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The Reformed Vampire Support Group

(2009, Fiction - Fantasy, Written by Catherine Jinks)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 13.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Humorous vampire story takes aim at the vampire craze.

Themes in this book include:   revenge

Why We Rated This on for Ages 13 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Not an issue.

  • Messages:

    The vampires attempt to avoid harming humans by breeding guinea pigs for blood, even though it makes them sick. On the negative side, a reference to buying black people in the old days because their "blood is meaty."

  • Role models:

    The vampires mostly sacrifice their own well-being to avoid infecting other humans, and several bad people have a change of heart.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Guinea pigs are bred to be bloodily killed by vampires. A vampire is shot but doesn't die, werewolves are forced to fight to the death for the entertainment of an audience, a vampire is killed by a stake through the heart, two men attempt to murder several others, a vampire bites a human.

  • Sex:

    One kiss, a reference to a streetwalker, another to a penis-shaped birthday cake.

  • Language:

    Plenty of swearing, including "s--t," "bitch," "bastard," "dick,", "prick," and some religiously themed swearing.

  • Consumerism:

    MP3 player, car, sunglasses brands.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Smoking and drinking beer and gin. A reference to junkies and alcoholics. A drunk driver is killed, teens drink and get drunk.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Reformed Vampire Support Group

Parents need to know that there's some violence here, though not as much as you might expect in a vampire story, but there's also more swearing than you might expect.

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