If Dracula was my BFF Part 3

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Hello bookworms

What are you up to? Happy Monday! *evil laugh* Ok, ok, let's continue with our post.

Monday morning, 5:00 AM

Anila is reading, while happily drinking her cappuccino. Her best friend Dracula decided to pay her a visit, before going to his coffin.

Dracula: What do you think you are doing? You better have an explanation for this!

Anila: Good morning to you too!

Dracula: Do not tell me good morning! I have to go to sleep, but before I do, I want you to explain me this.

*shows Anila her review of “’Salem’s Lot”*

Anila: Explain you what? That is my review.

Dracula: Your review? What are these words about Kurt? He is so frightening? Who is you best friend then? Kurt Barlow? I hate him. He wants to be like me. What a cheap imitation of a great vampire lord.

Anila: Stop acting like a child, ok? He is quite frightening.

Dracula: I don’t know you anymore.

Anila: Come on! Look at him. He is bone chilling.

Dracula: I am seriously reconsidering our friendship.

Anila: When will you get over the fact that Vampira chose him instead of you?

Dracula: Why are we friends anyways?

Anila: Because we hate everyone.

Dracula: You're right.

Creatures mentioned here:

The vampire lord Kurt Barlow from Stephen King’s “’Salem’s Lot”

Vampira – character created by Maila Nurmi

By the way, here’s my review of “’Salem’s Lot” ;)

Have a great day!

Happy Scary Reading!

Best Vampire Books

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Hello bookworms

Happy Monday! Haha! I am so evil!

If you don’t know about my obsession with vampires, then I guess you are new here.

My greatest achievement is being Dracula’s #1 fan.

Anyways, here is my take on “ Best Vampire Books”. Please note that this is my opinion.

Manitou Blood by Graham Masterton

I love this book, because it features ancient Romanian legends about strigoi (vampires). I just love legends. We have an apocalyptic theme, vampire apocalypse to be more exact, unique vampires traveling through mirrors (as if mirrors alone weren’t enough creepy), a group of different people fighting the vampires (it gives me a Draculesk vibe… Yes, I invented that word right now), and BAM! Such an awesome book! Some scenes are incredibly scary, and bone chilling.

(Goodreads)

The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith

I know what you are thinking.  This is like Twilight! But, it is not! I have read both “Twilight”, and “The Vampire Diaries”. Guess what? They are not the same. Do not be fooled by the TV show. (A lot of people love the TV show, but I haven’t watched it.)

In this book we have vampires surviving the daylight thanks to  a special stone, we have some really scary scenes, and the mystery basically eats you alive.

(Goodreads)

Blood Games by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

This novel was set in Nero’s Rome. It is a historical horror novel. What else do you want? You have “The Gladiator” and “Dracula” mashed together. Super scary, and super dramatic! This book was a present from my sister. She saw it in a book market, and the moment she read the words “horror”, “vampire”, “Rome”, she bought that book for me.

(Goodreads)

The Thirst Series by Christopher Pike

Where was I before these series? In what world was I living before discovering Pike? I always blame Roberta (from Offbeat YA) for presenting me to his books. Real talk though, I want to thank her now. Pike’s books are like the world’s wonders carved in words. Sita is not just a badass vampire girl. She is the badass vampire girl. She is the real deal!

(Goodreads)

'Salem’s  Lot  by Stephen King

It is Stephen King we are talking about! While reading this book, I swear, there were moments, where I closed it, and I looked around to make sure I was in my room, not in the creepy cellar. I recommend this to Dracula’s fans.

(Goodreads)

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Duh! My love for this book has gone so far, that before going to bed, I open “Dracula” in a random page, and I read it. This was what I used to do with the “Harry Potter” series. That’s how much I love these books.

(Goodreads)

Have a great day!

Happy Scary Reading!

