I know it's barely September, but I was in the mood for something spooky when this book rolled up to my kennel! Rules for Vampires is the first of a two-book series (so far!), and it was delightfully scary! Leo is an eleven-year-old vampire, who is heading out for her first-ever "feeding" by herself. What she stumbles into is an orphanage, with one particular orphan preparing to kill the orphan master. The orphan master is very, very mean, and Minna is finished being mistreated by this evil man. But the "live" world and the "dead" world collide in very unexpected ways. Quickly vampires are fighting ghosts, and then ghosts and vampires are fighting together to stop another, seemingly unstoppable ghost, which goes against one of the rules vampires are supposed to follow: never ever fight a ghost!
This book is a lot of fun, but don't get me wrong - it isn't "fun" like Goosebumps, but quite scary at times! Although it isn't "scary" like a Stephen King book would be...more like a Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book scary, or The House in Poplar Wood by K. E. Ormsbee scary...just scary enough for readers your age, but probably too scary for your younger siblings!
I enjoyed Foulkes' writing. She uses words and phrases that make my brain think I know what is coming next and then she writes something else instead! The "something else" is usually funny and clever, and it makes the entire book easier and more fun to read. For instance, Leo the vampire sleeps all day and is awake all night - she is a vampire after all! So she never remembers "yesterday", but she does remember "yesternight". Fun, right? Anyway, I suggested to my human that he recommend this book to kids looking for something new and scary to read as autumn approaches. I'm giving it a spooky 5 paws!
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