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    Insatiable

    By Meg Cabot

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    When it comes to devouring her delightfully outrageous, phenomenally fun fiction, Meg Cabot’s fans are Insatiable! And now the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries—not to mention a host of wonderfully winning grown-up novels like Queen of Babble, Big Boned, and Every Boy’s Got One—has a subject she can really sink her teeth into: vampires! A deliciously twisted modern-day sequel to Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula, Cabot’s Insatiable will leave you laughing…and hungry for more!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJun 8, 2010
    ISBN9780061998041
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    Meg Cabot

    MEG CABOT’s many books for both adults and teens have included numerous #1 New York Times bestsellers, with more than twenty-five million copies sold worldwide. Her Princess Diaries series was made into two hit films by Disney, with a third movie coming soon. Meg currently lives in Key West, Florida, with her husband and various cats.

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    • 4/5
      The Little BookwormAs much as I love Meg Cabot's young adult books, I really love her adult books. The characters are much more rounded and usually don't make me feel like shaking anyone. Meena is pretty well just awesome. She has the power to see when a person is going to die and so that makes her much more sympathetic to others. She is very relatable, with her frustrations with her job and her relationships. I really liked her and her brother and her neighbors. I was less than infatuated with Lucien and the vampire slayer, Alaric. Alaric, in particular, was my least favorite character.I thought the story was fun and fresh and enjoyed all the digs at the current vampire trend. I like that the vampires were real vampires, teeth and seduction and blood drinking, and were unapologetic about it. Meena's gift adds another great element to the story and I hope that this is the beginning of a series. If it's not, then the story stands very well on its own. But I'd like to hear more about Meena and her new adventures.
    • 3/5
      So I give it a 3.5 really. It wasn't the best but also not the worst! Defiantly funny parts and cheesy parts so good for reading.
    • 4/5
      Oh, no... not another vampire novel! I'll admit it, I read through the Twilight Saga last summer. It was addictive, but left me feeling a bit empty. When I received Cabot's newest novel, I cringed. From first appearances, [Insatiable] is just another chick-lit paranormal romance novel riding on the Twilight tidal wave. I adored Meg Cabot's YA girls fiction as a teen, and was horrified by this turn of events.Thank goodness I gave [Insatiable] a chance! This tongue-in-cheek romp through New York was an absolute pleasure to read. The main character is an intelligent and independent heroine who I found easy to relate to, yet surprising. The novel's plot is very well crafted - not just a bunch of vampires running amok. Cabot clearly researched vampire lore, which added credibility to this incredible story.Definitely check this one out from your public library!
    • 5/5
      Wow! This book was amazing. I loved the character of Meena, she is fun and upbeat and had me laughing a few times in the book with her dry humor. This has to be my all time favorite Meg Cabot book. When I wasn't reading it I was thinking about what was going to happen next.I have to say that I was shocked with the ending. I am used to happy endings and everyone falling in love with each other and living happily ever after. I was stunned with the decisions that Meena made at the end of this book.One thing is for sure, you will be be amazed at how many twists and turns this story takes. And fair warning, when you read this book you are going to think you know what happens towards the end, but you're not. I thought I had the whole book figured out, this book is completely different from any vampire book I have read. This is Meg Cabot's best!Here is a description from the back of the book that caught my interest right away. It also describes Meena and Lucien's relationship a little.*"Ever since I left you this morning" Lucien said, "I've had the oddest sensation that I know how almost every human I've come into contact with is going to die. And not, whatever you might think of me, by my own hands. Would you care to tell me what, exactly, is going on?"Meena let out a sigh. "It's me," she said. "It'll probably go away after your next feeding."His grip on her tightened. "What are you talking about?" he rasped."You drank my blood," she reminded him. "This should teach you to be more careful. You are what you eat, you know."
    • 5/5
      Great book!
