Zombie Thanksgiving: A YA Paranormal Story

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And nothing will ever be the same…. Trick or Treat contains festive holiday poems all about my favorite time of year… October, costumes, candy and the thrills of trick or treating. From costumes to candy and everything in between, enjoy them all… this Halloween! But what will he do when he finds out her invitation to the big St. The Vampire in the Vampire Costume: So what do the only zombie and the only vampire — both sworn enemies — do in a town like Nightshade on the night called Halloween? Become better acquainted, of course. But their friendship is tested when another monster crashes their party — in a costume all his own!

Michelle has just escaped the zombie infestation at her high school. The bad news is she has to stick around and be debriefed by every department of every branch of the US government. Oh, and the local reporters, of course. As she tells her story to one reporter, she gives him the scoop of his life. Make that, his afterlife! The Ghost in the Aisle Seat: But she's not alone. At her side is a notorious local ghosthunter, out for his biggest scoop.

And in Theater 6 is a man who claims to see his wife in that very cinema, only on Christmas Eve. As the three converge on this holiday night, secrets will be revealed and all will meet The Ghost in the Aisle Seat. The Werewolf On Christmas: Jace Thompkins is spending his third Christmas at Paranormal Place, a government "rehab" facility for werewolves, lycans and shifters. When his family visits, his sister gives him a gift he's not sure he can accept: Will Jace use it to escape, even though he can't control what he does after he morphs?

Or will he hide it But when she comes across a young kid guarding the nearest graveyard, the two strike up an unlikely friendship that turns into a bond only something like the holidays can forge. With nothing better to do, Cassie helps him… and finds a friend for Thanksgiving break. And just in time, too, seeing as a zombie outbreak is starting Zombies Don't Need Bodyguards: He knows it, the whole world knows it, especially the bullies. But today Rex stops being a wimp. And nothing will ever be the same.

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But not in the way Rex thinks…. Zombies Don't Write Valentines: Once upon a time, Sarah and Brody dated. Now he's one of the living dead, and can't remember her name. When Brody asks Sarah to help him make a Valentine's Day card, she'll find out whether or not zombies can still remember what to do on February 14th! The Werewolf's Halloween Costume: What does the werewolf wear to the Halloween Costume Party?

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What could be more awesome than 10 creepy stories of the living dead? What could be cooler than 15 spooky tales of leg shuffling walkers? Would 20 stories be cooler? She even runs the Chris Alex Mortimer Witherspoon wants to be is a writer. But when she is thrown from a fair ride and tossed into electric cables, Alex finds herself reanimated; one of the Living Dead.

She wakes up in a place called Reanimation Reform School, designed to h A Living Dead Love Story - 3. The three spend mo Grace Chalmers can talk to zombies. Now, if she could only make them listen! Some girls talk to their BFFs. Some girls talk to their boyfriends. Grace Chalmers talks to zombies. They even talk back!

Thanks to her newfound talent, Grace is the key to s Once upon a time, Sarah and Brody dated. Now he's one of the living dead, and can't remember her name. When Brody asks Sarah to help him make a Valentine's Day card, she'll find out whether or not zombies can still remember what to do o Reanimated Readz - 5. Reanimated Readz - 4. Reanimated Readz - 3.

Reanimated Readz - 2. Together — and in print — for the first time ever, t Reanimated Readz - 1. As a zombie, Reggie is used to people asking questions. But when his ex-girlfriend Julia decides to play reporter and record his "confession," Reggie decides to turn her expos? A Living Dead Love Story - 2. A Living Dead Love Story - 1. In the sleepy small town of Barracuda Bay, Maddy Swift leads the life of a fairly typical teenager, but while attending a party one night, Maddy is struck by lightning and awakens to realize she has been reanimated and turned into a zombie.

Kennedy Middle School student Megan Walker was suspended yesterday, the first day of school for the new academic year. You might think it was vandalism, tardiness, or lack of respect bu Grace Pastermark has been sad for a long, long time. Three months, to be exact, ever since she lost her newborn son two days after delivery. Now Grace spends her days looking for workunsuccessfullyand gobbling up every piece Welcome to Flicks Cinemas. Meet Alex Morgan, your assistant manager for the evening.

