I continue on my quest to read all of Francesca Lia Block's books.
I don't really know what to say about this one. It was a quick read and it was alright but I don't know that I really liked it. Part of that, I think, is because it is a young adult vampire book, which I have avoided like the plague. Still, I was engrossed in it and read it in one day.
Charlotte is a vampire. She is 17 and lives in a huge house full of pretty things. She is flawlessly beautiful. She has money. She has brains. But she is horribly lonely.
Then she meets Emily in her English class. She thinks that Em is beautiful and innocent and she wants to give her everything. She loves her. She dresses her up and gives her wine and takes her clubbing. Always underneath the surface is the knowledge that Em will die and she will be alone again. Em's boyfriend, Jared, makes a third in their group. Char and Jared sneak glances at one another but always there is Em.
Then Em dies. Charlotte seeks out Jared and together they begin to learn about one another. He knows her secret and she tells him of her past: The twin brother she lost and William, the vampire that made her, and all of their travels together. When William appears again, she can't help but suspect that something sinister is afoot. And she is right.
This seems a bit different from other vampire novels but also a little too similar. I don't know that I would read it again or suggest it to anyone but it was entertaining for today.
I don't really know what to say about this one. It was a quick read and it was alright but I don't know that I really liked it. Part of that, I think, is because it is a young adult vampire book, which I have avoided like the plague. Still, I was engrossed in it and read it in one day.
Charlotte is a vampire. She is 17 and lives in a huge house full of pretty things. She is flawlessly beautiful. She has money. She has brains. But she is horribly lonely.
Then she meets Emily in her English class. She thinks that Em is beautiful and innocent and she wants to give her everything. She loves her. She dresses her up and gives her wine and takes her clubbing. Always underneath the surface is the knowledge that Em will die and she will be alone again. Em's boyfriend, Jared, makes a third in their group. Char and Jared sneak glances at one another but always there is Em.
Then Em dies. Charlotte seeks out Jared and together they begin to learn about one another. He knows her secret and she tells him of her past: The twin brother she lost and William, the vampire that made her, and all of their travels together. When William appears again, she can't help but suspect that something sinister is afoot. And she is right.
This seems a bit different from other vampire novels but also a little too similar. I don't know that I would read it again or suggest it to anyone but it was entertaining for today.
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