    • 4/5
      Meena Harper, a script writer for the soap opera Insatiable, has an almost normal life. She shares her apartment with her laid off brother, Jon, and her small dog, Jack Bauer. If it weren't for her ability to be able to tell when the people around her will die, she would be absolutely normal. But her chances for normality dwindle astronomically when she meets Lucien Antonescu, whose death she can't see. Mostly because he's already dead, a fact for which the vampire hunters in town would like to kill him. Being caught between vampires and vampire hunters turns Meena's life into something almost worthy of an Insatiable script. Except no one would ever believe it.I am inordinately fond of Meg Cabot's heroines. They're quirky, flawed, sweet, and a thorough joy to spend time with. In Insatiable, Cabot adds Meena's adorable brother, Jon, the mysterious Lucien, and the laser-focused Alaric to the mix, which makes for a delightful mix. She plays with the vampire tropes, challenges its mysoginistic tendencies, and brings in a twist on vampire lore I didn't see coming. Meena and the men in her increasingly dramatic life are all interesting to follow and while the novel takes a bit to warm up, once it does, it continues on at a pace that makes the pages fly by. A good piece of fluffy fun that didn't disappoint.
    • 4/5
      I don't usually read Meg Cabot's books. Mainly because the novels she writes aren't usually my type. So I was surprised to hear that she is writing a sort of spoof/paranormal book. And I'm glad she did, because I loved it. I think it is awesome when writers write in different genres, not only do they pick up more readers but it strengthen their writing skills. I learned that in creative writing.Now this book is a spoof off of all the current vampire shows/books ect; But at the same time it's serious. So it works well as a book that believable but has a lot/bit of comedy to it. It was well written and fast pace, but I felt that it was a bit to long. I was kind of disappointed that Lucien and Meena do not meet until half way through the book. Why I was this way is because it made the romance develop to fast.I though that there could of been more descriptions of the characters, especially Alaric. I had a hard time imagining him. I found the POV's from all the characters was well written. I loved reading from Meena's & Lucien's POV.Meena's hate for vampires wasn't as strongly brought out as it could of been. Meaning I found it hard to believe that she hated vampires in the beginning. It wasn't emphasis enough.The plot was pretty predictable, but enjoyable. Some of the dialogue was priceless. Meena's gift was unique from other paranormal protagonists abilities, which was refreshing. I found the end to be most shocking. I felt like Lucien was Bella from Twilight and Meena was Edward. That's the first time I've seen a women stick up to a vampire and do what she did. I think it was a bit of a saddening ending, but will have readers admiring her strength as a women.Overall a excellent summer read, that will have you turning the page.
    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed this book. Thought the sense of humor was brill. The only part I didn't like was the dragon to be honest but the rest was very good.
    • 3/5
      I bought this for my school library, and would expect the older students who enjoyed Meg Cabot's teen books to be really pleased with it.Meena Harper (see what she did there?) is a TV writer who doesn't believe in nonsense like vampires - even though she has supernatural powers herself - and is horrified when she is required to write sensational vampire plotlines for the soap opera she works on.But life has a big surprise for Meena - I don't need to spell it out do I? The plot is fairly predictable and unsurprising, but Cabot can write engaging characters, and the action scenes are exciting. I liked the ending, it sets things up for the sequel, but in a way that works with Meena's character.This is in no way an exacting read, but it is quite fun and I know that some of my year 10 and 11 students are going to love it.
