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Half-Blood Vampires #2

Fangs for Freaks

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Half-blood vampire protector Colby Blanchard knows there’s nothing like a blood sister…

She’s got the half-blood vampires freed from slavery or worse, execution and created a protective haven for them. She’s laid the smackdown for some way-needed new laws. Things should be great, right?

Um, not so much.

… except a sorority sister.
Psi Phi House, the sanctuary she’s created for half-bloods, seems just like any other sorority on campus. The biggest difference: new pledges are being dumped on the front lawn, bound and gagged, left by the Vampire Tribunal. Even with its posh pink interior, things aren’t exactly cozy with the ladies of Psi Phi. One sister wants to return to her vegan lifestyle. Another is constantly itching for a fist fight. And royal bloodsucker Ileana Romanov thinks that everyone is her personal butler.

Trouble in the house?

With everything going on, Colby’s pretty stressed – and her hunky boyfriend, Vampire Investigator Thomas, is more interested in staking out than making out, so she’s not getting a whole lot of relief on that front. And if keeping her half-blood sisters from each others’ throats wasn’t hard enough, leaked info on their whereabouts is bringing on some ugly, unexpected attacks.

Either someone in the Tribunal wants them dead, or there’s a spy in the house, watching them day or night. Or if it’s a full-blood, just night…

239 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 7, 2006

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Serena Robar

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Multi-published Young Adult author of both paranormal and contemporary fiction.

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Profile Image for Brooke ♥booklife4life♥.
1,196 reviews98 followers
October 27, 2016

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Basic Info

Format:
Paperback
Pages/Length: 239pgs
Genre: Young Adult; Vampire
Reason For Reading: Challenge

At A Glance

Love Triangle/Insta Love/Obsession?:
No
Cliff Hanger: No
Triggers: n/a
Rating: 1.5 stars

Score Sheet
All out of ten


Cover: 7
Plot: 4
Characters: 0
World Building: 5
Flow: 4
Series Congruity: 7
Writing: 5
Ending: 2

Total: 3

In Depth

Best Part:
It's super short
Worst Part: The MC hurts me so
Thoughts Had: That ending was too quick!

Conclusion

Continuing the Series:
Eh
Recommending: No

Short Review: RANT TIME! Yes please throw a grad A 3yr old tantrum after finally having sex with the guy. Are you kidding me?! First you spend all of book 1 complaining about it, then most of this book you were going against everything he told you and left him standard in another state! And for some reason he still wants to have sex with you and that's how you freaking act afterwards. Bitch get the freak out! You are a freaking child if you want to act like this. Ugh.

Misc.

Book Boyfriend: Thomas
Best Friend Material: Piper!

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Profile Image for Stephanie.
1,548 reviews98 followers
December 31, 2015
The Half-Blood Vampire series are great for something light and fun. All of the books go by quickly so it’s very easy to read them all in a very short time span. They’re funny and engaging; however, a bit unrealistic especially after Colby becomes a vampire. The fact that her family and “best” friend, Piper, didn’t seem fazed by this fact is just absurd.

Colby is the main character in this series and she gets assaulted by this vampire, gets thrown off this ravine and becomes a vampire. The first thing she does? Goes straight home and accidentally scares her mom which made her cut herself with a knife at the time and then Colby proceeds to lick/suck the blood from her mom. What did her mom do? Seem a bit dazed but accepting of the fact. WHAT. I’m pretty sure if I was the mom, I would not be so calm about the fact that my daughter just sucked my blood. And not only that, her father then made her a specific fang headgear because her canines were taken out for braces when she was younger and therefore she had no canines and therefore, no fangs. Two problems with this. One, a lot of my friends had gotten braces when they were younger and none of them had ever gotten their canines removed – that is just so bizarre. Granted, I am not an orthodontist nor am I an expert in this field but regardless, that’s a tad strange. Second, how can she even walk around with that headgear? She would have to carry it with her just so she can eat. She’s clearly not going to wear it on a daily basis because imagine, a fang headgear would certainly turn some heads. This series is great and it’s funny but there are lot of small things that either don’t make sense, seem off or just plain ridiculous.

