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Tenth Grade Bleeds
304 pages
A supernatural coming-of-age tale where the horrors of high school are eclipsed only by the literal monsters hunting in the shadows.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like walking the tightrope between ordinary teenage angst and supernatural dread. The narrative moves at a brisk, urgent pace, perfectly capturing the suffocating pressure of shifting friendships and mounting dark impulses. It immerses the reader in a tense, spooky atmosphere where the everyday miseries of high school hallways collide with the life-or-death stakes of gothic horror. The prose is accessible and punchy, leaning into the snarky, frustrated voice of a protagonist who is just trying to survive both his classes and the literal monsters hunting him. It is a perfect fit for readers who delight in juvenile fiction that balances coming-of-age growing pains with blood-sucking thrills and a creeping sense of danger.
- Mood
- spooky
- tense
- angst-ridden
- Tone
- snarky
- angsty
- urgent
- darkly comedic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- coming-of-age angst · shifting friendships · struggling with dark impulses · high school survival
- The writing
- Accessible and punchy, blending everyday teenage colloquialisms with the creeping dread of gothic horror.
- The arc
- The journey moves from the mundane frustrations of teenage friendship to the urgent, high-stakes terror of supernatural survival.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love blending supernatural horror with the everyday drama and shifting loyalties of high school life.
Content notes
- vampiric feeding
- horror elements
- orphanhood
About the book
It's another sucky year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod. The evil vampire D'Ablo is hunting for the ritual that could steal Vlad's powers. His best friend Henry doesn't want to be his drudge anymore. And as if all that weren't enough, it's getting harder for Vlad to resist feeding on the people around him. When months go by with no word from Uncle Otis and D'Ablo shows up demanding Vlad's father's journal, Vlad realizes that having a normal high school year is the least of his concerns. Vlad needs to act fast, and even his status as the Pravus won't save him this time...
Description from Open Library.
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