Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire, Maybe

With all the serious vampire books currently out, this one was a nice little funny satire; a breather. I loved it! It was funny and very well written. I would definitely recommend it for someone who wants to be entertained. Fun, light read. I thought the concept was genius.

I love STBM. when I first got the book, my mom told me "maybe you can give the book to your friend for her birthday and we can always just buy another one." So I started reading immediately and I loved the book! Towards the end of the book, I was reading on the couch and I looked at the time and realized I had been reading for and hour and a half (okay, I'm not a bookworm, but thats a lonnnggg time... for anyone!!!). I'm not a lightning-fast reader, so truthfully I can't say I read it all in one day... (heehee) but the friend I gave it to did! I love this book and I definitely recommend it.......... can't wait until the next one!!! oh yeah, I forgot the summary.................. summary: Mina is a high-school girl who has vampires for parents. One day, she discovers that she has to decide to become a vampire or not..... Mina is forced to take "vampire lessons" to learn about becoming a vampire and to decide whether or not she wants to become one... She deals with boy problems and prom, weird parents, and funny situations =). I hope you enjoy the book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mina has a life changing or is that death changing decision to make. This comes on top of deciding what to wear, the cute boy in her class, who will she go to prom with, and dealing with her weird uncle. Besides being a fun read written in a quirky manner Sucks to be Me goes hand in hand with the major decisions that high school student make every year. Who they date, grades, what to major in at the college they choose, all are life changing decisions. This would be an excellent book to use in a classroom in middle or high school. With so many possible scenarios of decision making it would get students thinking about what they do today and how it affects the future.

Mina Hamilton has a major life (or death) decision to make, and only a few weeks in which to decide. Should she, or should she not, become a vampire? It seems like a no-brainer. I mean, Buffy would know in, like, a split second. But, having vampire parents sort of complicates matters. This highly humorous novel puts a new spin on the teen vampire tale. Mina is a typical high school student whose extra-curricular activities are no more exciting than hanging at the mall or pizza place, until her undead parents break the news that she has to start attending vampire information classes twice a week. Apparently, they never told the Regional Vampire Council that they had a child, and the situation has caused major drama. Now, Mina must make a decision about her future (and exactly how long that future will last) pronto! This light read is worth five stars just because it literally made me snort lemonade through my nose. Pauley dares to go there again and again, with topical references and jabs at modern-day vampire lore. Her main character is a self-described closet girly-girl who has kick-butt tendencies and an attitude that readers will love. Totally entertaining, with a top-of-the-line teen voice! Reviewed by: Julie M. Prince

At the end of Mina Hamilton's junior year in high school, she is faced with the biggest decision of her life: whether or not to become a vampire. To make it worse, the only guidance she has comes from her slightly crazy uncle Mortie and a vampire class taught by good old Grandma Wolfington (okay, her real name is Ms. Riley) that Mina is forced to take. And just because she is named after a character from Bram Stoker's Dracula doesn't make this enormous decision any easier. This novel opens with an allusion to Stephenie Meyer, queen of all vampire novels, so I knew that Sucks to Be Me would be a fantastic read, which it was. Sucks to Be Me was a truly witty and original debut novel that I completely enjoyed. It was filled with many laugh-out-loud funny moments from the beginning to end and very rarely was repetitive. In a way, Kimberly Pauley's funny writing reminded me of Shakespeare's comedies, because they both used comedy to mask important themes. I also really liked how each chapter started out with a myth and fact of vampires, especially because Mina usually inserted a sarcastic comment. Mina's character is very lovable, and it was fun to read along as Mina dealt with her confusion regarding the vampire and boy issues in her life. Anyone who is looking for a lighthearted and witty read should definitely check out Sucks to be Me in September when it hits shelves. I was very impressed with Kimberly Pauley's debut novel, and I hope she plans to turn Sucks to Be Me into a series or at least write another fantastic and witty novel in the near future.