Book Review: Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Darkside

I finished this last week and I'm a little behind on getting my review written up on this one. Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Darkside by Beth Fantaskey is written with the young adults in mind. I just love her last name. If you are a fan of the Twilight series, I think you'll enjoy this read, you might even find it better than Twilight like I did.

Jessica Packwood is an adopted Romanian vampire princess, but she doesn't know that about herself. She was raised in the U.S. and all that she knows about her past is that her parents were killed sometime after she was born. I really liked Jessica's character in this book- she comes across as the average, girl next door who is a math nerd and a size 10 wearing teen. I think this sends a good message to young girls. She lives with her adoptive parents that are your vegan-type. She sneaks bits of meat from time to time. She is independent and does not fall head over heels for Lucius.

Move over Edward, there is a new vamp in town and his name is Lucius! Lucius is dark, mysterious, strong, everything that your mom tells you to avoid in boys, the bad boy that your mom tells you to stay away from. He is a Romain Prince with his main purpose: to bring back his bride-to-be in order to seal the pact of their clan made by their birth parents.

The story is a fast read, you'll find yourself craving to know what happens next.

Book Review: Alibi

TITLE: Alibi
AUTHOR: Terri Woods
ISBN: 978-0-446-58169-1


I recently finished reading,Alibi, by Terri Woods. I've never read anything by her before; this was a treat to try an author that I probably wouldn't have otherwise.

The book is primarily set in Philly and our main character, Daisy, has herself in a bit of trouble. A stripper by night, she shows us a human side to her, she recently lost her mother, fell in love with a man that turns around breaking her heart, she makes an attempt to turn her life around, and just when she makes progress, all hell breaks lose.

I wasn't surprised that Daisy did choose to do the right thing. What I was surprised about was who the individual(s) were that was captured on bank surveillance. Some characters just seemed awkard to me, like the two investigators. They just had an akward relationship, for me it didn't seem real, kinda fake.

For me, this book started off a little slow, despite a murder so early, but the action picked up and I did find this to be a book that was a little hard to put down at times. Was it a great book? No, but it is a good read.