Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite
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Summary
Eleven fresh vampire stories from young adult fiction’s leading voices！
In this delicious new collection， you’ll find stories about lurking vampires of social media， rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood， eager vampires coming out―and going out for their first kill―and other bold， breathtaking， dangerous， dreamy， eerie， iconic， powerful creatures of the night。
Welcome to the evolution of the vampire―and a revolution on the page。
Vampires Never Get Old includes stories by authors both bestselling and acclaimed， including Samira Ahmed， Dhonielle Clayton， Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C。 Parker， Tessa Gratton， Heidi Heilig， Julie Murphy， Mark Oshiro， Rebecca Roanhorse， Laura Ruby， Victoria “V。 E。” Schwab， and Kayla Whaley。
In this delicious new collection， you’ll find stories about lurking vampires of social media， rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood， eager vampires coming out―and going out for their first kill―and other bold， breathtaking， dangerous， dreamy， eerie， iconic， powerful creatures of the night。
Welcome to the evolution of the vampire―and a revolution on the page。
Vampires Never Get Old includes stories by authors both bestselling and acclaimed， including Samira Ahmed， Dhonielle Clayton， Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C。 Parker， Tessa Gratton， Heidi Heilig， Julie Murphy， Mark Oshiro， Rebecca Roanhorse， Laura Ruby， Victoria “V。 E。” Schwab， and Kayla Whaley。
Reviews
Monogamist
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The main reason I wanted to read this book was the fantastic array of writers who collaborated and were involved in this anthology。 I don’t usually read a collection of stories。 I knew though what I was getting into and this book was just that， short stories about vampires from different perspectives and flavours。 But even if I knew these were going to be short stories， I still felt like almost every single one of them lacked sturdy conclusions or resolutions。 The majority of these stories reall The main reason I wanted to read this book was the fantastic array of writers who collaborated and were involved in this anthology。 I don’t usually read a collection of stories。 I knew though what I was getting into and this book was just that， short stories about vampires from different perspectives and flavours。 But even if I knew these were going to be short stories， I still felt like almost every single one of them lacked sturdy conclusions or resolutions。 The majority of these stories really left me dry， underwhelmed and often seeking a second chapter。 Each story tries to focus on a specific thematic around vampires， such as how you become a vampire， the first kill， the blood lust and so on。 Despite talking about one of the most fascinating creatures of the night， I can’t say those stories gave me the chills。 Not that I was expecting a horror book， but they were all bland。 My favourite story was definitely Samira Ahmed’s one – A Guidebook For The Newly Sired Desi Vampire。 It was hilarious， it really made me laugh out loud。 I loved how she managed to connect being a vampire with colonialism， integrating various elements of the Hindu culture。 Another story that stands out is In Kind by Kayla Whaley， probably because it was the only story that gave me some creeps and maintained a good consistency within its nature of being a short story。 I still appreciated the original idea behind this project， of exploring vampire stories from an OwnVoices rep’s perspective。 However， if I have to provide a review of all the stories together， they generally felt inconclusive。 I liked that between chapters you get an interesting discussion about a specific theme of the story and offers an open dialogue。 In general， it is a fast read but some stories didn’t keep my attention。 。。。more
Charlotte （Books and Bouquets）
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apparently im on a vamp binge atm， excited for this ARC tho <3
ikho
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Maybe we， as a society have grown past the need for YA vampire stories？ It is an athology so I have different feelings for all of the short stories but overall， I feel a bit disappointed。 I thought I'd have more fun reading this than I actually had。 I think my favorite story was The Boy and the Bell by Heidi Heilig， it completely blew me away。 Oh how I wish we had an actual novel for this one。 The atmosphere was excellent and I really loved the writing。 First Kill by Victoria Schwab was amazing， Maybe we， as a society have grown past the need for YA vampire stories？ It is an athology so I have different feelings for all of the short stories but overall， I feel a bit disappointed。 I thought I'd have more fun reading this than I actually had。 I think my favorite story was The Boy and the Bell by Heidi Heilig， it completely blew me away。 