    • 5/5
      This book is the "Scream" of paranormal fiction! Remember how that movie kinda poked fun at the horror genre at the same time it was itself a horror flick? Meg Cabot has done that with Insatiable! She pokes a bit of fun at the whole popular vampire fiction craze (oh yes, there are references to sparkly vamps and Sookie Stackhouse) at the same she is pulling off telling an awesome bit of vampire fiction herself. Loved it!This was such a fun and clever read and what I loved MOST was that Cabot totally respected Stoker. You know, that guy who wrote Dracula, the forefather of all our modern vampire stories?? It seems so many modern authors writing vampire fiction have never even read Dracula. And while I think it's perfectly acceptable for authors to create their own versions of vampires, I absolutely loved the fact that this book drew from the original Dracula.First of all, we have the characters names...Meena Harper and her brother Jon Harper. If you're read Stoker, you'll remember the characters Mina and Jonathan Harker. Mina is generally considered a pretty submissive female protag (and Meena starts off that way, but more on that later.) In Stoker's Dracula, Mina possesses telepathic abilities and Cabot's Meena has abilities of her own...she can tell how someone will die just by looking at them. Insatiable also introduces us to vampire hunter Alaric Wulf, and his boss Abraham Holtzman. Of course Stoker's famed vampire hunter was Abraham Van Helsing...see how brilliant this all is???Cabot wrote Insatiable as if Stoker's Dracula was the true history of vampirism and even weaves references to Stoker himself into the story. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading a vampire book that actually FELT like a vampire book. The vamps could be scary and that's exactly how vamps should be as far as I'm concerned.Insatiable is able to stand on its own as an incredibly entertaining book. So much here is clever and original and this book really has a little of everything to offer: Humor (Jon Harper, Meena's brother, was hilarious...he is unemployed and when Alaric the vampire hunter shows up, Jon asks if they are hiring =)There is, of course, romance...not to mention a very exciting finale that had elements that took me completely by surprise.I must confess to getting a little discouraged in the middle of this one despite all it has going for it and I'll tell you why. Meena goes on ONE date with Lucien the vamp, falls into bed with him and BAM! the next day she is convinced she is in love with him. And THEN, actually says to him that very afternoon..."I thought I knew you." Seriously?? SERIOUSLY?? I HAVE to go on record and say I am SO tired of books that do these two things...1. Heroine immediately ends up in bed with the book's love interest. This is usually explained away by saying it's been oh so very long since she has been with a man, we simply can't blame her for being so slutty. Or we are led to believe it's supernatural forces bringing them together. Geez you vampire loving heroines, keep your legs closed for at least a couple of dates!!!2. After a couple of hours of conversation and a couple hours of sex, our heroines ARE IN LOVE. Again, SERIOUSLY? C'mon authors...make me believe the main characters actually have a REASON to fall in love with each other.Ok, mini rant over. And while yes, Insatiable did these things, I have to say Cabot made up for it and Meena totally and completely redeemed herself in a major way. MAJOR! I actually ended up loving the book even more for how this all played out.Bottom line: One of the best paranormals I've read...the kind of book that makes you wish you had come up with the idea..SO very clever, intelligent and original...just an all around awesome summer read!
    • 3/5
      This is NOT a 3 star book. This is a 1 or 2 star book with a couple moments of truly nice characterization that I loved so much I gave a 3 star rating. Given that the protagonist of the story is a soap opera dialogue writer ENCOURAGED(forced) to develop a vampire plotline for her show, I have to wonder if Meg Cabot was ENCOURAGED to write this book. Without the too few moments of truly delicious internal dialogue that made the pricess diaries for me, this is just a poor attempt to cash in on vampire mania.
    • 4/5
      Just like all the other Cabot fans out there, I was excited to get my hands on Insatiable. I have to admit, I was tempted to put it down in the beginning. If it wasn't Cabot, I might have. The first few chapters were pretty mundane and boring. Not only that, but the point of view switched between characters. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE stories with different point of views. But we saw point of views from big and small characters, and that made it hard for me to get a "feel" of this book at first. But I stuck through, and once the story picked up, I was so glad I did!By the time of Meena and Lucien's first encounter, it was unputdownable (yes, I made up a word) for me. Meena was such a strong main character. She did what she thought was right, no matter the consequences. Her ability to know how one will die was very neat. It was also a fun twist that she happened to hate the whole vampire craze, then one of her love interests turns out to be a vampire. You gotta love the irony.What would a paranormal romance be without a love triangle? Insatiable certainly has one. You have Lucien, the powerful and scary vampire prince with a sensitive side. Then there is the charismatic Alaric. While I am team Lucien, I can't claim to dislike Alaric. They both bring good and bad qualities to the table. I loved seeing each of their point of views. It gave the reader a good look into all sides of the story.Insatiable brings back the Dracula appeal to vampires. They are dark and dangerous by nature. Insatiable felt a like Dracula meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But Cabot also adds her hilarious sense of humor to the mix to balance out the angst and action. I have mixed feelings about the ending. On one hand I am upset, because it did NOT go the way I wanted it to. On the other hand, it looks like it sets it up for an exciting sequel. And boy do I want a sequel! Insatiable was another win that Cabot can add under her belt. She continues her ability to capture her readers. I recommend this one to paranormal romance lovers that are looking for a different spin on the vampire love story. Just wait it out for the first few chapters. You will be so happy that you did!
