I do not usually read books written in verse, but I really enjoyed this book.

When you read the word "vampire" a certain image comes into your head, but in this book, it is not what you think. I loved reading about the family dynamic and yes, sibling rivalry.

What drew me to this book to begin with was the cover. It is beautifully illustrated, but the story kept me interested.

As a 6-12 school librarian, I can see my younger readers really enjoying this book. Not only is the cover beautiful, but it is a short read that will hold their interest.

This was based on the ARC provided by NetGalley.

I really enjoyed reading this book, it had everything that I was hoping for from the description. The characters felt like they were supposed to and worked with the nightmarish elements to this. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and thought everything worked together in this novel.

Thank you to NetGalley, Rosen Publishing Group, West 44 Books, and Ryan Wolf for the opportunity to read The Memory Vampires in exchange for an honest review.

I thoroughly enjoy Ryan Wolf's hi-lo novels-in-verse. After reading The Real Unreal and Moving Through Walls, I knew The Memory Vampires would be yet another super fun middle grade read.

Twins Adam and Adriana go with their parents on what should be a fun family vacation to New England village. Shortly after their arrival, they go into town for some snacks and other supplies to bring back to the house they are staying at. Adam notices right away a strange bruise on the clerk's forehead, and the cashier just doesn't seem to even recollect the need for payment.

Things get even weirder when the twins parents start to forget simple things, like how to drive, and question their destination multiple times. When Adam seems to start being affected, Adriana takes it upon herself to find out why everyone seems to be losing their memory in the quiet vacation town.

First told from Adam's perspective, then Adriana's, The Memory Vampires makes for a fun, semi-paranormal middle grade novel. It demonstrates the dynamics of sibling rivalry, but also the love and connection that families share. Yet another fun novel from Ryan Wolf, and I can't wait to see what he does next!

Thank you so much to Rosen Publishing/ West 44 Books and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.

Twins Adam and Adrianna used to be close but now they are worlds apart, on a family trip the parents memories start disappearing, then soon Adams do too. Adrianna soon wakes up to the world around her to help save her family.

This was so interesting, I really liked this whole different style of vampire, they were so unique and creative, very creepy alien things but nonetheless creative and made the story fascinating. They took the memories from everyone and it left everyone catatonic and on a memory loss auto pilot, it is such a creative take and with the glowing blue, the swirly things on their heads, the bruises that start showing up on everyone’s head, it was really creative.

I felt so bad for Adam, he just wanted to have his sister back to his best friend, to spend some time with her like they did as kids in the Alley, but she was so absorbed in her phone she never had time for him or her parents. I was happy that we got to actually see that Adrianna changed back to the girl she once was, to the girl that played in the mud, I was so happy that she was the one to help her family, to have figured out what was going on with her family.

I really enjoyed this verse book, it was so different and really unique, though I don’t like aliens, these weird alien vampire things really caught my fascination, just with how unique and creative they were, with how they worked and what they did, it was so interesting. This was a strange but very interesting verse book read.

3.5 stars rounded up. This was a quick, simple but interesting read. The writing style was different and poetic. The prose was short but got the job done. I think the story was definitely aimed at younger readers, but I still found the family dynamics and mystery interesting. It's the kind of book I would've really enjoyed when I was in elementary school.

I read an ARC of this book from NetGalley. All comments are my own.

The memory vampires by Ryan Wolf.
Twins Adam and Adriana Carver couldn't be more different these days, but they are forced to spend time together on a family vacation in a remote New England village. Though the neighborhood looks charming, the locals are spacey and distant. They seem barely able to speak. Soon the twins' parents begin forgetting everyday things--the locations of keys and parked cars. This quickly escalates into something far more troubling. As the adults start losing their core memories, the twins must hunt down the nightmarish cause of this tragedy. But the monsters in this peaceful seaside community prove far darker and more threatening than anything they might have imagined.
I really enjoyed this short read. I loved the cover that's what drew me to this book. I couldn't put it down. I did like the twins Adriana and Adam. I liked the pictures in the book. I will definitely be looking at reading more of this author books. 4*.