Vampire Kisses 5: The Coffin Club

Average Rating: 4.5 Stars
by Ellen Schreiber

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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperTeen
ISBN: 0061288845

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It's tough for love-struck Raven to imagine what's keeping her nocturnal boyfriend from returning to Dullsville. So there's only one thing to do—find Alexander. Along the way, Raven can't resist the spot where she feels most at home, the Coffin Club. But when she stumbles upon a secret door in the club, she descends into a dim catacomb—to a hidden hangout where the house drink happens to be type A or B. Drawn to one of its shadowy members, Raven suspects she's in over her head. But exploring the covert club is too tempting, even after coming face-to-face with Alexander's trouble-stirring enemy.

Can Raven delve further into the Underworld unbeknownst to Alexander—and also solve the mystery of her true love's own secrecy? Ellen Schreiber's sizzling Vampire Kisses series continues with its darkest installment yet.

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I didn't know that this author wrote for teens, so I was somewhat disappointed when I got the books, but I had a pleasant surprise: the series is excellent. Well written with a good plot and engaging characters, this series is definitely worth a read, even if you're 42! :)
~ Elizabeth Babb, Albany, NY
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My daughters absolutely loved this whole series. They got to meet the author, at a book-signing, and she is just a marvelous person. She was very gratious and personable! When they were reading the stories they absolutely could not put them down!
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Enchanting Review: Vampire Kisses 5 - The Coffin Club
4 Stars
VAMPIRE KISSES 5: THE COFFIN CLUB
ELLEN SCHREIBER
Paranormal YA

Rating: 4 Enchantments

Ms. Schreiber pens a great addition to the `Vampire Kisses' series with her latest installment, VAMPIRE KISSES 5: THE COFFIN CLUB. This time around, Raven is set to enjoy her summer, except for the fact she misses Alexander, her vampire boyfriend. Going to visit her Aunt Libby in Hipsterville, she decides to check and see if she can find Alexander and maybe have a chance to hang out together at her favorite place of all, The Coffin Club. But when she tracks down Alexander and his mysterious caretaker, Jameson, in the dilapidated old mansion, things don't go quite the way she was hoping for. Sure, he's happy to see her, but there's still a mystery she can't quite put her finger on--like why he hasn't returned to Dullsville. Deciding to investigate, Raven soon finds herself amongst a darker side of the Coffin Club, `the Dungeon', and fighting an unusual interest in Phoenix, a mysterious vampire.

My only fault with the book is it seemed a little slow in some parts, and I would have liked to have seen more of Alexander but I loved the scenes where Raven snuck down to `the Dungeon' and hung out with her new friends. However, Raven is just as an enjoyable character as she was in the earlier books in the series. I really liked her Aunt Libby and Raven's new friends, Onyx and Scarlet. I have to say I loved the `Coffin Club' itself. Such a great setting and the `hidden' side to it as well was great and the idea of the vampires using crop circles to communicate was really unique. Ending with a completely unexpected twist, fans of VAMPIRE KISSES will no doubt enjoy the fifth book of this popular series.

When Ms. Schreiber isn't writing about the love affair between vampire obsessed, Goth girl Raven and the mysterious dark-eyed hottie, Alexander Sterling, she enjoys working on her other novels, shopping for Hello Kitty items, and attempting to gain control of the remote from her boyfriend. Visit her online at http://www.ellenschreiber.com

Lisa
Enchanting Reviews
October 2008


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Great Book
4 Stars
Daughter was very happy with this issue of the series, can't recommend it enough. If you are into vampires and stuff then you will love this book.
~ A. Jung, D'Hanis, TX USA
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Lots of secrets and suspense will keep fans of the Vampire Kisses series happy in THE COFFIN CLUB
5 Stars
The fifth book in Ellen Schreiber's Vampire Kisses series finds Raven looking at a boring summer, beginning in Dullsville with no Alexander. She doesn't even know where he is and can't stand the thought of spending the next few months in limbo like that. The last thing she knew, Alexander was trying to return vampire Valentine to his dark siblings, Luna and Jagger, who were last seen at the Coffin Club in Hipsterville. Luckily, Raven has an Aunt Libby who lives there.

Soon she is on the bus to Hipsterville, ready to search for her beloved and spend her time in the land where Goth is chic. The Coffin Club is practically Raven's favorite place on earth, with its dark edgy décor and drinks. Everyone there dresses like her and listens to the same music, unlike in Dullsville, where she stands out no matter what she does.

When she arrives in Hipsterville ready for adventures, she finds out that strange crop circles have been appearing in the town. Could that be a signal for vampires? Does this mean Alexander is near?

Raven learns that a spooky decaying mansion has been rented and knows that Alexander and his trusty Jameson are there. Sure enough, she goes there at dusk, just in time for Alexander to wake up and for them to be together. He is happy to see her but seems to be hiding something. He makes her promise not to go to the Coffin Club without him, but she is unable to resist.

She sneaks in and revels in the wicked atmosphere, until she finds another club in the basement. This one serves blood, and its clients don't ever see the sun. Raven pretends to be a vampire and learns from new friends in the basement club that Jagger is running it and many people don't like his rules.

Raven tries to piece together what is going on with Alexander and what is happening in Hipsterville. Luckily, Alexander takes her back to the Coffin Club one night, and even Aunt Libby wants to go there another night. The rumors swell about an uprising against Jagger, and the mysterious brooding purple-haired biker vampire Phoenix who stares at Raven seems to be leading the force against him. She is somehow drawn to the stranger while still spending as much time as possible with her true love. She can't keep herself from returning to the basement club to find out what is going to happen between Jagger and Phoenix. She knows the crop circles have something to do with it, too --- she just has to make sure no one finds out she is not really a vampire.

Lots of secrets and suspense will keep fans of the Vampire Kisses series happy in THE COFFIN CLUB. Raven's curiosity and quest to find out with whom she really belongs continue in a realistic way, even in a vampire tale.

--- Reviewed by Amy Alessio
~ Teenreads.com, New York, NY
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