    • 3/5
      A good read! While Cabot goes with the 'vampires are soulless creatures of evil' plot device, Lucien is believable, noble and strong without being a cardboard cutout. Meena is also a strong character, whup ass and not prone to prancing into situations which she then demands her undead boyfriend rescue her from. A nice amount of humour too, lots of pop culture references and chuckles.
    • 4/5
      I usually enjoy Meg Cabot books, but the thought of reading yet another vampire book made me leery of requesting this. Surprisingly, the vampire part was relatively well done, but the book falls flat elsewhere.My biggest problem with the book was that I didn't care for either Lucien or Alaric. Meena, however, was fun, as was her brother Jon, and that's mainly what kept me reading through the galloping-like-a-horse-at-the-Kentucky-Derby plot. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though, as much of it, apart from a couple of twists at the end, is pretty predictable.Overall, it was amusing and light, and I'll probably check the next book out from the library.
    • 4/5
      Meena Harper knows about the supernatural, she sees how people are going to die all the time, little does she know what's going to happen to her life when vampires enter into it. And then an ancient society of vampire hunters follow.It's not a bad read, somewhat predictable occasionally but then Cabot pulls a comment out of her bag of tricks that makes me laugh. There is some gentle fun taken out of some of the Vampire cliches and I enjoyed that part the most. I also really liked how it ended and how Meena makes her own mind up and involves both her head and her heart in her decision.It's not stellar, but it's fun.
    • 2/5
      I thought that Cabot was going to put a twist on the conventional vampire story, but this just felt like more of the same. The beginning was slow- but since I love Cabot I held on- and it never really got too great. The ending was not a twist because I definitely saw it coming. It felt like a cop-out. She can't choose the vampire (blah blah misogyny, giving up her life to be with a man . . . it was never an option for female heroine who knew her lovey for so short of a time). She can't choose the hunter (blah blah she claimed to be in love with the vampire. . . and Cabot knows very well that her female dem. would not take kindly to her switching so soon). Obviously, she's setting up a series . . . so her protagonist can't choose her soul mate just yet (if this book sells well this will probably end up as a trilogy). Ugh, I was so disappointing in this book that I can't even write a sensible review. It would have been better if I had hated it, but I can't hate it because there isn't anything to hate! This book lacks so much!!!!!! I never really got into it, and I never really connected to Meena. BUT THE WORST PART WAS CABOT'S CLAIM THAT THIS WAS A TWIST ON THE TRADITIONAL VAMPIRE TALE. . . where is the twist? WHERE IS IT?????-Protagonist who is not like the other girls that the Vampire has met before (psychic vs immune to psychic abilities)-Vampire who is wounded and broken (and is nice because he doesn't eat humans)-guy who irrationally hates vampires -guys who wants to eat humans and therefore has beef with non-human eating vampiresI'm such a loser, but maybe someone (perhaps a person brighter than I am) found where the plot differs from the other vampire tales. . .
    • 5/5
      I loved this book.Meena Harper is a special woman that just by watching you she knows how you're going to die. She writes for a soap opera and now her bosses want to put vampires in the story! Vampires! She can't stand them, especially when they're going to destroy a soap that goes on for 30 years. So when her strange neighbor Mary Lou invites her for dinner to meet her relative that is also a "Prince", she decides to accept to get some ideas to remedy the mess her bosses want to make by putting vampires in the show. What she does not know is that she will fall in love for the prince and she will discover to be not only in a "vampire war" on the network, but in a REAL vampire war, and that she is at the center of it all.Very amusing.
