Reviews of Sarah Palin: Vampire Hunter

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Sarah Palin vs. Vampires! Vampire hunter Palin and her team visit Twinkle, Oregon a tiny town with a big vampire problem. For teenage Stella and her undead boyfriend Edmund (not to mention werewolf Jake) life--and unlife--will never be the same! A madcap mix of humor, horror, and wild guns-blazing vampire-fighting action!
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Nenia Campbell reviewed on July 19, 2014

I got SARAH PALIN: VAMPIRE HUNTER for free from Smashwords. Like many others who read this book, I was hooked by the title and the exciting premise: what if Sarah Palin was a vampire hunter, and she decided to "end" a parody of Edward Cullen...and Bella Swan got M-A-D?



Unfortunately, SARAH PALIN does not live up to what it promises. The portrayal of Sarah Palin is quite good--the author clearly has an ear for her odd mannerisms and country soccer mom sayings--but as a parody of Twilight, it falls flat.



Part of the problem is that the book is just too damn short. NIGHTLIGHT is about as short as a successful parody can get, clocking in at around 154 pages. As with other books, you need to set the stage in parodies, and provide yourself with adequate space to navigate through your parodying plotline.



The best parody I've read was lampooning THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO. It's called, THE GIRL WITH THE STURGEON TATTOO and it's bloody brilliant.



Points for this book are:

-A shoot-em-up scene in Walmart

-Palin giving Bella Swan dating advice

-All the Cullens get killed

-Bella becomes a murderous goth



The ending leaves it open for a sequel, too...



1.5 stars.
(reviewed 5 months after purchase)