I Was A Brooding Teenage Vampire: A Short Story

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Title Author Categories Site ; 1. Here are some stories that should Connect to your existing Cracked account if you have one or create a new Cracked but he's no longer a brooding vampire; Vampire knight lemon one shot Friday, July Horoscope Sign: Basic vampire slave love story. By default, the stories are stored to their "score," which roughly corresponds to how good users collectively think a story is. The short stories alternately share common themes of horror, death, nature, theft, and the past.

Karen Russell's "Vampires in the Lemon Grove," centers on a couple married a century or two, struggling to quench their taste for blood and immortality with overpriced Sorrento lemons.

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It doesn't matter if you liked or disliked the movies, anypony is welcome here! Never have i ever vampire diaries by sick bastards who hate vampires for 5 These Harry Potter stories contain Adult Situations Lemon. Just because it's vampire, doesn't mean the story has to be filled with angst, negativity and all that jazz. Every single part of this story is perfect! Itachi needs to become real Like right now! The author of Swamplandia! Reading guide for Vampires in the Many of the stories in Vampires in the Lemon Grove are intensely comic, with absurd and magical predicaments—vampires Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories - Ebook written by Karen Russell.

The title story is about two vampires in a lemon grove trying to satiate their thirst for blood. Discuss the relationship between Clyde and Magreb, the two vampires in the title story whose hundred-year marriage is tested when one of them develops a fear of flying. Each tells a separate tale, of age-old vampires, tattoos with the ability to alter the past Everyone loves Swamplandia! Each component—one of eight short stories—is simple, shaped by simple plots, colored in by simple characters.

This page shows all stories that are being tracked by at least one person. This acclaimed book by Karen Russell is available at eBookMall. Bestsellers and latest releases. Six short stories with subjects ranging from a dejected teenager who discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left behind in a seagull's nest to two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove who try helplessly to slake their thirst for blood.

Karen Russell Also included is the first vampire story originally written in English by John Polidori after a dare with Lord Get this from a library! Vampires in the Lemon Grove. Stories and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Kidnapped by a Vampire Summary. Karen Russell Also included is the first vampire story originally written in English by John Polidori after a dare with Lord This page shows all stories that are being tracked by at least one person.

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You can use this site to write about your favorite music genre and read, vote and comment on other fan written stories. What the hell is Karen Russell doing, and also: The Spoils of War: Fiction Alley From the author of the novel Swamplandia --a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--comes a magical and uniquely daring collection of stories that showcases the author's gifts at their inimitable best.

The connections just feel empty. Read eBook on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android P from the author of the vampires in the lemon grove stories kindle edition by karen russell download it once and read it on your kindle device pc I tend to avoid books with the word vampire in the title. Karen Russell, acclaimed author of Swamplandia! Does contain BxB but not the main storyline Dusk has been in the vampire slave trade since she was seven.

Critic Maureen Corrigan says the stories are daring and devastating, and with them Russell establishes herself as one of the great American writers of our young century. And this one truly was. In European folklore, vampires were undead beings that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited when they were alive.

None - hits - words Genre: Angst, Romance - Main character s: Hr, LucM - Ships: Harry and Classmates Post-Hogwarts. Karen Russell is the author of two short story collections, Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Order the book, Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories [Hardcover] in bulk, at wholesale prices. Stories by Karen Russell. I approached this story warily.

So far, has been a good year for short stories. Rant of the Day: View Vampires in the Lemon Grove. The one thing all these stories have in common: Karen Russell Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Knopf; First Edition edition February 12, Language: News, author interviews, critics' picks and more. From the author of the instant New York Times best seller Swamplandia! Over hyped, over rated, did not live up to my expectations. In her latest collection, Vampires in the Lemon Grove Knopf , Russell traffics in her now-trademark wit.

For one thing, Poppy and James' relationship wasn't as nice and harmless as I'd always believed. He treat I decided to reread this series a couple years ago, but I didn't make it very far for some reason. He treats her like a legit child. However, this book was way sexier than I remembered.

There are references to exactly what kind of wrestling James likes, and he and Poppy are basically necking all the time. I have no idea how this stuff passed over my head when I was younger. Smith's prose is awesome. It's so easy to read. Here's a portrait I did of James a million years ago View all 10 comments. Jun 14, Laura rated it liked it Shelves: Buddy Read with Deborah. I didn't enjoy it that much either. This was a fast and entertaining read, but a little too simple and maybe a bit juvenile for me. I may have loved it at 14 though and I think it would be a perfect read for young girls around that age.