    • 4/5
      Very entertaining! Another vampire series....I can't wait for the next book to come out! Insatiable loosely follows Bram Stoker's Dracula. I really liked the writing and the book, it was very entertaining!
    • 3/5
      Meena Harper can see people's future deaths. She always tries to warn them, but this makes her seem weird. Friendless, she turned to her mother's favorite soap opera for companionship. Nowadays she writes for it, but her new boss insists on adding vampires to the show. And Meena hates vampire fiction conventions. Unfortunately for her, she seems to be trapped in a vampire novel of her own. Because her new boyfriend turns out to be the prince of darkness himself.

      The characterization leans a little too heavily on quirky traits, but that meant every character was immediately memorable. The only character that actually grated on me was Meena's brother Jon, who was just too myopic and childish during very dangerous situations for me to believe in him. What I especially liked, however, was Cabot's take on a vampire romance. Lucien comes across as a perfectly romantic hero, but Cabot drops little hints throughout the narrative that he's just a bit too removed from humanity. Although he loves Meena, he thinks about other humans with a disturbing detachment. He even views Meena's blood a little too much like it's his own after she lets him bite her once, and less like it's hers to give or withhold as she chooses. Meena's own feelings for him are suspect, as there's no way for her to tell whether she truly loves him, or whether his vampiric powers are subtly influencing her. And Meena can't think about becoming his cherished vampire bride without remembering that she sees vampires' futures as empty black voids--they are, after all, dead. Cabot has a sprightly but often ham-handed style, so I was pleased with the nuanced romance.
    • 3/5
      I have heard pretty decent things about this book, so it's been on my TBR list for a while. I was ecstatic to have the opportunity to review it for one of the publications that I review for, which is usually my cheap excuse to bump some good titles up a bit. Having said that, I have to say that this book, even though it only registers at a mere 320 pages, took me longer to finish over any other book this year.I don't want to be harsh, but I feel as though the length of the description in this novel gets tedious quickly and, unfortunately, continues to stay so throughout the entire story. I'm all for good story background and getting to know your characters better... but there has to be a limit and somewhere along the way, Insatiable found and surpassed that limit. I found myself putting this book down entirely too many times... as well as skipping over paragraphs because they just didn't feel important or necessary to me. At all.Aside from this, I guess I definitely cannot say that there wasn't good character descriptions and the characters were very dimensional.. down to pretty much knowing every single solitary thought going through their mind at every single solitary moment. However, no matter how much description and inner monologue I had, I still felt as though I didn't know Meena at all when she made certain decisions. Her thought process was bi-polar and erratic at best. I enjoyed the two male leads, and I have to say that Meena's brother did a complete turn-about that absolutely annoyed the crap out of me. Minor characters were surprisingly enjoyable, though.I think a lot of paranormal lovers will enjoy this book and I wish that I could have gotten into it more than I did to truly appreciate such a well-written novel. Unfortunately, it fell a little flat for me though not enough to completely turn me against the series. I'm planning on picking up its sequel, Overbite, to see what happens next with Meena and crew... and hope I like it a little more.
    • 5/5
      Fun and funny and romantic. Sort of perfect for what it is - romantic, comedic, fantasy adventure.
    • 5/5
      I admit, I was very skeptical when I heard one of my very favorite author's was jumping on the vampire bandwagon. I honestly didn't know how she could make this book stand out from all the others that are saturating the market. However, she did it. Meena Harper is scriptwriter for the soap opera Insatiable. She has just been passed over for a promotion to head writer when she finds out that the network wants to add a vampire storyline in order to keep up with the current vampire fad.(Just great, she is so sick of hearing about vampires and now she has to write a script for one?) Add to the mix that she is somewhat psychic and can "see" how someone is going to die. Yes, she can help them and prevent their death, but try telling someone they are going to die and see the reaction you get. Plus, her energetic next door neighbor wants to set her up with a gorgeous prince, who happens to be, what else? A vampire. I loved this book and could not stop reading it once I started. I thought this book was more "fun" and not the serious type like an Ann Rice book. I also loved the little jabs at some of the more well known vampire books on the market.. (Vampire babies anyone?) This book would be an amazing beach read, the writing is fabulous, as usual and you really do get caught up in the storyline. I am very excited to see that she sets it up perfectly for a second book. All in all, a can't miss read!
