the league of reluctant adults

I just wanted to shout out a "Thank you!" for everyone, both members and readers, who participated in the "Mother of All Vampires" Theme Week. We'll be doing other variations of the Theme Week in the future, so stay tuned!

I wanted to take a slightly different angle on "The Mother of All Vampires" theme and chat about, well, mothers. Mothers of vampires, that is, rather than mothers who are vampires (although symbolically speaking, they can be one and the same). Being turned into a vampire can be a traumatic experience for the turnee, but what about those left behind? Particularly, mom? PIMPAGE WARNING! On Sunday, I had the pleasure of devouring our own Molly Harper's NICE GIRLS DON'T HAVE FANGS , and I enjoyed every snarky, Southern-flavored word. Molly has a fun take on vampires and their place in society, and I love the self-help passages that start each chapter. Her heroine, Jane, has a fascinating set of parents--especially Mom. I won't go into details, for fear of spoilage, but there are several fun scenes in which new-vampire Jane and clueless Mom...um...interact. I'm very curious to see how the relationship develops in the next book. I also mentioned another character...

As mentioned last week, today kicks off a new theme week here at the League. My fellow conspirators and I wanted to do something not only tied in with Michele B.'s new release , but (and I can't believe I forgot this!) also celebrates May 10th. What's May 10th, this coming Sunday? Mother's Day (USA), folks! So let's celebrate/commiserate Mom in all her forms where our favorite vampires are concerned (books, movies, TV, etc...)!

So Dakota Cassidy and I put our heads together ( ouch ) and, with a little egging from Michele B., have planned another Theme Week. Y'all may remember Zombie Week and the craziness that ensued (as well as a couple of awesome author interviews). Well, we want to do it again (and again and again). So, in reflection (er, not a vampire pun) of Michele Bardsley's May 5th release (next week! Where did the time go?), Over My Dead Body , we're instigating...er, organizing "The Mother of All Vampires" Week. Why this, you ask? Well, because the heroine of Michele's book is a vampire. And a mom. See? So dear blog readers, be sure to tune in to the League Tuesday May 5rd - 9th for "The Mother of All Vamps" Week!