by: Mari Mancusi

Publishing Date: 1/4/11

Publisher: Berkley

Genre: YA

Source: Paperback (Bought)

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Description:

My Review:

I just have to say this first...that I feel so terrible for Rayne. She is always going through a rough time and it never seems to end. The poor girl is a Vampire, Vampire Slayer and now in this book she becomes a Fairy. Not a good mix, huh? She is put through so much and ends up losing so many loved ones in this book that I end up crying a few times. She ends up having to go to a Slayer Inc. school so her and her twin sister can hide from the fairies that want to kidnap them. Their Mom and Dad has gone to face them. In the book though, Mari Mancusi puts the girls through so much, but Rayne goes through Hell it seems. She ends up bloodlusting over a boy who is a diehard Slayer and doesn't want anything to do with Vampires since what happened to his parents. What happens to him at the end though, it just pure crazy...but what happens at the end of the book makes you hate Corbin even more. I kind of figured though what would happen and I'm excited to see where Mari Mancusi takes it from here. I'm a little upset on what happens to Rayne though. The next point of view is in Sunny's which should be interesting since what happened to her in this book.

Bad Blood 

(Blood Coven #4)

by: Mari Mancusi

Publishing Date: 1/5/10

Publisher: Berkley Trade

Source: Kindle Edition (Bought)

Genre: YA

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Description:

Sunny McDonald is in the ultimate forbidden relationship. Her boyfriend Magnus is a vampire, and the leader of the Blood Coven. And when the Coven decides that Magnus needs a mate to be his co-ruler, Sunny's humanity puts her out of the running. The Coven's chosen candidate is Jane Johnson, a magna cum laude graduate of Oxford University who just happens to look like a vampiric supermodel.
Sunny is suspicious of a Rhodes Scholar who can't answer the most basic poli-sci questions, but Magnus brushes it off as petty jealousy. Still, when the Blood Coven goes to Las Vegas for a vampire convention, Sunny and her twin sister Rayne secretly tag along. And Sunny's not going home before she learns the truth about Jane. Because not everything stays in Vegas-especially bad blood. 

My Review:

(Originally Reviewed on Mrs. Papillion aka "The Book Worm")

This book was Sunny's side again. I have to say this was much better than Sunny's first story "Boys That Bite". Maybe because this book had more drama to it and Sunny got through some things that Rayne usually goes through. Both the twins also found out something really interesting in the middle and end of the book that changes their lives forever. 

Let's just say this book has a lot more twists to it and the author will throw you off at the ending and I really LIKED it. I can't wait for the next book to come out. I enjoyed also how the author introduced another character in the book which caught Sunny's interest. I actually thought the ending was going to take a wrong turn and then Sunny would choose something different. I also didn't expect what happened when they went to Las Vegas and what the twins found out about their Dad and what he did.

Definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes Paranormal YA.

Girls That Growl

by: Mari Mancusi

Publishing Date: 1/1/07

Publisher: Berkley Trade

Source: Kindle Edition (Bought)

Genre: YA

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Rayne McDonald thought getting into the Blood Coven was the hard part. But now there's a new breed of trouble in town...and the former slayer and her vampire boyfriend may be the only ones who can stop it.
Now that she's an official vampire and full-fledged member of The Blood Coven, Rayne assumes her vampire slaying days are over. Sure, she doesn't have any vampire powers, thanks to a mutated blood virus, but she and Jareth can go out in the sun, which is a pretty good trade-off.
But just when Rayne's starting to enjoy her afterlife, she's contacted by Slayer Inc once again. It seems that a member of her high school's football team has disappeared—and the powers-that-be think the cheerleaders had something to do with it. Now Rayne has to infiltrate the squad before the cheerleaders have a chance to sink their teeth into someone else...

