This collection had so much potential, but sadly, most of these stories were boring at best and a disaster at worst. 💔 That said, there were a few major gems that made it worth reading!Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!Buddy read with Melanie!

OVERALL: some stories were spectacular while others were just meh which is why this is a solid ☆ ☆ ☆. this was filled with all different kinds of representation which was awesome! and i'll always love a good vampire story.INDIVIDUAL:seven nights for dying: ☆ ☆ ☆ nothing spectacular but i did enjoy how the ritual of becoming a vampire was different than what you usually see; i liked how a continued theme was that the best vampires are those who are raised as girls (resilient, adaptable, and pisse...

If you make Victoria Schwab, Julie Murphy and Mark Oshiro write vampire stories, it is the final nail in the coffin of my fatal tbr list. Florence Welch, please help me to some holy water and garlic bread?

For this anthology, Victoria Schwab is writing "a super gay vampire story about two girls who each have a crush, and a secret" so I'm already planning how hard I'm gonna launch myself into the sun :)

I NEED THIS VICTORIA SCHWAB IS WRITING A STORY FOR IT DESCRIBED AS "A super gay vampire story about two girls who each have a crush, and a secret??" NEED IT NEED IT NEED IT!!! CAN I HAVE IT NOW PLEASE?!?!?!?!

2.5/5Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton (2 stars)- I found this kind of directionless. It didn’t go anywhere in my opinion.The Boys from Blood River by Rebecca Roanhorse (4.5 stars)- This was great! Some fantastic characterization, and it was really interesting to read about the allure of wanting to belong to something without realizing what exactly you already belong to. Senior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy (2 stars)- Again, this felt pretty pointless. Not all that intriguing in any way. The

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I individually rated each story and averaged it to reach a 3 star rating for the collection.1. Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton: 2 stars2. The Boys From Blood River by Rebecca Roanhorse: 4 stars3. Senior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy: 3 stars4. The Boy and the Bell by Heidi Heilig: 3 stars5. A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed: 3 stars6. In Kind by Kayla Whaley: 5 stars7. Vampires Never Say Die by Zoraida Córdova & Natalie C. Parker: 2 stars8. Bestiary by Laura Ruby:...

ARC provided by the publisher via EdelweissMaybe vampires are getting old? I’m sorry, friends. This was just not the anthology for me. I feel like I might have had way too high of expectations going into this, based on the author list alone. Sadly, I felt like most of these stories just left you wanting more, but not in the good way. In the way of the actual short story felt very pointless. There were a few gems throughout, but for the most part this was a very lackluster and forgettable antholo...

"A super gay vampire story about two girls who each have a crush?"......

Oh boy.I think we got too many "sparkly vampire stories," rather than the gothic, Dracula-esque stories that I was hoping for. Just not for me, unfortunately.~Seven Nights for Dying~I'm going to be totally honest -- I didn't finish this one. In fact, I stopped reading after the third page. I just couldn't get over the writing; it was too cringey for me (can I use that word in 2020? I'm using that word anyway). Not off to a great start.~The Boys from Blood River~⭐I'm, sorry, but what the heck was...

Honestly I was underwhelmed by this book. There were a few stories I really loved and alot of them...meh. I also wanted them to be about 10 pages longer but maybe that's just me. Didn't fill my vampire love sadly.Story RatingsSeven nights for dying by Tessa Gratton: 3Mirrors, Windows & Selfies by Mark Orshio: 3The House of Black Sapphires by Donielle Clayton: 4The boys from blood river by Rebecca Roanhorse: 3Senior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy: 4The Boy and the Bell by Heidi Heilig: 3In Kind by Ka...

LOOK AT ALL THE GREAT AUTHORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ANTHOLOGY!!!Is this not going to be the most magical collection to pick up just before Spooktober!?!?I cannot wait to get my hands on this 🙌

Massive thank you to Titan Books and NetGalley for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. I just want to start off by saying this anthology was great! It contained some really unique and incredibly diverse vampire stories (a lot of own voices authors also!) which took a fresh perspective on the genre, and was a true delight to read. Each short story is accompanied by a short ‘discussion’ by the editors, briefly talking about an issue related to the story about vampirism (...

This anthology really did a lot for me.. but sadly not what I think it was supposed to do. Instead of making me excited for a vampire renaissance, it kinda made me hope we actually never get one.I went into this anthology expecting to see a whole lot of identities portrayed in vampire stories that we haven't gotten before. I was looking forward to seeing vampires of colour, queer and genderqueer vampires, fat vampires, disabled vampires. And while we definitely got some of that, I feel like this...

I love the idea of this anthology and I hope we see more anthologies like this - modern and diverse takes on vampires that highlight that stories, as the title suggests, do not get old, but just need fresh voice. Despite, there were a few strong and intriguing stories on here, while the others were just -- fine.- This anthology contains 11 vampire short stories. There are queer vampires, disabled vampires, vampires of colour, and also some really awesome takes about vampires in these stories.- A...

I can never resist a good vampire story and most of the stories featured in Vampires Never Get Old: Tales With Fresh Bite edited by Zoraida Córdova are pretty good. My favorites here are Seven Nights for Dying by Tessa Gratton, Senior Year Sucks by Julie Murphy, A Guidebook for the Newly Sired Desi Vampire by Samira Ahmed, Mirrors, Windows & Selfies by Mark Oshiro, and First Kill by Victoria "V E." Schwab. Plus, I really enjoyed those pages between each story that kind of operates as a real life...

☆ 2.45 / 5 ☆ (average rating)So I know I’m not the biggest reader of short stories and anthologies but.. this one especially did not work for me at all. Most of these short stories left me unsatisfied and like they were unfinished pieces of a bigger narrative. The afterword after each story might have told me the intention of each piece but unfortunately in many cases they did not achieve their goals.SEVEN NIGHTS FOR DYING, Tessa Gratton☆ 3.5 / 5 ☆ “You need to live I think because it’s been d...

Full review: https://bookpeopleteens.wordpress.com...“When you leave this place, step out into late evening quiet for the first time, reborn. Take in the glittering, crumbling streets around you. Look into the ink-black night. It’s dark. And full of diamonds. And you, dear one, are made of stardust.” from "A Guidebook to the Newly Sired Desi Vampire" by Samira AhmedOverall, Vampires Never Get Old has the biggest sucker punch of a titular pun I’ve ever read and nearly a dozen modern blood-sucking...

I've officially decided to DNF this. I had such high hopes for this anthology, the concept was everything I thought I wanted. But unfortunately I read the first 6 stories and gave them all 3 stars or less.. and I just can't push through any more.