A review by escape2fiction
Ninth Grade Slays by Z Brewer, Z Brewer
3.0
After the events of Eighth Grade Bites, Vlad is feeling very cautious on who he lets into his life. His uncle is on the run and he wants nothing more than to be with him. But he couldn't possibly worry his aunt and Henry like that. He is even making a new friend is Henry's cousin Joss. He's even worse at video games then himself! But with a vampire hunter in town, and getting caught on camera floating in the air, Vlad is in trouble. So it's decided that he will travel to Siberia with his uncle to train himself to become a better vampire. There are so many skills he was never taught because he was raised by a human.
This book was full of action and it kept me engaged from beginning to end. I loved the new characters that were introduced. They offered a lot more growth to the story. Especially his new mentor in Siberia, an old acquaintance of Vlad's father and his uncle. Vlad was taught how to use his psychic abilities more thoroughly. After all, every vampire should be able to control the minds of humans. Right?
The only problem I seem to be having with this series is that I find it quite predictable. I know the plot twists before they are revealed. I know who the villains are before they are discovered. I just wish that there was a little bit more mystery than the obvious outcomes. I don't want to be able to know an entire plot before it happens. It makes me feel like the book is way too obvious.
Still, I'm going to continue on with the series, because I did like this one a bit more than the first. So maybe the next one will be even better! It's a solid 3 star series as of now. I am rating this book the same as the first. While I did like this one a bit more, it wasn't enough to change the rating. There were still a few problems I had with it that make my rating stick.
This book was full of action and it kept me engaged from beginning to end. I loved the new characters that were introduced. They offered a lot more growth to the story. Especially his new mentor in Siberia, an old acquaintance of Vlad's father and his uncle. Vlad was taught how to use his psychic abilities more thoroughly. After all, every vampire should be able to control the minds of humans. Right?
The only problem I seem to be having with this series is that I find it quite predictable. I know the plot twists before they are revealed. I know who the villains are before they are discovered. I just wish that there was a little bit more mystery than the obvious outcomes. I don't want to be able to know an entire plot before it happens. It makes me feel like the book is way too obvious.
Still, I'm going to continue on with the series, because I did like this one a bit more than the first. So maybe the next one will be even better! It's a solid 3 star series as of now. I am rating this book the same as the first. While I did like this one a bit more, it wasn't enough to change the rating. There were still a few problems I had with it that make my rating stick.