Nonetheless, Colby did grow up a lot in this series. She went from a somewhat shallow typical cheerleader to becoming the Protector of other half-bloods and she certainly grew into that role. There were definitely tons of obstacles in her path but she managed to overcome them with her own charm and wit. She was easy to like but to me, she was also a little slow. A lot of antagonists in the books were quite obvious from the beginning and even one of her sorority girls was able to pick it up from the get-go but not Colby. In fact, she was totally in the dark and didn’t realize anything until the end. I guess, she is still the stereotypical “blond chick”.

Piper, Colby’s best friend, was not even her friend in the beginning of the first book. They were neighbors and were friends when they were younger but slowly grew apart as they grew up and all of a sudden, smack, they’re best friends. I mean, I loved Piper – she was great and added a certain spice and attitude to the series but still, why and how did they become friends all of a sudden? It just seemed incredibly random to me. Yet, she was the one who stuck by Colby through thick and thin and overcame her tendency to hide in the face of danger to protect Colby when it counted.

Overall, this series was decent – great for a quick laugh and certainly entertaining. Serena definitely brought an interesting twist of half-vampires. There is also a novella after the third book but I doubt I will go in search for it. I would recommend this book more for the MG crowd or the younger YA group.
Profile Image for Jennifer Wardrip.
Author 5 books516 followers
May 4, 2008
Reviewed by Karin Perry for TeensReadToo.com

Four months have passed since Colby was given permission to exist as a half-blood vampire. Not only does she have her license, but she has been given the added responsibility of Protector of all the half-bloods. Colby takes this title in stride and sets about making preparations.

The Vampire Tribunal, the governing board for the vampire community, makes it possible for Colby and the other half-bloods to blend in with society while still being together to train and learn about the vampire ways by securing land on the campus of a local university in order to create a sorority. Colby names it Psi Phi (Sci-Fi, get it?).

With the help of her boyfriend/Vampire Investigator Thomas, Colby expects no problems when it comes to dealing with the other half-bloods. In fact, she expects them to consider her a hero for "saving" them from execution. Instead, she gets a mixed group of girls from extremely different backgrounds who don't think much about her as a Protector.

When one of her charges is murdered right in the sorority house, Colby begins to doubt her ability, as well. With the help of familiar faces from the previous book, Carl and Piper, she begins to unravel the mystery and learns of a spy that is in their midst.

One area of irritation is Colby's attitude toward Thomas. While BRACED2BITE, the first book in this series, was appropriate for middle school and above, FANGS4FREAKS gets a little closer to the edge. The sexual situations are increased and cause arguments between Colby and Thomas. Colby's tendency to blow up in anger over his actions seem a little over the top and happen too often and take too long to resolve. These arguments usually stem from the fact that Colby is very frustrated that Thomas won't take their physical relationship past the make-out stage.

Overall, even though the resolution to the story was rushed at the end, the story leading up to the conclusion was enjoyable. While not as good as the first, FANGS4FREAKS is definitely worth the time to read.
Profile Image for Tonda Maurer.
250 reviews4 followers
August 26, 2015
3.5 Stars

This one was definitely better than the last one which kinda makes me sad that neither I nor my libraries have a copy of the third book. It'd be nice to find out if it gets even better.

I think my status updates show my reactions to this book better than I could if I tried to explain it all.

16% "I may possibly take back anything negative I said about Colby if this Ileana Romanov chick doesn't GTFO herself."

30% "I'm going to have to agree with Piper on this one... ouch."

46% "Ugh. Bitch. I don't care if you're mad that your boyfriend has your best interests at heart. You don't kiss someone else. Ughhhh."

58% "You win. Wasn't expecting that."

66% "If you'd just shut your gob you'd get that action you want so bad."

