I love Julie Kenner and I have read about everything by her, adult and YA genres alike. I found this little book in the bargain bin at the bookstore and for $2.99 I couldn't pass it up. I grabbed it off my bookshelf on a whim and was done with it in no time at all. The book tells the tale of three teens who win a modeling competition and go to New York to model for the summer. The agency is Vamp Modeling and that should have been a clue right there that these girls were going to bite off more than they could chew. The cute twist is that each of the three girl's stories are written by different authors. I liked this because each girl had a unique 'voice'. Yet that is also the book's biggest negative. The girls authors apparently didn't get together and talk about any form of consistancy. In one story there was no known way to return to a human state once turned vampire, but the very next story (taking place the same time as the first) the character stumbles upon a way to get rid of her vampire state. One story said the contest came in the form of a mail in photo contest, the next said they had to stand in line, via American Idol. One story has the girls only able to drink from humans, another they can drink from other vampires, and yet another has them being given blood in coffee cups. The book was cute enough and the girls likeable enough. The third story is by far the most fleshed out and the tale is the most complete. The second story is the worst. It had the strongest female character but then the story just came to abrupt end and it felt like it was over right at the good part. Totally incomplete and a disappointment. Kenner's story fell in the middle. The book is worth reading but definitely more immature than a lot of YA novels out today. ( )

This book contains three short teen stories that revolve around Vamp Modeling, Inc. Despite what it's Amazon entry says, this book is not set in the same world as the Kate Conner, Demon Hunter series.

In the Julie Kenner Story: Olivia is a straight-A student, smart and pretty, but always thought of herself as more of a brain than a beauty queen. But when her best friend and her boyfriend encourage her to enter a modeling contest sponsored by Hipster Chick magazine and Vamp Modeling, Olivia is super surprised to be one of the winners. Liv, as she comes to be known, soon finds out just how Vamp Modeling got its name...

The stories of Veronika by Johanna Edwards, and Sydney by Serena Robar are similar and take place in the same world. All three girls are actually winners in the same contest. The differences in the stories primarily being centered upon the differences in the girls themselves. (A fuller synopsis can be found at the BookCrossing journal page, linked up below.)

I enjoyed these stories, even though they were a bit too "happy ending" for my taste overall. Younger readers will definitely appreciate them, as will other more varied readers of the teen/young adult genre. ( )

Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

Vamp Modeling Inc. just held its annual model search, looking for the perfect girls to live up to the company's already high reputation. Thousands had tried out in various cities but only some of them had made it, and among them are three girls that stand out the most. All three know very little about the fashion industry, but they do know that they are about to enter into a world, or two, that is going to change their lives forever.

Olivia couldn't believe that she was actually chosen to be one of Vamps' models; all she did was send in a picture of herself. And now she is on her way to the Big Apple, as are the other girls who were chosen. All of it was so overwhelming, with all the paparazzi and photo shoots. And it became even more surreal when Olivia found herself in the tabloids. It's a good thing that her boyfriend, Damien, supports her, even if he is still living in Texas.

Veronika is the one model chosen that definitely stands out, just because she was the only plus-size one. Veronika had never been ashamed of the way she looked and was so glad that she could become a model just the way she was. Beating out all of those mean girls who thought she could never make it, back in Ohio, was just icing on the cake.

Sydney is far from being a bad girl, but she sure is labeled as one. Maybe it's her blue hair and nose ring that gives Sydney the bad girl vibe, but it was never like this. Sydney used to be the girl next door type, but when her father decided to leave the family behind for his girlfriend, the good girl gig was off. But Sydney only did this to get back at her father; unfortunately, he wasn't as fazed as she wanted him to be. Going to New York was the perfect opportunity to possibly have her father notice her again, and maybe get him to come back.

All three girls came to New York for the exciting experience. But the one thing they didn't know was that this experience had an ulterior motive. Who would have thought that Vamp Modeling Inc. really wanted to preserve the girls' looks forever by changing them into vampires? The name of the company itself seemed like an (un)dead giveaway. Being able to party all night long and never get tired did sweeten the deal a little, but for Olivia, Veronika, and Sydney, it may just get a little old.

Julie Kenner, Johanna Edwards, and Serena Robar are no strangers to the supernatural world, and the stories that they each provide in this very funny novel are both memorable and worth the read. Who knew that being a vampire model could be so much work? Fans of the authors' previous works and the vampire genre as a whole will not be disappointed with FENDI, FERRAGAMO, & FANGS. ( )