Bad Blood by Mari Mancusi

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance; Vampires, Werewolves, Vampire Slayers, Sidhe, Fairy, Blood Coven Vampire

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Sunny McDonald is in the ultimate forbidden relationship. Her boyfriend Magnus is a vampire, and the leader of the Blood Coven. Their differences have never been an issue, until now… When the Blood Coven decides that Magnus needs a mate to be his co-ruler, Sunny’s humanity puts her out of the running. The Coven’s chosen candidate is Jane Johnson, a magna cum laude graduate of Oxford University who just happens to look like a vampiric supermodel. Sunny is suspicious of a Rhodes Scholar who can’t answer the most basic poly-sci questions, but Magnus brushes it off as petty jealousy. Still, when the Blood Coven goes to Las Vegas for a vampire convention—where Magnus and Jane’s bonding ceremony will be the main event—Sunny and her sister Rayne secretly tag along. And Sunny’s not going home before she learns the truth about Jane. Because not everything stays in Vegas—especially bad blood…

This is the fourth book in Blood Coven Vampire series. Sunny feels that Magnus has betrayed her. But she still goes to help him because her gut tells her that something is wrong. I truly don’t want to say too much about as this series as I love this series. This is a great story that adds more to the series. I can’t get enough of these books and can’t wait to see where the series is going to go from here.

Publisher: Berkley Books

ISBN: 0425232646

Pages: 240

Series: Blood Coven Vampire

Volume: 4

Girls That Growl by Mari Mancusi

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance; Vampires, Werewolves, Vampire Slayers

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: I’m a vampire.  I’m also a vampire slayer. (It’s a long story – don’t ask.)  And now I, Rayne McDonald, Goth girl, have to try out for the cheerleading squad? You’d think that after I saved my coven last semester, I’d get a break or something.  I’ve got enough on my plate:  My twin keeps whining about whether or not to go all the way; Mom’s boyfriend is moving in; and my man, Jareth, who’s now allowed out in the sun, has turned from a dark, brooding hottie vamp into a surfer dude. But I’m still on the clock and have a new assignment.  A member of the football team has disappeared – and my bosses at Slayer Inc. think the cheerleaders had something to do with it, because they’re actually werewolves!  I always knew they were a pack of bitc… Now they want me to infiltrate the squad and get the dirt.  But first, I’ll need an extreme prep makeover.  If only they’d let me wear fishnets under this revolting uniform…

This is the third book Mari’s Vampire series. Rayne who is now a vampire who is also a vampire slayer must go and now she has to join the cheerleading squad. Rayne isn’t quite sure how things could get worse. But there are a few more encounters that Rayne has to go through. I love how Rayne finally starts to look outside of herself and actually works to helping others. I found the whole story to be entertaining. I love that we got to deal with some real life issues as well. If you hadn’t guessed I really liked this book and can’t wait to read the next one in the series, Bad Blood.

Publisher: Berkley Books

ISBN: 0425217167

Pages: 256

Series: Blood Coven

Volume: 3

Stake That! By Mari Mancusi

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance; Vampires

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: All I want is to be a vampire. But nooo – I have to be Rayne McDonald, vampire slayer… Sisters. They’ll swipe your clothes, your boyfriends, your destiny. But it wasn’t exactly my twin Sunny’s fault. Magnus, a vamp hot-tie and coven leader, mistook her for me last month and bit her instead. Now they’re doing the interspecies dating thing. But back to me. Turns out that for every generation (yes, just like on Buffy), there’s a vampire slayer – and this time around, it just happens to be yours truly. My first mission: infiltrate a seedy vamp bar downtown and expose its vampire owner for purposely spreading a blood disease he created himself. A task almost harder than passing trig. After going it alone once, I realized I needed help. So Magnus sent his sexy Goth buddy Jareth to go undercover with me. And let me just say I wouldn’t mind going under the covers with him. Maybe boys don’t bite after all…

This is the second book in Mari Mancusi’s Vampire series. The main character of this book is Rayne, whom we follow as she learns that she is the next vampire slayer. Which she is so not happy about. On her first assignment she meets the very hot Jareth. Who mistakes her for Sunny. The story is very funny and takes up right where Boys that Bite left off. I really enjoyed this story and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series, Girls that Growl.

