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Tantalize

by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Candlewick Press | July 22, 2008 | Trade Paperback

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Quincie Morris has never felt more alone. Her parents are dead, and her hybrid-werewolf first love is threatening to embark on a rite of passage that will separate them forever. Then, as she and her uncle are about to unveil their hot vampire-themed restaurant, a brutal murder leaves them scrambling for a chef. Can Quincie transform their new hire into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night? Can he wow the crowd in his fake fangs, cheap cape, and red contact lenses -- or is there more to this earnest face than meets the eye? As human and preternatural forces clash, a deadly love triangle forms, and the line between predator and prey begins to blur. Who's playing whom? And how long can Quincie play along before she loses everything? TANTALIZE marks Cynthia Leitich Smith's delicious debut as a preeminent author of dark fantasy.
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Rating: 2/5

Not that great of a read

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2 years ago

Not that great of a read

Quince Morris is a high school student overly committed to take over her family restaurant, she inherited when her parents died. She's left with her twenty something uncle Davidson, who seems more interested in his girlfriend then his niece. Not only does she have to worry about the restaurant, she has a friend who's a hybrid werewolf. She's worried that he is going to leave her. She feels love for him, but he can't stand the though of hurting her so he decides to join a wolf pack. Yeah where have I heard that before? Her life is all wrapped into this little package which she calls life. One night the cook of the restaurant is killed. Her friend Kieran, the hybrid, shows up and takes her out of the restaurant. Weeks later the new chef Bradley shows up and she starts having "feelings" for him. He cooks different dishes to make for the vampire theme they have started in their restaurant. All while she starts drinking wine with him. Though her uncle doesn't seem to care. Actually he starts drinking with her at home.

This book had some strong parts, though halfway through I found myself skimming through useless junk. There's minor characters that don't really matter and they get a lot of space. It get pretty predictable when it comes to Bradley. You know he's evil, though you don't know how. Then the ending just leaves you going huh? Everyone seems to just give up. They either leave or you never hear what happens to them. The main character Quince seems like she just does whatever she wants. No one tries to stop her. I wouldn't really recommend this book out to anyone. I'm positive if you look for another book you find something better then this one.

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Roger Whissel

Too many good books out there to bother...Thanks Tiff

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