley’s Red Lightning

Book Review: John Varley’s Red Lightning

“Mars sucks.” And if anyone’s allowed to say it, Ray Garcia-Strickland is, since his father was one of the first men to set foot there. Ray’s father is now the manager of the Red Thunder, one of the swankiest hotels on overdeveloped Mars. And Ray has seen his share of gravity-dependent Earthies. Which doesn’t stop him from fearing the worst when Earth is struck by an unknown object, causing a massive tsunami. Living high on his father’s glory was okay, but now Ray must literally come down to Earth—and help solve one of its greatest mysteries…