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My Blood Approves Paperback – March 17, 2010

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Seventeen-year-old Alice Bonham's life feels out of control after she meets Jack. With his fondness for pink Chuck Taylors and New Wave hits aside, Jack's unlike anyone she's ever met.

Then she meets his brother, Peter. His eyes pierce through her, and she can barely breathe when he's around. Even though he can't stand the sight of her, she's drawn to him.But falling for two very different guys isn't even the worst of her problems.

Jack and Peter are vampires, and Alice finds herself caught between love and her own blood...

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My Blood Approves
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332 pages
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March 17, 2010
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6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
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1453816720
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978-1453816721
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Amanda Hocking is a lifelong Minnesotan obsessed with Batman and Jim Henson. In between watching cooking shows, taking care of her small menagerie of pets, and drinking too much Red Bull Zero, she writes young adult urban fantasy and paranormal romance.

She has published over fifteen young adult novels, including the New York Times Bestselling series the Trylle Trilogy and the Kanin Chronicles, along with the Watersong, the My Blood Approves, and the Hollows series.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace (March 17, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1453816720
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1453816721
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches

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AMANDA HOCKING is the author of over twenty-five novels, including the New York Times bestselling Trylle Trilogy and Kanin Chronicles. Her love of pop culture and all things paranormal influence her writing. She spends her time in Minnesota, taking care of her menagerie of pets and working on her next book.

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M.S.

Ok, Amanda Hocking, you've won me over!

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2011

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Amanda Hocking-- you've won me over.

I previously read the Switched by Hocking and while I really enjoyed the read, I wasn't totally convinced. I'm not sure why. It was a great book and Hocking's talent is clear, but I wasn't 100% won over.

Then I read My Blood Approves. I had downloaded it a while ago and only started reading it today while on a long car trip. I'm picky when it comes to my paranormal romances, especially after Twilight. Let's just say I enjoyed the concept of Twilight, but couldn't get past the characters.

Hocking did exactly what I always want to see in a YA fantasy novel....she made her characters ENJOYABLE.

Alice is relatable, but not too relatable. She is well-rounded enough that she felt like a real person, with realistic motivations and reactions. She has fire. She's vulnerable without being weak. She's imperfect. Jack is one of the best romantic heroes of this genre. I love his boyish charm, wit, and detailed personality. After reading this book, I feel like I know (and adore) Jack. While Peter more closely resembles the brooding romantic stars of other YA novels, he still has enough depth that it works for him. The other characters are just as enjoyable and complex as those three. Even Jane was incredibly fun to read about (even when she got on my nerves).

While I did get frustrated that it took Alice so long to figure things out, I have to admit it made sense. In the real world, no girl is going to just assume, "Oh yeah, he's a vampire." Even if it seems obvious to me (a reader that KNOWS she's reading a vampire story), I don't think it would be all that obvious to Alice. This also gave the story a chance to be real. Jack and Alice actually formed a realistic and HAPPY bond, long before the vampire lore came into play. I am a sucker for romances that are built on believability. After reading this, I could understand and relate to the fact that both Jack and Peter were irresistible.

This is just a small note, but I really enjoyed how Hocking covers her bases. She doesn't leave any glaring plot holes just hanging out in the story (such as...why are there pots/pans in the house?). I enjoy things to be explained, because I'm the type to notice inconsistency.

In addition, I LOVED the side plot with Milo. He was a great character and I didn't feel like he was the "token gay character". He seemed real. I liked that his story was part of Alice's transformation into a stronger, more believable characters.

Well done, Hocking! You deserve this success :)

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3.5 stars

First, I'm just going to warn everyone that my thoughts are everywhere in this review. Like I've said before in my reviews: I'm an author, not a reviewer. Now . . . on to the review!

This book is about vampires. No, no. Not the sparkling kind. And no, not the vicious kind. It's yet another different, yet fascinating spin on them, though. This I can promise. The rest . . . I have so many feelings about this book. It's hard for me to put into words exactly how I feel, actually. I loved it. I was annoyed. I hated it. I loved it . . . You see what I mean? The thing is, I would hate to sit here and literally list all the things I didn't like about it and all the things I did. That isn't much of a review, so I'm going to try to get through this without.