Oh how I wish we had an actual novel for this one。 The atmosphere was excellent and I really loved the writing。 First Kill by Victoria Schwab was amazing， I didn't expect this turn of events。 I was a bit disappointed with Bestiary by Laura Ruby， I definitely saw where the author was going with the story and the themes she wanted to approach but it kind of fell short。 Now I have a problem with two of these stories， Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton and Vampires Never Say Die by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C。 Parker。 In Seven Nights for Dying we meet a girl who has six nights to decide whether she wants to become a vampire or not。 Yes， it is very original and works well as a short story。 And if 13 yo me would've looked past this， 21 yo me cannot ignore that the story is about a seventeen teenager girl having a romantic relationship with two been-alive-for-centuries-vampires。 No matter how much consent and respect were shown in the story， I was still feeling uncomfortable。 It was the same discomfort I felt reading Vampires Never Say Die。 Having Brittany （the vampire） refer to Theo （the human） as "a child" that often and mentionning they've been talking since Theo was 15 really made it worse。 I guess everyone can have different opinions on this topic but it made me feel really uneasy。Individual notiation :Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton : 2 starsThe Boys From Blood River by Rebecca Roanhorse : 3 starsSenior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy : 3 starsThe Boy and the Bell by Heidi Heilig : 5 starsA Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed : 5 starsIn Kind by Kayla Whaley : 5 starsVampires Never Say Die by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C。 Parker : 1 starBestiary by Laura Ruby : 2 starsMirrors， Windows & Selfies by Mark Oshiro : 4 starsThe House of Black Sapphires by Dhonielle Clayton : 4 starsFirst Kill by Victoria "V。E" Schwab : 5 stars 。。。more
Bailey Peyton
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Real rating: 3。5。 I know， I just finished a very meh/disappointing read today， and usually I'm all for letting the dust settle so as to not impact my next book。 But that hot pink dust jacket was callin' my name。 And am I glad I answered its siren call。 Though I wasn't all that familiar with the authors， I loved the vampire （and slayer） vibes they were throwin' down: some were funny， introspective， romantic （And not just sexy boy meets lonely girl either。 Everyone gets a vamp！）， melancholy （That Real rating: 3。5。 I know， I just finished a very meh/disappointing read today， and usually I'm all for letting the dust settle so as to not impact my next book。 But that hot pink dust jacket was callin' my name。 And am I glad I answered its siren call。 Though I wasn't all that familiar with the authors， I loved the vampire （and slayer） vibes they were throwin' down: some were funny， introspective， romantic （And not just sexy boy meets lonely girl either。 Everyone gets a vamp！）， melancholy （That one had me tabbing a quote。 I never do that in anthologies）。 Here are the ones that left me hungry for more:*"Seven Nights For Dying"-Tessa Gratton*"Senior Year Sucks"-Julie Murphy*"A Guidebook For the Newly Sired Desi Vampire"-Samira Ahmed*"Vampires Never Say Die"-Zoraida Cordova & Natalie C。 Parker*"Mirrors， Windows， & Selfies"-Mark Oshiro （this is the one with the quote: "I want to be fulfilled someday， too。 I'm tired of looking into the windows of your homes and your families" （Oshiro， 175）。*"The House of Black Sapphires"-Dhonielle Clayton*"First Kill"-Victoria "V。E。" SchwabAlthough "Mirrors， Windows， & Selfies" may be my favorite， they all have their merits。 Side note， one in particular had me craving vegetable vindaloo。。。 Anyway， according to Amazon， this is the first in Untold Legends。。。 Hmm。。。 Kinda want these to follow other supernatural creatures of yesteryear: werewolves， ghosts。。。 zombies could get a bit dicey。 Maybe expand to Fae， goblins， the works！ 。。。more
Librow0rm Christine
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Thank you so much NetGalley and Titan Books for the e_arc of Vampires Never Get Old， edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C。 Parker in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。This book delivers a collection of short stories about vampires of all varieties- from social media lurkers to eager and rebellious vampires， vampires going for their first kill， and the evolution of vampires。 Authors who have contributed to this book include Samira Ahmed， Dhonielle Clayton， Zoraida Córdova and Natalie Thank you so much NetGalley and Titan Books for the e_arc of Vampires Never Get Old， edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C。 Parker in exchange for my honest and unbiased review。This book delivers a collection of short stories about vampires of all varieties- from social media lurkers to eager and rebellious vampires， vampires going for their first kill， and the evolution of vampires。 