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nicklelove's review against another edition
2.0
I thought it was related to vampires but the vampire the protagonist refers to is her being diabetic.
hoosgracie's review against another edition
4.0
Lucy is a 16 year old insulin dependent diabetic who has a theory that the vampire myth originated with untreated diabetics. Poignant, well told story of a girl figuring out who she is and what’s important.
leonislame's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
It felt kind of like the author was trying to make the main character, Lucy, be as edgy as possible which kind of took away from the immersion for me. But other than that, it wasn’t all that bad
beauvoir's review against another edition
2.0
Could've have been good
Had it not been for the fact that literally nothing interesting happens up until the last 50 pages, there's only mentions of vampires, and a potential crush turns out to be just a passed by plot mechanism, this could've gone somewhere. I definitely feel like Hautman gave up towards the end.
Had it not been for the fact that literally nothing interesting happens up until the last 50 pages, there's only mentions of vampires, and a potential crush turns out to be just a passed by plot mechanism, this could've gone somewhere. I definitely feel like Hautman gave up towards the end.
stephisbranded's review against another edition
1.0
I just don't love this. I was hoping for something supernatural but it really was just a girl comparing vampirism to diabetes. Lots of problems with this.
roguemedvsa's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kellylynnthomas's review against another edition
4.0
This book spoke to me on a number of levels. In high school, I was pretty much that self-destructive goth girl that the main character is. And now, I'm that self-destructive girl who suffers from a chronic illness and is totally fed up with it and how everyone acts about it.
My husband, who was/is none of the above, had a harder time connecting with the book, but still enjoyed it. I'm not 100% sure how I feel about the ending (it gets kind of down on goths, which I'm not really okay with; goths are very "other" in this book). Over all, though, a good read. Especially if you have ever been even a little self-destructive.
My husband, who was/is none of the above, had a harder time connecting with the book, but still enjoyed it. I'm not 100% sure how I feel about the ending (it gets kind of down on goths, which I'm not really okay with; goths are very "other" in this book). Over all, though, a good read. Especially if you have ever been even a little self-destructive.
mswarning's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don't know where I got this book.. Maybe at NTTBF?? It's not an arc, though. This book came out around 2003! The vampire chat room totally took me back to the early 2000s. Thanks for the nostalgia!
Anyway, the MC is 16, but this book reads pretty young. Lucy feels kind of immature, more like a 13-year-old version of herself. None of the "goth" characters in this book are particularly likeable, which frustrates me. Most of the plot was predictable.
Some of the small details stuck with me. Lucy mentions to her doctor that her mom didn't want more kids because of her illness. That's the type of thing that kids sometimes internalize, that I internalized as an only child. You perceive that you're difficult or a problem. Huh, no wonder I was an angry kid.
Also, this book has a Pierce Brosnan reference, which felt a bit dated. Overall, it wasn't bad.
Anyway, the MC is 16, but this book reads pretty young. Lucy feels kind of immature, more like a 13-year-old version of herself. None of the "goth" characters in this book are particularly likeable, which frustrates me. Most of the plot was predictable.
Some of the small details stuck with me. Lucy mentions to her doctor that her mom didn't want more kids because of her illness. That's the type of thing that kids sometimes internalize, that I internalized as an only child. You perceive that you're difficult or a problem. Huh, no wonder I was an angry kid.
Also, this book has a Pierce Brosnan reference, which felt a bit dated. Overall, it wasn't bad.
kasiabrenna's review against another edition
1.0
I read this for a project in a young adult lit class. I thought this book sounded like it could be great, I liked the vampire/diabetes theory. However, I was disappointed in the one-dimensional way it portrayed the gothy kids and it's moralistic tone. The ending was a little too "go comformity!" for me.
lovelyjanelle13's review against another edition
4.0
As a type one diabetic who was diagnosed when I was five, now nineteen, it was so refreshing to read a book that I could relate to. I went through a similar mentality, albeit much younger, when I was ten. Before reading this the only media representation I’d seen of diabetics were completely inaccurate portrayals in doctor or police shows that get all the facts wrong. With Lucy as narrator it gives everyone an inside look and feeling of what it is to be a diabetic, the highs and the lows. The ending was a little too cheesy for me, the typical makeover scene but it hit a little close to home as I did the same thing when I felt this way, I cut it off and let it grow back out, dying it every color, changing what I wore and how I acted, desperate to figure out the key to what I had to be to make people think of me of something other that the sick girl, the reason I tried out for basketball and cheerleading until my senior year that I stopped caring, showed up to school in yoga pants most days because I don’t owe anyone anything and what mattered most was that on the days I could be at school, I was, and the others I was at home curled up in bed because of my health was for me too. Screw if people thought of me as the sick girl. I was going what I needed to do to live and I shouldn’t be judged for that.