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“a reality check for most vampire lovers. i liked the new point of view for vampire cover ups.”
Estephany V.L. wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Title: Sweet Blood
Tori H wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Author: Pete Hautman
Summary: This book is about a young goth-like child who believes that diabetics are the true vampires. That vampires really do exist in the bodies of diabetics who were never treated properly. She writes a very intriguing paper that gets her in trouble at school and at home. However, the most trouble comes from her social networking and meeting with the real vampire....
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recreational reading
character traits
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dangers social networking”
“one of my favorite books”
melissa w wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I was very confused in this book.....”
Tatty Brown wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It is good but it is kind of creepy!”
Sarah G wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Kinda weird, but in a good...ish way, I guess.”
Leah H wrote this review Sunday, August 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ Reviewed by Jocelyn Pearce for TeensReadToo.com
TeensReadToo.com wrote this review Monday, July 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Lucy Szabo is diabetic, and that's led her to think up some interesting theories about vampires. Lucy believes that vampire legends were inspired by dying diabetics--the uncontrollable thirst, the deathlike appearance.
When Lucy gets involved with an interesting crowd--including a "real" vampire, a cute boy from school, and a bunch of burnout Goths--she starts to lose control of her life. She's sneaking out at night, her grades are plummeting rapidly, and she passes out at school because of an insulin reaction. Lucy's life is falling apart, and only she can pull the pieces back together again.
SWEETBLOOD is definitely an interesting novel, and very original. It's interesting in terms of Lucy's theories and in terms of how vampire legends started, but also just as a personal story, as the story of Lucy's life. There are good, intriguing characters throughout the novel, it's quite well-written, and very much worth reading.”
“lOVE IT”
Allie F wrote this review Tuesday, June 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I thought this was a strange version of how vampires came about. And the story of a young girl going through a rebelious and scary stage. It was dank in some sorts but its something interesting to read.”
Penguin Nerd wrote this review Thursday, March 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I began reading Sweet Blood when you told us that we had to read on a random day. I chose the first book that i could find in the box that sits in our classroom, thinking that i would read it for one period, hate it, and bring a different book to read the next day. However, once i started to read this book, i realized that i truly liked it a lot. It was very engaging, authentic, and funny. The main character is so incredibly insane that it made it fun to read about. The book is somewhat realistic in that this goth child believes shes is a vampire, however nothing that comes out of her mouth is in fact realistic. She thinks that vampires truly exist, and that she is a vampire because she has diabetes. I really liked that there were many boys that she liked that appeared throughout the book, however she ends up with the one innocent boy, that she has been best friends with since she was a young child, before she was crazy. I appreciate the characters that befriend her although she is ridiculously weird. Once i started the book i couldn't put it down. I was excited to read during advisory and i actually did want to read for once. I would recommend this book to anyone who is ready for an adventurous story that is compelling and fun to read. It is certainly not hard to read, and it is a fun book to just pick up one random day. The person who will read the book must be willing to use their imagination and believe what the author says, otherwise it will be boring and very unrealistic.”
TESS W wrote this review Monday, March 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
