A review by ashreads10k
Eighth Grade Bites by Z Brewer
5.0
Vladimir Tod is like any normal teenage boy.
Except he’s a vampire.
Junior high really stinks for thirteen year old Vladimir Tod. Bullies harass him, the principle is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: His mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers and no one to teach him, Vlad struggles with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a strange substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he realizes he has a much bigger problem: He’s being hunted by a vampire killer who is closing in… fast!
The characters were believable, and, more importantly, likeable. Vladimir Todd is your average teenage kid, who struggles with average teenage problems, except for the fact that he’s a vampire. Sometimes you forget he’s anything but human, and the fact that he snacks on packets of blood seems perfectly normal after a while. Brewer did an amazing job with her debut novel.
Plot-wise, it was unlike anything I’d ever read and that was ultimately refreshing. Truth be told, I was getting tired of vampire romance, so I was glad that this book has a larger, more complex and much more engaging plotline than most you’ll find.
Amazing read. 5 stars.
Except he’s a vampire.
Junior high really stinks for thirteen year old Vladimir Tod. Bullies harass him, the principle is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: His mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers and no one to teach him, Vlad struggles with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs. When a strange substitute teacher begins to question him a little too closely, Vlad worries that his cover is about to be blown. But then he realizes he has a much bigger problem: He’s being hunted by a vampire killer who is closing in… fast!
The characters were believable, and, more importantly, likeable. Vladimir Todd is your average teenage kid, who struggles with average teenage problems, except for the fact that he’s a vampire. Sometimes you forget he’s anything but human, and the fact that he snacks on packets of blood seems perfectly normal after a while. Brewer did an amazing job with her debut novel.
Plot-wise, it was unlike anything I’d ever read and that was ultimately refreshing. Truth be told, I was getting tired of vampire romance, so I was glad that this book has a larger, more complex and much more engaging plotline than most you’ll find.
Amazing read. 5 stars.