Tantalize

I bought and downloaded this book immediately upon finishing Eternal, which is set in the same world. The story is written around a menu for a new restaurant. Quincie Morris inherited a restaurant when both her parents passed away; her Uncle is running it in trust for her until her 21st birthday. The story begins when the restaurant is closed for renovations - it is being re-imaged as Sanguini's: A Very Rare Restaurant, a theme restaurant with a vampire chef and vampire Goth theme decor. And the chef is to be the unlife of the party. But a few weeks before the grand reopening, the chef, a close family friend, is murdered and it looks like a werewolf attack.

Soon they find a person who appears to be the perfect fill-in, Henry Johnson, a chef whose food is amazing but seems to be struggling with the vampire appearance. But things are not always what they appear. A wedge is driven between Quincie and her best friend, a half-werewolf named Kiernan. Soon she is isolated, not attending school and spending all her time with her uncle and the new chef preparing for the grand reopening.

This story was amazing, I did not want to stop reading it, and often kept reading when I should have put the book down. I read it in less than 48 hours. The story was great, with amazing twists in the plot. The surprises kept coming. The story is told in sections following the menu for the new restaurant, from antipasto, primo, secondo, dolce and finally conforno. I loved the story and how it was written and cannot wait for the third book in this world to come out in 2011.

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.

The storyline was good, but it could have been so much better. I thought it was kind of fast-paced. It also could have had more detail.

Seriously? I didn't like this book. In a sense, it was a little weird. I don't want to write any spoilers but the ending was off. You can read this book if you are really bored and just want a quick vampire/werewolf story to read (as did I) or you just like that particular genre.
Overall, nothing special. Get it from the library.

The book, in my opinion did have a very rushed, confusing and odd ending. The characters seemed interesting but not so much as to take me right into the book. I agree that she is a talented author and i did enjoy some of her descriptions but overall it was sort of, weak.

Tantalize was a really short book, that made you wanting more. I hated the ending soo much! Like, really? Give us more than that!!:) Overall, i really liked the untouchable love between Quincie and Kieren. The darkness, and lurking themes in the book made it dramatic. The characters were unique and a little spooky at times. I have mixed feelings on the book, but it was fun to read.

Unfortunately, compared to some of the great vampire, paranormal books i've read as of late, this was utterly disappointing. Some parts felt really really rushed. I mean, the ending in itself disappointed me, and overall i just felt like this was the summary of a great story and book.

This story consists of Quincie, a high school girl, committed to continuing the family business once her parents pass away, and once the chef (almost like a grandfather to her) is brutally murdered few pages into the book. While trying to replace the chef alongside her ridiculous uncle, she is coping with her feelings for her werewolf best friend, who she loves and vice versa, but who refuses to move beyond platonic in an attempt to not hurt her, or start something when he inevitably has to leave to join a pack. The sexual tension between those two is pretty lame, and even when they finally share a moment and your heart skips a beat, the ending brings you right back to disappointment. Smith, the author, tends to dispose of characters awfully fast and not really expand in terms of the story of their deaths. I guess if Smith wants a character gone, she just has them killed off, end of story. And how bout Mitch the homeless guy - kind of useless character, i'm sorry, but Smith spent way to much time on him even as a minor character. And finally Bradley, the new chef, and quite predictably the devil behind angels eyes. His character was one of the better ones in the book, but to bring him so far and then to just say tootles (read it and you'll know what i mean), once again, LAME.

I cannot recommend this book. I have read so much better. It definitely has good moments - Bradley is an entertaining character, and i don't mind Quincie most of the time - but overall it is far too rushed a story (it deserves far more pages than it has - proper character and story development would have done wonders) to receive even one thumbs up from me.

If you do decide to read it, i hope you enjoy it. but i guarantee you will have read better!!!

I thouroughly enjoyed this book, although I felt the end to be slightly rushed and not streched out properly. Although the chararcters, plot and storyline were intriguing as well as it being a quick read, it left me unsatisfied. A good book to grab if you have nothing else to read.

