Cabot, adored for her princess diaries series and heather wells mysteries, holds her own in the crowded paranormal arena, proving that she is truly a versatile, entertaining writer. Meg cabot blends trend with tradition to create a fresh, funny, pulsepounding and poignant update of the dark eternal gothic romance, dracula. This novel had some fairly intense moments but cabot kept it light by making it very clear that this is a parody of sorts. The first book, insatiable, was released on june 8. May 18, 2010 check out meg cabot s insatiable, in stores june 8, 2010. It wasnt that it was bad but i put down after about 100 pages in and have no desire to pick it back up again. Thats why i was so relieved to discover that meg cabot had created a character who could actually agree and understand my disdain for the vampire species. Insatiable, unfortunately, didnt satisfy me with either.
Insatiable by meg cabot sick of hearing about vampires. When it comes to devouring her delightfully outrageous, phenomenally fun fiction, meg cabots fans are insatiable. Cabot has taken the craze for vampire fiction, mixed in a plot that is truly soapopera worthy and created a novel thats humorous and exciting and also slightly ridiculous. Insatiable insatiable, book 1 by meg cabot book cover, description, publication history. Tv writer meena harper creates fabulous plots for insatiable, the secondhighestrated soap opera, thanks to her burdensome if. Jun 21, 2012 meg cabot books are sassy, witty and laughoutloud funny. Author meg cabot is famous for her princess diaries series aimed at girlsteens. Overbite is megs sexy and hip sequel to her bestselling insatiable, the story of a soap opera writer with precognitive powers who is recruited into the vaticans war against demons and the undead. I thoroughly enjoyed other meg cabots works, both for adult and young readers and her first foray into the world of supernatural, in the compilation prom nights from hell, was a funny chunk of literature. Unfortunately meena harper has a major achilles heelnamely. There wasnt much of the depth or humor im familure with every other meg cabot book ive read. More from the early show one of the terrific books that will keep you turning pages all summer long. The characters are interesting on the surface but actually pretty boring and shallow underneath.
Jun 17, 2010 no one is more readable and entertaining than meg cabot. Insatiable was my first book to read by meg cabot and i couldnt finish it. Overbite is megs sexy and hip sequel to her bestselling insatiable. Insatiable is a vampireromance novel featuring a brave, attractive, young heroine and a handsome, troubled vampire. Insatiable meg cabot ebook harpercollins publishers.
Im afraid insatiable while not aimed at this audience is written as if it were. Meg cabot s classic style is present in this book and you do get to love her characters like you do in all her other novels but it just seemed forced. I thoroughly enjoyed other meg cabot s works, both for adult and young readers and her first foray into the world of supernatural, in the compilation prom nights from hell, was a funny chunk of literature. The princess diaries series is the most notable series written by meg cabot, and has been published in more than 40 countries. This is the official facebook page of meg cabot author. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read insatiable.
She shares an apartment in a nice old coop building with her unemployed brother. They are also incredibly wellwritten, although she doesnt always get enough credit for that. The novel follows meena harper, a dialogue writer on a major soap opera called insatiable. In all, i found insatiable by meg cabot to be an engrossing, light read. Known for her enormously successful young adult series, the princess diaries, cabot is one of the busiest and most prolific writers today. I loved her tongueincheek and not so subtle jabs at twilight and other romanticized vampires and how they are taking over culture today. Meg cabot s adult book insatiable surprised me several times throughout. Jun 01, 2010 a retelling of meg cabot s new romance novel insatiable starring meg and barbie. The first four books were later reprinted under cabot s real name in 2005 with new cover art when twilight was released in. It was published by william morrow on june 8, 2010. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
Secret vampire killing societies trying to save new york from invasion b. A book for darfur september 2011 falling in lust at the jersey shore in cosmos sexiest stories ever. I think this is a wonderful summer book, especially for those who still like vampires. Overall, overbite by meg cabot was every bit as enjoyable as her much loved chick lit novels but also perfect for fans who like a paranormal elements in the novels they read. Producing multiple books a year and updating her wildly successful blog on an almost daily basis, people have to wonder when this phenomenon sleeps. Dnf the cover for this book caught my attention from the getgo, i absolutely love the cover.
