Secret Vampire

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuugggghhhhhh! I wish that this book was longer, longer by maybe 100 – 200 more pages. One of the best books I’ve read in a while.<br/>The only other complaint that I could make was that the end felt a little rushed.<br/><br/>I first heard about this book through the FOREVERDOG podcast Teen Creeps (Links to both the entire catalogue and the episode in question below) and they made the book seem like a good read, so when I managed to get to a used bookstore, I picked up a copy for less than $5 and it ended up being my last entry to finish my 2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge.<br/>I could have read this book in a day, but work and overall adulthood life stretched it out to a few days.<br/><br/>I have a guilty pleasure with the Twilight franchise of books and films and I’m guessing that it would have been 1000x better if Edward and Bella were more like James and Poppy.<br/><br/>Poppy grew on me very fast. She has a great personality that would fit right into a real-life world. I did feel bad for her when she got sick and had to make the decision to join the Night World to save her life. Her thought process during the situation was believable, which not a fear of dying, but the fear of not existing. She has such an electrifying personality, that I’m sure that she would be friends with just about everybody.<br/>P.S. Poppy is such an awesome name, I wanna name a cat or a dog that!<br/><br/>James and her twin brother Phil, are also great characters. James has been friends with Poppy since they were 5 and has an idea of her affections for her but seems afraid of getting too close and Phil is the over-protective (especially to James) brother that hates what his sister is going through, but ultimately realizes that her decision may be the best thing for her.<br/><br/>Not sure if I’m gonna read the rest of the series (which is about 10 + books), but if they are as well written, I might down the road.<br/><br/>I would recommend this to anyone who loves a quick read with some awesome writing and characters. L.J. Smith, I applaud you!<br/><br/>Star Rating: 5 Stars!"