All in all, it was much better. I wasn't completely expecting the ending, and I would even recommend this book to people older than fourteen. Colby wasn't as immature in this book, though she still makes me want to tear my hair out most of the time. I was glad to know that she is able to stick up for herself. Slightly annoyed that she kept complaining about not getting any action when she was the reason for that. That big mouth of hers is going to get her into some serious trouble one day.
Profile Image for Jenna Lyday.
33 reviews
November 11, 2013
The problem I had with this book was that the main character was so shallow and self absorbed. I thought I was going to get a chance to watch her grow, but it seemed like the growth opportunities turned into chances to point out how Thomas was being insensitive.

I realize that I'm probably not the target audience, but watching Colby go through this book and interact with Thomas was uncomfortably close to arguing with my 5 yr old daughter.
Profile Image for Eesh.
1,266 reviews91 followers
October 24, 2016

1.5 Star

So... by the time I review the first book, I'd already read this one. And in my review of book 1, I posted a spoiler free glimpse of my opinions for this book. Here they are:

"don't read the sequel. I'm not writing a full review for the sequel but I'll give you a non-spoiler glimpse.

Thomas: Hey Colby, you okay?
Colby: *storms off in a rage* *How dare he be concerned! He thinks I'm weak. I'm not weak. Thomas is an asshole! I'm never talking to him!*


That's basically it (it's getting 1 star). Safe to say, I hated Colby. She was always making stupid assumptions, she was self-absorbed, vain, inconsiderate, bratty, about as mature as a 5-year-old, and dumber than a sac of potatoes. Also safe to say, I'm not reading the third, and last, book."


I think that pretty accurately describes how I feel. Additionally, I didn't like the story, got tired of the writing and narrative and wish I'd stopped at book 1.

The half star is for Piper.
Author 4 books
November 4, 2020
I kinda of just found this book in my sister's things, and didn't realize that it was in a series. Thought it would be a fun quick read because it is vampires in a sorority. I was definitely confused at first because I was missing the whole first book, but I felt like the author gave a lot of backstory so it was pretty easy to catch on to what had happened.
Profile Image for Karin.
Author 15 books259 followers
January 4, 2012
Four months have passed since Colby was given permission to exist as a half-blood vampire. Not only does she have her license, but she has been given the added responsibility of Protector of all the half-bloods. Colby takes this title in stride and sets about making preparations.

The Vampire Tribunal, the governing board for the vampire community, makes it possible for Colby and the other half-bloods to blend in with society while still being together to train and learn about the vampire ways by securing land on the campus of a local university in order to create a sorority. Colby names it Psi Phi (Sci Fi, get it?)

With the help of her boyfriend/Vampire Investigator Thomas, Colby expects no problems when it comes to dealing with the other half-bloods. In fact, she expects them to consider her a hero for "saving" them from execution. Instead, she gets a mix matched group of girls from extremely different backgrounds who don't think much about her as a Protector.

When one of her charges is murdered right in the sorority house, Colby begins to doubt her ability as well. With the help of familiar faces from the previous book, Carl and Piper, she begins to unravel the mystery and learns of a spy that is in their midst.

One area of irritation is Colby's attitude toward Thomas. While Braced 2 Bite, the first book in this series, was appropriate for middle school and above, Fangs for Freaks get a little closer to the edge. The sexual situations are increased and cause arguments between Colby and Thomas. Colby's tendency to blow up in anger over his actions seem a little over the top and happen too often and take too long to resolve. These arguments usually stem from the fact that Colby is very frustrated that Thomas won't take their physical relationship past the make out stage.

Overall, even though the resolution to the story was rushed at the end, the story leading up to the conclusion was enjoyable. While not as good as the first, Fangs 4 Freaks is definitely worth the time to read.
Profile Image for Savannah (Books With Bite).
1,399 reviews182 followers
October 2, 2010
Ok, this book was not as exciting as the first, but nonetheless it was a good read. Colby is now in charge of the new Psi Phi Sorority house that houses half-bloods. She meets and greets all the new girls when all of the suddend their is murder in the house. Someone on the inside is a spy.