Authors who have contributed to this book include Samira Ahmed， Dhonielle Clayton， Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C。 Parker， Tessa Gratton， Heidi Heilig， Julie Murphy， Mark Oshiro， Rebecca Roanhorse， Laura Ruby， Victoria “V。 E。” Schwab， and Kayla Whaley。This collection is both reflective and refreshing。 It embraces the age old genre of vampires never ageing， but also revives vampires as a genre - bringing completely new twists and perspectives to the arena。The Lost Boys inspired vampire story by Rebecca Roanhorse truly captured the whole， creepy， but hot atmosphere - ‘The Boys From Blood River’。 This delivered top scale horror vibes， with that delicious edge of on your seat， ready to grab a cushion moments。Heidi Heilig’s historical telling focuses on grave robbing bodies， mixing sexism， transphobia and an encounter with a newly risen vamp to address fighting for your life and who you really are。 Not all the stories in this anthology are as dark as these， vampires aren’t always the villains - “A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire” by Samira Ahmed is laugh out loud funny， hitting the perfect tone of teenage snark， fearlessly challenging and opposing colonialism！ The descriptions of the worst types of British holidaymakers abroad are totally accurate， cringe-inducing， and utterly hilarious！This anthology delivers a collection of vampire tales that are fresh， challenging， at times absolutely hilarious and with no fear of challenging the status quo。 It doesn’t fear to tread into new realms of the genre nor does it fear to pose questions about diversity， family， tradition and fighting for what you want， your life and most importantly， who you are！ With the aim of bringing new and diverse to an age-old genre， this book truly delivers。 。。。more
Mel
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Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh BiteThis great selection， edited by Zoraida Córdova & Natalie C Parker， is a short story collection about vampires。 I've missed vampires， have you？ Also contributing are authors Tessa Gratton， Rebecca Roanhorse， Julie Murphy， Heidi Heilig， Samira Ahmed， Kayla Whaley， Laura Ruby， Mark Oshiro， Dhonielle Clayton & Victoria ‘V。E。’ Schwab。📚In Seven Nights For Dying the MC needs to make a decision by the end of 7 days， when there will be no going back。📚The Boys Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh BiteThis great selection， edited by Zoraida Córdova & Natalie C Parker， is a short story collection about vampires。 I've missed vampires， have you？ Also contributing are authors Tessa Gratton， Rebecca Roanhorse， Julie Murphy， Heidi Heilig， Samira Ahmed， Kayla Whaley， Laura Ruby， Mark Oshiro， Dhonielle Clayton & Victoria ‘V。E。’ Schwab。📚In Seven Nights For Dying the MC needs to make a decision by the end of 7 days， when there will be no going back。📚The Boys From Blood River combines fear of a cautionary legend with the opportunity to be saved – at a cost。📚A twist on the slayer vs vampire dynamic is explored in Senior Year Sucks。 Would you trust your enemy？📚Slipping back in time， & taking place inside a graveyard， The Boy and the Bell introduces us to a thief who finds value in the unexpected。📚The Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire brings to mind the handbook in Beetlejuice， but with much different advice。📚The highly controversial act of mercy killing takes centre stage in the story titled In Kind。 📚Vampires Never Say Die takes a look at online image vs reality & what can happen when you cross from one to the other。 📚Set in a future world， Bestiary brings us a vampiric creature with unique talents & a desire to punish。📚Always in hiding， but never alone， the MC in Mirrors， Windows & Selfies has their every moment dictated by rigid rules they are desperate to escape。📚The Turner women of The House of Black Sapphires are known for their beauty （& other things）。 When danger comes flirting， will the sisters heed mother’s warning？ 📚What makes someone a hunter？ Who do you think the hunter is in First Kill， & who is the real prey？I’m usually cautious about short story collections by various authors。 Often I end up skipping stories as they fail to hold my attention。 Vampires Never Get Old definitely proves my wariness wrong。 I read every piece in this book & easily devoured it within 2 days。 Vampire fans， why are you waiting？4。5/5 🌟Thank you Netgalley & Titan Books for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my impartial review。 All opinions stated above are my own。 。。。more
Krista