Let me know what your thoughts are.

Publisher: Berkley Books

ISBN: 0425212106

Pages: 288

Series: Blood Coven

Volume: 2

Boys that Bite by Mari Mancusi

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance; Vampires

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Two sisters – as different as the sun and the rain. For one, getting into the Blood Coven is to die for. But for the other, getting out could be lethal… When Sunny McDonald gets dragged to Club Fang by her twin sister, Rayne, she doesn’t expect to find anything besides a bunch of Goth kids playing at being vampires. But when some guy mistakes Sunny for her dark-side-loving sister and bites her on the neck, she finds out that his fangs are real – and deadly. Now, Sunny has less than a week to figure out how to reverse the bite, or else she’s going to end up as one of the perpetually undead. And not only will she be a vampire, she’ll also be bonded to Magnus – the bloodsucker who bit her – forever. And forever is a really long time…

This is the first book in the Blood Coven Vampire novels. We meet Sunny who is into your average high school activities, drama and field hockey. As well as her counterpart twin sister who is the Goth girl and would love to be a vampire. After an act of mistaken identity Sunny gets the bite. Now they have to figure out if she can be turned back before it’s too late. All the while she is spending more time with Magnus. And as much as she’s not big on the idea of being a vampire he sure is enticing in his own right. This is a great play on the vampire stories throwing in a little Buffy here and there as well. It’s quite funny and very sweet at the same time. I couldn’t get enough of this book and can’t wait to read the next book in the series, Stake That!

Publisher: Berkley Books

ISBN: 0425209423

Pages: 272

Series: Blood Coven

Volume: 1

Karma Kitty Goes to Comic Con by Mari Mancusi

Genre: Romance

Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy; Superheroes

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Comic book creator Hailey Hills has no idea what she's in for when she arrives at New York City's Comic Con for the first time. But when a pair of magical boots manages to turn her into a real life Karma Kitty--the superhero of her own creation--Hailey suddenly finds herself battling ninjas, pirates and a past love she's tried desperately to leave behind. A funny, geeky-cool novel for teens and adults. This novella was originally published in paperback as part of the "These Boots Were Made for Stomping" anthology.

This is a short story about a comic book creator who becomes a superhero. There is so much going on in this short but you get pulled in right away. Hailey is a great character that you just fall in love with. I'd love to read more about this character. It really is a fun read and for $0.99 on Amazon you can't beat it.

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

ASIN: B004Z9A5CU

Pages: 92

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Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Fiction; Online Gaming, Manga, New Kid, Divorce, Role playing, High School

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: ZOMG, it rox to be a gamer girl! Maddy’s life: not so rockin’. Her parents split, she’s stuck in a new, small town at a school full of Aberzombies and Haters, she has a crush on someone she really shouldn’t like, and she’s stuck with the nickname Freak Girl. Sometimes it’s enough to retreat into her drawing – her manga is totally important to her – but when she gets Fields of Fantasy for her birthday, she knows she’s found the one place she can be herself. In the game world, Maddy can transform from regular outcast high school student to Allora, a beautiful Elfin princess with magical powers to take down enemies with a snap of her fingers and a wave of her want. As Allora, Maddy’s virtual life is perfect, and she even finds a little romance. But a real gamer girl understands that real life comes first – Maddy can’t escape from her IRL problems. She has to find ways to kick back at the Haters, rock her manga, and find a new, real-life friends she knows she deserves.

This book reminded me of issues that I myself had to go through growing up. I could totally relate to this character, having been the new kid, gone through the divorce of parents, love online gaming and manga. This is a great story dealing with all of that. I could really relate to the character and see the real life situation. All the characters had their flaws that made them more real. The way the story is written you can almost feel that you know a Maddy or a Chad, heck even the parents are very real. I loved this book and know that I will read it again. It’s just one of the stories that brings everything together to make a very good story.

Publisher: Dutton Children’s Books

ISBN: 014241509X

Pages: 256

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