Title: Eighth Grade Bites
Author: Heather Brewer
Format: Paperback
Date Read: June 3, 2016
Rating: 3/5
Recommend: Yup!
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod
has to keep his vampire urges under control while dealing with the
pressures of middle school, and he hates junior high. His mother was
human, his father a vampire. Vlad has no idea what his powers are,
however he has to struggle daily with blood cravings and enlarged
fangs. A substitute teacher makes him think his cover might soon be
blown, however Vlad has bigger problems – he's being hunted by a
vampire killer.
Review:
Checked this book out on a whim from
the local library. Quite glad I did. I will eventually be getting
to the rest of the books in this series. However, let's focus on
this one, Vlad's introduction into the world.
Being thirteen is hard enough, let
alone being a thirteen-year-old boy. Compound the usual pressures of
being a teenager with the fact that you are a vampire. While normal
teenage boys are dealing with hormonal ridden urges, Vlad is trying
to manage his blood cravings and the fact that his fangs keep getting
bigger. Seriously, as if puberty wasn't bad enough!
Along with puberty comes the nightmare
that is middle school. Middle school isn't easy on anyone. Eighth
grade is by far one of the most difficult, simply because it is your
last year there before you ultimately have to enter the even bigger
nightmare that is high school. Vladimir is by far one of my favorite
characters, and he is quite different than any other vampire I've
read about before. I love that this story was free of excessive
moodiness and angstiness, and it made Vlad and the story a bit more
relate-able. Relate-able in the sense that I've been a thirteen year
old and have suffered the hell that is eighth grade.
This is a good beginning to a series,
and there is so much room for growth and I ultimately look forward to
reading more of this series soon.
I apologize if this review seems
rambling and repetitive, it's been a while and I'm still getting my
feet back under me when it comes to my reviews.
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