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Like any kind of anthology， you have the stories you enjoy and the ones that kind of fade into the background。 I liked that these tales took a trope and in some ways turned it on its head。 You won't find the ancient， white male vampires of old in this collection and that is what I liked。 The stories rewrite or update vampire stories to represent non Western cultures as Samira Ahmed does （my favorite story in the collection） or expanding the lore （or at least the lore I know of） with the creation Like any kind of anthology， you have the stories you enjoy and the ones that kind of fade into the background。 I liked that these tales took a trope and in some ways turned it on its head。 You won't find the ancient， white male vampires of old in this collection and that is what I liked。 The stories rewrite or update vampire stories to represent non Western cultures as Samira Ahmed does （my favorite story in the collection） or expanding the lore （or at least the lore I know of） with the creation of an entirely different species as Dhonielle Clayton does with the creation of the eternals in The House of Black Sapphires。 The Samira Ahmed story was my favorite。“You’re probably also panicking because you stayed out way past your curfew and your Ummi is going to kill you。 Good news: Technically you’re already dead！ This may well undermine the ferocity of your mother’s threats。 （Hahaha that’s a joke - it’s not like something as banal as death could spare you from her wrath for breaking curfew。 Please。）“ 。。。more
Erin M。 Cooper
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A pretty good vampire book。 Some of the short stories dragged， but I would have to say the last short story First Kill was pretty good。 It reminded me of the series Supernatural， if Dean ever got married and had a family。 Deciding to continue the hunter legacy。
Annette Jordan
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Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite is a collection of new Vampire stories from some of Young Adult literature's most popular voices。 With authors such as V。E。Schwab， Samira Ahmed， Dhonielle Clayton， Rebecca Roanhorse and Julie Murphy， as well as editors Zoraida Cordova and Natalie C Parker， there is bound to be something to appeal to every taste。 The book is a very mixed bag of stories， and as is so often the case with anthologies， some I enjoyed more than others， but even in the ones Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite is a collection of new Vampire stories from some of Young Adult literature's most popular voices。 With authors such as V。E。Schwab， Samira Ahmed， Dhonielle Clayton， Rebecca Roanhorse and Julie Murphy， as well as editors Zoraida Cordova and Natalie C Parker， there is bound to be something to appeal to every taste。 The book is a very mixed bag of stories， and as is so often the case with anthologies， some I enjoyed more than others， but even in the ones I did not enjoy as much， I could appreciate the fresh take on the tropes of the vampire tale。 I also liked the little notes the editors included at the end of each story ， giving the origin of the mythology and asking some thought provoking questions。 I also appreciated the inclusivity of the stories， there was a variety of LGBTQI+ representation and a main character who was wheelchair bound。I read a review copy courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher， all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Jennifer Rupp
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Loved every single story！！
liz
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I received an eARC of this book from Titan Books through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。3。5 starsI love short stories anthology and I love vampires even more so I was so excited about this book！ On top of that it's full of stories by authors I adore。The myth of vampires has excited for so long that there are so many different and interesting versions。 That's what I loved with Vampires Never Get Old， no two stories were alike， they all dealt with different part I received an eARC of this book from Titan Books through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。3。5 starsI love short stories anthology and I love vampires even more so I was so excited about this book！ On top of that it's full of stories by authors I adore。The myth of vampires has excited for so long that there are so many different and interesting versions。 That's what I loved with Vampires Never Get Old， no two stories were alike， they all dealt with different part of the myth。 I really liked all these different takes on vampires and all the little comments of Zoraida and Natalie between stories were so nice。 Some stories were marvellous and other fell a bit short for me though。My favourite stories were A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed， The House of Black Sapphires by Donielle Clayton， First Kill by V。 E。 Schwab， and Senior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy。 。。。more
Seher
