Fangs for the Bite is book two in Jo-Ann Carson’s Fangsters series.
Rebel Black is back as the reluctant head of Fangsters, a school for delinquent teenage vampires. With her are some familiar characters from book 1 as well as a few new ones. Fangs for the Bite picks up shortly after the previous book ends. There are some new students at the school, one of which, Anise, has organized the students to strike against the rules Rebel has put in place at the school. Also new to the school is Professor Helga Goreson, a sexy Swedish vampire librarian who suddenly winds up dead, and once again Rebel and the residents of Fangsters are embroiled in a murder mystery.
If you continue reading you’re probably going to wonder if I really enjoyed this book because I’m going to point out several things I didn’t like. These are the things that are starting to irritate me about the series, but over all I did enjoy the book. There are some funny moments with the characters, and for the most part they are all likeable. The book is quite entertaining and kept my attention, and I’ll probably read further books in the series, if only to find out what Rebels big bad secret is.
There may be some minor spoilers ahead so read the following section with caution.
Speaking of Rebel’s big bad secret, when are we going to learn what it is? I hope it’s a good one, because it’s starting to irritate me how many times it’s brought up that she is only at Fangsters because Alessandro is threatening to tell her secret and that it will mean she will lose everyone, including her family. Her sisters seem fairly close to her so I’m sure this secret is being blown out of proportion… just let her secret out, and let her agree to be there because she realizes that she loves being in charge of the school. It’s starting to feel like a made up conflict just to keep her at the school.
On the subject of boyfriends (or ex boyfriends), I don’t understand why Rebel is still so hung up on her ex boyfriend, Dakota, I really wish she would move on from that. The lengths she is still going to, and the energy she is putting towards getting revenge on him in such petty ways just makes her seem pathetic. She’s a witch, albeit not a super powerful one, but she should learn her value and let that whole thing go.
This book is advertised as a slow burn romance, but I don’t really get that impression. I’m actually tired of Rebel being attracted to every new guy she comes across from James, the martial arts teacher to Onyx ,the dhamphyre head of security and now Elijah, the warlock she meets while breaking into Dakota’s apartment…just how many men does she need hanging in the wings?
One more problem, I realize that Rebel getting herself into trouble is kind of necessary but seriously, she admits she is making bad decisions and still she goes ahead and gets herself into dangerous situations. It’s aggravating when when she is an otherwise somewhat intelligent person.
As I said, despite what it seems I really did enjoy this book there are just some things that irritate me, and honestly, sometimes things like that are what let me know that I’m invested in the story. If I really hated it, these things wouldn’t bother me so much.
I’ll be watching for Rebel’s next adventure, and will hope that some of these issues are resolved for Rebel. I look forward to meeting more students and teachers at Fangsters and seeing how Rebel deals with them.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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