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This had a very interesting concept--I mean, a Reformed Vampire Support Group? What? Haha. However, I found it all to be... underwhelming. The way the vampires are portrayed all sickly-like... I get it, really. Vampirism being more of an illness, I appreciate the different take, but it was just a bit disappointing. Though I admit I might be a bit biased since I’m not exactly the biggest vampire fan. I did, actually, liked Nina’s fiction character (she’s a writer!), the vampire Zadia Bloodstone, so much better! She was pretty badass! But the characters themselves in this particular novel... they were okay, though none really stood out to me. This seems to be the norm for me with standalone novels.

The mystery surrounding who killed their fellow vampire had me very intrigued at first, but this, too, ended up being underwhelming when we found out what was going on. Another thing I was looking forward to was to romance that was implied in the synopsis, which ended up being nonexistent. *sigh* Now, don’t get me wrong. I enjoy the occasional book without any romance--it’s very refreshing! But nothing happened between Nina and Dave--absolutely NOTHING! Well, not until the last 20 pages of the book when they flashed forward one year (which I also did not like, ugh!)

Another thing, I was not the biggest fan of how this book was written. Let me try to explain: These vampires sleep during the day, so when something exciting goes down (i.e. a fight or what have you) our narrator, Nina, obviously doesn’t experience things first hand, so she is told what happened while they were zonked out. But we, the audience, are told before we actually get to the point in the story, so when the vampires wake up and are caught up, we are not surprised like them because we already know! Shock factor is gone and there’s this sort of disconnect. Speaking of narratives and telling instead of showing... there was too much narrative! I feel like they could’ve told this in a different way, say, in real time or through dialogue.

But if I’m being honest, even though it had all these negatives (for me), overall, it was quite enjoyable.It had some very fun moments between the characters. I especially loved the whole situation with the werewolf Reuben. Reformed Vampire Support Group was underwhelming at times, but overall quite fun and interesting with the different take on these popular supernatural creatures.


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The Reformed Vampire Support Group Catherine Jinks Books Reviews

I absolutely loved this book. I read it because I saw that it was one of the top ten books of 2011, and I looked at the cover and said to myself "My 8th-grade boys would read that." However, I find that the book is enjoyable for both genders and all age groups.

The plot is engrossing, the characters are unique, and the writing is very impressive. The extensive vocabulary used in the book is great for exposing students to words they might not otherwise be exposed to.

The whole vampire/werewolf fascination eludes me, but this book refrains from common horror thrills. For once in my life, I have read a vampire book and found myself saying, "Hey, quality literature here."

This novel deals with deeper questions like
- If you desire it, can it be wrong?
- When you know a desire is wrong, how do you battle that natural desire?
- How can we help others control their wrong desires? (Hence the formation of the reformed vampire support group.)

Ultimately, I found it a parallel for the battle of flesh and spirit. We desire to do the right thing, but often do the wrong thing. How can we stop that?

So, even though the novel is focusing on vampire nature, it's ultimately dealing with serious questions about human nature.

Oh, by the way, in my classroom, all the boys are wanting to read it.
I don't often read funny books...I don't know why, I probably should, maybe it would jolt me out of the perpetual bad mood I seem to be in these days, but the fact remains, I usually pass up the humor for a good spurge of gore or zombies with anger management issues; so when my husband handed me a book with probably one of the most intriguing titles I have read in a while... I just couldn't say no.

"The Reformed Vampire Support Group" by "Catherine Jinks" was hilarious. Not in a joke-after-joke-pun-after-pun way, but more the this-is-so-awkward-you-can't-help-but-laugh-at-it funny. Think "A Fish Called Wanda" meets "Grumpy Old Men" (come on...picture it...got it? Funny isn't it.)

The plot is written from Nina's perspective...she's a vampire (duh) but not the kind we normally think about. No, Nina and her band of vampire misfits are whiney, sickly, paranoid schizophrenics that spend more time in group therapy and fanging helpless gerbils than that do actually living their lives. That is, of course, until Cassimir (the original vamp) turns up ashes in his coffin and Nina decides she just can't take her pathetic life anymore. Her and friends (Dave the downer vamp, and a Catholic Priest) set out on a mission to track down the slayer and bring things back to order, only... after turning up at the wrong house they get more than could ever bargain for. (Lets just say a very angry puppy shows up.) The entire book is based around the groups fumbling attempts to be better than they are and to stop a slew of crimes that... incidentally they actually caused themselves.

There is an 80 year old granny vamp with bad hips and a crocheting fixation, a prescription sunglasses incident that has Nina a little wobbly, lots of angry bedroom captives, a failed arson attempt, a loopy newbie vamp that hurls while trying to hostage negotiate, creepy basements, and 1 very distressed mail carrier that jumps out of a 2nd story window.

The writing was charming, as if Nina was letting you in on little secret but sparing you the gory details, and the plot was extremely twisty turny but well executed. I laughed out loud several times, and at one point had the most bizarre, in my head, movie playing...but I will whole heartedly admit that I enjoyed it. So much so that I might actually consider reading the brighter side of life more often.

Happy reading my fellow Groupers and remember if at first you don't succeed, cower in a corner till the bad man goes away.
This had a very interesting concept--I mean, a Reformed Vampire Support Group? What? Haha. However, I found it all to be... underwhelming. The way the vampires are portrayed all sickly-like... I get it, really. Vampirism being more of an illness, I appreciate the different take, but it was just a bit disappointing. Though I admit I might be a bit biased since I’m not exactly the biggest vampire fan. I did, actually, liked Nina’s fiction character (she’s a writer!), the vampire Zadia Bloodstone, so much better! She was pretty badass! But the characters themselves in this particular novel... they were okay, though none really stood out to me. This seems to be the norm for me with standalone novels.

The mystery surrounding who killed their fellow vampire had me very intrigued at first, but this, too, ended up being underwhelming when we found out what was going on. Another thing I was looking forward to was to romance that was implied in the synopsis, which ended up being nonexistent. *sigh* Now, don’t get me wrong. I enjoy the occasional book without any romance--it’s very refreshing! But nothing happened between Nina and Dave--absolutely NOTHING! Well, not until the last 20 pages of the book when they flashed forward one year (which I also did not like, ugh!)

Another thing, I was not the biggest fan of how this book was written. Let me try to explain These vampires sleep during the day, so when something exciting goes down (i.e. a fight or what have you) our narrator, Nina, obviously doesn’t experience things first hand, so she is told what happened while they were zonked out. But we, the audience, are told before we actually get to the point in the story, so when the vampires wake up and are caught up, we are not surprised like them because we already know! Shock factor is gone and there’s this sort of disconnect. Speaking of narratives and telling instead of showing... there was too much narrative! I feel like they could’ve told this in a different way, say, in real time or through dialogue.

But if I’m being honest, even though it had all these negatives (for me), overall, it was quite enjoyable.It had some very fun moments between the characters. I especially loved the whole situation with the werewolf Reuben. Reformed Vampire Support Group was underwhelming at times, but overall quite fun and interesting with the different take on these popular supernatural creatures.