In the Forest of the Night was a facinating tale of the world of true vampires, expaining how Rachel can go from a good Christian school girl to a killimg and ravenous vampire, out to satisfy her thirst for blood. Her perfect, yet not too overdone detailing of every situation that happens with Risika makes you feel as though you are a character in this story, and are right in on the action. Her suspenseful techniques of writing keep you glued to the book up until your eyes begin to sag. Her writing style keeps you absolutely compelled and on the edge of your seat the entire course of reading this story. I would highly recommend this book to all of my friends because people of all ages can enjoy her nifty stories. This novel makes for an amazing read no matter what types of books you would normally be drawn to. She has a certain way of explaining her characters to an extent where you begin to take sides in good versus evil. Each and every chapter has a completely new twist added to it. Never expect the same situation or detailing to be done twice .

This book was one of the very few I could not put down. Amelia out-did herself with her mysterious, yet attracting characters. In her writing, she is not afraid to show her vivid imagination and this book is great example of just that! Although the character Aubrey may show more hate and spite than love, his mysteriousness, strangely, makes him one of my favored characters. Yes, this book is about vampires, but you may find that this wonderfully written book is surprisingly easy to relate to. It shows a side of the myths that you don't normally see; her vampires feel pain and have a history. Words cannot come close to describing how much i enjoyed reading this novel.

To be truthful, I've never been into vampires very much. The first time I ever laid eyes on In the Forest of the Night was on one of the lunch tables before school. My friend was reading it. Figures. She is really into vampires and all that stuff. So, just out of pure boredom,I picked up the book and began to read.

I liked the scene where Risika is watching the tiger in its cage at the zoo. It was very well written and I could see it clearly in my mind. I also enjoyed the witchcraft bit she added in the second chapter.

But what affected me most had to be her writing style. I could hardly believe that a thirteen -year- old could write as well as an adult. At first I envied her, because reading that masterpiece made me doubt my own writing. But now I look on her book as inspiration for aspiring teen writers everywhere. I've thought about writing to Miss Atwater-Rhodes for a while. I know she'd tell me and other aspiring writers trying to get published never to give up. After all, she never gave up, and look what happended to her.