The Taste of Night (Dangerous Girls, No. 2) - Hardcover

Stine, R.L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060596163 ISBN 13: 9780060596163

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2004

Synopsis

Heart of a vampire . . .

Destiny Weller and her twin sister, Livvy, were as close as two sisters could be—until Livvy chose to become a vampire, leaving Destiny behind. Now Destiny will do anything to bring Livvy back to the family. But in Livvy's world of endless darkness, she knows there is only one way she and Destiny can be reunited -- Destiny must become a vampire too. . . .

Which sister will live to see the glow of the next full moon?

Whose lips will savor the taste of night?

Who will survive?

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Lawrence Stine is the best-selling children's author in history. He began his writing career at the age of nine, writing short stories, joke books, and comic books for his friends. He has been at it ever since. A graduate of Ohio State University, Mr. Stine served as editor-in-chief of Bananas, a humor magazine for children, before teaming up with Parachute Press to create Fear Street, the first young adult horror series. After the enormous success of Fear Street, Stine and Parachute went on to launch Goosebumps, the best-selling book series that made Stine an international celebrity and the #1 best-selling author in America for several years. His latest projects include The Nightmare Room book series, TV show, and videos/DVDs; and his brand-new hardcover book, Beware!.

R. L. Stine lives in Manhattan with his wife, their teenage son, Matt, and their dog, Nadine.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 7 Up–This sequel to Dangerous Girls (HarperCollins, 2003) continues the adventures of fraternal twins Destiny, the responsible one, and Livvy, the wild one. A vampire had bitten both of them in the first book, but Destiny, unlike Livvy, refused to allow herself to be fully transformed. Their scientist father continues to try to find a cure as Livvy and Ross, an old crush of Destiny's whom Livvy has turned, live it up with their fellow vampires. They all hang out at nightclubs and attack and often kill unsuspecting teens, including Destiny's current boyfriend. Livvy loves her immortality, but things change when vampires start getting killed, including Ross. Is it the twins' father, a vampire hunter who has discovered their lair, or is it someone else? Livvy suspects Destiny and plots to get revenge. Stine's writing is flat and pedestrian with shallow, one-dimensional characters. Many of the graphic descriptions of horror are laughable, not scary. Despite numerous deaths and many acts of violence, the characters never seem affected by them. If they don't care, neither will readers. Purchase only where the first book was popular and recommend Annette Curtis Klause's The Silver Kiss (Delacorte, 1990) or Vivian Vande Velde's Companions of the Night (Harcourt, 1995) instead.–Sharon Rawlins, Piscataway Public Library, NJ
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060596163
• ISBN 13: 9780060596163
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240