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    Bite Me
    Bite Me
    Bite Me
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    Bite Me

    By Parker Blue

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    Barely eighteen-year-old heroine Valentine Shapiro got a raw deal in the parent lottery. Her father was part incubus demon, and her mother's never forgiven her for that.Life after high school is tough enough without having to go 15 rounds with your inner demon. Thrown out of the house by her mother, Val puts one foot in front of the other and does the only thing that seems to make any sense--she takes aim at the town vampires. A stake a day, keeps the demon at bay. (But don't call her Buffy. That makes Lola, her demon, very cranky.) Her dark side makes everyday life a roller coaster, but means she's perfect for her night job as a bounty hunter. San Antonio's vampires are out of control, and it's up to Val, her faithful hellhound Fang, and her new partner, a handsome San Antonio police detective, to get the deadly fangbangers off the city streets. Soon enough she finds herself deep in the underbelly of the city, discovering the secrets of the Demon Underground and fighting to save those she loves. Whether they love her back or not.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBelleBooks
    Release dateOct 15, 2008
    ISBN9781935661061
    Bite Me
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    Parker Blue

    I live in Colorado Springs with two dogs, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to Val's part-hellhound mutt, Fang. Parker loves to hear from readers via her email: Parker@ParkerBlue.net

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    • 4/5
      So this story begins with a girl kicking butt over a vampire and she can do so because she is part succubus. Then things go sour as her mom and stepfather kick her out. She loses her home family job and security right off the bat. Then she contacts a man she met after killing a vamp who gets her an interview and her world really spins out of her comfort zone. She goes from controlling her demon and having a family to having a pet dog who is part hellhound and meeting a possible cousin to getting a job a place to live and meeting a guy she likes in a matter of days. Then if all these changes weren't enough for her she finds out her sister is being controlled by a vampire her stepfather gets kidnapped and her partner finds out about her and rejects her terribly.

      This story is packed with emotional turmoil and triumphs. Val learns some tough lessons and finds people she can trust. Her struggles seem to be getting better one minute to explode the next. The writer keeps you enthralled by a captivating storyline with great believable characters. Hope to read more of this awesome world set in San Antonio.
    • 3/5
      I'm trying the sequel to this now, because I really, really WANT to like this series. I just...don't, quite.

      Val gets kicked out of her house on her 18th birthday (for being 1/8 succubus, which is 100% her crazy mother's fault because she's the one who fucked a demon, but I think there may be more going on with her mom than we've been told so far) and immediately walks into a job as a San Antonio police officer. So that's problem number one. She did not have to attend cop school. She did not, apparently, receive a badge or weapon. She is being unleashed on the Texas streets, as a detective, apparently, because she is part demon and good at killing vampires. Hoo boy. So she and her Boy Wonder partner, Dan (don't get me started on this guy), are basically the worst cops ever. They show up to question people and don't identify themselves as police officers first. The attack AND KILL vampires without identifying themselves as police officers. They sneak onto private property without probable cause or search warrants, and then when they DO have a good reason to go somewhere they're not allowed (an informant tells them a missing child is on the property), they ask for a search warrant and are turned down--and when Val goes anyway, there are ZERO consequences. She doesn't even get reprimanded. She breaks into a private citizen's house and kills a person and NOTHING HAPPENS TO HER.

      This is really annoying throughout the novel, and it's so easily remedied--just make Val work for a PRIVATE organization, like, say, the Demon Underground--you know, the organization the series is NAMED FOR. Grrr.

      And the Buffy thing. Yikes. Don't have everyone call your character The Slayer. Don't invite that comparison. And early in the book, Val quips(?), "The name's Val, not Buffy. Do I look like a blond cheerleader with questionable taste in men?"