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Thank you NetGalley for a chance to read and review this！If I had been presented with this collection as a teen or as a freshman I would have loved it。 It's a solid collection of good authors， very easy to read， and cute。But that's my issue; it's very cute。 It lacks any of the bite that I expected a book on vampires to have。 The authors section at the end of each story also come off as really immature。Great concept， but mediocre stories Thank you NetGalley for a chance to read and review this！If I had been presented with this collection as a teen or as a freshman I would have loved it。 It's a solid collection of good authors， very easy to read， and cute。But that's my issue; it's very cute。 It lacks any of the bite that I expected a book on vampires to have。 The authors section at the end of each story also come off as really immature。Great concept， but mediocre stories 。。。more
Danielle
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Seven Nights for Dying: 4/5 starsThe Boys from Blood River: 4/5 starsSenior Year Sucks: 2。5/5 starsThe Boy and the Bell: 2/5 starsA Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire: 4/5 starsIn Kind: 3。5/5 starsVampires Never Say Die: 3/5 starsBestiary: 1/5 starsMirrors， Windows， & Selfies: 4。5/5 starsThe House of Black Sapphires: DNFFirst Kill: 5/5 stars
Holly
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（I received this as an e-arc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。）Firstly， I want to preface this review by saying that I really appreciated that this collection included stories from a diverse range of authors。 However， I did not love this book。 While there were definitely some highlights – Samira Ahmed’s ‘A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire’ was hilarious， and I loved the discussion of disability in Kayla Whaley’s ‘In Kind’ – most of the stories fell flat for me。 I often s （I received this as an e-arc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。）Firstly， I want to preface this review by saying that I really appreciated that this collection included stories from a diverse range of authors。 However， I did not love this book。 While there were definitely some highlights – Samira Ahmed’s ‘A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire’ was hilarious， and I loved the discussion of disability in Kayla Whaley’s ‘In Kind’ – most of the stories fell flat for me。 I often struggled to get invested and was generally left unsatisfied and wanting more。 Saying that， I haven’t read many short story anthologies before， so maybe this just isn’t my thing。 I did really like the concepts of most of these stories， and I’m definitely intrigued to pick up some of these author’s full-length works in the future。 Overall， though， I found this collection pretty average， and I don’t think it will be something that sticks with me。Rating breakdown:1。tSeven Nights for Dying， Tessa Gratton – 2。5 stars2。tThe Boys from Blood River， Rebecca Roanhorse – 2。5 stars3。tSenior Year Sucks， Julie Murphy – 2 stars4。tThe Boy and the Bell， Heidi Heilig – 3 stars5。tA Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire， Samira Ahmed – 5 stars6。tIn Kind， Kayla Whaley – 4 stars7。tVampires Never Say Die， Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C。 Parker – 3。5 stars8。tBestiary， Laura Ruby – 3 stars9。tMirrors， Windows & Selfies， Mark Oshiro – 4 stars10。t The House of Black Sapphires， Dhonielle Clayton – 3。5 stars11。t First Kill， V。 E。 Schwab – 4 starsContent Warnings: （view spoiler）[ blood drinking， reclaimed use of the ‘d’ slur， death of a loved one， sick parent， bullying， body horror， animal death， misgendering， drugging and murder of a disabled person， economic disaster， attempted suicide， mention of pandemic， mention of body image issues （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Shannon （ridiculusreads）
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A fantastic anthology of spooky， vampiric stories！I’m normally not one for short stories， but wow do these really pack a punch！ They were all so atmospheric， so different in their own ways。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading them！ I think the breakdown chapter from Zoraida and Natalie after every story really added to the impact of the stories， and the anthology put together。 I loved it。
Becca
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Unfortunately for me most of these short stories with various takes on vampires were really mediocre。 There is plenty of diversity which is a big plus， but the stories just fell really flat。I was really enjoying the first story， Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton where we follow a girl being turned into a vampire over the course of a week where she has to make her decision。 What I didn't like was the subtle fat-phobia as the protagonist and her friend decide they wouldn't want to be turned Unfortunately for me most of these short stories with various takes on vampires were really mediocre。 There is plenty of diversity which is a big plus， but the stories just fell really flat。