I thought that this book was interesting and just a little weird. The idea was cool, and i like the plot and the characters, its just...i dunno, i just didnt love it as much as i usually like books that ive read. Im still glad i bought it. I was unsure whether or not to buy it but, im still glad that i did. Every time i entered the book store i would look at and ask myself whether or not to buy it. At least it was an entertaining read.

This book.. wow..
the begining was like whoa.. how boring
the ending was good.. (im not saying it was good because it was done) i mean it was suspensful.. about half way through the book its good... but the begining.. yuck.

At first, I wasn't sure if I was going to like this book. Everytime I saw it in the bookstores, I would think to myself, "should i buy it? or not?" but then one day I just decided to get it and i finished it in 2 days!! i really liked it and the characters were great. a lot of people didn't like the ending, and yes, it COULD have been written a bit better, but it still wasn't horrible. I would totally recommend this to anyone who loves a little vampire tale.

When I first picked up the book and read the discription on the back, I found it quite intriguing and totally original. The first few chapters were amazing, they get you hooked and wanting to find out more. Though as the chapters went on, the book fell apart. The characters weren't developed properly , we didn't learn much about them. The plot gets twisted into something completely off topic, and the ending was rushed, not much thought put behind it at all. Overall, the book was quite disappointing for me, actually, nothing stood out too much.

I like the book , it had some cool twist to it
something different from what i read so far.
But i what i dont get is the ending it confuses me what happens with Quince and kieren
i was so lost so if someone can fill me that would be great ;)

but still like it wasnt the best books but i glad i read it.

Alright when i first read this book i was like okay a bit diff then what im use to. I liked it until it got to the ending...It seemed really rushed and such. There wasn't much to put there it seems like the author didnt really care anymore...I dontknow I just wish the ending could have been a bit better but other then that it was an okay book.

The story was great until the last fifty pages or so. For most of the book I couldn't put it down and keep reading. But those last fifty to a hundred pages didn't fit the caliber of the rest of the book. The end also left a lot to be desired. This isn't to say that I don't look forward to reading Eternal. Cynthia Smith has a way with words and does create a world that sucks you in (all pun intended). Over all the book was great for 75% of it. After it kinda went down hill. Have to say though that I love Kieren throughout the entire book! If you liked or loved this I suggest looking into the Night World series by L.J. Smith

This was a really orignal novel, that I really enjoyed. I found it creative and cute for people who won't read anything 'bloody'. This novel doesn not focus on the apparent romance though, which is why I brought the book in the first place. So, I hope I have you convinced to read it, its ORIGINAL

This book was really, really great until the ending. I felt that it didn't go with the book, it seemed rushed. In the end, the main character goes to kill the head vampire and you expect a detailed fight, but the head vampire pulls a complete 180 and doesn't fight then it's over. To me it seemed like the ending was wrong, it just didn't fit with the story. Over looking the ending, I really enjoyed the story!

It's always so nice to find a paranormal/supernatural gem that few people have heard of. It sort of makes the great story that much sweeter, thinking you're the only one who gets to enjoy it... Though this is one that should be shared.

Smith has created a rather interesting world where vampire and weres are enemies... and some weres don't even associate amongst themselves. I've always loved stories that didn't stick to just werewolves and scoff at the idea of people shape shifting into other animals. And really, what's cooler than a were-possum?!

While the story rolls smoothly and there's enough interest piqued that you begin to wonder what's happening, I almost felt bad for Bradley at the end of it all. Sure things don't turn out the way we except, but at least he had some honour!

But seriously, the novel is at times twisted, and occasionally funny. The whole restaurant idea is great fun! The only disappointment? Not knowing if there's more of this in the works!

It starts off really slow in the beginning, but when you reached the 3rd part it got really good.

This book was ok. The chracters were good and well thought out but it twists and turns throughout making it hard to figure out and leaves you guessing. Maybe that was Cynthia Leitich Smith's idea but it just disappointed me. it was confusing in the beginning, excellent in the middle, and then confusing again near the end which made the book uninteresting and a little annoying! Although, the ending was confusing it was excellent, the author made me want to read to find out what would happen, which shows improvement in her writing near the end. Anyways, this book was good and I would love to read another by her to see if she improves and if she can astound me with an excellent book. But she is an excellent writer of teen literature!