      Hmmmm. Ok. So. Let's be clear: this novel, and the characters contained therein, is/are nowhere near as empathetic, interesting, nuanced, or witty as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a property that has impacted EVERY aspect of pop culture because it was so incredibly brilliant, and even the tiniest of throwaway side characters are nuanced and fresh-feeling. Furthermore, don't talk to me about questionable taste in men. Dan makes Riley, Buffy's did of a Season Four love interest, look like Rhett Fucking Butler. Dan pouts like a motherfucker when he finds out Val is part demon. He's a judgmental tool belt.

      Which leads me to my bigger issue, which is maybe just as much on the editors (and beta readers, I guess) as the author: everyone is either really good or really evil. Blue spends A LOT of time explaining everyone's feelings and how everyone means well and they're all doing their best, and a person has to be EVIL for anyone to get mad at them and it's just exhausting. It made me dislike every single character. Had Val stood up to Dan when he was a jerk and admitted--even to herself in her first person narrating head--that he was being uncool, I'd have liked him as a love interest. Look, my husband is a kind, handsome, very intelligent man who makes a shitton of money, and that means that he is also an obnoxious, judgmental pain in the ass. He drives me fucking crazy. And I love him. And I love arguing with him. It's all wonderful. Relationships NEED that, and fictional relationships need it especially. Conflict makes things interesting and REAL.

      Natural conflict and gray areas also set up better mysteries--the bad guy here is super-obvious almost the instant he/she is introduced, even before we know there is going to be a big bad guy--because it allows for the idea that seemingly good people can do bad things. If only bad people do bad things, you have no mystery, and also that's why I'm suspicious of Val's mom's meanness--homegirl's blood relations can't be terrible in this series (Val also has a real Dawn of an annoying little sister).

      Oh, and there's a really cute dog, but the way he speaks is a pet peeve for me: all caps directly into people's minds, Terry Pratchett's Death-style. But this dog isn't as funny or lovable as Pratchett's character(s? I guess the Death from Good Omens is different from that of Discworkd, since Good Omens occurs on Earth?), so it's just kind of a bummer. Jay Kristoff does this in Stormdancer, too, and it's why I haven't been able to finish that book.

      I don't know whether I'd recommend this. I guess if you read as much as I do. And maybe for middle grade kids (I read Gone with the Wind for the first time when I was nine; kids can handle a lot--and anyway, this thing is pretty PG). But I'm gonna read the sequel, so.

    • 3/5
      Interesting read, a little simple but entertaining throughout most of it. Not sure yet if I will continue with the series.
    • 4/5
      A quick and fun read that leaved me with a smile & a satisfied feeling in the end...
      My past as a Buffy's addicted appreciated the references to the show (even if most of them were sarcastic) and as a dog's lover I couldn't help myself to fall in love with Fang...who wouldn't?! He's just so cute...even more so when in a let's-kiss-some-vampires-ass mode!!

      For a debut was a really good one and I can't wait to read more about the Val-Lola-Dan&Fang brigade!!!
    • 2/5
      Got about two chapters into Parker Blue's "Bite Me," got bored, wandered away, came back to scroll through it, decided it wasn't worth it, got rid of it, the end.

      Longcat version: I picked this book up because it was free for the Kindle app I had just installed on my netbook. I am happy about the ease of scrolling through the book to decide if it was worth the time I'd invest in reading it; after the first two chapters I was wondering if it would get better. I voted "no" after the scroll-through -- for vampire fluff I prefer the Stackhouse novels.

      If there weren't a huuuge run on supernatural stuff these days it might have grabbed my attention more, but Blue's writing sounded like she was trying too hard for a Buffy feel, even though she specifically has the main character state that she's NOT Buffy-ish. Semi-interesting concept but not enough to keep me reading.