The book was well written and the plot was good. There was a lot od drama between Colby and Thomas. There was also a lot of insight on their relationship. Through out the whole book Colby and Thomas did nothing but fight. But to be frank, I think it was all Colby's fault not Thomas. But of course she blamed it all on Thomas. Colby in this book was just to fickle. She changed her mind constantly, her emotions were cold and then hot. She really needed to get a hold of herself. But I can see she could be stressed out due to the fact that now she is the most hated and unwanted thing in the vampire world.




I was also angry at Colby because she seemed to want to do everything on her own. While I was glad that she was independent, she did have help. But noooo, she wanted to do it all on her won just causing more problems. That was really starting to annoy me. There was a sexual scene in the book, nothing to graphic, just enough to know what is going on

Profile Image for Sara.
1,519 reviews129 followers
March 18, 2013
I liked this book a lot.
I also liked Colby again in this book. She's even more a kickass chick with her fighting skills now and even though I didn't totally agreed with her behaviour very few times, I was so with her most times. And although I still like Thomas and he's so, very, very hot, I wanted to punch him most of the time in this book. Seriously, that's the way to hurt a girl's pride, man!
I also liked Carl a lot, more than in the first book, and I'm glad we got to know him a little better. I hope there will be more of him in the next book.
Piper succedes to get on my nerves some times, but she's okay.
I didn't like much Ileana. And I still have some doubts about Mr Holloway.
The spy/killer's identity was surprising, although I had some suspicions about her. It's often the most quiet person the most dangerous.
There were a couple of hot scenes, like the one about Colby and Thomas in that motel room or at the Mini Golg... but I wanted more!
All in all a good read and very enjoyable. Although not as funny as the first book, I liked it a lot.
Profile Image for Karen.
155 reviews
January 13, 2016
Colby Blanchard is back. She has championed for the rights of Half-Blood Vampires and won. Now she is their Protector. She and her charges are now members of the Psi Phi Sorority at the college. The other girls have been dumped and/or rescued and brought to the house under the protection of The Tribunal. They still have to learn to feed in their new area, (Colby with her orthodontic fangs has to teach them) try to adjust being "out" as half-bloods, and be sorta normal. Of course, this is Colby so normal is relative. She is still just as sarcastic and a force to be reckoned with, thanks to her personal trainer and her best friend Piper ( just your average human). When someone threatens her sorority sisters, she's out for blood......literally.

I LOVE this series. Colby is so funny and sarcastic. She is a very strong character who does not need a man, (even her Vampire Tribunal Investigator boyfriend) to help her rescue half-bloods. The story is full of action that will appeal to teen girls. This is one of my new favorite series.
6,097 reviews38 followers
February 1, 2016
This is the second book in the series and presented me with a problem. I saw this on sale and picked it up, but I had not yet obtained the first book in the series. It seems you really have to read the first book first because it has background that is not covered in the second book, such as what are half-bloods, exactly, and why do full vampires hate them so much?

Skipping over that problem for the moment, the main character is Colby Blanchard who is a half-blood and has been put in charge of a dormitory, of sorts, for half-blood girls, two of which are brought in in handcuffs, not starting out Colby's experience on a high note.

Colby has a boyfriend, Thomas, who is a regular vampire and is an investigator. Colby and the girls are subject to attack by regular vampires even though they are not supposed to be attacked, and there is a murder at the dorm itself that Colby and Thomas have to solve, so this book is basically a vampire-romance-mystery type of book. Overall it's pretty good.
Profile Image for Amber.
299 reviews32 followers
September 16, 2013
This review is regarding the second book in the Half blood vampire sereies. Okay that was just AMAZING. I love how the author fit in a collage scene along with a sorority. I Loved the whole story, it has vamires, half blood vampiries, oh and did I mention you find out that demons exist in the book. There was mystery mixed with paranormal, and little bit of romance, so all in all the book was put together Really well. 5 stars to Serena Robar. Can't wait to start the next book. :) Also I am extremely greatful to have recieved a free copy of Fangs For Freaks ,in the giveaway I entered. Thanks so much! HUGS! and *Smiles*.
Profile Image for Blerta.
24 reviews
April 12, 2011
Colby is a half vampire, she is not supposed to be alive, but Colby told the Vampire Tribunal that she deserves equal rights like full blood vampires. In the sorority house run by Colby, half bloods taste freedom for the first time in their lives. The teens that live with her, for instance one is a Romany Princess who wants to go back to being a vegan in spite of needing blood to survive. When trouble occurs, she does not turn to her boyfriend Thomas for help, Colby fights them off herself.

