Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Boys That Bite, Stake That!, and Girls That Growl by Mari Mancusi


Sunshine and Rayne are twins but could not be more different. Sunny prefers flips, tanks and jeans while Rayne uses white makeup, black fingernail polish and owns only one non-black item of clothing (a pink tee sporting the slogan "Bite Me"). Rayne is moody and a social outcast. Sunny is popular and, well, sunny. So when Rayne asks Sunny to go to a Goth club, it's Sunny's idea of the worst possible evening. But she loves her sister, so she puts on the Bite Me t-shirt and prepares for a boring night. Then Magnus comes along, sweeps her off her feet, and bites her...by accident. It's a case of mistaken identity - Magnus mistook Sunny for her darker twin. Now Sunny is the one turning into a vampire and Rayne will have to go back on the waiting list to find a new sponsor. Unless...could they can find a cure in time to prevent the transformation?

In book two, Stake That!, Rayne's plans to vamp out again take a turn for the worst as she's taken aside by the drama teacher and told that she's "the chosen one," the new Slayer (seems the current slayer, Bertha, is having a cholesterol and high blood pressure problem and must retire). There's something funny going on at a vamp club downtown and Rayne must investigate. Fortunately, thanks to Sunny, Rayne has some friends on the inside to help out. One, Jareth, is Rayne's idea of perfection: dark, moody, emo, built, etc. Too bad he hates her...

In book three, Girls That Growl, Rayne must go undercover...as a cheerleader! The squad has been heard growling lately, and there's a football player missing...

These three books are fun and light, perfect for pool or seaside (or hotel room, if sunlight isn't your thing).

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