My Review:

(Originally Reviewed on Mrs. Papillion aka "The Book Worm")

This book didn't have the excitement of the last book in my opinion, but it still had it's twist. I can't believe what Rayne had to do in this book. Something I definitely would've never done in a million years when I was a teenager....be a cheerleader. It just wasn't in me to be one and I don't know how Rayne does it, but she has to for her Slayer Job. Poor girl! Also, Rayne had to go through some awful moments in this book and she almost lost the most important person in her life. Yes, I even shed a few tears in a certain part that Rayne went through. I'm glad though of what happened in the ending for her. Thank goodness, everything turned out great. I have to say though I preferred the last book though with Rayne. This one wasn't really something that my attention. I did like the part of the werewolves and how everything came together. It's always great to have a different creature thrown into a series. =)

Stake That

(Blood Coven #2)

by: Mari Mancusi

Publishing Date: 12/5/06

Publisher: Berkley Trade

Source: Kindle Edition (Bought)

Genre: YA

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Two sisters—as different as the sun and the rain. For one, getting into the Blood Cover is to die for, but it seems destiny has something else in mind...
Rayne McDonald had it all figured out. Get turned into a vampire, become the mate of the Blood Coven leader, and live the high-life for all eternity. Too bad the head vamp took a bite out of her twin sister by mistake. Now, not only is Rayne still not a vampire, but she learns she's a slayer instead—destined to destroy vamps gone bad.
After being recruited by a secret organization, Rayne is given her first mission: infiltrate a seedy bar downtown and expose its vampire owner, Maverick, for purposely spreading a nasty blood virus. Luckily the Blood Coven sends some help—in the form of sexy vampire Jareth. Will vampire and slayer be able to settle their differences and work together to bring down the evil Maverick? Or will they find their own hearts on the line?

My Review:

(Originally Reviewed on Mrs. Papillion aka "The Book Worm")

In my honest opinion...this book was so much better then the first book. This time it was about Rayne, the other twin sister, who is the GOTH and wants to be a Vampire...but instead is destined to be the Vampire Slayer. How ironic is that? Poor, girl. Her sister, Sunshine is off dating Magnus, the Master of the Blood Coven and Rayne is having to deal with slaying BAD vampires. All Rayne wants is her dream to come true to be a VAMPIRE, but it seems nothing goes her way. She ends up meeting Jareth who is just like her in so many ways. I fall in love with Jareth once he's introduced. I like him better than Magnus. =) The author ends up taking another twist in this book that I wasn't expecting at all. You'll just to have to read it. I had a hard time putting down my Kindle on this book. I loved it that much. I'm looking forward to the next one, since it's another one in Rayne's point of view. Let me just say this I love how the author puts in diary/blog chapters for Rayne and I love how Rayne's point of view is much better than Sunshine. Maybe I can relate to poor Rayne a little more. I love how the ending goes also for her because it finally happens to turn out for the best for her. I won't give any details because of course I don't want to ruin it. Thank you Mari Mancusi, for making the books in two different perspectives so we can see how the twins act. =)

Boys That Bite 

(Blood Coven #1)

By: Mari Mancusi

Publishing Date: 4/4/06

Publisher: Berkley Trade

Source: Kindle Edition (Bought)

Genre: YA

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Description:

Two sisters—as different as the sun and the rain. For one, getting into the Blood Coven is to die for. But for the other, getting out could be lethal...
When Sunny McDonald gets dragged to Club Fang by her twin sister Rayne, she doesn't expect to find anything besides a bunch of Goth kids playing at being vampires. But when some guy mistakes Sunny for her dark-side-loving sister and bites her on the neck, she finds out that his fangs are real—and deadly.
Now, Sunny has less than a week to figure out how to reverse the bite, or else she's going to end up as the perpetually undead. And not only will she be a vampire, she'll also be bonded to Magnus—the bloodsucker who bit her—forever. And forever is a really long time..

 My Review:

(Originally Reviewed on Mrs. Papillion aka "The Book Worm")

So what did I really think about the book...let's just say I'm looking forward to the next book, which will be Rayne's point of view. I'm not very fond of Sunny's point of view for some reason. I don't mind Rayne that much. Maybe because I can kind of relate on how Rayne is because I went through a Goth phase myself along time ago (like 12 years ago...LOL...yes I'm that old).

I adore Magnus in this book because it's definitely what a Vampire is supposed to be like. He has the old ways and he is a complete gentleman. He's also a TRUE Vampire, where he can't go in the sun and he gets sick of religious artifacts, etc. Not a sparkly kind of Vampire.

I knew the ending was going to end the way it did because why wouldn't it have. Very predictable endings to a book I usually rate low.  I have a pet peeve of predicting books before I even finish it.  

I give it 3 stars because it was kind of dry at first, but it got interesting towards the end.