The Silver Kiss

I've read Vampire stories for many years and this has to be one of my favorites due to the perspective of having a Vampire act like an actual Vampire. Most Vampire stories have them too soft towards whoever they are attracted to AND yet they are somehow strong enough to fight their Vampire ways because of their emotional attraction. This is different and raw. My only negative is the ending, which I wont give away. However, I would have personally prefer a different ending but I respect the author's choice since every writer is different. It worked for her and I still consider this one of my favorites. I wish there was several more books on Simon. His character is interesting.

The Silver Kiss is a poignant and moving work about loss. It's a coming-of-age story that deals with death in a respectful and reverential manner. There's hundreds of teen vampire books out there but this is the only one that truly deals with what it means to lose someone.Zoe has a tremendous weight on her shoulders. She is losing her mother to cancer, her dad is pulling away physically as well as emotionally withdrawing, and her best friend is moving. Zoe is completely alone in her despair and anger until she meets Simon, a mysterious teenager whose dealt with his fair share of loss. While Zoe and Simon form a bond based on shared loss a killer stalks the women of the city.When I first read this as a preteen over 20 years ago, I loved this book even if I didn't truly comprehend what the book was dealing with on a deep level. Now that I've been in Zoes shoes, watching my own mother die of cancer, it really leaves an emotional impact. I found myself tearing up and crying this read through in a way I didn't previously. This book may be aimed at teens but it has enough depth for even an adult to appreciate. I recommend this book for teens or adults who appreciate YA vampire fiction.

This book was the very first vampire literature I had ever read. I was about 12 years old when I read it, but I'll never forget this book for as long as I live. However, now that I'm older and I now own this book, I've re-read it and I can see how childish it is. The romance was too short, the characters were underdeveloped, the plot was too predictable... And yet, nothing could stop me from loving it any less than I already do. The characters are unique, the story is an original one, and the plot line is perfect the way it is because the story wouldn't have worked out any other way. This is a wonderful book to add to any collection of gothic romances. It's a tragic love story, but a heroic one at that.

Zoe is alone. Her mother is dying of cancer, her father is consumed by his grief and his wife's suffering, and Lorraine, Zoe's best friend, is moving away. Zoe is alone with her pain and her anger, not even allowed to visit her mother in the hospital. Simon is also alone. A centuries-old vampire trapped in a hopeless, endless quest. Forever a teenager, forever chasing after his depraved, child-like brother. And when Simon and Zoe encounter each other in a park, each recognizes a fellow lost soul and each is changed forever.Annette Curtis Klause writes with such depth and characterization that I felt I knew these characters. I felt Zoe's grief and isolation, and understood her selfish anger at her mother for being ill. Likewise, I understood Simon's desperation, and sympathized with his self-loathing and his urge to seek companionship, however mad the desire. And I loved how Ms. Klause drew a parallel between the disease killing Zoe's mother, and the "disease" forced on Simon so many years ago.I loved how fully the author created a history for Simon; how she took the reader all the way back to Cromwell's England to show how Simon had ended up in Zoe's world. And I loved how she amplified the vampire legend and explained their aversion to water, their fear of sunlight, and the reason a wooden stake kills. But I also loved that Simon seems like a real person rather than just the standard creature of the night. Simon is tormented by the knowledge that he is "at odds with nature." And though he tries to do no harm to his victims, he cannot completely abstain from human blood. He does not kill, and he uses his ability--his "silver kiss"--to make the experience as pleasant (even pleasurable) as possible.This book was originally released in 1990, making Ms. Klause a pioneer of the emo-vampire genre. Indeed, the book has been re-released with a Twilight-esque black, red, and white cover trying to capitalize on that fact. But I don't think the two books really compare. //Twilight// is Bella and Edward's story together--we wouldn't care about Bella without Edward and vice versa. But //The Silver Kiss// is about Zoe's story and Simon's story and how their lives briefly intertwine and how they help each other learn what's real and important. I loved both books, but I don't think //Twilight// fans (especially the kind who white out Bella's name in the book so they can insert their own) will find what they loved in //Twilight// in //The Silver Kiss//. But I think anyone who appreciates good writing, great characterization, and real emotion, will love //The Silver Kiss//.

This book is amazing! I finished it in a couple days because I couldn’t put it down. Simon is exactly the kind of vampire I love most and Zoë was very relatable, even if I haven’t been in her exact situation. The ending was bittersweet and I had such a hard time moving on because I didn’t want it to end. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves vampires as much as I do.

I read this book back when I was 15. Found it on amazon and decided to read it again. It wasn't as amazing as I remembered it the first time probably because I was a teenager and now I'm an adult and have read a lot more books since then, but I did enjoy the book. I didn't enjoy the ending but it was a godo ending for the book. I just couldn't get myself to like Simon he seemed weak and fragile for a vampire I just didn't enjoy his character. The teenage girl was very easy to relate with and completely realistic. It was a good book to relax and read for 2hrs in the day. It read smoothly and even though it was my second time reading it, it seemed like a different book.

This book is great and suspenseful! It literally keeps you on your toes! I just had to keep reading to the end.