      I went for two stars because the writing wasn't bad-fanfic horrible and it wasn't a book that I wanted to throw at a wall; please read these two stars as a resounding "meh."
    • 3/5
      I started out really enthusiastic about BITE ME, but finished it on the tepid side. Why? Because the book, too, starts out interesting and fresh, not always believable (Val phones up a special crimes police division, her interview is a sparring match, and she starts work the same day as the phone call? And she's eighteen? Hmmm...), but full of emotion. I was totally rooting for Val during the opening chapters and when she's kicked out of her house...but at some point, maybe a third of the way through, maybe half, Parker Blue gets so focused on chugging on towards the conclusion, plugging from plot point to plot point, that she forgets about fleshing out the characters or making their interactions sparkle.

      I had the biggest problem with Dan. He's Val's partner and love interest, but he's flat as cardboard. We know that he's a handsome, knight-in-shining armor type but I never got a real feel for him. He reacts predictably, according to the needs of the moment. Just like Micah is like a vending machine for helpful advice and Gwen the roommate is a near non-entity.

      The whole vampire plot is problematic. So there's an uptick in murders caused by vampires and Val is trying to find out who's responsible. The easiest target is a group of vampires who are open about their nature and preach peace. Val and Dan are kind of lazy investigators; when random loner vampires group up to attack civilians, Val and Dan don't know what to do, so instead of gumshoeing about they keep harassing these peaceful vampires at their blood banks.

      This is especially bad since Val's biggest struggle, as a character, is her deep-seated need for acceptance. Val has suffered all her life because she's one-eighth succubus and the people that know about her demon ancestry - her family - treat her badly as a result. Yet when the vampires protest that they're not all evil, Val has a really hard time accepting the idea.

      What makes Val's prejudice against vampires even weirder is that when Val meets other demons she's ultra tolerant and always assumes the best. What makes vampires different? Who knows?

      BITE ME is also pretty short on description. I had a really clear vision of Fang, the dog, who is an adorable and winning little beast, but everything else is vague and grey in my mind. I couldn't really tell you what Dan looked like, or what Micah looked like, or even Val herself.

      I was all set to give this a four-star review but having read through to the end, I'm dropping my rating to a three. I got the first three books bundled together from netgalley, though, so I might read the second just to check for improvement.
    • 3/5
      I would say that, all in all, this was a solid three-star book for me. The writing was stiff sometimes, and the characters were a little bit like racoons with shiny things (I love you! I'm angry at you! I'm over you! What were we talking about?), but it's basically a fun read. Val is a strong female character, and her sidekick, Fang, is good for a laugh.

      I did think the details of Val's being half-demon (she's part-succubus, apparently) were a little muddled at times, but to be fair, Val doesn't really understand her background either, so hopefully the books will get clearer as Val learns more. There were also hints that Val is going to have to learn to accept herself as she is, warts and all, a theme that I like seeing explored in YA lit.

      One thing I found a little weird were the numerous similarities between this series and good-old Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Val even seems aware of this, referring to herself as "Buffy" and one point and telling the vampires they can refer to her as "The Slayer". I'd like to actually like to see less of this in the future and have the books stand on their own two feet, so to speak. After all, if I want to watch Buffy, I can pull out the DVDs.

      Basically, this book to me felt like a series-starter: we're turning on the car, but haven't actually left the garage yet. That being said, I'm optimistic about the next one, and plan on continuing the books.

    • 4/5
      What is with this succubus thing? I feel as if I've read way too many accounts of succbus or part-succubus lately. That being said, I really enjoyed this book.

      Can you say found family? Val starts out with her mother, stepfather, and half-sister Jen. Jen is obsessed with Val's vampire hunting--something she does to "take the edge off" her succubus side's desires--and because of this their mother worries Jen could get hurt. One of the surprises for me was that Val's stepfather not only knows what she is but actively helps her train and prepare to fight and kill vampires. That's why I was just as blind-sided as Val when her parents kicked her out of the house because they were afraid Jen would get hurt because of her.