I was really enjoying the first story， Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton where we follow a girl being turned into a vampire over the course of a week where she has to make her decision。 What I didn't like was the subtle fat-phobia as the protagonist and her friend decide they wouldn't want to be turned into vampires without losing weight first。 This is in complete contrast to Julie Murphy's Senior Year Sucks where our protagonist is a fat cheerleader who also happens to be a slayer。 Some of the stories are told in different formats - I quite enjoyed A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed which is written as a short guide for a new vampire under the age of 18。 I really liked the way Samira integrated Desi culture with vampire lore。 There's also Mirrors， Windows and Selfies by Mark Oshiro which is told through a series of Tumblr style blog posts。 I think my favourite story was First Kill by V。E。 Schwab which was a sapphic enemies with crushes on each other story。 It's very cliché but I loved the writing the most。 In Kind by Kayla Whaley was also interesting - about a disabled girl murdered by her father who thinks he's doing a mercy killing， only for her to be turned into a vampire and reveal to the world that she didn't want to die。 Overall， I was expecting more from this anthology， but I think the short story format just left a lot of these stories feeling unfinished。 。。。more
Yvonne
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I have to say this is the 1st anthology that I read where I actually enjoyed every single story。 There were definitely a few that stood out above the rest。 Each story was unique and not predictable。 The last story was probably my favourite because it was one of those jaw dropping， "what just happened？" type of stories。 I have to say this is the 1st anthology that I read where I actually enjoyed every single story。 There were definitely a few that stood out above the rest。 Each story was unique and not predictable。 The last story was probably my favourite because it was one of those jaw dropping， "what just happened？" type of stories。 。。。more
Samantha
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Seven Nights for Dying: 2The Boys from Blood River: 4Senior Year Sucks: 4The Boy and the Bell: 4A Guidebook for the Newly SIRED DESI Vampire: 2In Kind: 4Vampires Never Say Die: 2Bestiary: 3Mirrors， Windows and Selfies: 3House of the Black Sapphires: 2First Kill: 2
Erin Mendoza
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Anthologies are usually hit or miss for me， but this one was pretty darn good。
patri
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my rating: 3。5/5 ⭐the assorted nature of anthologies habitually make them a hit-or-miss affair; newfangled as its approach is， vampires never get old doesn't avoid this hitch， but it does hold out some absorbing narratives and memorable novelties in its ambition to modernize these historic monsters。the short stories i found to be my favourites are:★ a guidebook for the newly sired desi vampires - samira ahmed （the standout - the anti-colonialist， stereotype-deriding snark was side-splitting， the my rating: 3。5/5 ⭐the assorted nature of anthologies habitually make them a hit-or-miss affair; newfangled as its approach is， vampires never get old doesn't avoid this hitch， but it does hold out some absorbing narratives and memorable novelties in its ambition to modernize these historic monsters。the short stories i found to be my favourites are:★ a guidebook for the newly sired desi vampires - samira ahmed （the standout - the anti-colonialist， stereotype-deriding snark was side-splitting， the delivery droll enough to raise the dead）★ senior year sucks - julie murphy （soft-hearted sapphic cheerleader slayer serves）★ first kill- v。e。 schwab （needless to say i'm super stoked for the tv show to hit screens soon-ish！）meritable mention also to:⚝ vampires never say die - zoraida cordova + natalie c。 parkeroverall， vampires never get old is a diverse and distinctive omnibus - daring in its direction and original in its decision to humanize the undead and demonize the humans - that can be diverting to dip into occasionally or devour in one go。thank you to netgalley and titan books for kindly passing on this arc！ 💫 。。。more
Laura
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I individually rated each story and the average rating is 3。5 stars。1。 Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton: 2 stars2。 The Boys From Blood River by Rebecca Roanhorse: 4 stars3。 Senior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy: 3 stars4。 The Boy and the Bell by Heidi Heilig: 4 stars5。 A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed: 5 stars6。 In Kind by Kayla Whaley: 4 stars7。 Vampires Never Say Die by Zoraida Córdova & Natalie C。 Parker: 3 stars8。 Bestiary by Laura Ruby: 2 stars9。 Mirrors， Wind I individually rated each story and the average rating is 3。5 stars。1。 Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton: 2 stars2。 The Boys From Blood River by Rebecca Roanhorse: 4 stars3。 Senior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy: 3 stars4。 The Boy and the Bell by Heidi Heilig: 4 stars5。 A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed: 5 stars6。 In Kind by Kayla Whaley: 4 stars7。 Vampires Never Say Die by Zoraida Córdova & Natalie C。 Parker: 3 stars8。 Bestiary by Laura Ruby: 2 stars9。 Mirrors， Windows & Selfies by Mark Oshiro: 4 stars10。 The House of Black Sapphires by Dhonielle Clayton: 3 stars11。 First Kill by Victoria Schwab: 4 stars 。。。more
