Book 27 of 52

The more I read this series the more it reminds me of R.L. Stine. That to me is a good thing. I have always loved R.L. Stine's writing. Shan is able to write a story that is considered horror without being too extreme for a young adult audience but that is still intriguing for older readers. The plots are not what you expect for a typical vampire book, which I feel is positive. The author has many different theories about how vampires are made and how they "live", none of which I have heard any other author use. He has a very fresh yet somewhat old school outlook on vampirism. I am excited to continue with the series and also to see the movie.

Book 26 of 52

I hate to admit it but these books are actually pretty good. I managed to read the first book before the first episode had aired and of course that one episode covered all of the first book so I knew I had to read the next one quickly. But I had a couple of other books started first so I needed to wait, I only started this book Sunday and I had very little time to read it until Monday morning. But I managed to finish it before the show is on tonight. Luckily this series is very easy to read. I find myself getting very enthralled in these books. I'm not that fond of Hannah and I find it hard to put up with her parts of the story but I enjoy reading about the other 3 girls, especially Aria. I have so many theories as to who -A is but I still don't feel i know for sure. I guess I won't know for a while. I don't have book 3 yet so I will have to make a trip to the book store.

I thought I was going to continue to read the Sookie Stackhouse series now but I am afraid I will get myself confused since True Blood is back on the air. Even after only one episode, I can see just how different this season will be from the books (Just like the first 2 seasons).

Book 25 of 52

Its funny how obvious it is when a man writes a vampire novel as opposed to when most women write one. There were no sparkling, brooding teenager vampires and no love story to speak of... yet. Though this book seemed to be a little younger than I normally... read, I feel like the next ones will become a little more intriguing. The first part of the book where the freak show was described, reminded me of a Goosebumps novel (horror type novel for younger kids), but once they explained how a vampire is turned it started to feel more like a Fear Street novel (horror novel for older teens with more gore and fear to it). I loved Fear Street as a child and that's why I feel this series may get better. 
Shan has great new ideas about vampires and I think those factors will make this series more interesting. 
All in all this book was an easy read that kept me involved through out and I am looking forward to seeing how the characters grow and what becomes of Darren and Steve's friendship.

Book 24 of 52

I was worried that Stephenie Meyer wouldn't be able to portray what a "normal" vampire is like. I was afraid that it would end up sounding cheesy. But she did a very good job without going too far over the top. I tend to feel bad for the "villains" at times as it is and I love being able to hear the story from their point of view and being able to see their human side. My only issue is that with short stories and novellas... I always want more.

Book 23 of 52

Another day, another book. At least that is how it feels lately. I have been knocking them out very quickly.
The Sookie Stackhouse series has changed a lot, mostly in how it is written. The first couple of books had come up short and I was worried the whole series would be the same. I just completed book 6 Definitely Dead. The characters are well developed and extremely interesting and the plots keep you engaged through out the books. Though Sookie is an adult, she reminds me of myself in high school, or any other teenage girl for that matter. I could just picture her school books { I ♥ Bill  Eric  Alcide  Sam  Quinn. }
I do give her credit for not fully giving into each of these men, if they are all as good looking as they have been described... well... self restraint cannot be easy. I am very excited to see where these books go, what Sookie gets herself into next and which man she ends up with.

Book 22 of 52

Only 30 books left to go!

I just completed Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
I have continued reading the Sookie Stackhouse series because I am really starting to enjoy these books and I just can't bring myself to start anything else until I finish all ten books. Sometimes I feel as though Harris has so many ideas that she wouldn't be able to get them all out before this series ends so she shoves ten story lines into one book. But just when I start to realize how much she has going on and think that it may be too much, she begins tying up all the loose ends and you notice how nicely everything comes together. I have found it very easy to figure out who the villains are and what is to come but I have this issue with most fiction, I think because I read so much that it just becomes very predictable
I just re-read this and I realized this doesn't seem like a good review of this book. But I really did like this book.

Book 21 of 52

I DID IT!!! I am officially back on track. I just finished the 21st book of my challenge.
The Vampire Kisses series has been a bit disappointing from day one. It is much younger and immature than I normally like to read. I do enjoy young adult fiction but just because it is young adult does not mean it has to be callow and juvenile, especially today. Teenagers are in a whole new class these days and they can handle a lot more than they could in the past. Another thing that bothered me in this series was the stereotypes they used, I like old school thinking when it comes to vampires but the whole goth idea is a bit annoying.

After reading the first four books in this series I was almost ready to give up on it but then book 5 was awesome. I really enjoyed it. And then... book 6 went right back down to the level the first 4 were at and book 7 Love Bites was no exception. It felt very pointless to me. As I got closer to the end I kept thinking "is this going to come to something?" And the end just confirmed my worries that the book was pretty pointless. I have a word for books like this... I call them filler. I use the same word for TV shows also. Every so often it just feels as though an author or TV writer just needs some content to fill in an empty space. That's what this book was. Since these books are short and are easy to read... I will definitely continue reading the series as new books come out, mostly out of curiosity.