      Val, of course, lucks into a great job that's made for her and then lucks into a place to live. Suddenly the girl who thinks nobody loves her is surrounded by people (and Fang!) who care. Since found family is totally one of my bulletproof tropes I was so right there for this. At the end, after rescuing her sister who got into trouble without her just fine, Val's stepfather hugs "both his girls." Since daddy issues are yet another of my bulletproof tropes I was right there for that, too.

      This was a very satisfying read. Enough paranormal and pop-culture references to make me happy and just the right amount of romance (which is to say not too much).
    • 3/5
      Val Shapiro is part succubus demon, part human, and loves using her bad ass skills to hunt down and kill blood suckers. She just turned 18 and was swiftly kicked to the curb by her mother and step-father because she brings to much chaos to the party. They’re worried about Val’s lifestyle rubbing off on her younger sister. Can I just state what asshats her parents are? Her mother couldn’t handle Val’s succubus side, mainly because she was pissed at herself for being seduced by Val’s incubus father. It was a good lesson about how ignorance breeds fear.Val is beyond hurt but uses that anger to kick some arse. While out on the hunt, she runs into a dog who eerily seems to understand her. Well, that’s because he does. Meet Fang. Half Hellhound. Half Pooch. 100% Awesome. All around snarky, which is why he’s definitely my favorite character in the book. Val and Fang become a team of win as the pair up to bring down the night.Val is nothing short of feisty and independent, which is why I like her so much. She is not a fan of her succubus side, which she refers to as Lola, and does her best to keep that part of her packed tightly away. However, when she meets Dan, a P.O. on the supernatural crime unit and becomes his new partner, Lola perks up. These two have a rough journey ahead as they battle creatures of the night together, as well as their feelings for each other. Conflict occurs between them but the continue to work together because they make a good team.The rest of the book is a mysterious, dangerous romp through the city as Val, Dan and Fang try to figure out what vampires are behind the sudden increase in human deaths and if the local all-about-peace coven can be trusted. Character development was pretty superficial and the story moved too quickly to really connect with anyone. However, the characters, snark and mystery kept me interested. Fun read. :)
    • 4/5
      A highly enjoyable, short read. Bite Me is a Paranormal YA story about a girl named Val whose life changes on her 18th birthday. I have to say that I admire the fortitude she has in dealing with her problems and the way her family treats her. My favorite character thought is Fang, the half hellhound dog. He steals the show every scene he is in.This book is what I would consider an older YA book. I definitely do not think it is appropriate for younger teens/preteens because the main character is part lust demon. I rate it four smiles:
    • 4/5
      I liked it. It was a little different from other vampire books.Valentine who goes by Val is part demon who feeds off of Lust. Val has never let her though so to keep her demon self Lola she hunts vampires.val kills a vampire an all of a sudden her young sister is their. Jen had hid in the back seat of their father Rick's car. Val yells at her sister than makes her help pick up the body and put in the trunk. After they get body in car before they leave a policeman asks what they are doing and runs make on the car. Then asks to see whats in the trunk? Val does not know how to answer they can't take off he knows their address and names. Val asks,"What do you think is in the trunk?" and surprised answers she gets is vampire.Turns out the city knows about them and has special department for handling them. Finally she takes her sister home and mom's yells at her. Asks her to leave their home, leave job at family book store. Stay away from her sister. Val just turned 18 she hops on her motorcycle and goes to a park. Meets a dog who can talk to her a small fluffy dog who is part demon too. Fang is dogs name. I really like Fang.Val eventually calls the cop she met and tells him that maybe she can help them. That she was 18 and kicked out of house. He calls her back in an hour and she goes to Police station. The other cops laugh at her so she takes the bigest one and fights him. Wins.Her new boss knows what she is and makes Dan her new partner.Their first assignment is to find out if this new group of vampires that was meeting and starting blood banks were on the level or dangerous. Mean while Jen is asking everyone she meets if they know Val and shows picture so they all know she is the one killing vampires. Then Jen is missing.For a new series I do like it. The characters all have faults some good and bad. I hate the mother of val and Jen. Like the stepfather to Val. Lots of secondary characters that interact together. Lots of storylines I can see.I was given this book in exchange for honest review. I also receieved the next two books in the series so I will read them next.
