All opinions expressed here are entirely mine and may not necessarily agree with those of the author, the book's publisher and publicist, or the readers of this review. Jun 02, Desinka rated it liked it Shelves: own-an-audio-version. This has been the weakest installment so far. There's been too much melodrama and to little action for my taste. Also, Vlad has been progressively becoming a total idiot, which I don't like at all!
I'm hoping the next one will be more engaging. After all, how can a teenager's life get more boring as the guy gets older? Sep 01, Laurel rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Vampire lovers. Shelves: ya , how-to-make-memorable-characters , vampires. If you want to read a vampire book with memorable characters, good scenes filled with dread, action, and some hilarious shit, you are not allowed to overlook The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod.
You hear me? You are not allowed. First off, I had put down this book a while back. Not that it got boring, I just had things to do. Let's face it, stuff making sense is becom If you want to read a vampire book with memorable characters, good scenes filled with dread, action, and some hilarious shit, you are not allowed to overlook The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod.
Let's face it, stuff making sense is becoming rare in the YA department. I'm gonna be awesome. Short, sweet, and awesome. I would also like to point out that Heather Brewer knows exactly what the hell she's doing while writing a vampire novel. These people are fucking vampires.
They are going to feast on humans, they are going to burn in the sun, and they are pale, imposing figures with fangs that reek with awesomeness. Brewer also makes great references to horror works the two huge examples being the town of Stokerton, and a character by the name of Edgar Poe, Eddie for short. I already love ya, Brewer. Now let's dive a little deeper: I got real caught up in the story's writing.
Brewer's style drew me right back in where I left off and said, "Nuh-uh. You shouldn't have allowed dust to collect on me, you bitch. I'm gonna take you for a fucking ride ," to which I apologized for the delay of reading and proceeded to be blown away. The only thing about the style was that there wasn't anything to memorable about it. There wasn't a sentence I read that made me go, "Shit, that is deep. If she wanted something to happen, she made it happen and kept the tension up.
It was nicely written and left me stunned. When Eddie Poe starts nagging at Vlad for being a vampire and that he knows, you feel for Vlad's frustration and you also want to strangle Eddie. Brewer does wonders in making the characters relatable and have feeling and make decisions that have a lot of sense behind them, another thing that YA is severely lacking in. I'm also happy to announce that D'Ablo is more fun in this book.
At least for me he was. Vlad, being awesome, totally catches D'Ablo's drift but also is unsure what to do. I love this conflict, because it makes Vlad more believable. He's the supposed Pravus and apparently invincible, and yet he doesn't know how to be a badass. It's precious because he tries anyway view spoiler [even when it fails miserable and he loses his invincibility through D'Ablo's ritual hide spoiler ].
Can I go on Vlad for a second? Vlad is a great vampire character, hell a great main character overall. There is a moment where he feeds on a human for the first time, unable to control himself. Because he is so used to drinking the blood bags Nelly brings home from the hospital where she works, Vlad is fucking horrified at what he's done. So what does he do? Does he: A. Jump off a cliff so he can hear Nelly's voice?
Run away and hope that everything will pass over? Cry himself to sleep and conceals his worries away from anyone? Be a decent character? It's fucking D. Instead of wallowing in misery, Vlad does this while he and his best bud Henry are in a fight : Vlad licked his lips, took a deep breath, and squeezed the phone closer to his mouth. I need your help. For a long time, Henry didn't answer.
When he did, his voice was tense. Going to order me to? The plot was a little slow moving, and you didn't know much about the intentions of the antagonistic vampires until the book's ending climax. Not that it was all bad, of course. You saw that they were doing things, and that alone should clue you in that shit's going down at some point. I did like the fact that every time Ignatius was focused on, he went a little farther each time.
Like, rather than every time he's mentioned, he'd be lingering outside of Vlad's house, he goes to hunt a girl and is almost arrested, then the next time he confronts Vlad. It got more complex every time. High five, Brewer, for not keeping it a watchman on post.
