Name: Department 19
Rating: 4 (9 reviews)
ISBN: 9781595144065

Will Hill

After watching his father's brutal murder, sixteen-year-old Jamie Carpenter joins Department 19, a secret government agency, where he learns of the existence of vampires and the history that ties him to the team destined to stop them.

Department 19

After he is rescued by an enormous man named Frankenstein, Jamie Carpenter isbrought to Department Nineteen, where he is pulled into a secret organizationresponsible for policing the supernatural, founded more than a century ago bysurvivors of Dracula.

Truly surprising that this wasn't a popular series like Percy Jackson was, although it is a particularly gory book for something rated 12+. A wonderfully fun take on vampires and the supernatural. 

Laoise Giblin

Sonja H

Die dt. Übersetzung wurde von Bastei Lübbe mit "Thriller" bezeichnet, aber meiner Meinung nach passt es nur bedingt. Für mich las es sich in erster Linie wie ein Jugendbuch mit Thriller- und Horrorelementen. Der Schreibstil ist nicht besonders gut, der Spannungsbogen manchmal etwas zäh und die Horrorszenen schaffen es nicht wirklich, Gruseln zu verbreiten. 
Alles in allem kann man es als leichte Unterhaltung lesen, muss man aber nicht. Kein besonderes Buch. Ich würde auch eher 2 1/2 Sterne vergeben,

Nikki Sojkowski

I just finished it yesterday! It was really good. It's vampire-y but not like sissy vampires. More like cross me and I'll rip your throat out. There's a little Van Helsing, Dracula, and Frankenstein (but they're not major characters) 
It was a little all over the place for a bit as far as telling the story goes but all the threads came together nicely so it was all ok haha I'd totally recommend D19 to people! 


So what is this book about? It's about this guy named Jamie Carpenter. He grew up knowing that his father was a traitor to the British government along with bullies constantly reminding him. Around his 16th birthday, his mom was kidnapped and a Vampire named Alexandru attacks him! Alexandru is one of the 3 original brothers that Dracula himself turned. How will Jamie ever survive? Frankenstein, THE Frankenstein monster, comes and saves him? Why? Because Frankenstein made a promise to Jamie's dad to always be there for the Carpenter family. The Carpenter family is part of a secret British Government department called Blacklight, Department Nineteen. When Dracula was killed by Van Helsing and those 3 other guys, they formed Department Nineteen to train future Vampire Hunters! Most people who join are selected from elite military people, but when a guy descendent of the founders turns 16, he's asked if he wants to join. Seeing as his mom was kidnapped, of course he says yes.

He goes through a lot of cool vampire training (quite an interesting read just for that sake, if nothing else) and during Jamie's stories there's flashbacks to the original people who killed Dracula.

One thing I don't understand is Larissa and Jamie. I don't understand why Larissa likes him! I mean he's not a bad guy but the relationship seems out of nowhere with no sturdy footing. I liked Frankenstein and the ending regarding him. It was sad but a wakeup call for Jamie.

I also thought that Dracula and Jamie's mom tied in nicely to the book. (view spoiler)[Having Jamie's mom be turned just as he was finally getting her back was cool and showed that (hide spoiler)]Vampire's don't need a cause. They do things because they CAN.

Amanda Shameem

Sierra Hernandez 

When his own mother is turned into a vampire, 16-year-old Jamie, a new recruit to a classified government agency of vampire hunters, swears vengeance against her captors and prepares for a confrontation with Dracula himself.

The rising

Marissa Scudlo

William Hill

"My master is the second oldest vampire in the world," she said. "He's more powerful than you can imagine.""Like how powerful?""Like a God. Like that powerful.""I don't believe in God."She smiled at him again, and this time Jamie saw the white fangs below her upper lip, and he shivered."You should," she said. "You really should."When Jamie Carpenter's mother is kidnapped by strange creatures, he finds himself dragged into Department 19, the government's most secret agency.Fortunately for Jamie, Department 19 can provide the tools he needs to find his mother, and to kill the vampires who want him dead. But unfortunately for everyone, something much older is stirring, something even Department 19 can't stand up against...Age 13+

Department 19

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