Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) (Sucks to Be Me #1)

Reader reviewed by Victoria Gaudin

I love this book!!! Right now I am reading the 2nd one, it rocks too!! Kimberly pauley is an amazing writer!! It sounds like she is a teen her self!! I am not that in to reading but this book made me feel as if I was really seeing the places, charecters, and every thing else in the book. It made me feel as if I was there with them!! I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!

Reader reviewed by Andrea

Ever have parents peer pressure you to make a choice?Well for mina it literally "sucks" since her parents want her to become a vampire. As if it wasn't enough trying to get Nathans attention would he like her with fangs?And how can she leave her bff serena?Great humor,mina's sarcasm,and a touch of romance make this book unique when it comes to anything related to vampires ;) The sequal won't let you down!I love this series.

What a fun book! Humor, romance, mystery ... this book has it all. I loved it from start to finish. Want a fun romp with character you'll enjoy? This is the book for you!

Reader reviewed by Deirdre

Written from the point of view of a might-be vampire, this book follows Mina Hamilton's adventure through pre-vampirehood.
Will she decide to live forever even if it requires her to drink blood? Or will she risk getting her mind wiped by a harsh vampire government? Will Mina pass English?
These are some very important questions that are answered in this amusing and well-written book.

The thing I liked about this book was the hilarious character of George. His jokes lighten the whole will she/won't she vampire drama.

Reader reviewed by Jessica

Mina( yes, she IS named after the Dracula character) is a normal teenage girl- albite her vampire parents and the fact that she now must choose whether or not she wants to join them in undead-ville. In this book you follow Mina as she has some ups and downs-some vamp related-some not.I liked this book. It was a nice, quick easy read. The characters where funny. The storyline was interesting. The pop-culture references where awesome( I am a sucker for pop-culture references) The book's main theme is Mina is unsure whether or not to become a vampire. She deals with not being able to tell her best friend, ect.

The most interesting parts of the book-are actually the human parts. Like Mina likes this guy Nathan, but Nathan likes her best friend, Serena and Serena likes Nathan. Mina also tries to set up a fellow potential vampire,George, with Serena-but he likes Mina-not Serena

All in all, a good read. Think Vampire Kisses meets House of Night and you get Sucks to be Me. I believe Ms. Pauley will be writing a sequel-which I think will get interesting-I won't give much away but the ending does leave room for other stories w/ Mina in them.

Reader reviewed by Angie

With an irresistible mix of hilarity and originality, Kimberly Pauley throws all the vampire cliches out the window and provides readers (like me) a fresh, energizing novel. Instead of the shadowy, rogue sort of vampires we usually get in literature (which there is nothing wrong with of course - I love me some hot vampires), Sucks to Be Me introduces an unfamiliar type: accountants. Not to mention the fact that there are rules and regulations and a Ministry of Magic sort of government for the blood drinking species.

Pauley's fun, entertaining novel doesn't try to compete with other types of vampire books - her's is on a different level. And the level is full of laughs! Mina is a teenager with a great sarcastic wit (but never mean spirited) who finds out that her parents weren't exactly supposed to have let her in on their immortal secret (she's known since forever), and she's suddenly faced with a decision: would she like to join their blood drinking ways or forget she's ever known?

My favorite thing about the book is that it continually throws you curveballs. Pauley has a clear idea of vampirism and it isn't what we expect, which is what makes it so exciting and refreshing. It's an unique idea. Plus, it has three hot guys in it. Yep. That helps.

Mina and the cast of supporting players are all likeable and interesting. Her friendships are believable and happily angst free (on the most part, at least). The prose keeps you turning the pages swiftly (I finished in less than a day and a half) - and if I didn't know that Kimberly Pauley has a sequel planned, I would be sad indeed. I'll be buying the next one the minute it's out, especially with the way this one ended (and no, I won't tell you!)!!!

Reader reviewed by EshInoBi

Sorry, but this book did not reach my expectations. Maybe a bit too much on the girl's side, but that's just me. When I thought of 'vampire novel', I thought that this book would have Mina Hamilton being a vampire for a while, but throughout the whole book was just her simply deciding to be a vampire or not. Basically, just random events helpfully or not helpfully narrowing down her decision whether or not to be a vampire. I thought it was really cute though. I don't usually judge a book by its cover, but this cover was really nice. So was the praise at the back and the sticky note about the author. And every chapter there's a sticker saying a myth about vampires and the truth about vampires, which I found really interesting. Nevertheless, this book still had a teen tint and was a good read.

Reader reviewed by 3holidaybabies

Poor Mina! To have to make a life altering choice at such a young age. Heck I was in my 20's & still did not know what I wanted to be when I grew up. ;)
This is a great twist on the whole vampire genre. I love the little footnotes by Mina at the start of each chapter, & would love to see a list of all of the *thought to be true vampire myths* and all of the *real* vampire truths.
Reading this book as an older person, I was thrown into my teen years (ahh the memories). Thats when I knew my students would love this one.
It is now on the shelf in my room for the students to check out...I just hope they bring it back!
There is so much I want to say (wow not 1, not 2, but 3 hotties) but I just don't want to give anything away! I can tell you that this one is a keeper!

Reader reviewed by Courtney

The book Sucks to Be Me is a book that captures how there is always a way to solve a big problem. Even deciding weather or not you want to be immortal(well sorta immortal)or not. Shes got all that going on plus he boy troubles and not being able to tell your best friend(who you tell everything to)about it all.

Reader reviewed by melissa

i have to say that this book was funny. most books i read aren't. it was a little predictable and quite obvious but for the most part i couldn't complain. the main character mina was easy to relate to and showed me and i suppose most poeple that yeah families can be touchy and sometimes crazy but in the end they mean well. i was in love with george from the beginning and couldn't stop reading the book until i knew that he ended up hapy however the ending shocked me a bit. it's an easy and worthwhile read for twilight fan looking for a laugh.