This book was just a joy ride. All story, some character-driven aspects, and a good idea of what the hell was going on. View all 5 comments. Dec 04, Tiffy rated it really liked it. The third installment in this series and it's just as good as the first two. I was upset about what was happening with Henry and Vlad's friendship. It was cool to Vlad becoming more aware of his vampire powers.
Also enjoyed seeing Otis and Nelly's forbidden relationship bloom. Can't wait to move on to the next book! Jan 17, Whitney rated it did not like it Shelves: male-protagonist , target-age-group-young-adults , books-i-own , reviewed , one-star , supernatural. I have to admit that I am so tired of this series even though I've only got two to go. Now in tenth grade, Vladimir Tod has furthered his vampire training and come to accept the fact that he is the Pravus.
But now Vlad has to deal with Otis once again disappearing with no contact and D'ablo threatening to kill him. And Vlad now gets to deal with the added bonus of his potentially crumbling relationship with Henry and his sudden hunger for more blood. Plot The plot in Tenth Grade Bleeds is the same it's been in the previous two book. Vladimir being angst-y over the smallest things, high school, and a small bit of vampire-ness actually thrown in.
At this point in the series I can definitely say that the plot is repeating itself. That's what brought this book down to a one star review. Ninth Grade Slays 's saving point was the improvement in writing but that novelty has worn off and the reader is once again faced with Brewer's boring plots. I think if the books were shorter then they wouldn't be as boring.
Eighth Grade Bites was bad because of it's writing but it wasn't all that boring. Brewer doesn't have enough plot to make her books last the entire school year, hence all the time skips in the book. The plot is a bare bones one that Brewer tries to make better by filling it with fluff.
Writing The writing was alright. Brewer has been getting better with writing, I can admit that. He's still not good at writing scenes where nothing important is going on though. If Brewer had a more plot heavy story then I would probably like her books a lot better.
As it stands, her writing cannot make up for the plot alone. A big problem in the writing is the repetition of things. Do you know the only word Brewer uses to describe Vlad's purple eyes? Look it up; every time he talks about his eyes changing colors that word is always in the sentence. The only other thing I don't like about her writing is how he does the action scenes.
Any time there's an action scene he writes them in these big paragraphs. The big paragraphs mess up the feel of urgency and tensity in certain scenes. In action sequences things are constantly changing and with those changes should come paragraphs describing them. These long paragraphs just don't work. Characters Oh, Vlad. I mentioned in my second review of your story that I would only like you if you released Henry as your drudge.
I was wrong. You were willing to release your drudge and I still can't stand you. Vladimir Tod is a thickheaded fool. He does things that are deliberately stupid without thinking about it first. Like throwing away the Lucis and not killing D'ablo because "he was Tomas's friend", who you apparently forgot tried to kill you three times now. Vlad is also still very foolish at heart and unless he really grows as a character I don't seem myself liking him in the near future.
I've come to like Henry a little bit more. He's started standing up against Vlad and acting as like an actual person would. His character is still flat, though.
Same goes for Otis. There is also Meredith, who we get to see a lot more but whom we still know nearly nothing about. I couldn't make myself care about her or Vlad's relationship with her. Meredith could have been replaced by an inanimate object and still have been the same character. D'ablo, our main antagonist, is just as foolish as Vladimir Tod.
The things he does and the way he goes about them make no sense. I feel like D'ablo could have been a much better villain but Brewer had to make him easier to defeat for Vlad. He's a cookie cutter villain that wants to control the world but can't manage to kill a fifteen year old half-vampire.
All the characters are boring and flat and I don't care one bit about them. Things I Didn't Like I didn't like anything in this book but I'll narrow it down to my two biggest grievances: the boring, repetitive plot and the lack of vampire folklore. I've already gone over my problems with the plot. This is the third book and the plot follows the same pattern as the previous two books.
My main problem is with the vampire folklore. Brewer has never given any straight explanation how her vampires differ from classic vampires. We know for a fact that they do differ; Vlad and his ilk aren't affected by crosses, silver, or holy water.
