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Being Human Kindle Edition
Why can't Tommy let his go?
Like all vampires, Tommy must do one thing: survive. With no memory of his life before death, his only connection to humanity is his twin brother. When Tommy rescues a young girl, he learns some monsters are very human.
As the years pass, and with his twin's help, Tommy moves on with his 'life' but never forgets the young girl or the monster who hurt her. When she re-enters his life as a teenager, Tommy struggles with his vampire need to survive and his desire to protect her. He will be forced to decide which part of him is stronger: The vampire? Or the human? The answer may destroy him.
Being Human is a young adult paranormal fantasy coming of age about finding one's humanity, family bonds, and the power of love.
If you love stories that have some bite to them, then sink your fangs into Being Human today!
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateDecember 17, 2013
- Reading age16 - 18 years
- File size3418 KB
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Being Human is everything other current vampire stories are not.Surprisingly touching, the story of Tommy trying to regain his humanityafter being turned will have readers wanting to befriend him and helphim learn to live again. - M.B. Mulhall, author of Near Death
About the Author
Patricia lives with her husband in Michigan, hopes one day to have what will resemble a small petting zoo, and has a fondness for dying her hair the colors of the rainbow.
Product details
- ASIN : B005JNBWBO
- Publisher : Patricia Lynne (December 17, 2013)
- Publication date : December 17, 2013
- Language : English
- File size : 3418 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 233 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,305,616 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,349 in Teen & Young Adult Dark Fantasy eBooks
- #4,299 in Teen & Young Adult Fantasy & Supernatural Mystery eBooks
- #5,167 in Teen & Young Adult Dark Fantasy
- Customer Reviews:
About the authors
If you asked Patricia to describe herself, she’d tell you, “Too creative for my own good.”
A paranormal and fantasy junkee, she loves to craft young adult and new adult stories about vampires, mermaids, angels, demons, zombies, and other mythical monsters. Aliens might even appear in her stories.
Patricia started writing in 2012. She was bored and since she was always day dreaming stories, she thought, “Why not share them?” She's still deciding if that was a mistake or not. Since then, she has finished a dozen stories and has no plans to stop.
You can find her young adult novels and short stories under Patricia Josephine Lynne and her adult novels under Patricia Josephine.
When she’s not lost writing in fantasy worlds, she relaxes with knitting, drawing and art, and jigsaw puzzles. And of course, a good book. Patricia currently lives with her husband in Upper Michigan. One day, they both hope to have enough pets to resemble a petting zoo. (Until then, can she pet your cat or dog?)
If you asked Patricia J.L. to describe herself, she’d tell you, “Too creative for my own good.”
A paranormal and fantasy junkee, she loves to craft young adult and new adult stories about vampires, mermaids, angels, demons, zombies, and other mythical monsters. Aliens might even appear in her stories.
Patricia started writing in 2012. She was bored and since she was always day dreaming stories, she thought, “Why not share them?” She's still deciding if that was a mistake or not. Since then, she has finished a dozen stories and has no plans to stop.
You can find her young adult novels and short stories under Patricia Josephine Lynne and her adult novels under Patricia Josephine.
When she’s not lost writing in fantasy worlds, she relaxes with knitting, drawing and art, and jigsaw puzzles. And of course, a good book. Patricia J.L. currently lives with her husband in Upper Michigan. One day, they both hope to have enough pets to resemble a petting zoo. (Until then, can she pet your cat or dog?)
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Customers find the book engaging and entertaining. They appreciate the well-thought-out storyline and imaginative twist on a well-loved genre. Overall, it's a satisfying read for those who enjoy vampire stories.
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2013This story had me hooked from the beginning. It is interesting and has a well thought out storyline. Using twins as the main characters and turning one of them into a vampire made this even more interesting especially when it is discovered that they have an empathic connection to each other.
Following their lives after one of them was turned into a vampire takes us through their adolescence, college life, adulthood, getting married, and having children at least for the brother that is still living.
We witness the vampire trying to understand his brother and connect with his own fading humanity. And then the impossible happens, a young girl crosses his path and changes everything. Unfortunately vampires are hunted down and burned and eventually the vampire is caught.
This is where the book loses it's momentum. The story up to this point has been told from the vampires' point of view. It was clear and there was no doubt about the flow of the story. Then at the conclusion of the story we are given scenes that are confusing, uneven, with more than one point of view and no explanations, and no sense of direction. It was very unsatisfying because there was the feeling that the author got bored and had someone else finish it for them. This is the only reason I gave it a four star rating instead of five.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2021This is the second book I've read from this author and I realize I need to just start reading more of her stuff. I love the way she takes all the old and typical paranormal, fantasy, or science fiction tropes and gives them a fresh spin and perspective you don't expect.
