I totally just realized I didn't write reviews for the first two books... Oops!
Judge a book by its cover
Third book in the "Blood Coven" series, so it's a no brainer - gotta continue!
Synopsis
Rayne, the goth/vampire/vampire slayer has been assigned one more assignment before her slayer replacement takes over - infiltrate her high school's cheerleading squad to find out if they're werewolves. But being a cheerleader is the exact opposite of everything Rayne "Freak Girl" McDonald is! Not only does she have to "become one of the pod people", but her mom's boyfriend/Rayne's slayer guardian, David is moving in, AND her once dark and broody vampire blood mate Jareth has turned into a beach bum since the vampire virus allowed him to walk in the sun again! Junior year isn't starting off as great as Rayne hoped.
Humble Opinion
The "Blood Coven" books are quick and easy reads with the perfect mixture of wit, romance, and adventure. Rayne's snarky attitude and her romantic turbulence with Jareth definitely will hit home to a teenage audience. While most teenage girls feel like they've found their soulmate in their first boyfriend/love, the reality of choosing your eternal mate at sixteen? Well... people change, so there's bound to be some issues, which Rayne comes to discover
Mari Mancusi writes Rayne in such a way that her quips are hilarious, yet it's still believable that it's a real teenage girl talking. I enjoy how Rayne is the narrator and is conscious of the audience she is telling the story to. In Stake That, it was written as if Rayne was writing a blog and the reader was one of her followers. In Girls That Growl, she just addresses us as if she's actually siting down and telling us the story. I like that we get to see inside her mind and listen to her inner monologue.
Mari Mancusi writes Rayne in such a way that her quips are hilarious, yet it's still believable that it's a real teenage girl talking. I enjoy how Rayne is the narrator and is conscious of the audience she is telling the story to. In Stake That, it was written as if Rayne was writing a blog and the reader was one of her followers. In Girls That Growl, she just addresses us as if she's actually siting down and telling us the story. I like that we get to see inside her mind and listen to her inner monologue.
Final say
Easy read. Fun read. Great book to take to the beach or read while you're traveling. I chose it as my "commute to work" book since it's small enough to throw into my purse, and I wouldn't have a panic attack if I had to stop reading before I was done with the chapter. It's a good balance of making you want to come back for more without making you feel like you have to call into work the next day because you can't put it down.
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