He is a widower, 30 okay, forty pounds overweight, and trying desperately to find some bigger meaning in a life that hasnt quite turned out like he planned. View on the Mobile Site. Mister Perfect Romance Sep I started this one pretty late.

In fact, it was after 2am, and I was only planning on reading for an hour or so, until I got tired. I ended up reading the whole thing right then and there.

I could not put this book down. Rusty's style of writing has always appealed to me particularly because it mirrors the way I think, speak, and write. It's not super descriptive or waxing poetic - it gets straight to the point and throws in some sassy commentary from the narrator. The first-person present narration may not fit everyone's liking, teenager or not, but I think it definitely lends itself to a faster connection between story and reader.

The main character of this story, Lily, is a lot like Rusty's other heroines, Abby and Maddy. She's strong, snarky, sarcastic, smart, not hard to look at, and supernaturally talented. She's a bit unsure of herself and overly critical of herself a lot of the time, which made her particularly believable, but at the same time is able to pull herself up and become strong when those around her are vulnerable.

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So even though she's Third Sister, which pretty much equals playing 3rd fiddle, she's still badass in her own right. Perhaps it's because I've seen her past incarnations, or maybe it was just my outlook this time around, but I'm sorry to say I had two really big problems with Lily.

First, she seemed overly whiny to me. Particularly in the beginning, every other sentence was a complaint, a sarcastic complaint, or just a negative observation. Yeah, teenagers aren't exactly the happiest people on the planet, but she's a vampire for crying out loud! Enough with the whining, and go punch something! Second, and this is slightly spoilerish For being in-the-know about vampires, she sure didn't seem to catch on very quickly.

Yeah, this might all go back to her passive personality or her lack of confidence, but that didn't make it any less frustrating for me. But on to the supporting bunch.

Stars all the way around. I did feel slightly bad for Zander and Grover for getting the stereotypical geek names in addition to stereotypical geek builds and personalities, but I thought that working with stereotypes actually made them shine that much more. Alice and Cara weren't as active as I thought they would be, so I really didn't get as much character as Lily described.

But Tristan and Bianca were both people I loved to hate, though I will admit I ended up kinda liking both of them in their own ways. Even though it's definitely a teen book, don't think the older crowd will get lost in pop culture references. Lily is essentially stuck at seventeen for eternity, which means that she's been seventeen since she was bitten in the 's, which means she's been in three separate decades of teenage pop culture.

Between having Jessie's Girl on the stereo in the prologue, and a 21 Jump Street shout-out midway through, it might be the target audience who has some googling to do. Nothing extensive or way important, but some fun for older YA readers to be sure. So yes, teenage characters in high school means it's filled with the typical high school drama. Okay, maybe not so typical when vampires are involved. But yeah, there's a lot of Mean Girls drama, high school popularity politics, and a couple romance triangles thrown in for good measure. Some pretty awesome vampire action at the end.

I'll admit it, there wasn't nearly as much as I'd have liked, but what there was was really nice. A bit gory but not too graphic, if that makes any sense. I guess I'd say horror but not slasher, which is typically how I like it. Honestly, I'm a bit torn about the romance. I both like how it was handled, and yet am unsure if I really do like it. At the same time, I don't know how to really discuss it without spoilers. So I guess all I'll say is this: I'll leave it at that. Oh, one last thing before I do my recommendations I was sooo happy to read the prologue and realize it happened completely before the first chapter!

I know it's not a necessity, but it still made me happy. Overall, Vamplayers was a book I just couldn't put down. If you're looking for some vampire with your teen drama, but don't want a gushy romance, this is definitely a viable option. Not huge on romance, gore, or language, I'd say it's appropriate for Middle Grade and up, but it's probably better suited theme-wise for high school YA and up. With a fast-paced story, kickass characters, and vampire lore that is sure to leave you craving for more, you'd best hunt down Rusty Fischer's latest paranormal thriller, Vamplayers , before it decides to hunt you!

