There were also some pretty wonky sentences and whole paragraphs that didn't flow logically. Hocking is pretty good at editing her own work, but like everyone who self-edits, she missed a lot of obvious grammatical errors like 'to' when it should have been 'too,' 'then' instead of 'than,' etc. If anything else, I learned the value of a good editor while reading this book.

They're also emptily addicting in the way Christine Feehan's Carpathian novels used to be-you know the books are going to be utter crap, but you buy them and read them anyway just because you know exactly what you're going to get out of them. For another, they are very easy to read and satisfying for that fix of romantic teenage angst we all need from time to time. I paid 99 cents for this one, which I think is less than I burn in gas when I go to the library. After reading My Blood Approves, I can understand this-for one, the books are dirt cheap.

We're all familiar with Amanda Hocking as the amazing self-pub'ed author who sold a bazillion copies of her novels in one day. Just be prepared for a lot of obvious connections. Granted, My Blood Approves isn't the worst Twilight rip-off I've read, but it is definitely derivative-I was going to list all the similarities, but the prospect was too daunting. Sound familiar? Imagine Twilight in Minneapolis, with Edward as a cheerful sk8tr and Jasper having lost Alice, and you get this book. She falls in love with him and his family, only to realize they like her blood more than her personality. While exploring the city with her friend, a shy high school sophomore named Alice is rescued from gang rape by a handsome vampire named Jack, who introduces her to his extremely attractive family and their fancy house and car collection. Musical Notes: 'Let's Dance to Joy Division,' the Wombats Major dislikes: It was really stupid, there were a bazillion grammatical mistakes I suppose I'm kind of a sucker for vampire romances, too. Major likes: The author has a very sarcastic voice. Stereotypes: Gay men like to decorate, paint nails, and cook vampires live in familial packs once you go vampire, you never go back and so many more I could never list comprehensively. Category: I read it so you don't have to.

My Blood Approves by Amanda Hocking