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, 9/5/2013Cynthia 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.