Peeps review by Little Willow
Peeps
by Scott Westerfeld
Age Range - 12 and up
Genre - Adventure

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Age at time of review - 15
Reviewer's Location - North Hollywood, CA , United States
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Boy meets girl.

Boy likes girl.

Boy gets infected.

Boy helps save the world.

Opinion: 

Nowadays, a unique spin on the classic vampire story is hard to come by. Thankfully, Scott Westerfeld delivers with Peeps, which drips with snarky dialogue, well-researched diseases, and fresh twists.

In this novel, vampirism isn't a curse; it's a disease. There's no big Dracula-esque bloodsucker, but there are plenty of rats and cats. Cal learns all this and more when he moves from Texas to the Big Apple, meets a girl, and gets infected. Instead of getting the full-scale disease, he is a carrier, a peep, slang for parasite-positive.

Ultimately, Peeps is about science and natural selection, rather than horror and campfire tales. This dark comedy will make readers laugh and think - two great elements of escapism. Peeps is a fast-paced story which is as catchy as the disease it details.

Rating:
4
Content Rating:

Content rating - nothing offensive
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