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Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Beloved to a Vampire, March 29, 2005

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Got Fangs? (Mass Market Paperback)

Fran is in Europe with her mother. But unlike what most mother-daughter teams would be doing, Fran is tagging along with her mother who is a witch in a traveling psychic faire. Fran does not feel that this is good or normal. To make it worse, Fran can read people if she touches them. Something her mother thinks she should use at the faire but which Fran is uncomfortable with. Then a sexy motorcycle rider shows up. He is the younger brother of one of Fran's few friends. He is also a very old vampire. While longevity goes with either sex, only the males can be true vampire. And if that wasn't enough, the vampire tells fran that she is his beloved and only she can lift his curse.

Now Fran has a vampire follower who almost worships her, a talent she hates, a mystery of who is robbing the faire, and everything is just confused. So Fran tries to hold off the vampire, agrees to use her talent to try and find the thief, and befriends a very special horse. Sounds simple enough until she finds herself fighting for her life against demons.

The relationship between Fran and Benedikt (the vampire) develops but it is obvious there will be more stories involving these two. The mystery was good and the action was acceptable. Katie Maxwell has created a very interesting world where demons, vampires, psychics and magic all exist. Her take on the vampire is new and fresh. This is not just a vampire teen romance. Check it out.

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5.0 out of 5 stars something to sink your fangs into!, April 15, 2005

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Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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YA is not my choice of reading, being long past YA days. However, I find adults reading Maxwell's YA by the carload so I am not alone. Why? They are just that funny! Surprising, Katie Maxwell (who also write an amazingly number of novels each year as Katie Macalister) recalls the "inner teen" and is able to write to teens without talking down to them. The results are YA books that entertains everyone.

This time she has taken her Darks Ones theme (very popular under the Macalister name - A Girl's Guide to Vampires; Sex and the Single Vampire; Sex, Vampires and Lies for Dorchester Publishing)and now gives the teen a version of the Dark Ones aimed at them.

It's a howling good time that everyone will love!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Got Fangs?, January 5, 2005

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We all know Nancy Drew- the eternally cute, pretty, perky, teen aged Wonder Woman detective who is so perfect we'd gladly let her solve her own murder. Fran is none of that, but she is gifted. The problem is, she'd like to return the gift. Having touch telepathy makes her life one of constant exposure to others' emotions. Working in a traveling carnival with psychics, an Elvis impersonating demonologist, an Immortal and other assortedly gifted people makes her craving for normal intensify. When a new guy rides into her life, she can find the blessing in the lack of normal. If her life was that mundane- Ben would never look twice at her, he's hot and she's not, at least in her opinion. However, since he's a Dark One and she's his Beloved, he only has eyes for her. Unfortunately, his love is a bit overprotective when she gets involved in an investigation into thefts that threaten everyone's livlihoods and she overhears a mental plot to kill Ben.

**** The concept of a Dark One (vampire) and his beloved was introduced in Ms. Maxwell's less young adult novels written as Katie MacAlister, and it translates well into her young adult work. Fran and Ben's love story promises to develop into something very interesting as time passes. Ben will probably appeal more to the Spike loving fans than the Angel lovers since he's the fun kind of vamp- not a brooder who thinks happiness is poison. Underneath the fun and mystery is a very healthy message for girls- you don't have to be perfect to be wonderful. ****

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute and fun read!
I got this book because I had previously read the Aisling Grey book by Katie MacAlister and was curious about her young adult books. Read more

Published 24 months ago by Karissa Eckert

5.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Short Read
I liked this book. It was a nice read. The only problem I had with it is due to a printing error. Because of this printing error, the pages go as follows; 121, 132, 133, 124, 125,... Read more

Published on April 26, 2008 by Emily

4.0 out of 5 stars a fun, short book with vampires and gothic faires
Got Fangs is a fun, short read. Although I have not read any of Katie Maxwell's other books, I liked her writing style very much. Read more

Published on November 13, 2007 by ~GothLoveBlue~

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Times
I cannot wait to see what happens in the following book, Great Read.

Published on January 10, 2007 by Melissa Hackett

4.0 out of 5 stars Witches and Vampires and Elvis, Oh My!
Fran just wants to be a typical teenager. Unfortunately this is impossible since her mother has decided to take Fran away from her school and friends so that they can join a... Read more

Published on January 4, 2007 by Jenine Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars OMFG!!
THIS WAS SUCH AN INTERESTING READ.
This book is about a girl named Fran and how she wants to be normal, yet a gorgeous vampire nick named Ben is smitten by her. Read more

Published on November 17, 2006 by selene

5.0 out of 5 stars a new look at vampires
Fran has always wanted a "normal" life, but when your mom is a witch, that's just not going to happen. Read more

Published on August 13, 2006 by Alexandra

5.0 out of 5 stars fangtastic
How can you be normal if you can tell what people are thinking just by touching them, your mother is a witch, and you had to leave your home in Oregan to travel around Europe with... Read more

Published on January 9, 2006 by kittycat

5.0 out of 5 stars fun story with romance
Fran is a teen girl who finds herself in small parts of europe with her mom and a band of people who are ,to say the lest, a little strange. Read more

Published on November 26, 2005 by ladyknightstar

5.0 out of 5 stars HOT BOOKS -GREAT READ
A HOT YOUNG WRITER, GREAT ACTION, AND WONDERFUL CHARACTER IMAGINERY. THANK YOU

Published on October 25, 2005 by Virginia E. Murdy

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"What do you want to do first-have your aura photographed, or see the witch and have her cast a spell?" a girl asked. Read the first page

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main tent, handling for the first book, appropriate sales tax

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