The Taste of Night
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The Taste of Night is the second novel in the Dangerous Girls series by R. L. Stine
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in hardcover, and released in paperback on July 26, 2005. On August 31, 2010, it was published together with its prequel in the book Bitten.
stated that short dialogue
and quick moving action carry the entry in Stine's Dangerous Girls series.
Sherrie Williams from VOYA stated it contains little exposition
and is predictable, but "it will doubtless find an enthusiastic audience."
R. L. Stine
Robert Lawrence Stine , known as R. L. Stine, and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American writer. Stine, who is called the "Stephen King of children's literature," is the author of hundreds of horror fiction novels, including the books in the Fear Street, Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, and The...
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Background
The Taste of Night was published as the sequel of the novel Dangerous Girls, first published in 2003. The Taste of Night was first published in August 2004 by HarperCollins PublishersHarperCollins
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in hardcover, and released in paperback on July 26, 2005. On August 31, 2010, it was published together with its prequel in the book Bitten.
Plot
Livvy tries to convince her twin sister Destiny that being a vampire is better than being a human.Reception
Sarah Sawtelle from Teenreads.com stated the novel was more suspenseful and intriguing than its prequel and there were "were a few unexpected twists that kept you guessing right until the very end." Cindy Welch from BooklistBooklist
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stated that short dialogue
Dialogue
Dialogue is a literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people....
and quick moving action carry the entry in Stine's Dangerous Girls series.
Sherrie Williams from VOYA stated it contains little exposition
Exposition (literary technique)
At the beginning of a narrative, the exposition is the author's providing of some background information to the audience about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme. Exposition is considered one of four rhetorical modes of discourse, along with argumentation, description, and narration...
and is predictable, but "it will doubtless find an enthusiastic audience."