Vampire Kisses Bk. 5:
The Coffin Club
by Ellen Schreiber

    THE COFFIN CLUB by Ellen Schreiber
    Category:  Paranormal
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  6/24/08
    Publisher:  HarperTeen
    Reviewed by:  Jaglvr
    Rating:  4 Stars


    I actually thought DANCE WITH A VAMPIRE, book four of the VAMPIRE KISSES series, was going to be the
    last one. So I was overjoyed to find out that the story of Raven and Alexander continues in THE COFFIN CLUB.

    It is now summer vacation and Raven is missing Alexander. At the end of the last book, Alexander and his
    caretaker, Jameson, left Dullsville for Hipsterville to return the young Valentine to his family, leaving Raven all
    alone. Now that school is out, Raven has decided to visit her cool Aunt Libby in Hipsterville. From her aunt, she
    learns that the creepy mansion in town is being rented. Immediately, Raven investigates and finds her beloved and
    Jameson camped out in the place.

    After a sweet reconciliation, Alexander rushes her out of the place to go on another mission. Raven is left
    wandering the town waiting for her aunt to finish up one of her classes. She ventures back to The Coffin Club (the
    infamous place where she first encountered the evil Jagger, Valentine’s older brother) and stumbles upon the
    Dungeon. The Dungeon is the coolest place below the main club. It is also members only. It takes Raven a while to
    figure out that the "members only" part means vampires. REAL vampires. And there she meets the hypnotic
    Phoenix. Phoenix may just have some secrets of his own. And Raven stumbles upon Jagger yet again.

    As the story develops, Raven gets caught up in the world of vampires and realizes that she does truly fit in with the
    vampire crowd. She meets two cool gals, Onyx and Sapphire, who befriend her. They accept her for who she is.
    And she finds out that most vampires just want to be who they are and lead as normal a life as possible.

    There is trouble brewing at the Dungeon between Jagger and Phoenix, and the vampire world in Hipsterville may
    forever be changed. Caught between the mortal and immortal world, Raven again struggles with who she should
    be. Does she give everything up to be with Alexander for eternity, or should she remain mortal and see how things
    progress?

    Ms. Schreiber keeps the reader coming back for more romance and adventure between Raven and Alexander.
    They are an unlikely romantic couple who enchants all. The story is light, with mostly action and little depth, but it is
    truly entertaining and fun. The story leaves the reader waiting for more once again.