Top Ten Tuesday - top ten books to read during halloween

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Hello Bookworms

This is my first post for "Top Ten Tuesday" hosted by The Brooke and the Bookish

So, now that's Halloween and you can feel it in the air...

This Tuesday we are going to talk about horror books. And actually I don't have a top 10 List, but only five horrifying books, just to make you check the lock of your front door. Muhahaha!!!

So....

The first one is definitely Salem's Lot by Stephen King...

 It is just gruesome and awesome (I rhymed!)

Next is "Four Past Midnight" By Stephen King (again) It is a collection of short stories, and it is

sooo....

 you know it is like those kind of books that you read them immediately because you want to solve the mystery... yeah!

Now we have "Miss Peregrine's Home For Pelicular Children"

And last ... we have two books by Glenn Cooper: "The Devil Will Come" and " Library of the Dead" I own the Italian version, because I bought them in Italy (what can I say... International... haha)

So... what do you think? Tell me your opinion in the comments below. And if you have nothing to talk about, just share the post (kidding) (no, but seriously).

=)

Have a great day!

Happy Scary Reading!

"Salem's Lot" by Stephen King Review

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Hello Bookworms

"I wanted a book which didn't make me feel sorry for the vampire (we all did it, while reading “Twilight”), but a real scary-put-gralic-on-your-neck-while-reading book. I was tempted to read  "Dracula" again, until I found “Salem’s Lot”. And when I put my hands on this book, I was ready to  read bite it!"

*Disclaimer: This book was purchased by me, so I am writing only my honest opinion about this story. Even though this is a very detailed review of the book, I am not telling you the story. I am talking about the writing style, characters development , etc. So read without fear, because I am not telling you more than you should know.

Short Review:
 “‘Salem’s Lot” was… creepy! (well it’s horror fiction, duh)
I have read horror books before, even some of Stephen King’s books, but nothing like this.
It is so well written, I felt like I was inside the story all the time. I felt so uncomfortable and most of the times I wanted to scream “Run you idiots, before the vampire could find you and kill you all”!

Below there’s a more detailed review of the book.:
Characters Development:
Stephen King is well known for his characters.
When I bought this book, I was sure that there was going to be a wide variety of characters and different personalities. 
I have read other books by King, and I surely admire the fact that he puts ordinary people in front of extraordinary situations.
 More than the story, what really intrigues the reader are the characters, and how they react in certain situations. 
But what’s more important, these characters should be like us, the readers. I don’t want to read a story about a shy girl, who after the zombie apocalypse, transforms into a hot zombie killer. Sure, it’s fun to read it, but it doesn’t feel real. Even though we’re talking about horror, we want to really feel the fear. How can we do it, if the book characters don’t feel it? And what really intrigued me about this book, it’s that I felt every single emotion the characters felt, it doesn’t matter if it was love or hate. I was very scared when I was reading the book. What I liked about the characters, it is the way they accepted the fact there was a vampire in town. 
Because of course they weren't like “Oh, there’s a vampire, let’s go kill him!!!” God, nobody does that unless you’re Van Helsing or Blade.
But us, mortal creatures, we accept that thing slowly. And King described it correctly. First they didn’t believe, but then slowly- slowly they started putting  facts together, and then finally they decided to unite and kill that vampire.
What I liked was also how they became a group, all together, it reminded me of the book “Dracula”.  And then, there were so many different characters: a depressed writer, an old crazy professor, a doctor, a little kid fascinated about monsters, a priest with alcohol problems, a girl attending university. Everyone was unique, and everyone had a special role there.
For characters development I give this book 5 stars!
Writing Style: 
I love Stephen King’s writing style. In this book, he tells many points of view, which is very interesting, because this way it’s easy to understand the characters.
What really made this book great, was the mystery. It’s not just a simple vampire book, you find yourself trying to solve the mystery. It’s  creepy, but in a good way. Even for the writing style I give Stephen King 5 stars.

Have a great day!

Happy Scary Reading!