Feb 28, Shanon rated it it was amazing Shelves: My reviews can also be found at: Thanks, Rusty Fischer, for sending me this book! The cover, the writing style, the many different characters--it's all awesome! Overall the plot is exciting, consistent and easy to follow. Plus there was just enough romance to keep me happy. When I first read the description of the book I knew it would be something My reviews can also be found at: When I first read the description of the book I knew it would be something I'd enjoy because I like all things vampire, and it was clear that this would be a vampire story unlike any I've ever read.

The author provides the reader with a fresh take on vampires but still leaves them with several familiar traits that I've come to know and love over the years. Also, Rusty Fischer is just plain hilarious, I can't even keep track of how many times I laughed throughout this book! I instantly liked Lily, the main character. She's a part of a special three person team of vampires whose sole purpose is to track down and stop Vamplayers--which are vampire studs who wreak havoc on high schools by turning young impressionable girls, who then create an infestation of hungry vampires that gets out of hand.

Lily and her team are called The Sisterhood of Dangerous Girlfriends, and they get dispatched to several different high schools a year to go undercover as students and prevent infestations. Lily is ranked Third Sister and she is an incredibly funny and kick-butt chick, and she has her own unique and clumsy sort of charm. Her back story was really sad but also pretty interesting. Her two Sisters, Alice and Cara, are so different from her but yet they complimented eachother well--like puzzle pieces that fit together.

They always provided me with plenty of chuckles. They are two geeky guys that cracked me up and befriended Lily at school when no one else would. He and Lily made me smile when they were together.

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Lily's suspicions as to who the Vamplayer was led her on quite a journey and kept me very entertained. She was definitely under a lot of pressure and responsibility to figure this out. The suspected Vamplayer, Tristan, is one of those characters where you both like and dislike him, and that much is clear from Lily's interactions with him. Speaking of dislike, Bianca was so wretched!

She fit into the story really well with her mean, popular girl tendencies. It was fun trying to guess who the real Vamplayer was and the ending was so good! Rusty Fischer has a delightful writing style and I will be sure to check out his other books because if they are anything like this one, I know I'll enjoy them. And I don't usually do this but here are some funny quotes in the book that I just had to make note of and share because they had me laughing out loud: Lily- "It was an accident, you guys.

I was supposed to quick pop in, pop out, but Zander's hose went off and Grover lost it and I got all wet and" Alice- "Hold up, hold up. Are we still in the kitchen by this point, or are you describing what happened in the geeks' room? You said nothing happened last night. I think Lily being a vampire trumps your hurt feelings, 'kay? Grover- "Trust me, dude, they're all her and they're all real. Dec 11, Alaiel Kreuz rated it it was amazing. Lily dies just to realize she has been turned and now is working for the Sisterhood of Dangerous Girlfriends.

And what they do is get into a potential place where a vamplayer is planning to create an army of vampires using first one victim: Once they are ins Lily dies just to realize she has been turned and now is working for the Sisterhood of Dangerous Girlfriends. Once they are inside such place almost always high schools or places like that they find the potential victim, save her form the vamplayer and kill him. Lily is tired of being Third Sister, of going to high school after high school just to save ungrateful girls and, at some rate, she is also tired of Alice for being so slutty and superior.

But on top of everything she wants to be a Savior. They are the badass who save the world when a vamplayer has gone already too far. But for now she is stucked at being a Sister and their new assignment is to enrole into Nightshade Conservatory for Exceptional Girls and Boys. Yes, posh name means posh place. Now what they need to do is go, blend in, spot the victim and potential vamplayer and save the world. Sadly for Lily everything goes wrong when Alice starts to hung out with the cool guys and becomes -more- distant, cold and superior. And then Cara, sweet Cara, turns her back on her too.

But at least she meets Zander, a geeky guy, and Groover, a guy a little bit too big but with a heart even bigger. They two make sure she is not alone and she even suspects Zander's feelings for her are specials. Now she only needs to unmask Tristan as the vamplayer and save the horrible Bianca, who is the one making her life a living nightmare But something seems a little off about her plan.

Once again I have to bow down to Rusty's ideas and his unique style of writing. I had a wonderful time reading this book and, like "Zombies don't Cry", I sure hope he will write a sequel for Vamplayers. I mean, how cool is the idea of a vampire being also a player? I know nowadays that's what they do, seduce, but the word itself encircles a whole new concept. Maybe the only thing that felt a little too forced was the bond between Lily, Cara and Alice I mean, if you work with someone that it's supposed to be like a real sister then, I'm sorry, but Alice isn't sister material at all.

