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Reviewed by Dan Polley A young woman open wishes to date a vampire. That’s how Ellen Schreiber’s Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives starts out. Raven Madison lives on the fringe of her high school. And that’s probably a good thing, seeing as how she’s dating Alexander Sterling, a real, live vampire who can come out only at night. Everything in their relationship is going fine, until one night when they realize that there are some empty lots in a graveyard. But those empty lots had caskets in them, almost as though the dead have come back for life. And when Alexander finds a piece of his past lying around, what will it mean for the future of his relationship with Raven? Meanwhile, despite warnings to stay away from the cemetery from Alexander, Raven seeks out some answers on her own. She finds just what Alexander had feared — and possibly even more. After Raven informs Alexander of just what is going on, Raven gets a surprise visit at school. But will the visitors be that friendly when she’s alone with them? Sure, this is about vampires, but it’s also a tale of love and revenge — and, like most others, it’s about power, too. The dynamic that is set up among the characters is a testament to how the characters are developed through the first volume. The dynamic isn’t rife with as much intrigue and energy as it could have been, but there’s still enough there to make this an interesting read. One of the shortcomings of this volume is that it’s extremely short. From start to finish, the story itself takes up around 100 pages, which is far shorter than the average volume. However, that doesn’t seem to be a setback, as it helps frame the story and art at a younger audience, who would probably not care as much that the characters could be fleshed out a bit more. Likewise, the art is dark — with vampires, what else would you expect? — but not to the point that it would scare off younger readers. And the style is cartoony enough to be an entering point for those who enjoy that no-frills style. Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives is enjoyable, but is aimed at a younger audience. Although it can be fun for an older audience, too, those in that group might find it a bit lacking. For youngsters, though, it’s definitely a ton of original English language fun. Think you could have written a better review of Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives v1? Write us and we'll probably let you give it a shot! --EiC PC |
3 February 2010
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