Tantalize

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith

Quincie Morris had never fely more alone. With both of her parents dead and her werewolf boyfriend leaving her to join a pack, she is left with only her uncle and the family resturant. Quincie and her uncle try to reopen the restarurant, adding a vampire theme to attract more quests. However, when a brutal murder takes te life of their cook only a month before the grand opening, Quincie has to scramble to find a replacment. Can she transform the new hire into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night? Will he wow the crowd with his fake fangs, cheap cape and red contacts? Can Quincie pull it off?

All throughout the book, you can pretty easily guess what will happen next. Most of the characters are very unoriginal and none of them show much depth. It also drags on and on during the middle of the book, repeating basically the same situation over and over again. The story reminds me of Stephanie Meyer's book, Twilight, in the way that she mixes vampires and werewolfs, though not as well. Overall, a decent book, though probably not worth your time.