Friday, March 7, 2014

Girls That Growl by Mari Mancusi

This is the third novel in the Blood Coven series. I have reviewed the first two books as well.

Rayne is back and this time she has to join the cheerleaders for Slayers Inc. Not for any slaying vampires job, but because they are growling. Not to mention a member of the football team is missing. This isn't the only thing that Rayne has on her hands. Jareth has become the complete opposite of what he used to be when he couldn't walk in the sunlight.

Rayne becoming a cheerleader? Yeah it happens. Completely out of the blue. But it wasn't that bad, there were some funny moments as Rayne blackmails one of the cheerleaders into getting her and another girl  onto the team. Even bigger shocker is that Rayne stays on the team! Throughout the book Rayne learns new things about herself, and she figures out that things need to change for the better. Which I liked because she is growing up, no more is the little girl who judges people based on the clique they are in. Jareth is someone who helps her see this too, along with Mandy (a girl on the cheerleading team, the one she blackmailed). *SPOILER-ALERT* Though Jareth has to go about it quite differently he has to break her heart and make the reader sad when he breaks up with her. It is short lived thankfully, and they get back together. *SPOILER-ENDED*

I didn't really like how easy it was for Rayne to figure out a cure for the cheerleading squad, and their predicament. It was about 4 pages, then problem sloved! Just have to go give it to them, without them actually knowing. It disappointed me, because it seemed like everything about this book was a simple fix. Nothing lasted very long, and the big problem in the book was fixed in seconds. I was hoping for more of a struggle with the main problem. The main struggle was with Rayne and her accepting things. I understand that but even that was almost a quick and easy fix it seemed.

Overall this was a easy read. I finished it quickly and didn't have a problem understanding anything. I wanted more of a struggle with the main plot, but I did pick this up from the "Teen" section of my library. That is probably why. Though I was disappointed with this book a little I would read it again just for the laughs that I got form it every now and then. Macusi is a very good writer and she does keep the reader engaged. This book was not left as a cliffhanger, so I am unsure what the next book is going to be about. There is a subtle hint in the book before the end, but even that doesn't really make for a cliffhanger because the reader is more interested about what is happening at the time the hint is dropped.

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Page Count: 249 pages (paperback)

Price: $9.99

Next Book: Ask For It by Sylvia Day

Thanks for reading!
~Jade

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