Stefanie
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It's really unfair to put V E Schwab up against other authors。 Her ability with language is so far beyond any of these other authors that by the time you end the collection with hers， you regret wasting your time the others。Most of the stories were decent， except Mark Oshiro's which was boring and stupid and Dhonielle Clayton's which tried to be eighty stories at once and managed to be as interesting as a stray piece of cat hair。 It's really unfair to put V E Schwab up against other authors。 Her ability with language is so far beyond any of these other authors that by the time you end the collection with hers， you regret wasting your time the others。Most of the stories were decent， except Mark Oshiro's which was boring and stupid and Dhonielle Clayton's which tried to be eighty stories at once and managed to be as interesting as a stray piece of cat hair。 。。。more
Morgan
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Maybe more of 4。5？Aaaaaaaah！！！ I love vampires so much！！！！
elizabeth tobey
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I ADORED THIS BOOK AND EVERY SINGLE STORY
Holly
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I LOVED this anthology。 Vampires will really never get old。I have to say "First Kill" is probably my favorite of the stories。 But I also LOVED "Senior Year Sucks" （I want to read a whole series about those girls and the rest of their story）。 "The Boy and the Bell" was so fantastic; I've always loved the stories of the graves with the bells in case people were buried alive。 It's so creepy and works so good in this story。 I also want to read so much more about "The House of Black Sapphires"。 That I LOVED this anthology。 Vampires will really never get old。I have to say "First Kill" is probably my favorite of the stories。 But I also LOVED "Senior Year Sucks" （I want to read a whole series about those girls and the rest of their story）。 "The Boy and the Bell" was so fantastic; I've always loved the stories of the graves with the bells in case people were buried alive。 It's so creepy and works so good in this story。 I also want to read so much more about "The House of Black Sapphires"。 That world was so vivid and beautiful that the ending felt a little abrupt to me。 That setup definitely felt like the beginning of a novel and I would have read the whole thing。 I also loved the climate crisis/'eat the rich' vibes from "Bestiary" and the vampirism in that story was really interesting as well。 Also， "In Kind" was so good。 I love a good revenge story， especially in the context of someone doing something in the name of 'mercy' for a disabled person that didn't ask for their 'mercy'。 All of these stories were incredible and I would have read a whole novel version of most of them！ 。。。more
Gabriela Pop
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I may be slightly biased because of the subject matter being of interest to who I am as a reader， but I honestly think this was one of the best short story collection's I've read。 The aim of the collection was quite clear （and I'd highly recommend listening to the accompanying podcast to familiarise yourself with it AND get yourself hyped！）: taking the myth of the vampire and adaptating it in ways we may not have seen before， allowing authors from marginalised groups to make it their own。 VAMPIR I may be slightly biased because of the subject matter being of interest to who I am as a reader， but I honestly think this was one of the best short story collection's I've read。 The aim of the collection was quite clear （and I'd highly recommend listening to the accompanying podcast to familiarise yourself with it AND get yourself hyped！）: taking the myth of the vampire and adaptating it in ways we may not have seen before， allowing authors from marginalised groups to make it their own。 VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD is such a lush， phenomenal collection， where each story takes a symbol we're all familiar it and presents it in new and innovate ways。 Each and every one of these stories takes the vampire out of its coffin， dusts it off and gives them a new life: from disabled vampires， to trans vampirs， to vampires of colour， loners or those tied to families in their undeath， mournful of full of rage， every single story delivers something interesting。 With commentary from the iconic editrixes and questions for the readers， VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD is definitely food for thought and is bound to make you reconsider the figure of the vampire as you know it 。。。more
