About a boy who is transplanted to Massachusetts from California thanks to his family. He nearly flanks out of his first Hugh school and is put into a new one to play on the water polo team. The school is not what it appears to be at first glance. Borrows some from the twilight series but soon varies a great deal. Fun read. ( )

funny read ( )

Yes, four stars. I was surprised, too. This is a terrific, and terrifically funny, book. The premise really grew on me. The humor managed to keep up a brisk pace in a story that really is a story -- with, like, issues and character development and stuff. Plus, I embarrassed myself while waiting outside my son's Lego class by laughing out loud several times during the penultimate chapter. Which is right near the end, and won't make any sense unless you've read the chapters leading up to it. So get cracking. ( )

- Cody is not adapting well to his family’s move from California to New Sodom, Massachusetts. Fed up with his lack of effort at the local high school, Cody’s dad transfers him to Vlad Dracul, where, much to Cody’s surprise, he is given a ‘free ride’ (all As with practically no effort) simply for playing on the school’s water polo team. As Cody discovers more and more about his strange classmates, he discovers that he may not be content with that free ride… Interesting concept, amusing at times, a bit childish…I like the change in Cody’s attitude. ( )

A very good book if you like vampires but want to avoid the 80-million Twilight, True Blood, and Vampire Diaries carbon copies. ( )