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A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan
3.75
dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Found this on Libby after just searching the word "vampire" and checked it out without noticing it was a children's book. I figured I didn't want to waste a borrow and that there are some good children's books out there, so I listened to it anyway. 

Better than I was expecting! I recently tried listening to the original Wizard of Oz audiobook and did not like the narrator, but this narrator was really good. The writing style was really good for a middle grade book! I feel like middle grade and YA (and even some adult novels) can have really grating snarky narration, but this didn't fall into that, which I am grateful for as a 20-something reading a book for middle schoolers. 

Overall, very upset I didn't find this as a kid, but will definitely pass it on to my cousins who are in the age range for it!