Shani
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Vampires！ But make them relevant to the teens of today and not the tropes of yesteryear。A collection of eleven Vampire stories each focusing on a trope in a new light with a fresh perspective。 After each story， Zoraida and Natalie break down the historical significance of the trope in past Vampire narratives and how each author's new twist improves the trope for the better！ With a dash of humor and wit， readers get a great variety of characters， cultures， and vampires that will leave them wantin Vampires！ But make them relevant to the teens of today and not the tropes of yesteryear。A collection of eleven Vampire stories each focusing on a trope in a new light with a fresh perspective。 After each story， Zoraida and Natalie break down the historical significance of the trope in past Vampire narratives and how each author's new twist improves the trope for the better！ With a dash of humor and wit， readers get a great variety of characters， cultures， and vampires that will leave them wanting more！Of the eleven stories， I felt nine were great and two were okay。 The lengths vary with the story getting longer the further in the book。 With many of the characters being teenage American minorities， there are a few that draw from cultures outside of the U。S。 There is also a variety of religions and romantic relationships represented。 Additionally， queer characters were prominent in many of the stories， as well as， differently-abled characters and body positivity。 What readers will enjoy most about each of these short stories are that the topics are addressed organically without feeling preachy or heavy-handed。 The characters are who they are and face decisions that are impacted by their identity。 My favorite stories included Seven Nights for Dying about a girl who has to decide if she wants to turn despite knowing she can't change her best friend。 The Boys from Blood River featuring a creepy song and a small-town murder。 Senior Year Sucks because of the Buffy vibes but more badass。 The House of Black Sapphires because there are many paranormal creatures and it takes place in nineteenth-century New Orleans。 Lastly， First Kill because again Buffy but with a queer black slayer and vampire readers will root for！So many good stories with something for all readers！ 。。。more
Natasha
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I really enjoyed reading the last 2 short storys in this anthology they were awesome and I wanted more of them would read a whole series with this characters and themes。 They really saved this book for me。 I wasn't enjoying myself befor them。 The other stories were OK but I wasn't caring for the story or the plots in them some were funny others reminded me of movies I want to watch again and some were funny。 But nothing I wanted more of until the last to shorts。 So over all its a low 3 ⭐ which s I really enjoyed reading the last 2 short storys in this anthology they were awesome and I wanted more of them would read a whole series with this characters and themes。 They really saved this book for me。 I wasn't enjoying myself befor them。 The other stories were OK but I wasn't caring for the story or the plots in them some were funny others reminded me of movies I want to watch again and some were funny。 But nothing I wanted more of until the last to shorts。 So over all its a low 3 ⭐ which sucks coz I was really hopeful that I would love this。 I want vampires back in my books。 🧛♀️🧛♂️ 。。。more
Thea
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Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton - 3 starsThe Boys From Blood River by Rebecca Roanhorse - 4 starsSenior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy - 5 starsThe Boy and the Bell by Heidi Heilig - 3 starsA Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed - 5 starsIn Kind by Kayla Whaley - 4 starsVampires Never Say Die by Zoraida Córdova， Natalie C。 Parker - 3 starsBestiary by Laura Ruby - 1 starMirrors， Windows & Selfies by Mark Oshiro - 4 starsThe House of Black Sapphires by Dhonielle Clayton - Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton - 3 starsThe Boys From Blood River by Rebecca Roanhorse - 4 starsSenior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy - 5 starsThe Boy and the Bell by Heidi Heilig - 3 starsA Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed - 5 starsIn Kind by Kayla Whaley - 4 starsVampires Never Say Die by Zoraida Córdova， Natalie C。 Parker - 3 starsBestiary by Laura Ruby - 1 starMirrors， Windows & Selfies by Mark Oshiro - 4 starsThe House of Black Sapphires by Dhonielle Clayton - 4 starsFirst Kill by V。E。 Schwab - 5 stars 。。。more
Emily Ashlyn
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