Reviews

When Life Gives You Vampires by Gloria Duke

holyhead_harpie's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jessiepostshere's review

2.0

I loved the idea of this vampire themed romcom and I thought the plot stood up to that, but unfortunately I didn’t love the curvy girl representation in this, which was also a key reason I picked this book up.

I understand that you’re in the characters POV so anything they’re feeling you’re suppose to feel too, but this book didn’t make me feel good as a curvy lady. I stuck through to the end in hope of a different vibe with character growth, but I still didn’t feel good at the end of this one.

emptyharmony's review against another edition

2.0

Spoilers ahead.

I really wanted to love this book. A light hearted Vampire romp with plus sized representation seemed right up my reading alley. As much as I wanted to love Lily she didn’t feel like a real character. It read more like what someone thought the internal monologue of a 25 year old plus sized person would be and it felt inauthentic. Add in a bunch of silly plot points and a completely ridiculous denouement when we finally meet the big bad and I was rooting for the vampire slayer to kill the main character and all of the vampires by the end.

bibliophilebree's review

So badly written. No one says "holy dick boogers" 

ashleylynnreads's review

3.0

My biggest issue is the complete and total self-hate the main character has throughout the entire book until like the epilogue I feel like they needed to come to terms with themselves a lot sooner otherwise it was a cute little book

teafortiffany's review

I didn't really like the main character and I just couldn't get into the writing. It just wasn't for me. I knew that it might not be going in but I wanted to give it a try. Might not necessarily be a bad book for people who read more contemporary type of romances. I didn't get far enough in to really give any real review on it so I'm not going to tell people to avoid this one or anything. It just wasn't a book for me and that's okay. 

cestrella's review

I dnf this one at page 162. The way the FMC talked and her inner monologue was too childish for me. I agree with a lot of the 1-star reviews about how the body image issues are being handled in this story are not well done. 

gablechelsea's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

ekimrey's review

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

cobaltbookshelf's review

2.0

This had a okay beginning, but then I felt that the author went too far in some stuff and it ended up affecting the story and I became bored. I really was expecting something a bit more fun but I didn’t connect with the characters or their story.

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.