Sucks to Be Me : The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe)

mina Hamilton's Parents Want Her Dead. (or Undead To Be Precise.) They're Vampires, And Like It Or Not, Mina Must Decide Whether To Become A Vampire Herself. But Mina's More Interested In Hanging Out With Best Friend Serena And Trying To Catch The Eye Of The Too-hot-for-high-school Nathan Able Than In The Vampire Training Classes She's Being Forced To Take. How's A Girl Supposed To Find The Perfect Prom Date And Pass Third-year French When Her Mom And Dad Are Breathing Down Her Neck—literally? voya in This Light-hearted Romance, Sixteen-year-old Mina Struggles With The Unusual Choice Of Whether She Should Turn And Become A Vampire Like Her Parents. Mina's Parents Are Pretty Normal And Boring, So She Has Never Really Given The Whole Vampire World Much Thought. Mina's Happy Complacency Abruptly Ends When Her Existence Is Discovered By The Vampire Council. She Realizes That Her Parents Have Been Hiding Her From The Council Because It Is Against The Rules For Vampires To Live With Human Relatives. Now That The Council Is Aware Of Mina, She Is Forced To Go To Weekly Vampire Classes So That She Can Make An Informed Decision By Her Seventeenth Birthday. Although Having Vampire Parents May Suck, Mina Is Having Unusually Good Luck In Her Love Life. Surprisingly Mina Meets Two Promising Boys In Vampire School, And Finally Starts A Friendship With Popular Nathan, On Whom She Has Had A Crush For As Long As She Can Remember. Luckily Mina Has Her Best Friend, Serena, To Help Her Deal, Although She Cannot Tell Serena The Truth About Her Vampire Problem. Mina Is An Appealing Character With A Humorous Voice, And This Story Focuses On Friendship And Romance Rather Than Vampires. The Most Unbelievable Element Is Not The Existence Of Vampires But How Wonderful And Kind Mina's Family And Friends Are. This Breezy Book Will Be More Satisfying To Chick-lit Fans Looking For A Quick, Fun Read Than To Teens Looking For A Rich And Atmospheric Vampire Story. Reviewer: Amy Luedtke When sixteen-year-old Mina is forced to take a class to help her decide whether or not to become a vampire like her parents, she also faces a choice between her life-long best friend and the boy she has a crush on versus new friends and possible boyfriends in her mandatory "vampire lessons."