The Reformed Vampire Support Group

When I say vampires, what comes to mind?  Super strength, super speed, romance and glamour?  If only that were true!  Australian teen Nina Harrison knows all too well that being a vampire is not all it’s cracked up to be in the movies. 

Ever since 1973, when she was bitten at age 15, Nina’s been stuck living at home with her mom, relying on other vampires for rides (since she’ll never turn 16 and can’t get a driver’s license), and seeing the same old vampires week after week at her Tuesday night reformed vampire support group meeting. 

When one of the group members is discovered dead, with nothing but a pile of ash and a single silver bullet found in the coffin he sleeps in, Nina and the other reformed vamps know that they’ve all been put in danger.  His death means that someone found out he was a vampire, hunted him down, and killed him, leaving Nina and the others with no choice but to find the murderer and stop him. 

Will they find him?  I can tell you that they find criminals, kidnappers and werewolves along the way, but to see if they ever find that vampire hunter, you’ll have to read the book. 

If you like reading about vampires and don’t mind having everything you’ve heard about them turned upside down, you’ll enjoy this book.  Even if you don’t like vampire books you’ll enjoy the weirdness of some the characters.  The book has humor, sarcasm, suspense, and even a few pretty gross moments, so there’s something for everyone.    

What I liked most were the little details about life as a vampire.  Did you know that a guinea pig a day keeps that craving for human blood away?  Have you ever thought about how a vampire can take a road trip without being exposed to sunlight?  And why can’t vamps take cab rides? 

The Reformed Vampire Support Group is by Catherine Jinks, who also wrote Evil Genius and Genius Squad, so if you read and liked those, you should give this book a try. 

The Reformed Vampire Support Group is on the shelf now.

Katie