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Vampire Kisses Box Set: Books 1-3

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This collection of books was a Christmas gift for a teenage girl, who is an avid reader, and big fan of the Twilight series as well as many other similar-type collections. She read these books in two days, and absolutely loved them. She immediately began begging for the rest of the books in the series, as well as the comic books, which is an excellent indication of enthusiasm. She is a very mature 13 year old, but they seemed age-appropriate for that genre. I highly recommend!

This book set was great! The books were short, interesting all the way thruogh, and I was really excited to order her next book. The story line re: vampires was very different from other books I have read but that is also what made them great!

This box set is a great deal. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the Twilight Series. I honestly prefer to read this trio of books than any of the Twilight series.

I started with the box set of 1-3, then had to order the rest of the volumes. My little sister (16 is not so little I guess) and I share much of the same interests in books. I love that this series keeps it exciting and romantic while keeping it rated PG. Totally recommend this series.

Cute, Sassy, and all in 1 easy box set. A definate must read on any goth girls read list!

I first picked up Vampire Kisses when I was waiting for the newest Stephenie Meyer book and I fell in love with the series. We follow goth, vampire-wannabe, Raven through her time in Dullsville. Raven soon meets real life vampire alexander and the two fall for each other.

This is such a cute series. Though if you're into blood and gore with your vampire books, then you wouldn't enjoy the series. But for those who like a cute love story and a gothic twist, it's perfect

My daughter loved the books. Received them fast, and in great shape. Will be ordering more soon. Thank you.

I read the description for the first book and thought it sounded diferent from most vampire books. It is in that nothing really ever seems to happen. I am speaking from an adult point of view. However if you want a vampire book with little to no violence, no sex and pretty much just a little kissing, they are perfect. I am halfway through the third book maybe it gets more adult later on, but i doubt it. So all in all great for a younger audience or if you like pg or g ratings.

I bought these when I had twilight fever but had finished that series. This series is ok, but better for a younger reader.

"Vampire Kisses" is one of those series that leaves you wondering if the author wrote the thing ghastly mess as an elaborate parody. Ellen Schreiber's "Vampire Kisses" series is a good example -- it's basically an extended "Twilight"-style personal fantasy, with horrendous writing, shallow romance, and a putrescent heroine. "Vampire Kisses Box Set: Books 1-3" brings together the first three books of this series, which only reinforces the simple fact that there's no plot.

Raven (cliche name alert!) has always been obsessed with vampires and goth trappings, so she's delighted when the local haunted mansion is purchased -- and even more so when she is rescued (from a "preppy" guy) by a mall-goth "Gothic Guy, Gothic Mate, Gothic Prince." And because you can tell everything about a person by how they dress and look, it's love at first bite.

Then Raven starts to hear rumors that Rich Goth Hottie may be a vampire. She ends up being invited to Rich Goth Hottie's mansion -- and of course because she wears black, he knows she's the only girl who can "accept him for who he really is." Yep, he's a vampire.

Unfortunately, Alexander vanishes in pretty short order -- and by "Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffins," an emo Raven starts randomly searching for him in the nearby city of Hipsterville. But she soon runs afoul of an Evil ShockRockerGoth vampire named Jagger at a local cliche goth club -- and he has a hilariously contrived reason to hate Alexander (who, naturally, shows up just in time to save Raven). Of course, Jagger don't give up so easy.

And the plot gets even slimmer in "Vampire Kisses 3: Vampireville." The vampire twins Luna and Jagger are still hanging around Dullsville, and apparently have dark and deadly designs for the much-despised Trevor -- and for some reason, Alexander and Raven have a problem with this. So they spend more than half the novel trying to puzzle out where Jagger and Luna's resting places are, even as Raven becomes best buddies with Luna.

"Vampire Kisses" is one of those embarrassing stories that many teenage girls write about themselves -- they are edgy, dark and oppressed by the two-dimensionally alike "snobs" who don't appreciate them, until they find eternal love with a Hot Immortal Rich Dude. Most of these stories go unnoticed on fanfiction.net or other such sites, but sadly this one actually made it to print.

Unfortunately Ellen Schreiber's writing style is pretty much on the same page. Most of the book is Raven telling us constantly how GOTH GOTH GOTH she is (down to what cereal she eats), and how awesome her Rich Immortal Hottie is. Her writing is painfully bad: Raven views everything through a glass not-so-darkly ("Moss and ivy grew on the roof like a gothic Chia Pet") and the dialogue is horrendous ("Alexander's so dreamy. His eyes are like milk chocolates").

What's more, her bloodsucking mythos is as thin as her plot -- apparently vampires are DEAD, but they can produce similarly dead offspring as well as LIVE human babies... no, it doesn't make any sense to me either. What little we see of their culture is culled from the cheesiest of vampire movies and books.

Raven herself is the biggest joke of all -- a selfish, shallow, whiny, malicious and pretentious Hot Topic Goth who hasn't matured since kindergarten, and whose "love" with Alexander seems entirely based on the fact that he's a male vampire doppelganger of her. And the "knight of night" (ugh!) Alexander isn't exactly worthy of female attention -- he's quite possibly the blandest and least interesting vampire I have ever read about. Jagger is a 2-D villain/stalker who is as menacing as a blob of oatmeal, and his ethereal sister loses any cool factor once it's revealed that she's basically a vampiric Raven. Waaa waaa, I'm such an outsider and I hate my little brother, boohoo.

"Vampire Kisses Box Set: Books 1-3" is a collection of books so poorly-written, so immature, so cheesy and so pretentious that they cross the line into parody. Completely bloodless.