Are you predator or prey? CLASSIFIED ADS: RESTAURANTS SANGUINI'S: A VERY RARE RESTAURANT IS HIRING A CHEF DE CUISINE. DINNERS ONLY. APPLY IN PERSON BETWEEN 2:00 AND 4:00 PM. Quincie Morris has never felt more alone. Her parents are dead, and her hybrid-werewolf first love is threatening to embark on a rite of passage that will separate them forever. Then, as she and her uncle are about to unveil their hot vampire-themed restaurant, a brutal murder leaves them scrambling for a chef. Can Quincie transform their new hire into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night? Can he wow the crowd in his fake fangs, cheap cape, and red contact lenses — or is there more to this earnest face than meets the eye? As human and preternatural forces clash, a deadly love triangle forms, and the line between predator and prey begins to blur. Who’s playing whom? And how long can Quincie play along before she loses everything? Tantalize marks Cynthia Leitich Smith’s delicious debut as a preeminent author of dark fantasy.
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"Combines a restaurant and a very evil, creative vampire. The evil vampire creates the menu for the restaurant and puts a little vampire blood in some of the items, which creates a league of new vampires for his army. Very different and entertaining-I couldn't put it down, it was so much fun! "
— Molly (5 out of 5 stars)
" I'll be honest in saying this wasn't my favorite book, but I think it would be unfair to compare it to the Twilight saga. It's a different flavor entirely, and you just can't compare the two authors. It did get a little ridiculous toward the end, though, and I found the ending itself leaving too much to be desired... "
— Sarah, 2/18/2014" I was reading along and the book was going smoothly and then about half way, it felt like a very quick change happened. All of a sudden the main character was different and it seems so sudden that I felt like I missed a chapter. The ending was also disappointing to me. He just leaves? Really? "
— Beth, 2/11/2014" I loved this book :D Great story only bad thing there could have been a bit more romance in it. :) "
— Beccy, 1/25/2014" Quincie is in love with her half were best friend and struggling to help run the restaurant that her parents left to her after they died. When Quincie and her uncle decide to reopen the restaurant with a vampire theme, Quincie is suddenly tangled in a web of mystery and murder. Although I really admired the main character and the quirky sense of humor and cute foodie twists in Tantalize, the overall story and plot left me feeling lukewarm. For the plot to have worked, I guess the love story needed some intense romance and angst. Unfortunately, the emotional side of the love story just never manifests enough to win me over. "
— Laura, 1/9/2014" This book....I don't even know what to say....when I fired myself to finish I realized there was no point to it. "
— cassie, 12/21/2013" Another talented voice to add to the vampy-were world. Thumbs up. A good YA read. "
— J., 12/19/2013" This book was very good. The only thing I didn't like about it was that the author used a little too many fragmented sentences. But it was still a really, really good book! And I would recomend it! "
— A, 12/17/2013" another awesome vampire book. this one started my venture back into the young adult books now i cant seem to step away! "
— Amber, 12/13/2013" Completely infuriating in a great way! "
— Maranda, 12/5/2013" couldn't get into it, gave up... "
— Emma-Jane, 9/18/2013" This was a really quick read. I hated the ending. Felt ripped off. Actually I hated the end. "
— Shauna, 9/5/2013" I didn't like this book at first, so I put it away and read it again about 6 months later. I liked it better with some time. I think even though it is shelved in YA at my book store, it is for older teens and adults. "
— Jeannie, 6/18/2013" I really wanted to like this book, but I didn't. "
— Anne, 4/12/2013" It was a good book. I wanted to keep reading until I was finished. "
— Lindsay, 4/2/2013" I liked this book. It was the same "world" as Ms. Smith's "Blessed" and "Eternal" (which are part of the "Tantalize" series) but with different characters. I like this world she has created but with each book the characters are different. "
— Carla, 2/27/2013" Your uncle is acting strangely, you are caught up in trying to save your family's restaurant, and you're also still in school. Is it any wonder you haven't noticed shady dealings going on around you? You might discover the solution to the problem just in time. But what if you don't? "
— Monica, 1/29/2013" part of my vampire phase - not as good as Twilight series "
— Jen, 8/21/2012" amazing. i hope the sequel is just as good. "
— Erin, 8/21/2012" Definitely a different cup of tea from what I am used to. The writing style is interesting, and sometimes confusing. It was memorable, but in an odd way. "
— Becky, 4/4/2012" very hard to put down a good read! "
— Casey, 8/31/2011" I enjoyed this book. At was stunned when one of the characters was killed in this series. "
— Reader17, 7/9/2011" ugh...this was horrible.... don't even try reading it you will be so depressed that you even picked it up "
— Rosa, 6/10/2011" I read it through and through. However the novel seemed to be more about the food than anything else. It was not mind blowing but not horrible either. "
— Melina, 6/8/2011" loved cant wait for the next one who would of thought of werpossoms "
— Edith, 6/4/2011" really good, these books go into two different stories so you might not understand until u get to the third book. "
— Gabby, 5/24/2011" This book al alright. It interested me but it was really werid and it kind of was jumping everywhere. "
— Jennifer, 4/27/2011" I should have known what I was getting myself into from reading the reviews. The beginning was somewhat interesting but then became somewhat torturous to finish. "
— Tiffany, 4/27/2011" Fun vampire restaurant themed setting. If this is a series, I will want to read the others. "
— Cindy, 4/20/2011Cynthia Leitich Smith is the bestselling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including Hearts Unbroken, which won the American Indian Library Association’s Youth Literature Award. She was named the 2021 NSK Neustadt Laureate. She is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books, and serves as the Katherine Paterson Inaugural Endowed Chair on the faculty of the MFA degree program in writing for children and young adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation. Visit her online at www.cynthialeitichsmith.com.
Kim Mai Guest is an award-winning voice actor for audiobooks and video games. She can also be heard on television shows, such as G.I. Joe: Renegades, Batman: the Brave and the Bold, and Avatar, and in movies such asChill Out Scooby Doo and Dead Space: Aftermath. Her video game work includes Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, and The Lord of the Rings.