From a certain point of view star wars october 2017 foretold. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your. Meena is now working for the palatine guard while staying under the radar with her brother john from her exboyfriend and also the prince of darkness lucien antonescu. I like meg cabot books but overbite is just another foray into a tired genre. Especially when she takes on the world of vampires in insatiable. My favorite thing about cabot is that she has a wicked sense of humor. Meg cabot books are sassy, witty and laughoutloud funny. Jun 07, 2011 giving this book 3 stars in my opinion is being generous. It is understandable if your initial reaction is that this particular plot line has been done to death, but meg cabot has freshened the appeal with humor, bravery, and an intrepid cast of supporting characters. But her bosses are making her write about them anyway, even though meena doesnt believe in them. Insatiable meg cabot on free shipping on qualifying offers. Meg cabot, why was the ending of the novel so damn rushed and crammed in okay, the book wasnt all that bad which is the reason why im giving it a two out of five stars. Meg cabot was born on february 1, 1967, during the chinese astrological year of the fire horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Booklist no one quite brings the sexytimes like meg cabot.
The discriminating fangirl bookworm1858 reading with tequila galleysmith. Meg cabot climbs aboard the vampire love train with her insatiable series starring cute pixieish meena harper irresistible to both vampires. Meena harper writes for the soap opera insatiable where her plot lines are being thrown out for a new vampire themed plotline. This latest edition to the mediator series is a suspenseful tale of 16yearold suze, who acts as the middleman for ghosts and the real world. But not even meenas precognition can prepare her for lucien antonescuwho she meets and then makes the mistake of falling in love witha modernday prince with a bit of a dark side for. Jun 08, 2010 i have been a long time fan of meg cabot s and have read almost all of her books. Do not read if you have no read the first book, insatiable overbite picks up a bit after insatiable left off.
Now might be a good time for meena to start learning to predict her own future. Cabot princess diaries winningly applies her trademark likably fallible protagonists and breezy storytelling to a vampire war in new york city. Insatiable is the first book of a new vampire series by meg cabot. Im now 29 and still love these books from when i was a teen. The story was simplistic, easily anticipated, and full of teen angst though apparently the main character meena is actually in her twenties. All of meg s author proceeds from the sales of this book go to first book ask annie in midnight feast 2007harper collins childrens books. I think this is a wonderful summer book, especially for those of us who still like vampires. This book seemed to lack any personality and although the plot was action packed i never found myself awaiting the next chapter excitingly. Insatiable insatiable, book 1 by meg cabot fantastic fiction.
Read insatiable by meg cabot for free with a 30 day free trial. Not that meena isnt familiar with the supernatural. As a person who is over the whole vampire craze, i was interested to read meg cabots take on the subject. Unfortunately meena harper has a major achilles heelnamely her lingering affection for her exboyfriend, lucien antonescu, son of dracula, the prince of darkness. The first book in the series was published in october 2000. Jun 29, 2010 once i purchased insatiable the opposite was true. Check out meg cabot s insatiable, in stores june 8, 2010.
But the rest of the novel went absolutely downhill. Haunted was the first title to have meg cabot s name on it. Insatiable series by meg cabot goodreads share book. Meg donated proceeds from books purchased at the kappa book. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Aug 31, 2011 when it comes to devouring her delightfully outrageous, phenomenally fun fiction, meg cabot s fans are insatiable. While the premise of the story is rather familiar, and its getting a bit old to see more and more authors jump on the bandwagon, the book is wellwritten and im still interested in continuing the series.
Good morning america insatiable is a top book for great summer reading. The first third of the book was teasingly good i loved the relationship between lucien and meena. Jun 08, 2010 i love meg cabot, she is the first author that really got me into reading i fell in love with her mediators seriess. She desperately wants to be promoted to head writer, but loses the promotion. I was a bit hesitant of reading this book because vampire fiction is not cabot s field of expertise. When it comes to devouring her delightfully outrageous, phenomenally fun fiction, meg cabot s fans are insatiable. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Jun 21, 2011 insatiable by meg cabot is an engrossing, light read. Meg cabot is an american author of romantic and paranormal fiction for teens and adults.
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