True to be honest I don't have brothers or sisters so I'm not sure how they interact with each other but I would have gladly punch Alice in the face a few times. Now that I think of it, I assume that's the whole point, hahaha. I finished the book yesterday night and all I could think of was: I love a book that makes me feel so many things because it means the author managed to create a bond between the characters and myself. And, just in case you wonder, Rusty manages to write from a female point of view in a superb way. More than once I found myself forgetting that the author is a guy!

Now the only thing I have to say is: Dear Rusty, tell me there's going to be a series, please! I want to read more about Lily, Zander and Tristan! Feb 17, ashlee rated it it was ok.

ALSO i just have to say that i knew tristen wasnt a vampire. I think im gonna have to steer clear of vampire books for a while cause the last 3 that ive read have been seriously lacking.. Apr 22, OpenBookSociety. She and her two other Sisters are sent undercover to high schools, where they must stop Vamplayers smooth talking bad boys who happen to also be vampires who would turn unsuspecting teenage girls into killing machines.

In this latest assignment, Lily quickly finds herself investigating alone, without the help of her two Sisters who abandon her for the irresistible popular girl. As the Third Sister, Lily feels unprepared for the evil she must face as well as protecting the innocent humans of the school.

And all this while trying to survive the worst of enemy of all: The author, Rusty Fischer, has created a universe where there are different kinds of vampires: But not all vampires are smooth, sophisticated and intellectually superior, as exemplified with the lead character in the story, Lily Fielding. She was a normal teenage girl who was bitten and then became third string in a fighting trio. This makes her a much more relatable character than the other vampire characters in the story who are aloof for much of the story.

The reader can connect to her as a narrator because Lily is in the trenches, falling for human boys and vampire boys alike, feeling acutely the loss and rejection of her friends.

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She is imperfect, but realistically so, with an endearing hint of Eighties nostalgia. This is disappointing since the climax and final showdown is satisfyingly difficult and heartbreaking for Lily. Lily is put through the ringer and she comes out a better and more compassionate character. But this is tempered with odd plot choices from Fischer, especially concerning certain characters. What is meant as redemption and change comes across as a reneging of almost all of the events of the book. Rather than promoting growth, the ending is frustrating because it returns some characters to the status quo, and there seems to be no repentance and no accountability for some of the offences these characters committed during the story.

This is an enjoyable read and an interesting addition to the vampire YA fiction genre. Though it suffers from some awkward plot choices at the end, this story comes together nicely and could become a series to follow disclaimer: Jan 29, Autumn Fic Talk rated it really liked it Shelves: I was sent a copy of Vamplayers by Medallion Press to review. Can I first say how much I love the cover? At first I was I little confused about why a fellow vampire would want to take out another.

A Vamplayer is not like a regular vampire. They charm and target someone to do their bidding, become stronger, and turn and enti I was sent a copy of Vamplayers by Medallion Press to review. They charm and target someone to do their bidding, become stronger, and turn and entire school and even community into vampires.

Not exactly a good thing if vampires are still trying to blend in with normal society. She travels to schools with Alice and Cara, First and Second Sisters respectively, infiltrate different groups while trying to blend in and figure out who the Vamplayer is. Once the Vamplayer is targeted, the Sisters call the Savoiors who take the Vamplayer out.

Lily spots Tristian and Bianca on the first day and immediately thinks that she has found their target. What should be a run of the mill assignment turns tricky when Alice and Cara take on their roles a little too seriously. Also complicating matters is Zander, a a geeky human Star Wars loving boy who Lily takes a shine to. Lily must save the school by herself, but is the Third Sister up to it? While Lily is pretty awesome, determined to finish her mission and save everyone, but I was yelling at her to get a clue.

I really do love how Fischer writes his female leads. One guy even took her cow tipping. I kid you not. She always returns the next morning, of course raving about how wonderful and intoxicating and refreshing it was. Vamplayers is a fun, quirky adventure with a little romance thrown in to mix things up.

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