SuitabookAt first bite
Ruth Ames
- Reading
- As you read, notice how the mystery develops alongside Ashlee’s adjustment to her new school; pause together if the attacks or social clashes feel tense.
- Themes
- Keeping a secret: Ashlee is a vampire and finds it harder to keep that secret after moving to Los Angeles. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Social life at a new school: After moving from New York City to Los Angeles, Ashlee faces a clique described as popular mean girls. The story includes social friction during a fresh start, but its treatment of the clique and Ashlee’s response is not established.
- Worth knowing
- Attacks on people and the need to keep a vampire identity secret may bring suspense. The extent or detail of harm is not clear.