    • 5/5
      Val Shapiro is thrown out of her house on her eighteenth birthday because of her bad influence on her younger half-sister Jessica, not that she can help the fact that her dad was a lust demon. Desperate for a steady income now that she’s banned from her family’s bookstore, Val finds a job partnered with Dan Sullvian, a detective in San Antonio’s special crime unit. Her new job? Hunting vampires, which is sweet considering how she’s already been doing it for free.Val Shapiro is as kickass as her name. She doesn’t let Lola, as she nicknames the succubus within her, direct her life, and she isn’t afraid to take action, especially to protect her family even after all they’ve done to mess up her life. Despite the tough kid attitude, she loves her family, and she’s emotional at heart. It’s hard for her to come to terms with her demon heritage. All her life, she’s treated it as a curse. It’s hard for her to view it any other way after being pressured—and struggling—to keep it hidden all her life. The reason she’s been hunting vampires is because the lust of the hunt is the only way to sate Lola’s hunger without resorting to seduction.Immediately upon acquiring her job, Val and Dan are assigned to watch the New Blood Movement, a group of vampires claiming that they want to leave in peace with humans. Because the vampires aren’t attacking humans, the scuzzies can’t stake them, though they’re suspicious of their motives. This is complex because they’re so beautiful and seemingly good-natured that you want to trust them (especially since Dan’s ex-fiancée stands among them), and yet they seem too perfect, too good.Her troubles grow with her increasing attraction towards Dan, her work partner, who knows something is up after seeing how easily the girl can take down a vampire on her own. Having seen his black-and-white views of vampires, Val knows that he won’t be able to accept Lola’s existence. Nevertheless, I do like Dan. He’s a sweet guy with strong morals and a stubbornness that works to his advantage in blocking vampires from manipulating his mind. He’s the kind of guy who’ll buy a girl cake when he hears her family celebrated by kicking her out of their house and who will find you a room with his younger sister when he hears you need good but inexpensive lodging (and when he knows you’ll help look out for her).Another character that I love is Fang. A part hellhound that looks like a red-haired terrier, Fang is the best thing that could happen to Val after losing the home she thought she had. He’s part-demon with a sense of humor. In fact, you’ll love all of the new friends that Val makes. She may be in danger of losing the family that raised her, and hopefully her mom will come around with time to give Val the emotional support that she needs. However, she does have new friends who back her unconditionally, and I can’t wait to read her continued adventures in Try Me.Bite Me is about accepting yourself for who you are. It is about making friends and finding love. I recommend this book to older teens and even adults, who are fans of urban fantasy and darker, edgier books. If you like Bite Me, don’t miss Try Me and Fang Me, books two and three in the Demon Underground series!
    • 5/5
      The first book was explosive. It was jammed packed with fighting, drama, and a girl who was trying to find herself. The reader got put immediately in her shoes and you felt her anger, well at least I did. Val never got a break. She was blamed for everything and told to stay away from her family. It was harsh. The way that she found herself I liked. She put her powers to use in a good way helping keeping the city safe. I adored her strength to keep her head on straight and do what needed to be done regardless of her feelings.The love interest was good. Although, I am a bit miffed at the way Dan treated her. Dan, you are a Class A jerkwad. That is all.
    • 4/5