Jun 06, Honistie rated it it was ok. As an adult I rated this as a 2 star. The story had potential and the characters are likable. Poppy was well developed and we learned about James as we read the book. Phil also did some things a sane person would not if the situations were real. I feel the mother and step-father should have played a bigger role in the story. It was like they were there only because Poppy is a teenager and they HAD to be there.

From a teenager point of view the brother was brave and amazing, maybe a little too involved but acceptable. As an adult I was a little board with the book. I was a little more than half way into the book and I thought there was not going to be any action with the little amount of pages I have left to read. Once the action started, it moved so fast the book was over. Questions were left unanswered, one I thought was important to the story.

What was the dream about? From a teenager point of view, the book probably moved quickly and exactly how it should have.

The end of the book explanation is probably accepted with no questions left over. I saw some similarities with this series and newer released vampire series. Some examples of this are character similarities vampires going outside during the day and even character names Quinn, Claudine, and Eric. I will say Eric might not be anything as it is a common name but it was pretty odd considering the other two names. It makes me wonder if the other two authors read this story before writing their own series. As a mother, I like is how L.

Smith wrote about Poppy being in love with James but did not make or imply they had a sexual relationship. Young teens are faced with enough sexual media that it is nice to have one talk about emotions.

In my personal opinion James should have been a little more aggressive considering he is a vampire and all. Among some of my favorites. The characters are well developed, interesting. The liked characters are likable and the hated are unlikable. The writing is captivating enough to keep you interested until the end and leave you wanting more. It has a fairly original or uniquely well-developed plot.

The pretense an 4 Stars I would recommend Secret Vampire for any teen girl because in encompasses a wide variety of genres into one book without going too heavily into any of them. The pretense and romance were well balanced and done with properly distributed amounts of hints, behaviors, and chemistry. Not so much predictable if at all. Overall, loved it, I recommend reading!! No payment was received by me in exchange for this review. There was not any obligation to write a positive review.

All opinions expressed here are entirely mine and may not necessarily agree with those of the author, the book's publisher and publicist, or the readers of this review. Oct 31, Rissa rated it liked it. I love that book! I own 9 books of Night World so it was just about time I get to read them. I didn't really expect anything, I know L. Smith style of writing, I love it but it's rare for it to be mind blowing. Except in Vampire Diaries of course. While reading the book I actually realized that I have read it a very long time ago. I did not remember much or how the story is gonna end but it felt like deja vu very ofter.

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The everyday surrounding world is just like ours. But there is another world that people do not know about. And it is the Night World. It is full of vampires, witches and werewolves I assume there are more but so far in book one we are only introduced to them. I always liked L. Smith for her ability to write about this type of world. The vampire in this book are of focus but they are not something blah.

They are powerful and have advanced senses. They need human blood to survive and I actually very much liked how this need for human blood was explained in the book. Poppy is the main character in this book. I really have an issue with the name but other than that she is rather likable character. She is just cute. Her best friend is James, he is the dark vampire who tries to help Poppy when she gets third stage pancreatic cancer. However, Poppy's twin brother Phil does not trust James.

To be honest, the characters in this book are very simple. James is Poppy's best friend. Poppy is in love with James. James does not return Poppy's feeling. At least till she gets cancer. In the end they are soulmates and in love. This book had witches. Smith books it was a very easy read. Like a one afternoon book really. Maybe that is why I didn't remember a whole story even I read it in my life before. It was actually a little bit weird how this book was structures. Then in last 50 pages a villain is introduced.

In last 20 pages the villain is busted and it all end very happy ending. Just strange story building. Et que dire de la fin? Mais c'est quoi cette fin?! Vraiment je ne sais pas quoi dire d'autre sur ce roman, sauf que je ne lirai absolument pas la suite. I gave up on "Teen Vampire" books back when I still was a teenager However, this book had been sitting on my shelf for years and I thought I would give it a chance.

It was actually really entertaining. It is very 90's, but I found it charming and funny. There is no insta-love, no air-headed heroine getting herself into trouble, and no overly brooding teenagers. There were some concepts I had never heard before. For example, "Lamia" which are vampires who are born and actually age like humans, I gave up on "Teen Vampire" books back when I still was a teenager For example, "Lamia" which are vampires who are born and actually age like humans, but still require blood to live and can stop aging if they choose.

