Review by Vicky London

How to Date a Vampire by Sophie Collins joins the parade of self-help and advice books spawned by the vampire craze. It’s sort of a tween version of How to Catch and Keep a Vampire. This book is solidly aimed at the young girls obsessed with the Twilight books and movies. Here’s the cover blurb:

* Sick of your usual high school guys drooling over the prom princess?

* Is your love life as silent as the grave?

Then aim your sights at the night and find out how to date a vampire. He’s smart, he’s sexy, and he’s waiting to discover someone a little bit different. Lucky for you, this book is packed full of quizzes, charts, and failsafe advice to show him what’s so special about you, and set his pulse (if he had one) racing!

* Suss out if the guy giving you sleepless nights is a real vamp or a fanged faker.

* Great date ideas that don’t involve going for a Type-O milkshake.

* Discover how to see into the heart of a guy you can’t see in a mirror.

With space to write about your own close encounters, plus style advice and beauty tips that are sure to slay him on sight, this is the only guide you’ll ever need to spotting a vampire and knocking him (un)dead.

The book is very nicely illustrated with manga-style drawings. Girls will find the quizzes fun and the space to write their own thoughts is a sweet diary-like addition. This would be a perfect gift for that tween in your life who can’t get enough of vampires.

Sophie Collins, when she isn’t romancing vampires, is a writer and editor who has authored books on subjects weird and wonderful as Victorian shadow casting and reading dogs’ body language. Her books include Tail Talk (Chronicle, 2004), A Sussex Miscellany (Snake River Press, 2006), and Scoop (The Book People, 2007). She currently lives, works and dates the undead in Sussex.

Release Date: November 23, 2009
ISBN-10: 1846013526
ISBN-13: 978-1846013522

Popularity: 5% [?]

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