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I read vampire Kisses, by Ellen Schreiber. I chose to read this book because it was about vampires. It was also recommened to be by a friend.It was filled with love and hate. I was a wonderful story that you never wanted to end.
The book was about a girl named Raven. She was the goth girl who everyone picked on. Then come along the one person she wil love the rest of her life,Alexander. He is mysterious and charming.He also likes the night just like raven.
i read the book Vampire Kisses, by Ellen Schreiber. I was a wonder ful story filled with mystery and love.This book met all my expectations. I could not put it down.Alexander and Ravens love is so interesting. ( )

Reviewed by Me for TeensReadToo.com

Sixteen-year-old Raven Madison started her obsession with the dark side in kindergarten. While the teacher was asking her young students what they wanted to be when they grew up and getting the typical responses of nurse, fire fighter, and football player, young Raven answered the question the only way she knew how--she wanted to grow up to be a vampire.

Raven's parents, Sarah and Paul, were typical hippies who spent their early years together waxing poetic about love and the music of the Grateful Dead. When Raven came along, they became slightly less hippie, in that they moved into an apartment instead of living in their Volkswagon van. Raven's first years were spent surrounded by lava lamps and glow-in-the-dark posters, with her parents playing games with her, eating junk food, and watching old horror films on the small black and white television. All of that changed, though, when two things happened--her mother dared to give birth to a brother, endearingly termed Nerd Boy, and they forced her to go to school, every day.

Now sixteen, Raven is still the outcast that she found herself to be when she proclaimed her life's ambition was to be a vampire. Now the only goth girl in a town dubbed Dullsville, Raven is still a social outcast who enjoys horror movies, black lipstick, and pushing her parents to the edge. Raven has no real friends except for Becky, a timid farm girl who lives on the wrong side of the tracks. None, that is, until the Sterling family moves into the dark, abandoned mansion sitting on top of Benson Hill.

Suddenly the whole town is talking about the mysterious Sterlings, especially the teenage son, Alexander. It's said he hangs out in the cemetery at night, that he's brought bats to town, that he's pale and is never seen outside during the daytime. Could Alexander be a real, live vampire? If so, he could be Raven's ticket out of this loser town. But does she really want to leave her family and real life behind to spend her days sleeping in a coffin? Or is all the hype just that--the ramblings and crazy speculation of a town who can't stand for anyone to be different?

As Raven gets closer to Alexander, she realizes that being a vampire might not matter so much as being loved for who she is. As she deals with the small-minded people in her town, she just might find out that she's not so different from the residents of Dullsville as she thought she was.

VAMPIRE KISSES is a good start to this entertaining vampire series by Ellen Schreiber. Although there are parts that appear too shallow for Raven's character, and way too many exclamation points for my taste, I still recommend the story, and look forward to reading the next book in the series, KISSING COFFINS. ( )

I 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. :) ( )

I enjoyed this book even though it was short and very light. It was a quick, fun read about vampires. The author is a former stand-up comedienne, and it definitely shows because there is humor throughout the book. 16 year old Raven is a Goth who falls in love with vampire Alexander. Although this is a topic being written about often, this author makes it seem fresh. Raven is easy to relate to, and it is a quick read that will appeal to reluctant readers. This book may be a disappointment to older readers or readers who are expecting something similar to the Twilight saga, but I think this entire series is a lot of fun. ( )