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	''For other uses of the word [[Succubus]], see [[Succubus (disambiguation)]].''		''For other uses of the word [[Succubus]], see [[Succubus (disambiguation)]].''


	''For other uses of the name [[Lilith]], see [[Lilith (disambiguation)]].''		''For other uses of the name [[Lilith]], see [[Lilith (disambiguation)]].''


	~~[[Image:Sly1.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Cover of Slayed, by Amanda Marrone.]]~~		'''Slayed''' is a novel written by Amanda Marrone. The story follows a teenaged vampire hunter and her family in their adventures. Within this story, a character appears named Lilith, who has all the aspects of a Succubus or demoness.
	'''Slayed''' is a ~~book~~ written by Amanda Marrone. The story follows a teenaged vampire hunter and her family in their adventures. Within this story, a character appears named Lilith, who has all the aspects of a Succubus or demoness.



	== ~~Book Details~~ ==		== Overview ==
	*Title: Slayed		*Title: Slayed
	*Author: Amanda Marrone		*Author: Amanda Marrone
	*~~Format~~: ~~Paperback~~		*Published By: Simon Pulse
	*~~Pages~~: 272		*Length: 272 Pages
	*~~Publisher~~: ~~Simon Pulse; Original edition~~		*Format: eBook & Paperback
	*~~Language~~: ~~English~~		*ASIN: B003V1WS1Y
	*ISBN-10: 1416994874		*ISBN-10: 1416994874 <small>(Paperback)</small>
	*ISBN-13: 978-1416994879		*ISBN-13: 978-1416994879 <small>(Paperback)</small>
	*~~Release~~ Date: October 5, 2010		*Publishing Date: October 5, 2010


			== Plot Summary ==

	== ~~Book Synopsis~~ ==
	The Van Helsing family has been hunting vampires for over one hundred years, but sixteen-year-old Daphne wishes her parents would take up an occupation that doesn’t involve decapitating vamps for cash. All Daphne wants is to settle down in one place, attend an actual school, and finally find a BFF to go to the mall with. Instead, Daphne has resigned herself to a life of fast food, cheap motels and buying garlic in bulk.		The Van Helsing family has been hunting vampires for over one hundred years, but sixteen-year-old Daphne wishes her parents would take up an occupation that doesn’t involve decapitating vamps for cash. All Daphne wants is to settle down in one place, attend an actual school, and finally find a BFF to go to the mall with. Instead, Daphne has resigned herself to a life of fast food, cheap motels and buying garlic in bulk.

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	What's a teen vampire slayer to do?		What's a teen vampire slayer to do?



	== Book Review ==		== Book Review ==
	''~~The following review can be found at the Amazon.com link in~~ the ~~External Links Below''~~		''At the time of this article's entry in the SuccuWiki, no review was available. Tera has this work on her reading list and will review it shortly.''


	*4 out of ~~5 stars~~
	*Reviewed On: October 7, 2010
	*Reviewed By: Kristi L. Stern

	The protagonist, Daphne, 17 years old, has traveled over the east coast most of her life `slaying' vampires. She yearns to be normal; to have friends, to experience having a boyfriend or to at least have the opportunity to hold hands with a boy! There's even pictures of potential prom dresses for a prom she'll never go to. She has a scrapbook of sorts that she has collected over the years; in those pages are pictures of imaginary friends she's ~~drawn, a yellow house with a dog sitting~~ in ~~front just waiting for her to come home to. These are~~ the ~~`normal' things she yearns for~~, ~~instead of life on the road with~~ no friends, no home and not even a curling iron to call her own! Her mother, Joy is a controlling rigid woman, doesn't allow Daphne to read any other magazine except for Jennifer-Kate, a magazine devoted to clean living and isn't all `sexed-up'. ~~Her father is more laid back; always deferring to her mother. Despite~~ this ~~type of sheltered life, she has seen more than her share of horror in the form of vampire slaying. Daphne's a great character; she's smart, witty and real. I loved her!~~

	When the story starts, Daphne and her parents, descendents of THE Van Helsing, her father anyways, are heading towards South Bristol, Maine. There have been strange occurrences; traditional vamp activity but also a rash of infants being admitted to the hospital with anemia and weakness and some have died mysteriously in the night. No sign of any fangs present.

	When the Van Helsing's arrive they meet up with the Harkers, yes, from Dracula, once friends now foe; Nathan and Tyler Harker, father and son. Tyler's the same age as Daphne and has the whole Goth look going. Daphne doesn't understand her mother's hostile attitude towards Mr. Harker and is surprised at how angry she gets when they are meeting with the police chief to discuss the assignment and the price. It's decided that the Van Helsings and the Harkers will work ~~together~~ on ~~this assignment with a $5000 bonus going to the family with the most kills. The race is on!~~

	Mr. Harker has some unique ideas; vampires aren't harming/killing the infants but something else is..... Could he be right? Tyler, our Goth dude with guyliner has some surprising character developments; his life hasn't been easy but he is easy on the eyes.

	~~Kiki aka Maybelle Crusher, is a rich girl who was once a part of~~ her ~~family's famous children's band~~ and ~~television show: The Disco Unicorns~~. Daphne meets her on a recon trip and Kiki is one of the most hilarious characters!Kiki is a plastic surgeons dream with a chip on her shoulder and lots of money to burn. Kiki decides that slaying is her calling & Daphne has to teach her. Kiki is a riot and despite her `spoiled girl' ~~tude, she~~'~~s got guts, humor and a surprising sense of empathy that makes you want to be her friend once you get to know her.~~

	The story flows very nicely. It held my attention, I liked the characters and there were some unexpected developments that I wasn't expecting. I especially liked the humor and found myself laughing out loud at some of Kiki's antics. There is also some sorrow and heartbreak; all in all, there is a nice balance of chills and thrills, romance and comedy blended with real characters who have suffered greatly.


