There are many different memes out there for bloggers to feature the books they're really, really looking forward to. Unfortunately, none of them really meet my needs as I tend to find books I consider my possible future loves in droves rather than one at a time. And I don't feel like featuring those books in droves either. When I fall for a book before its pub date, that usually means something! That means, from now on, you will occasionally (or for the next few weeks: quite some days) find this new feature here.
Fat Vampire by Adam Rex
pub date: July 27, 2010
Summary from GoodReads:
Doug Lee is undead quite by accident—attacked by a desperate vampire, he finds himself cursed with being fat and fifteen forever. When he has no luck finding some goth chick with a vampire fetish, he resorts to sucking the blood of cows under cover of the night. But it’s just not the same.
Then he meets the new Indian exchange student and falls for her—hard. Yeah, he wants to bite her, but he also wants to prove himself to her. But like the laws of life, love, and high school, the laws of vampire existence are complicated—it’s not as easy as studying Dracula. Especially when the star of Vampire Hunters is hot on your trail in an attempt to boost ratings.…
Leave it to Adam Rex to create a thought-provoking novel that takes on teen angst, sexuality, identity, love, and undeath in ways that break it out of the genre.
I haven't read about fat vampires yet and adding teen angst and first (?) love - I think this might just be a fun variation of a vampire novel.
2 comments:
I have heard of this book before, but it never really got my attention. I don't know why..mm. I may even try it, but first I want to read a review about it. :P
I do like the cover.
I'm also curious to read a review about Fat Vampire. But the cover looks so good and it's a nice change to have a fat & not-gorgeous vampire :P
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