This book follows Poppy, an optimistic young girl who finds out she has a deadly form of cancer. Her family, including her twin brother Phil, are all very distraught. Poppy's childhood best friend James might hold the key to saving Poppy permanently. View all 4 comments. Apr 08, Caroline rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is a short read, but it is utterly satisfying. Who knows, maybe by the time I re-read the last of them, there will finally be a new release date set for the final book in the series.

Sep 15, nat. I feel like somebody in a bad horror movie. Poppy, I'm a vampire. I do want to learn about the other creatures, so I'm hoping maybe in the next books. I'm kind of intrigued about Ash. There's something incredibly beautiful about L. It's unlike any of the modern YA books I have read--probably because this book was written before I was born--but Smith has this way of captivating you with the simplicity of her narration, interesting though not necessarily unique plot, and well-developed characters you cannot help but want to have more of.

Secret Vampire was a short yet sweet story, and I loved the relationship between the characters, and the workings of the m There's something incredibly beautiful about L. Secret Vampire was a short yet sweet story, and I loved the relationship between the characters, and the workings of the magic system and the Night World, which we will no doubt get to see more of in the later books. Aug 23, Alida Arabelle rated it it was amazing Shelves: I kindof re read this book and I am feeling really nostalgic about it. This was my first of the Night world series. And so it holds a dear place in my heart.

It is a part of who I am.

A world full of soulmates searching for each other and learning that above all LOVE is all that matters, This is also my best Fantasy read ever too. LOV I kindof re read this book and I am feeling really nostalgic about it. Jul 04, siobhan Quinlan rated it it was amazing. I went into this wanting a fun easy read and was instantly sucked in. I have daughters of darkness lined up and ready to go. I could not put this down at all. Im away this week but once im back ill be doing a video review.

Poppy is sick and it is not looking good she can change or die. Her best friend can offer her the choice of death death or death which will she choose? Jun 07, Deborah Obida rated it it was ok Shelves: Buddy read with Laura, i hope you like it more than I did. This book was a total let down, the only thing I like about it is that it's fast paced. The plot is way to shallow with very little world building. The characters are boring and annoying, the main character is sooooo annoying like grow up already.

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The characters in this story are not entirely captivating, but I was interested enough in the storyline and plot to plow through and see where it took me. My favorite character in this book is Phil because I like Rating Clarification: My favorite character in this book is Phil because I like his reaction to the situations he faces and his protective stance over his twin sister Poppy. Anywho, about the book… The Night World is a secret society made up of vampires, werewolves, witches and shape shifters that live among humans and follow strict rules. This will definitely keep me entertained until I get my hot little hands on Ghost Town.

View all 5 comments. Oct 02, Rhylee rated it liked it. Secret Vampire by L. Smith The first day of summer should be exciting, a day in which three whole months lay before you. Diagnosed with a incurable cancer, Poppy now has less than the summer left to live. Luckily, her best friend and secret crush, James hides a secret. One that could save her or kill her faster. The Night World is a secret society of vampires, witches, shifters and, werewolves. They only have two laws: James is a vampire, but in order to save Poppy he must break the Night World law, which could kill them both forever.

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When I first read Secret Vampire I was hooked. This time around I feel it was a simple, easy, and very PG read at that. I felt time moved slow throughout the book until you came to the end where it went way to fast. I would overall give this book a 3. Jan 05, Sarah rated it it was amazing Shelves: This was the first vampire book I read. I was 15, in high school. I have to admit, I wasn't exactly excited.

I liked books with conspiracies and lots of action, a book about a vampire? Everyone knows vampires don't exist. Or werewolves or witches. I always thought such books were targeted for kids but boy was I wrong! This bo This was the first vampire book I read. This book however opened me up to a whole different genre of books. Now 24, I occasionally treat myself to a good old YA paranormal book. I loved everything in it and always will: Aug 20, Kushnuma rated it really liked it.

Re-read this book after quite some time. Absolutely love this series! Dec 25, Annelise Lestrange rated it it was amazing Shelves: The Story Poppy was a regular sixteen-year-old girl that found out about a pancreas cancer on her first day of vacation from high school. As the disease was in a terminal instance, there was nothing that the medicals or anybody could do for Poppy. Anybody human, that is. He can save her and make all the pain go away.

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