SuitabookVampire Kisses
Ellen Schreiber
- Reading
- If the gothic romance appeals, read alongside the book rather than treating the vampire premise as the whole point. Pause after the school-dance conflict to consider gossip, privacy, repair and whether the characters’ choices feel fair.
- Themes
- Belonging and difference: Raven feels separate from her conventional town, while the Sterling family faces suspicion and hostility. The story values Raven’s individuality but also shows the social cost of being seen as different; the community’s view later becomes more accepting.
- Romance, secrecy and trust: Raven is drawn to Alexander while investigating whether he is a vampire; gossip and revelations strain their relationship. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Gothic fantasy and danger: Raven dreams of becoming a vampire, investigates the mansion and learns that Alexander is indeed a vampire. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes romantic attraction and kissing, gossip, humiliation at a school dance, emotional hurt between the central pair, a creepy mansion, vampire imagery and threats connected with the town’s hostility. The precise intensity and ending remain unclear.