A Taste for Red

I found this to be a fun and enjoyable read about a young lady that is just trying to figure out how come she now thinks of herself as a vampire. A great spooky book for October that won't scare a young one too much, although they may look sideways at a teacher or two for a few days. Svetlana has co......more

Svetlana—not Stephanie!—Grimm thinks she’s a vampire. How else would you explain her preference for red-colored foods, her ability to read and influence other people’s thoughts, and why she likes sleeping under her bed? Unfortunately, there’s nothing Svetlana can do to change her parents’ minds abou......more

I did like this book, the writing was well done, but it would have been a LOT for fun if the protagonist's main personality trait wasn't internalized misogyny. The main girl was one of those annoying goth's that shat all over every other girl that wasn't like her. Especially if they were blonde. Thi......more

I was honestly giving this a lot of leeways, but the protagonist is SO absolutely the worst... and, if she had learned a lesson, changed, or even been challenged in any way for her awful behavior, I would be more lenient on this, but she's the hero of this story and her obnoxious condescension is tr......more

Decided to revisit my absolute favorite childhood book and was not disappointed. Most things lose some of their glimmer when viewed many years later, but not this book. It was every bit as imaginative and biting as I remember and I loved it! Fun, easy read.......more