Vlad Tod is trying to survive eighth grade. It's hard enough that his parents died a few years ago and he's still not over it, but now weird things are happening. The girl he likes seems to be in love with his best friend, and the school bullies are worse than ever. But it's more serious than that. His favorite teacher has gone missing without a trace and he finds a mysterious book that belonged to his father that only he can open. Also, Vlad is a vampire--half-vampire to be exact. Vlad hates the taste of cooked meat, but can stomach it to keep up appearances. He much prefers the blood sandwiches and blood slushies that his guardian, Nellie, provides for him from the bloodbank at the hospital.All these strange things happening are pointing to the fact that Vlad may not be the only vampire in the world, as he thought. And these other vampires seem to be a lot different from him. They've never had a blood-slushie, for one. They seem to prefer their meals hot. Could these vampires have something to do with his teacher disappearing? Or even his parents?
I enjoyed this book for what it was. It was a quick read with an entertaining voice. I enjoyed the world that the book set up and I'm looking forward to discovering more about it in the next book in the series.
Read-alikes: Artemis Fowl, The Hunger Games
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