Dangerous Girls #2: The Taste of Night [Paperback]

R.L. Stine (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dangerous Girls | Publication Date: July 26, 2005

Destiny Weller and her twin sister, Livvy, were as close as two sisters could be–until Livvy chose to become a vampire, leaving Destiny behind. Now Destiny will do anything to bring Livvy back to the family. But in Livvy's world of endless darkness, she knows there is only one way she and Destiny can be reunited –– Destiny must become a vampire too. . . .

Which sister will live to see the glow of the next full moon?

Whose lips will savor the taste of night?

Who will survive?

Ages 12+

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up–This sequel to Dangerous Girls (HarperCollins, 2003) continues the adventures of fraternal twins Destiny, the responsible one, and Livvy, the wild one. A vampire had bitten both of them in the first book, but Destiny, unlike Livvy, refused to allow herself to be fully transformed. Their scientist father continues to try to find a cure as Livvy and Ross, an old crush of Destiny's whom Livvy has turned, live it up with their fellow vampires. They all hang out at nightclubs and attack and often kill unsuspecting teens, including Destiny's current boyfriend. Livvy loves her immortality, but things change when vampires start getting killed, including Ross. Is it the twins' father, a vampire hunter who has discovered their lair, or is it someone else? Livvy suspects Destiny and plots to get revenge. Stine's writing is flat and pedestrian with shallow, one-dimensional characters. Many of the graphic descriptions of horror are laughable, not scary. Despite numerous deaths and many acts of violence, the characters never seem affected by them. If they don't care, neither will readers. Purchase only where the first book was popular and recommend Annette Curtis Klause's The Silver Kiss (Delacorte, 1990) or Vivian Vande Velde's Companions of the Night (Harcourt, 1995) instead.–Sharon Rawlins, Piscataway Public Library, NJ
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From Booklist

Gr. 6-12. Stine may have his critics, but what he does, he does well. Short dialogue and quickly moving action carry this entry in his Dangerous Girls series. Livvy and her scientist father believe they can reclaim Destiny, Livvy's sister, from the vampire life, but Destiny chose her fate freely, and she is unwilling to come home. As Destiny's hunting brings her ever closer to people in her old life, Father prepares for his role as a vampire hunter, and Livvy hatches a dangerous plan to save her sister--and herself. Stine's vampires are more reminiscent of Anne Rice's Lestat than Annette Curtis Klaus' Zoe, but there's none of Rice's complex characterization or plotting. However, fans of vampire tales will be attracted by the cover and read on thanks to the fast pace. Cindy Welch
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen (July 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006059618X
• ISBN-13: 978-0060596187
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #666,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Sequel to 'Dangerous Girls', September 9, 2004

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Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Taste of Night (Dangerous Girls, No. 2) (Hardcover)

Seventeen-year-old Destiny Weller couldn't have been closer to her identical twin sister Livvy. But all that changed when Livvy decided to become a full-fledged vampire, and Destiny made the decision to go back to her human ways, and stop being a creature of the night. Destiny, now a recent high school graduate, and her scientist/vampire hunter/veterinarian Father, will do anything to convince Livvy that she is a cherished part of their family, and that she must come back to them, and discontinue her life of living as a princess of darkness. But Livvy likes her new lifestyle. She has many friends. Friends who also prowl once the sun goes down, who head to nightclubs with her, and prey on defenseless teenagers out to have a good time. However, Livvy also has plans of her own in mind. Plans that Destiny must join the dark side, and become a vampire once again, before the two of them can ever be reunited.

Once again, R.L. Stine has created an amazing new novel, featuring his very interesting characters, Destiny and Livvy Weller from his previous novel DANGEROUS GIRLS. However, THE TASTE OF NIGHT is written in a way, much different than most books of today, as at times the story is told backwards. For instance, part one takes place in July, but part two takes place one month earlier, in June, part three takes place earlier that day, and so on, which can at time get a teensy bit confusing, but is fairly self-explanatory. As in the first book, Destiny is still following her good-girl ways, while Livvy is up to her bad girl self, and nasty tricks, once again. The ending leaves a great cliff-hanger that will have fans of both DANGEROUS GIRLS, and THE TASTE OF NIGHT, itching to discover what will happen next. Overall this is a wonderful book, and an absolute must-read for those who enjoyed the previous novel in the series, or for fans of vampire novels, in general.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Normal R.L. Stine Novel, August 21, 2004

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Chris Holderfield (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Taste of Night (Dangerous Girls, No. 2) (Hardcover)

The sequel to Dangerous Girls, The Taste of Night, is a normal R.L. Stine novel. What do I mean? Easy-to-read, quick-to-read, mininum details, little character development, etc. The book is still pretty interesting, aside from the complaints above. If you enjoyed the first book, you will love this one as well!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great book, September 8, 2004

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Bastet1023 - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Taste of Night (Dangerous Girls, No. 2) (Hardcover)

I really liked this second book and thought it was a good continuation of the original. The plot was good and there were many surprises, just not enough detail. I liked Stine's books for kids and I like how he's started to write books for more mature teenagers. Good book.