    • 5/5
      Meena Harper, who was known as You're Gonna Die Girl in high school, has a gift or curse depending on who you ask. She has the ability to take one look at a person and know if they're going to die soon. Now all grown up Meena has her eye on a promotion to become the head writer of the popular soap, Insatiable. But her bosses have something else in mind. They've promoted Meena's nemesis, Shoshana who has a bright idea to copy a rival soap and bring a vampire into the storyline. Then something unexpected happens. Meena meets a real life prince and she has a wonderful idea. She's going to put her own twist on the storyline. She's going to introduce a vampire hunting prince to Insatiable. But there's just one catch. The prince, Lucien, is a real vampire and Meena falls head over heels in love. Now she's caught in the middle of a vampire war and an ancient society of vampire hunters. Will she make it out alive or will she see something she never has before... her own death?I have a couple of Meg's books on my bookshelf but this is the first one I've read and I absolutely loved it. The were so many characters that were vital to the plot and they were all fabulously written. The best part of reading this one was the ending. It wasn't at all predictable and I loved the way the ending was completely satisfying yet left enough of a cliff hanger to keep me hoping that Insatiable is the start of a new series. I highly recommend this one if you love paranormal romances.
    • 5/5
      This book is Fabulous! The main character, Meena, is cheeky and fun, the characters who surround Menna are just as fantastic. My favorite part of the book is the, kind of, anti-vampire stand that Meg takes. The main character does not believe in vampires, and suddenly she is dating one. The ending goes in a different direction than other paranormal authors would travel.
    • 4/5
      During my short - and wonderful life- I've read lots of books by Meg Cabot ( I'll try to make reviews of most of them) and I love most of them.Since the moment I saw the cover of this book I was hooked. I mean, look at it? Don't you think it's gorgeous? I do. I think it's elegant, sexy and really pretty. The drees is simple delightful and don't miss the detail of the tatoo in her arm and the stake she is holding.The story goes around Meena, a woman with an special ability: She can tell when and how are you going to die. Since she understood her gift she is always trying to save as many people as she can (whitout looking as a crazy woman, of course). Her work? One of the coolest ones I've ever hear: she is the writer of a TV series that she loved since a child, "Insatiable". But now her beloved program is about to become a copy of the most boring topic in (her) the world: Vampires.As if that is not enought to make her miserable she is now sharing her apartment with her brother until he finds another job (and all he does is watch TV lying in the sofa).Besides that her cute dog, Jack Bauer (yes, as in the TV series 24) doesn't aprove her new boyfriend... who happens to be the Prince of Darkness himself, Lucien Antonescu (one of the sexiest vampires I've read about).And of course we can't forget the sexy and strong Alaric who works as a Palatine Guardian... killing (yes, your guess was right!) vampires.We have everything we need to fall in love with this book: the love triangle (Lucien-Meena-Alaric), the funny characters (Mari Lou and Emil, siblings of Lucien), a strong and charismatic female character (Meena), the sexy/serious vampire (Lucien) and the focused protector (Alaric). And I did fell in love with this book but... Somehow, I didn't enjoyed it that much until chapter eleven... Maybe because, since we see the story from differents points of view each chapter it was a little bit confusing.The ending is not the "happy ending" I was expecting but since there is going to be a sequel (scheduled for Summer of 2011) I'm going to wait for it... I'm dying to know what happens next!
    • 4/5
      I have never really understood the appeal of vampires. Why on earth would you enjoy some dude not only biting you but also drinking your blood? Can you imagine kissing that? I thought kissing a smoker was unappealing, but the aftertaste of iron takes the cake! That's why I was so relieved to discover that Meg Cabot had created a character who could actually agree and understand my disdain for the vampire species.

