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Vamped

(2009, Fiction - Humor, Written by Lucienne Diver)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 13.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Vampire series debut pales in Twilight's shadow.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 13 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    These Vamps get doused with Holy Water, impaled on stakes, etc. Gina describes arriving at one of the final battles to find "blood trails, the occasional body part or hank of hair yanked out by the roots..." 

  • Sex:

    Gina becomes a vampire after some serious prom night necking, and later she spends the night with Bobby. Although they don't have sex, she wakes up in her "Victoria Secret bikini briefs and demi-cup" and "teased a finger along the edge of his boxers."

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Some brand-name products mentioned (like iPhones) and Gina talks a lot about fashion and her desire for "retail therapy."

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Vamped

Parents need to know that there is certainly a lot of gore in this vampire book, but the narrator's a bit of an airhead, which makes the violence seem more yucky than horrific. The main characters do share some smokin' kisses -- and even wake up together half-clothed after spending the night together.

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  • Families can talk about vampire books. Can you think of anything that this book has in common with the popular Twilight series (like being pretty heavy on romance, for example)? Why are vampires so popular right now? Do you think Twilight's success makes publishers more willing to take a chance on vampire books for teens right now? What might this mean for the quality of these books?
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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 9
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    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
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    I don't like it too much, and the fangs on the cover are creepy.

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