But they are affected by the sun. Brewer sort of hinted that her vampires are allergic to the sun in varying degrees but we never get a full explanation. I'm pretty sure Brewer is just making up her vampire mythology as he goes instead of starting out with the limits and abilities of her vampires all planned out.
Diversity The characters are all the same as the previous two books. The character named Snow may have been East Asian but if she was then it was racist the way Brewer described her. But I can't be sure if she is or not because the text never confirms it.
Overall I felt the same way about this book as I have the first two books. The plot is spread thin over and entire school year while it could be more enjoyable if condensed some. Because of this the book goes by slowly and it's more than a bit boring. If the titles of the books are anything to go by, I hope Vlad dies in Twelfth Grade Kills because there are much better books about teenage vampires out there.
Here is a link to my notes. Sep 21, Anne rated it really liked it Shelves: read-in , paranormal. Again, I'm rounding up, because this book is a 3. But since I'm scarfing this entire series up so quickly, it doesn't feel right to give it a lower rating. I feel the need to mention something that has been bothering me since the first book, though.
This kid cries. Like, every other page. I'm not talking about sniffling and holding back tears. I'm talking about sobbing. Now, I'm not one of those gals that thinks boys or men shouldn't cry, but come Again, I'm rounding up, because this book is a 3.
Now, I'm not one of those gals that thinks boys or men shouldn't cry, but come on! If anything I've given him a little more patience than I would have if he had been a girl I guess in an effort not to be one of 'those people'? Because, I'm telling you, if Vlad were a chick, I would have already lost any trace of sympathy.
As it is, I find myself rolling my eyes and praying that he learn how to suck it up Jul 15, Autumn rated it really liked it. Things got kicked up a notch and now I'm practically leaping for the next book in the series. I'm half tempted to go out right now it's currently 1am and get the next one to read at this very moment. This might be my favorite book so far in the series!
Sep 08, Ricky rated it it was amazing Shelves: action-adventures , young-adult , fantasy , read-this-if-it-kills-you , thrillers , science-fiction , why-isn-t-this-a-bloody-movie-yet , freaky-supernatural-adventures. Appropriately adorned with Pravus purple in its series title, series number, author name, and iconic fanged smiley, Tenth Grade Bleeds , the midpoint of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod , proves to be one of the series' darkest, most emotionally damaging entries.
Damaging not only for poor Vlad, but for we the readers as well, especially when we get firsthand glimpses of Vlad's tortured psyche. It gets to the point where he even commits self-harm as all his life stresses - Otis not being there for h Appropriately adorned with Pravus purple in its series title, series number, author name, and iconic fanged smiley, Tenth Grade Bleeds , the midpoint of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod , proves to be one of the series' darkest, most emotionally damaging entries.
It gets to the point where he even commits self-harm as all his life stresses - Otis not being there for him, his friendship with Henry on the rocks due to the inherent inequality of their vamp-drudge power balance, missing Joss despite his betrayal, balancing his burgeoning romance with Meredith and his budding friendships with the goths, Eddie Poe being, well, Eddie Poe, and D'Ablo lurking around and sending another adversary after Vlad Why my library puts this book in the middle-grade section instead of YA, I couldn't tell you.
Z Brewer here, once again, gives us a work of surprising genius. The novel is a collection of small moments, and some big action set pieces too, but all strung along on a connection worthy of the webs woven by a certain wall-crawler played by the likes of Maguire, Holland, and Garfield. Seriously, if you don't pick this series up and give it a shot Sep 28, B.
This was a 3. Meredith is written so bad. Her characterization is pink, bubbly, feminine and that's it. She has no other personality. I wish she was included in the humor. He just breaks up with her and she falls to the ground with tears in her eyes. Snow had more development than This was a 3. Snow had more development than Meredith, and she was in two scenes.
Also, view spoiler [ Vlad had no issues when he thought he killed D'ablo in the first book. Why the hesitation now? Mar 19, Jennifer Wardrip rated it really liked it Shelves: read-by-other-reviewers , trt-posted-reviews. Vlad is different than most vampires. He was born a vampire instead of created. Since the death of his parents - vampire father and human mother - he's been living with his aunt. There have been some bumpy times, but with the help of his vampire uncle and his best friend and drudge, Henry, he's survived his first year in high Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.
