Book Review of The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
Name of Book: The Silver Kiss Author: Annette Curtis Klause ISBN: 0-440-21346-0 Publisher: Laurel Leaf Books Type of book: Vampires, coming of age, death, love story, 1980s, young adult Year it was published: 1990 Summary: Zoe is wary when, in the dead of the night, the beautiful but frightening Simon comes to her house. Simon seems to understand the pain of loneliness and death and Zoe's brooding thoughts about her dying mother. Simon is one of the undead, a vampire, seeking revenge for the gruesome death of his mother three hundred years ago. Does Simon dare ask Zoe to hlep free him from this lifeless chase and its intolerable solitude? Characters: The characters are three dimensional and one can see them change throughout the book; that is they don't stay the same. The villain in this book is one dimensional and seems to be excused from change because he is only a child. I enjoy reading about Zoe's journey from angry teenager to someone who tries...