Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
Beth Fantaskey
Harcourt Children's Books
Sales Rank: 265494
Beth Fantaskey
Harcourt Children's Books
Sales Rank: 265494
Something to sink your teeth into., 2008-12-03Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
On the first Day of her senior year Jessica seems to be being stalked. He's tall, dark and handsome and speaks with an aristocratic Eastern European accent. To make matters worse he knows Jessica's "old" name from before she was adopted by a slightly eccentric American couple. Now Mr. Tall, Dark and Hot (and did I say a Vampire Prince?) Lucious Vladescu, tells Jessica that she is a Romanian vampire Princess by birth and not the average teenaged "mathlete" and 4H'er she thought she was. Could senior life become any more complicated?
This book is romantic, funny, intriguing and mysterious. I loved the essentially first person point of view with the cleverly added bonus of Lucius views and thoughts on life in modern America as well as his thoughts of Jessica/Antanasia as told via letters to his Uncle in Romania. Lucius, we learn from the beginning of this book, is as old fashioned as any typical old time vampire. He is only worried about how soon he can get Jessica to fulfill her part a bargain that was made between these two Royal families shortly after her birth. But he soon gets the hang of being a `teenager' in modern America. As he gets to know Jessica her family and Americans better, his intrigues and back-stabbing machinations with his Uncle Vasile who is back in Romania, doesn't seem so important.Can Lucious go from being a manipulative Prince, to Jessica's Knight in Shining Armor? Can Jessica go from being an ordinary American teenager to an extraordinary Royal Princess?
An amazing first novel, one that had me reading until the wee hours of the morning as I finished it. I think that Beth Fantaskey can go far, not only in young adult books but branching out into the realm of adult fiction. Her characters were clearly and strongly written, with Jessica not being overtaken by the romance of the Pact and "forever after", but clearly living life on her own terms. The plot was handled at a nice pace with enough twists and turns to keep everyone guessing at the outcome. My only regret is that there is no indication anywhere that this may become a series. I would have liked it to be so, since some of the secondary characters are written with potential to be strong candidates for their own books.
A great Valentines's Day gift for the young adult on your list.
Reviewed By A3BFDEBT5IV4UNOn the first Day of her senior year Jessica seems to be being stalked. He's tall, dark and handsome and speaks with an aristocratic Eastern European accent. To make matters worse he knows Jessica's "old" name from before she was adopted by a slightly eccentric American couple. Now Mr. Tall, Dark and Hot (and did I say a Vampire Prince?) Lucious Vladescu, tells Jessica that she is a Romanian vampire Princess by birth and not the average teenaged "mathlete" and 4H'er she thought she was. Could senior life become any more complicated?
This book is romantic, funny, intriguing and mysterious. I loved the essentially first person point of view with the cleverly added bonus of Lucius views and thoughts on life in modern America as well as his thoughts of Jessica/Antanasia as told via letters to his Uncle in Romania. Lucius, we learn from the beginning of this book, is as old fashioned as any typical old time vampire. He is only worried about how soon he can get Jessica to fulfill her part a bargain that was made between these two Royal families shortly after her birth. But he soon gets the hang of being a `teenager' in modern America. As he gets to know Jessica her family and Americans better, his intrigues and back-stabbing machinations with his Uncle Vasile who is back in Romania, doesn't seem so important.Can Lucious go from being a manipulative Prince, to Jessica's Knight in Shining Armor? Can Jessica go from being an ordinary American teenager to an extraordinary Royal Princess?
An amazing first novel, one that had me reading until the wee hours of the morning as I finished it. I think that Beth Fantaskey can go far, not only in young adult books but branching out into the realm of adult fiction. Her characters were clearly and strongly written, with Jessica not being overtaken by the romance of the Pact and "forever after", but clearly living life on her own terms. The plot was handled at a nice pace with enough twists and turns to keep everyone guessing at the outcome. My only regret is that there is no indication anywhere that this may become a series. I would have liked it to be so, since some of the secondary characters are written with potential to be strong candidates for their own books.
A great Valentines's Day gift for the young adult on your list.
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