Format: Mass Market Paperback, 208 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication date: 01 June 2006
ISBN-13: 978-1416911661
Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK | Amazon US
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
Jason and his sister have just moved to Malibu – to a town full of rich kids whose lives revolve around money, fashion, cars and parties.
But these rich kids hide a dark secret. A fabulously glam and sexy take on the classic vampire story – these vamps can live pretty normal lives, no garlic or coffins for them!
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Review
This is a book which is aimed at teens/young adults yet still manages to entertain and hold the attention of older readers too. This is a really easy, quick read but there’s plenty packed into the pages to make it a solid story.
Vampires seem to be ‘on trend’ at the moment and there are countless vamp books out there to choose from, for anyone on a paranormal kick, but Vampire Beach – Bloodlust (which is the first in the series), has enough differences from those other works to make it seem new. It’s a cross between ‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘The OC’ and if you like either of those then this is definitely for you.
Because this is the first book in the series a lot of time is spent on character and world building, but it still manages to weave in an interesting story and pull off a few twists and turns which lead nicely onto the second book in the series ‘Initiation’.
I’m about to start the second in the series and I look forward to getting to know the characters better as each book progresses. Bloodlust is the start of a very promising series.
Rating
| Characters | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Plot | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Pacing | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
| Writing | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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