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Vampire Knight, Band 10 (2011)

by Matsuri Hino(Favorite Author)

4.31 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Carlsen Manga

series

Vampire Knight

review 1: Things are really getting strange in this volume. I hate how Zero and Yuki have to hate each other all becuase Zero has a complex and Yuki is a pureblood who is obsessed with Kaname, who happens to be her brother which is even more bizzar. The earlier volumes were better in my opinion, but I want to see this series through to the end.At least the senate is gone and the vampire hunters might go away for a bit. I still can't believe Headmaster Cross used to be a vampire hunter AND associated with Yuki's mom. For some reason I still can't wait to find volume 11.
review 2: 3.5 stars.For me, this series jumped the shark two volumes ago, but now that my expectations are adjusted, I think I'll continue to enjoy the story to the end. Thankfully, my library carries it,... more so I won't have to buy any more volumes; I'm planning on trading in the volumes I have bought over the past few years to fill out my collection of Ouran. :D So, it's not a complete loss, and I do enjoy the story overall. BUT -**Warning - griping ensues along with spoilers if you're not caught up through volume 9**...Vampire Knight's just not the story I thought it was when I started out reading it. I was extremely disappointed with the revelation that Yuki has always been a vampire, and not only that, but she's a vampire princess! It just ruined the dynamics of the story for me. I really enjoyed her as a heroine, with her spunk and independence. And, what made her so appealing besides those characteristics was that she was supposedly a human girl who could hold her own among supernatural beings all around her. There were hints that there was something more to her - her acrobatics, for example - so this has been a plot twist coming for some time. I just hoped for some other explanation than that she's a vampire. Cliche. Kaname has also lost some ground with me. So much of the appeal of him was the mystery. Now we're learning too much about him (I suppose it was inevitable), and his motivations are almost too commonplace for the likes of him.Zero...Zero, the underdog, I've been rooting for him all along; but his angst has reached a whole new level. I can't blame him entirely - the girl he adored turns out to be what he abhors the most in life - a vampire - but still...I'd like him to stop being so moody. I'm holding out hope that he'll get his act together soon.All complaints aside, this story is not bad, not bad at all. I'm harsh on my critique because I'm annoyed that my expectations weren't met, but all things considered, it's an engaging, intriguing story with interesting likable characters. Vampire Knight is certainly a superior alternative to that gosh awful Twilight series. less

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