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1,179 reviews30 followers
June 7, 2018
Psi Phi is just like any sorority on campus-except for the part about them being half-blood vampires. Colby Blanchard emancipated her fellow halfbloods and laid the smackdown for some wayneeded new laws, but things still aren't good. The Vampire Tribunal is dumping the newest pledges on her lawn...bound and gagged. And Thomas, her hunky vampire investigator boyfriend, is being a little too much of a gentleman.

- A fun vampire story.
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Author 8 books72 followers
May 30, 2012
This series is alright, but I'm getting sick of Colby's character. She's so full of herself and Thomas wants to say she's mature? I really disagree with that. Thomas is right they need to get work done if they wanna help. But in a way Colby's right too and they need to do couple things. But she wants sex! I understand it's been eight months, but so what if the guy wants to wait. And to have a sorority house full of these half bloods? This isn't college.
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732 reviews7 followers
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May 25, 2023
I won this book through a goodreads giveaway. Unfortunately, I have not been able to read this book from cover to cover due to some other circumstances. I am hopeful that I will be able to sit down and read this book in the near future! I really enjoy vampire-centered books and this one seems to be right up my ally!

**My rating indicates how strongly I feel that I will read this book in the near future**
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143 reviews40 followers
March 17, 2016
I won this book in a giveaway and I would have to say it is one of the best vampire books I have ever read! The story was new and refreshing and centered around a half-blood named Colby. Colby goes to college, where she ends up protecting a group of half-bloods. One of these half-bloods is murdered in the sorority house and an entire chain of events unfolds. Of course, you will have to read the book to find out what happens next.
Profile Image for Damaris (GoodChoiceReading).
611 reviews225 followers
July 20, 2010
'Fangs for freaks' is like watching a comedy show only with some action and love in it. I laughed out loud so many times. I love Colby and love her personality. Such a small book, but full of a little bit of everything.

If you want an easy and fast read, full of humor, action and love, then definitely pick up 'Braced to bite' and 'Fangs for freaks' by Serena Robar. Very entertaining!
Profile Image for Damaris (GoodChoiceReading).
611 reviews225 followers
July 20, 2010
'Fangs for freaks' is like watching a comedy show only with some action and love in it. I laughed out loud so many times. I love Colby and love her personality. Such a small book, but full of a little bit of everything.

If you want an easy and fast read, full of humor, action and love, then definitely pick up 'Braced to bite' and 'Fangs for freaks' by Serena Robar. Very entertaining!
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116 reviews3 followers
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May 3, 2011
Colby starts college and this should be interesting.....This is really cute series.I like how Colby is innocent yet so quick to pick up on the things she nneds to learn.Being the Protector has become more than she bargained for.And it is neat how everyone cant help but like her yet she always seems to be in the mists of trouble.
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14.8k reviews443 followers
February 14, 2016
Some months ago I read the first book and it was good. Now I read the second book, and again it was good. I liked trying to figure out who . Also loved the relationship between Thomas and Colby, though I sometimes wish they would talk more instead of being angry at each other.
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1,087 reviews12 followers
April 1, 2008
Sequel to Braced 2 Bite. Colby has now entered college and been put in charge of all the other female halfbloods. She is their protector and head of "Psi Phi House", the sorority she set up as cover for them.
Profile Image for Rachel.
20 reviews
February 1, 2008
again as i said about braced to bite if you like a little gore then these books are for you. people like me....well i quite wouldn't sujest reading it. but as i said it's your choice.
Profile Image for Sydney.
210 reviews
August 6, 2011
This was better than the first. Yet it still wasn't very exciting
310 reviews2 followers
February 9, 2016
Colby has a new sorority she is in charge of, and her sisters are a hand full. I'm glad she started take a self defense class cause every time she goes out someone is attacking her.
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