I thought this book would mostly appeal to YA readers in the beginning but I can see fans of adult fiction also appreciating this. It's a delicate balancing act the author is performing by depicting a set of twins, where one never gets old and the other does. It adds a layer to the vampire trope I've never really seen.
The depictions of violence and death in this book are graphic, but not gratuitous. As you read the story, you begin to understand that violence is in the nature of certain creatures and that it's not a bad thing. Wolves can't eat bunnies without getting violent, that's just how it works. Of course, the author capitalizes on these moments to show just how often humans engage in violence with no real purpose at all, other than their own fear.
The relationship dynamics explored at the various stages of this story, were for me, the highlight when looking back. I enjoyed the way the human and non-human characters learned how to communicate with one another and form temporary or long-lasting bonds. I like that the book was broken up into parts letting the reader know that a new phase was approaching.
I will admit, the very end, like the last page and a half, was a little confusing. I'm not 100% clear how exactly the "event" happens (trying not to give spoilers here). I need to re-read those passages again, but I did like that it left the book on a somewhat hopeful note.
Highly recommended to fans of paranormal fiction, complex and dark relationship dynamics, and fresh takes on popular tropes.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023I really enjoyed this imaginative twist on a well-loved genre. Thought provoking, entertaining, and surprisingly sweet. Pulled me in from the beginning and was difficult to put down.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2012This book kind of makes you think about what does it mean to be human. In a way it is like all of the other vampire books out there today. It is the same because he does fall in love with someone. But it is different because in this story he doesn't fight what he is. He is a true vampire. A monster that will kill you. But when his family is in danger he will do whatever it takes to save them even if it kills him.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2012This is the first Patricia Lynne book I've read and the first YA vampire tale I've read since Breaking Dawn. I can finally say I'm back on the train of vampire novels (as you can tell, because I've read two of them in a row). I'm still team Werewolf, but hey...I love me some vampires. Being Human not only sated my need for a good vampire story, but a nice YA book also.
The first thing I would like to point out is that Patricia Lynne wrote vampires on how I see them: survival-orientated. Blood is the first thing they care about and are more beast than human. I was excited to read how I perceive the vampire-kind. Thank you Ms. Lynne. Thank you!
Being Human was an interesting book and kept my attention for the most part. My attention did tend to drift off at certain points, because I found Tommy (the main dude) a little boring. I don't know, but I'm not a big Tommy fan. Well, I felt mostly neutral towards him. I didn't loath him and I didn't adore him...he was just there. Perhaps it was because he was just there. Throughout the story he would just get blood once a week and visit his twin. For the majority of the book I was...well...bored.
The first and third part of the book was very, very boring (in my opinion). The story was stagnant and nothing would happen for pages and pages at a time. However, I did find some of Tommy's musings rather interesting and his questions funny. For example...he didn't get the point on couples going out for dates. He didn't understand how that helped people's "survival" or make the relationship "better". I found it very interesting and very realistic for if vampires were real.
I also loved how Ms. Lynne had Tommy find some of his humanity back. He did find out some main points on being human (note...TITLE OF BOOK, haha). He may have been a "monster", but deep inside he did retain some of his past human traits. He had the ability to be self-conscious, have will-power, have some sort of compassion, and most of love. It made me made that the people of this book were more heartless than the vampires themselves. If you sympathized with the "monsters" then you were now the out-group and beaten. If you happened to become a vampire, then you were shunned and if caught they would do experiments on you and then kill you publicly. At times the humans were more monsterly than the monsters themselves. Horrible. However, if vampires were uncovered in our time, I bet their fates wouldn't be much different.
ANYWAYS, this was an interesting book and I liked it. The only thing that really makes me not LOVE this book was how slow the tempo was. Yes, yes, I know not every story should be fast-paced and whatnot, but I couldn't help but skim some areas. Other than the slow bits, I really liked the story and I'm so happy someone else envisions vampires the way I do! They are NOT human and NOT Edward Cullen. Yes, vampires still retain some human qualities, but the first thought for them is survival.
ANYWAYS, sorry...I keep regressing and getting off topic.
Overall, I did like this book and I wish I could love it like everyone else...but the slow parts made me not a happy reader. I loved the world that was presented. It felt like a possible world that would exist if vampires were uncovered. I would recommend this to YA lovers and vampire book lovers. I would caution twilighters to stay away, because this is nothing like the Twilight books. I do like the Twilight books, but this is left field. Out of five stars I grant this one 3 stars. In all reality it would be 3.4, but I don't give decimals, so I rounded.
Favorite Character(s): Danny (such a great guy) and Mackenize (Tommy's niece, she was funny and the happy-go-lucky character)
Not-so Favorite Character(s): VF (buttcheeks. They are NO better than the vamps)