Thursday, October 22, 2009

'The Vampire Is Just Not That Into You'


From Houston Chronicle

Great title but the paperback's fangs miss my funny bone. However I'm going for the soft breakup here: It's me, not the quirky little vampire book.

Vlad Mezrich is the pseudonym for a spirited group of Scholastic editors, including David Levithan (Boy Meets Boy, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.)

Sample chapter titles: "Are you his (blood) type?," Knowing when your relationship has been bled dry," and "Coaxing him out of the crypt."

The book is filled with graphics, lists and short advice blurbs.

On pages 42-43, there is a discussion of the scents that will drive a vampire wild: fear, desperation, adrenaline, longing and blood. Longing scent is described as: "Sweet with a light overtone of decay, the smell of your longing will intoxicate him.

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