Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. By: Caissie St. OngeRating: Really Good
Age Group: 12+
Summary (from Amazon.com): For Jane Jones, being a vampire is nothing like you read about in books. In fact, it kind of sucks. She's not beautiful, she's not rich, and she doesn't "sparkle." She's just an average, slightly nerdy girl from an ordinary suburban family (who happens to be vampires.) Jane's from the wrong side of the tracks (not to mention stuck in the world's longest awkward phase), so she doesn't fit in with the cool vampire kids at school or with the humans kids. To top it all off, she's battling an overprotective mom, a clique of high school mean girls (the kind who really do have fangs), and the most embarrassing allergy in the history of the undead, she's blood intolerant. So no one's more surprised than Jane when for the first time in her life, things start to heat up (as much as they can for a walking corpse, anyway) with not one, but two boys. Eli's a geeky, but cute real-live boy in her history class, and Timothy is a beautiful, brooding bloodsucker, who might just hold the key to a possible "cure" for vampirism. Facing an eternity of high school pressure, fumbling first dates, or a mere lifetime together with Timothy, what's a 90-something year-old teen vampire to do?
My Thoughts: I’ll admit I didn’t really have high hopes for this book. I sort of thought that it would be a lighthearted, fluffy sort of read. Basically I was just expecting a full on chick flick type book, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was not only hilarious but also had a good plot. I loved Jane and her family and they way they interacted with each other and the other vampires. I liked both Eli and Timothy so much that I had a hard time deciding who I wanted to root for. There was a plot twist that I wasn’t expecting, and I LOVED that! I thought I had the book more or less figured out, and it seemed for a long time that I was right, when out of nowhere the unexpected happened! I am a little disappointed with the ending, though I think the author is setting things up for a sequel (though I could be wrong about that). It was a sweet, funny read with an interesting plot and I’d recommend it.
Book Recommendations: Haven By: Kristi Cook , Hex Hall By: Rachel Hawkins
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