Social Vampire — James Schannep

Shortlisted for the 2023 Bath Novel Award!At a new school, you get a chance to reinvent yourself, so...why not be a vampire?Gordon is hiding something. Is it the fact that he's secretly a vampire? No, of course n-wait. Yes. That's exactly what he's hiding. Let's go with that.So when this nerdy teen moves to a small town where all the kids are obsessed with vampire fiction, he reinvents himself as their dream character: dark & brooding, cool as hell, and overly susceptible to stabs through the heart.While rivaling the alpha male jock, garnering the attention of the most popular girl in his class, and forming a hilarious friendship with the girl next door (the only one who knows his secret), Gordon might find that this new school is the perfect place for him to shine-or, better yet, sparkle.But if his classmates dig up the truth, it'll be the nail in his coffin...