      My favorite thing about Cabot is that she has a wicked sense of humor. This novel had some fairly intense moments but Cabot kept it light by making it very clear that this is a parody of sorts. If you have read Insatiable and didn't laugh at least once, I'm sorry.

      At first I was a tad irritated when Meena started falling for the vampire, but then I realized that she thinks he is a prince and she may just be more in love with the idea that she could be a princess. You point me in the direction of four heterosexual women who would not feel the same. Therefore, I decided to not be annoyed by her feelings. What ended up really irritating me was actually how unbelievably quickly everything progresses. One minute Meena loves Lucien and hates Alaric and then in a hot minute everything changes.

      The book seemed to start off really well and then morphed into, daresay, lazy writing. It stopped being quite as funny and just kind of irritated me. With that said, up until the last hundred pages I was enjoying the ride and looking forward to more which is why I gave it the rating I did. I doubt I will read the next book because I'm just not really interested.

      As a random side note. If you have read this book, did/could you picture Meena as Tina Fey?
    • 3/5
      Meg Cabot does vampires -- or rather, Meena, her main character does a vampire. Given all the fascination with vampires in today's society, I thought I'd see what an author I like did with them. (I like Cabot's Heather Wells series, which I've listened to on audio). There are nods to historical accuracy, Bram Stoker version and even the Twilight and Sookie Stackhouse series, and I'm betting this is book one in a series itself.Meena is the "You're Gonna Die" girl, or at least she was in high school, when she could see the future and predict people's deaths. Now she's a script writer for a television show shot in NYC. Still has psychic abilities, but things get dicey when she gets entangled with the Prince of Darkness, son of Dracula. See? Mama was right about being able to meet most anyone from anywhere in New York. Even the undead, apparently.Returning this book to the library, today. I checked it out because Cabot's name caught my eye while I was standing in line to check out my current audio book. Impulse read.
    • 2/5
      Meg Cabot is one of my all time favorite authors. I love everything she writes. That's why, with a sad heart I have to say that this wasn't one of her best. I started reading it, excited to have my hands on a copy of it. In my opinion, it was really slow. I couldn't get into the setting or the characters. They were boring and hard to keep up with. I got through about 10 chapters and put it down, hoping I will be able to pick it up again and love it the next time. But, until then, it will sit on my shelf, half unread.
    • 3/5
      This book is campy fun. I love that the characters make me laugh and are engaging and it definitely doesn't take itself too seriously. A lot of the references were right up the alley of my group of friends and just made me laugh harder. Nice easy fun read. What's not to love?
    • 3/5
      I've generally known Meg Cabot as a YA adult, in particular for her popular Princess Diaries series. I've also never been a fan of her work, but was curious when I saw that she was jumping onto the popular vampire romance bandwagon, though for adults instead of teens. I'm not really into the vamp literature that's eating up the bestsellers' list right now, but I decided to give Insatiable a try, primarily because it's being lauded as a parody of vampire romance.In Insatiable, the obviously named Meena Harper lives in New York and writes for soap opera Insatiable. After she's denied the head writer position and forced to create a vampire storyline for the show, she turns to finding something else to enjoy in life. Meena is invited to a fancy party where she meets Romanian professor (and, of course, vampire) Lucien. The pair must find a way to be together amid all the strife in the vampire world (oh, and there's mind reading).As evidenced by the plot, it's not exactly original. The best way to describe it is a kind of hybrid of Twilight, Buffy and True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse, but with a somewhat silly, parody flavor thrown in. The concept is interesting, and I admit that the overall plot is fun in a chick-lit kind of way, but I was a little disappointed that it didn't veer away from the cliches more (okay, perhaps that was kind of the point, but not exactly my cup of tea) and that it was so slow at the beginning -it takes an entire 100 pages to get to a party that was discussed in the first chapters!That aside, once I let go of some of the absurd items in the book, it became more enjoyable. It was a fun, though somewhat overly long, read that's enjoyable for more chill vampire literature fans, chick lit fans and those who like to poke a little fun at the vampire fad.