(Random note before I continue. After I read the book, I read some four-five star reviews of this book and some not so flattering reviews. I almost thought about lowering my rating after reading some of the nasty things people wrote, thinking I must be dim-witted and slow or something because I actually liked this book and didn't laugh when things were cliche. But you know what? I decided not to because I did enjoy this book and no one can take that away. Not even a review. Now I'm not so sure I can truly trust all reviewers when they write such unsavory words in their reviews because it's obviously more opinion than on the facts of story and writing.)

Hocking is a very talented storyteller and had my attention the whole book. As a matter of fact, I didn't put it down once I had the chance to sit down and read it. And that, for how crazy my life is, equals a massive amount of talent (and possibly an award). There were definitely some huge grammatical (though mostly punctuation) errors, and a few missing words here or there, but that is something I see in any published novel, no matter the publisher. Regardless, it is actually the errors that made me rate this story a 3.5, though I put it as 4 stars on goodreads because I enjoyed the actual story so much and that counts for more than something as petty and silly as punctuation.

Alice (the main character) is one of those characters that loves passionately and fully. It's one thing she just doesn't half-ass; it's something that I admire in people in real life and in novels. And as do people in real life, she also annoyed me sometimes and became endearing other times. Jack, the other main character, was absolutely delightful. He's one of those people you just want to be around because they are happy all the time. Instead of people all "I'm so sorry you're in a bad mood" and then pats your head, he's the type of person who pulls you from your bad mood and brings a grin to your face. There isn't anything more lovable than that! All the other characters are also wonderful (except Peter and Jane, which I'll just not talk about so you can read it and find out yourself why).

I'm not one to talk much about the happenings in a book because I want readers to experience it themselves, I just like to talk about how fantastic (or not) said book is. The most unique thing about this story? The love triangle is played sooo differently--I absolutely loved how it was written. Downside? I hated where it ended. It was abrupt. Luckily, I've already purchased every single one of her novels from Amazon. I think supporting indie authors is important, so I didn't even wait to read the first one before I did it. :D Honestly, I'm glad I did because I know I'll be reading them all.

Now, the biggest question: would I recommend this book to my fantasy-loving friends? Absolutely. I think they'll all love it, as long as they bypass the punctuation. (Sorry Amanda . . .) :D Now go to Amazon right now and purchase her novels. They're cheap, so you won't be breaking your bank to do it.

Wow, was that long-winded or what? :D

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2011

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I have read MY Blood Approves, and it's another brilliant read. I must say its similar to The Twilight Sagas. Which I also loved and I couldn't get enough of that and this is doing exactly the same thing. I love any thing like this, I don't know why I do, but I do. I have all of them and can't wait to see how the story pans out. It's nice to see these young writers doing so well. I don't think it's just for the youngsters as I'm getting on and i'm enjoying it tremendously. That makes me sound so old ha ha. The thing with me is that I get so involved In any book I read, I am actually there and living it. This is why I like reading as my life is so mundane the books I read send me there to where ever they are. Wouldn't it be nice if we could all live forever. It wouldn't be very practical but it would be nice. Any way I would like to say to Amanda well done for keeping me enthralled. That is hard to do with me as the book has to grip me from the beginning. I hope all her books are this good. Thank you Amanda for a great read, and keep them coming.

Kai

Fun Vampire Novel

Reviewed in Canada on December 8, 2019

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I've read this a few times over the years and still enjoy it so I decided to buy the paperback; it's still as entertaining as ever, though the spelling mistakes are annoying because there are far too many to forgive and Hocking has the resources to send these books through a firmer round of copy edits if she wished. That said the books are still plenty of fun and there are still many interesting angles to the characters and their connections to each other. I never fully appreciated the mythology of all of this before but it's very well done, particularly the familial bond between her vampires due to the way the transformation works.

Mrs C

good despite some bad reviews

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2011

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I bought this book as the first one for my new kindle I chose it as it was quite cheap and was consistantly in te bessellers on amazon. I thought that if it was awful as some of the reviews conveyed i would only hav wasted 50p but after spending about three hours stuck to it I was really glad i had bought it. My blood aproves is about Alice who at first seems rather normal but turns out to be very special through the four books. She is torn between two gorgeous vampire brothers one who she is supposedley ment for and one who truly loves her. With some unexpected twists my blood approves is an amazing book though there were some gramatical errors. I cantfind anything about the story i didnt like and i still cant blame the author for the grammer as that's the editor's job. Overall a really good book.

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