      Going into this book I have to admit that I didn’t have many expectations. I expected it to be another not so great, not very well known book and instead--I loved it! I honestly thought it was brilliant! The author has done a fabulous job bridging the gap of YA and Urban fantasy. The idea isn’t too unique, but this take on vampires is fun and edgy. The plot is fast paced and I was caught from the very first chapter. The moment I begun reading I didn’t want to stop and before I knew it the book was almost finished. I thought the characters in this book were wonderful. I loved Val! From the very opening chapter I knew she was going to be an awesome heroine, but as the story continued she just seemed to get better and better in my eyes. I thought it was funny how she thought of her demon part as “Lola”. It was cute. She was tough, snarky and kick-ass and yet there was no denying that she also houses a vulnerable side, a side that is simply a teenage girl who has been betrayed by the ones she loves. While I could see why her parent’s felt the way out, I couldn’t comprehend how someone could do that to their own daughter, that they could kick her out so easily and I applaud Val for standing up and approaching things the way she did. My heart continued to break for her all throughout the story as she tried to right by her mum and her family and they just continued to knock her down and treat her badly. It was so sad to watch, but I loved the parts where Dan and Fang stood up for her. It was so great to watch her take charge and fight the good fight. I liked Dan. He was your typical, mucho man cop, but he was a good guy. Granted I wanted to hit him when he was being a jerk after learning the truth about Val and Lola, but I was glad to see him begin to see the truth and stand up for her against her mother. It was a very honourable thing to do. Dan and Val worked very well together and there’s no denying that they’re a great team. They have chemistry too and I do wonder what could become of them in future books. They do feel something for one another and I’d love to see how they build on that. I thought Fang was fabulous! He was such a wonderful addition to the story. He was sarcastic and a perfect pal for Val--I mean, come on, who doesn’t love a taking dog, er, ah....hellhound? He was so normal and yet such a fierce little doggie at the same time. I loved how he and Val interacted and how close they became. It’s as though she has a pet and another partner all at the same time. Towards the end of this book, this got really exciting. I had no clue as to who as behind everything and I was really shocked that it was actually Lily. It didn’t seem like we’d seen enough about her in the story and with all clues pointing to Alejandro, learning that she was behind everything was a surprise. Honestly this book reminds me a lot of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy. Val and Rose are very similar and there’s no denying that Val’s relationship with her older partner Dan, can be compared to Rose and Dimitri. That being said there are a lot of things that distinguish between the two and I CANNOT WAIT to read the rest of these books!
    • 4/5
      This is the first book in a series by Parker Blue. I wasn’t sure what to expect since I had never read anything by this author, but I wasn’t disappointed.I felt that the characters were extremely likeable. My favorite has to be Fang, Val’s half-hellhound terrier. There was a great bond between them due to their telepathic communication.There was quite a bit of action in this book. And I was extremely surprised by the ending. I really didn’t see it coming. Overall, this is definitely a series that you don’t want to miss.In conjunction with the Wakela's World Disclosure Statement, I received a product in order to enable my review. No other compensation has been received. My statements are an honest account of my experience with the brand. The opinions stated here are mine alone.
    • 3/5
      Bite Me is the first book in the Demon Underground series. The protagonist is 18 year old Val who also happens to be part succubus. She starts hunting the vampires that roam the streets of San Antonio after dark as a way to satisfy her inner demon’s appetite. The thrill of the battle seems to be just what she needs to keep the demon (who Val refers to as Lola) quiet. Val’s mom starts to feel that the vamp hunting lifestyle is putting her other daughter (who is fully human) in danger and promptly gives her part demon daughter the boot. Poor Val finds herself without a home or job on her 18th birthday. Thankfully, it doesn’t take her long to make friends with a hellhound named Fang and land a new job. Then the excitement begins.Bite Me was a unique and fun read. I like Val’s sense of humor. The telepathic conversations she has with Fang are cute. There is also a little chemistry between Val and one of the secondary characters. This should satisfy readers that like a side of romance with their book. On the downside the story felt rushed. The characters weren’t as developed as I would have liked. Everything was happening so fast it made it difficult for me to connect with anyone. Even Val who we learned the most about still felt like a stranger when I reached the end of the story. The resolution was superb though. Thought out, well delivered, and not the least bit predictable. It just seemed that in order to get to this great ending we had to endure a bumpy ride. The story was flawed but not enough to make me give up on the series. Val’s snarky attitude and Fang’s fun sense of humor make me want to give it a second chance. I plan to read the next book in this series, Try Me, very soon.The book is young adult but definitely not appropriate for younger teens/preteens. Of course I’m sure that is a given considering the main character is part lust demon. Oh and anyone else think the cover model looks a little like Avril Lavigne? Avril played the role of Val in my head while I read Bite Me :)