There have been some bumpy times, but with the help of his vampire uncle and his best friend and drudge, Henry, he's survived his first year in high school and is about to begin his second. The previous years have held some challenges for Vlad, but his tenth grade year is threatening to reveal some of the more potentially serious vampire issues. Uncle Otis headed off on his own adventures; however, Vlad wasn't really worried about his absence since the two have a mental connection that allows them to easily communicate.
Otis isn't gone very long when Vlad discovers that the comforting communication seems to be missing. Now he doesn't have a clue where Otis is or how to get in touch with him. Another new challenge is Henry. Their best friend relationship seems a bit strained. Henry finally admits his desire to be released as Vlad's drudge. First of all, is it possible? Secondly, can Vlad survive without the support and protection offered by a vampire's drudge? The scariest change in book three is the fact that Vlad is beginning to have urges more typical of vampires.
His blood supply has always come courtesy of his aunt's access to the blood bank at the hospital where she works, but he now is finding that the sweet scent of live human blood may be a temptation he might be unable to resist. Combine these immediate concerns with continued problems from distant vampire councils, and Vlad may have more than he can handle.
As evidence mounts that he might, in fact, be Pravus, life as a one-of-a-kind vampire is quickly turning dangerous. Apr 17, Karen Keyte rated it really liked it Shelves: teen-boys-adventure-mystery , teen-paranormal. It's not something he really wanted to face. It was bad enough when other vampires wanted to kill him when they only THOUGHT he might be the one fated to lead all vampires and enslave all humans.
Now that it looks like th "It would be easier to be your drudge if you didn't order me around. Now that it looks like the prophesy contains more fact than fiction, Vlad is sure he is in for a world of trouble. Since Joss revealed himself as a slayer, Vlad is down one friend - and he didn't have all that many to start with. Now his best friend Henry has decided he doesn't want to be Vlad's drudge anymore and Vlad can't help but think that Henry is tired of being his friend as well.
Vlad still has his amazing girlfriend Meredith, but with his blood hunger growing stronger every day he fears she might not really be safe with him. The evil vampire D'Ablo is still hunting for a way to steal Vlad's Pravus powers and Vlad's Uncle Otis never seems to be around when Vlad needs him most.
The icing on the cupcake of Vlad's life is that nerdy Eddie Poe has figured out that Vlad is a vampire and he's convinced that exposing Vlad's secret will pull him up and out of loserdom. Vlad just wants to get through sophomore year unscathed, he really doesn't need all this 'kill you, steal your powers' drama. Too bad no one cares what he needs.
There is plenty of action and, even though the emotions portrayed are vividly real, the stories don't get bogged down in angst and pathos. This third book of five is a pivotal one for the series and hints of things to come are carefully woven into the details. Add in a kicker of an ending and you'll be clamoring for Eleventh Grade Burns as soon as you finish this one. Jan 15, vespie rated it liked it Shelves: read-in , male-protag , paranormal.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I was hooked from beginning to end and only put it down to sleep and run errands.
It was so difficult to actually do so because I just wanted to know what happened. However, while I absolutely adored this, I couldn't ignore all the problems I saw. As always, the cons definitely outweighed the pros for this one. Tenth Grade Bleeds picks up with Vlad training with his uncle Otis, picking up new skills as a vampire, going through the trials an Tenth Grade Bleeds picks up with Vlad training with his uncle Otis, picking up new skills as a vampire, going through the trials and tribulation of dating and friendship, and dealing with the hellish reality that he's a vampire and has a thirst for blood.
Can we just talk about Otis for a moment? He's my absolute favorite character in this series and when he wasn't responding to Vlad's thoughts, I figured D'Ablo had him but I didn't want to admit it because wow, the thought of him dying absolutely terrifies me and I don't want anything to happen to him.
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