Vamps by Nancy Collins -- BOOK REVIEW by KELLY N.

Two words can describe my opinion for Vamps by Nancy A. Collins perfectly: MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT! When I read the description of this book, I thought there would be a lot more excitement and action. Once I started the book, though, I was introduced to stuck-up, snobby, rich vampires. With characters like Lilith, Jules, and the other Old Bloods, the average teenager couldn’t relate to them. Most of the population doesn’t have the amount of money that these fledglings (young vampires yet to mature) have. Also these charaters are SHALLOW! When Tanith is killed and Lilith tells her father, she is more concerned about her credit cards than her best friend. Most people would be too overcome with grief to think about anything else.

Vamps wasn’t a total let down because of Cally. Cally is more relatable than the rich snobs because there are teenagers out there who have to earn money to pay the bills when the parent(s) only spend money on what they want. When Cally first sees the Van Helsing (vampire hunter), Peter, she falls in love with him despite the fact his job is to kill vampires like her. A romance between two people on opposing sides like Cally and Peter makes a book more irresistible.

Ultimately, whenever the point of view switched to Cally or Peter, the book was SO much better and interesting. But whenever it was through Lilith or Jules’s prespective, Vamps lost my interest. Also the book just leaves you hanging in a way that just sucks. Lilith had just figured out that Cally is her demi-sibling (half sister), and she vows that no one will stop her from getting rid of Cally. But this is just a thought of action, not something that leaves the reader wanting more before you finish the book. There isn’t that much in Vamps about Cally and Peter’s relationship either. Because of Twilight people will be reading more vampire books in search of romance. There is some romance in Vamps, but not enough to satisfy a reader’s romance desire.

With Vamps, I think it should be rewritten so that the majority of the book is told by Cally, there are more scenes about Cally and Peter’s relationship, and there should be a different ending that leaves the reader hungry with anticipation for more. Now I think this book just stinks with only a couple of good points. If it is rewritten I think this book would be amazingly awesome. On a rating scale of 1-10, I would give this book a 3.