    • 2/5
      Valentine Shapiro is no ordinary 18 year old. She is half-succubus and a vampire slayer, yes like Buffy but minus the friends and school part. The eve of her 18th birthday her mother and step dad, somewhat kicked her out of the house, not only that they fired her at the bookstore (which they owned). They think her kid sister Jennifer is obsessed on what she can do and therefore branded as a bad influence so they ordered her to keep a distance for her safety. Hurt and feeling betrayed she decided to drive around in her Honda Valkyrie, she then met this cute little dog, he is half-hellhound, I'm telling you a Terrier that is half hell hound. Funny. And whatdya know they can talk telephatically. Anyway his name is Fang, they became friends right after Fang bit a vampire in his nether regions. In pursuit of job, home and money for everything else, she decided to call police detective Dan, who found her and Jennifer that fateful night with the body of a dead vampire. Apparently San Antonio have a special unit that deals with the paranormal. The chief hired her and knows of her nature. They both agreed that part has to be left as a secret. One night Val and Dan decided to check out this new group that calls themselves New Blood Movement. There they met Alejandro the leader who looks like he wanted peace among men and vampires by introducing the blood bank, voluntary donation and/or compensation by either pleasure or monetary. They also met Dan's ex-fiance. Lily who now turned Vamp. After doing their preliminary investigation on this organization, they did see impressive "intentions and standards" that seems to point that they really do consider human, not only equal but someone that they also need to respect and take care of, but after the meeting Val, Dan and Fang got aatacked by three vampires. Who is the real enemy here? Is the New Blood Movement only fronting? Fast-paced, with a fair amount of humor, unoriginal yes, but it was still entertaining. I am still willing to check out the sequel.
    • 4/5
      When I first picked up Bite Me by Parker Blue I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. Would it be another run of the mill vampire story? Or would there be something new in it? My very first impression wasn't a good one when in the first chapter I was jarred out of the false reality of the book when the main character, Val, gave her name to a vampire she was trying to kill. A vampire who didn't know her and yet immediately jumped to the fact that her name was Valentine. Now I don't know about you but my first thought when hearing the name Val isn't Valentine. But I shook that off, I shouldn't focus on such a minor detail I should just let the story come. And come it did. I whizzed through this book in about a day. I loved the world that Parker has created.The main character isn't a know it all teenager with special skills who is near perfect and is able to save the world in a single bound. Val is older then in most young adult books, she's 18 and was home schooled because she harbors an inner demon, literally. This sets her apart from other people her age as well as her family. And it doesn't help that on her 18th birthday she finds herself without a job, without a home and without a family to help her figure things out. She is lost and clueless and that just makes her so very real. Val's half sister is also a character to like...well, one that you like to dislike because she's a real teen. She's a 16 year old girl who thinks she knows everything and like most little sisters she is annoying and gets into trouble. But the character that makes this book is Fang. He tends to steal the scene and add a dose of comedy in with all the life drama and vampire slaying.As I've said I love the world that Blue has created, but this is a first book in a series by a new author so its flawed. There were several times when random scenes would knock me out of the false reality and make me go huh? Forcing me to reread passages in order to try and figure out if I missed something or if an event/statement really did just come out of nowhere. But it wasn't so flawed that I was turned off. In fact I am really excited for the second book, Try Me, to come out. Though very sad that it won't be until February!! For a peak at the cover to Try Me check out my blog tickettoanywhere.blogspot.com/2009/11/bite-me-by-parker-blue.html

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