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Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things
Vampires, Hearts & Other Dead Things | Margie Fuston
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In this heart-wrenching debut YA novel thats The Coldest Girl in Coldtown meets They Both Die at the End, a teen girl takes a trip to New Orleans with her estranged best friend to find a vampire to save her dying father. Victoria and her dad have shared a love of the undead since the first vampire revealed his existence on live TV. Public fear soon drove the vampires back into hiding, yet Victoria and her father still dream about finding a vampire together. But when her dad is diagnosed with terminal cancer, its clear thats not going to happen. Instead, Victoria vows to find a vampire herselfso that she can become one and then save her father. Armed with research, speculations, and desperationand helped by her estranged best friend, HenryVictoria travels to New Orleans in search of a miracle. There she meets Nicholas, a mysterious young man who might give her what she desires. But first, he needs Victoria to prove she loves life enough to live forever. She agrees to complete a series of challenges, from scarfing sugar-drenched beignets to singing with a jazz band, all to show she has what it takes to be immortal. But truly living while her father is dying feels like a betrayal. Victoria must figure out how to experience joy and grief at once, trusting all the while that Nicholas will hold up his end of the bargainbecause the alternative is too impossible to imagine.
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TheLudicReader
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This is only really a so-so pick for me because while it had a lot of things going for it (vampires, New Orleans) the main character, Victoria, drove me nuts. She and her former bestie, Henry, fly to NOLA to find a vampire- they‘re real- so Victoria can get turned so that she can turn her beloved father who is dying. This is a book about what it means to live and while I appreciated the message, the execution fell short for me.

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Branwen
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This might just be my new favorite book title! 🤣😂💕📚

Leftcoastzen That‘s pretty great! 3y
wanderinglynn Ooh, this sound intriguing. 3y
AkashaVampie Oooooooo I'm gunna have to see if I can find this one! 3y
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