	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	*[http://www.amazon.com/Slayed-Amanda-Marrone/dp/1416994874/ This ~~book~~ at Amazon.com]		*[http://www.amazon.com/Slayed-Amanda-Marrone-ebook/dp/B003V1WS1Y/ This work in Kindle Format at Amazon.com]
			*[http://www.amazon.com/Slayed-Amanda-Marrone/dp/1416994874/ This work in Paperback Format at Amazon.com]
	*[http://www.amandamarrone.com/ The website of the author Amanda Marrone]		*[http://www.amandamarrone.com/ The website of the author Amanda Marrone]

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''For other uses of the word [[Succubus]], see [[Succubus (disambiguation)]].''

''For other uses of the name [[Lilith]], see [[Lilith (disambiguation)]].''

[[Image:Sly1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cover of Slayed, by Amanda Marrone.]]
'''Slayed''' is a book written by Amanda Marrone. The story follows a teenaged vampire hunter and her family in their adventures. Within this story, a character appears named Lilith, who has all the aspects of a Succubus or demoness.

== Book Details ==
*Title: Slayed
*Author: Amanda Marrone
*Format: Paperback
*Pages: 272
*Publisher: Simon Pulse; Original edition
*Language: English
*ISBN-10: 1416994874
*ISBN-13: 978-1416994879
*Release Date: October 5, 2010

== Book Synopsis ==
The Van Helsing family has been hunting vampires for over one hundred years, but sixteen-year-old Daphne wishes her parents would take up an occupation that doesn’t involve decapitating vamps for cash. All Daphne wants is to settle down in one place, attend an actual school, and finally find a BFF to go to the mall with. Instead, Daphne has resigned herself to a life of fast food, cheap motels and buying garlic in bulk.

But when the Van Helsings are called to a coastal town in Maine, Daphne’s world is turned upside down. Not only do the Van Helsings find themselves hunting a terrifying new kind of vampire (one without fangs but with a taste for kindergarten cuisine), Daphne meets her first potential BF! The hitch? Her new crush is none other than Tyler Harker, AKA, the son of the rival slayer family.

What's a teen vampire slayer to do?

== Book Review ==
''The following review can be found at the Amazon.com link in the External Links Below''

*4 out of 5 stars
*Reviewed On: October 7, 2010
*Reviewed By: Kristi L. Stern

The protagonist, Daphne, 17 years old, has traveled over the east coast most of her life `slaying' vampires. She yearns to be normal; to have friends, to experience having a boyfriend or to at least have the opportunity to hold hands with a boy! There's even pictures of potential prom dresses for a prom she'll never go to. She has a scrapbook of sorts that she has collected over the years; in those pages are pictures of imaginary friends she's drawn, a yellow house with a dog sitting in front just waiting for her to come home to. These are the `normal' things she yearns for, instead of life on the road with no friends, no home and not even a curling iron to call her own! Her mother, Joy is a controlling rigid woman, doesn't allow Daphne to read any other magazine except for Jennifer-Kate, a magazine devoted to clean living and isn't all `sexed-up'. Her father is more laid back; always deferring to her mother. Despite this type of sheltered life, she has seen more than her share of horror in the form of vampire slaying. Daphne's a great character; she's smart, witty and real. I loved her!

When the story starts, Daphne and her parents, descendents of THE Van Helsing, her father anyways, are heading towards South Bristol, Maine. There have been strange occurrences; traditional vamp activity but also a rash of infants being admitted to the hospital with anemia and weakness and some have died mysteriously in the night. No sign of any fangs present.

When the Van Helsing's arrive they meet up with the Harkers, yes, from Dracula, once friends now foe; Nathan and Tyler Harker, father and son. Tyler's the same age as Daphne and has the whole Goth look going. Daphne doesn't understand her mother's hostile attitude towards Mr. Harker and is surprised at how angry she gets when they are meeting with the police chief to discuss the assignment and the price. It's decided that the Van Helsings and the Harkers will work together on this assignment with a $5000 bonus going to the family with the most kills. The race is on!

Mr. Harker has some unique ideas; vampires aren't harming/killing the infants but something else is..... Could he be right? Tyler, our Goth dude with guyliner has some surprising character developments; his life hasn't been easy but he is easy on the eyes.

Kiki aka Maybelle Crusher, is a rich girl who was once a part of her family's famous children's band and television show: The Disco Unicorns. Daphne meets her on a recon trip and Kiki is one of the most hilarious characters!Kiki is a plastic surgeons dream with a chip on her shoulder and lots of money to burn. Kiki decides that slaying is her calling & Daphne has to teach her. Kiki is a riot and despite her `spoiled girl' tude, she's got guts, humor and a surprising sense of empathy that makes you want to be her friend once you get to know her.

The story flows very nicely. It held my attention, I liked the characters and there were some unexpected developments that I wasn't expecting. I especially liked the humor and found myself laughing out loud at some of Kiki's antics. There is also some sorrow and heartbreak; all in all, there is a nice balance of chills and thrills, romance and comedy blended with real characters who have suffered greatly.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.amazon.com/Slayed-Amanda-Marrone/dp/1416994874/ This book at Amazon.com]
*[http://www.amandamarrone.com/ The website of the author Amanda Marrone]