Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire
edited by Trisha Telep
Young Adult
It often takes a while for me to get through short story anthologies. Short stories aren’t my favorite, but I do enjoy them when they are done well.
The thirteen stories in Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire are all done well. Sure some of them pleased me more than others but I thoroughly enjoyed each one.
I liked seeing the different takes on the whole vampire thing. Some had a very negative view on the vampire condition and others did not. Some vampires could come out in the day and others were burdened by the curse of not being able to withstand the sun.
There is a lot of variety here despite the common theme.
Some of the stories were heavy with the horror theme while others were a bit lighter.
It is hard to pick favorites here because I really did enjoy all of them.
The stories that had stayed in my head the most after finishing the book several days ago are: Falling to Ash by Karen Mahoney, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black, Undead is Very Hot Right Now by Sarah Rees Brennan, Other Boys by Cassandra Clare and Ambition by Lili St. Crow.
I consider this money well spent :)
The stories included in this anthology are:
Falling to Ash by Karen Mahoney
Shelter Island by Melissa de la Cruz
Sword Point by Maria V. Snyder
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
Undead is Very Hot Right Now by Sarah Rees Brennan
Kat by Kelley Armstrong
The Thirteenth Step by Libba Bray
All Hallows by Rachel Caine
Wet Teeth by Cecil Castellucci
Other Boys by Cassandra Clare
Passing by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie
Ambition by Lili St. Crow
All Wounds by Dina James
