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jcreads85's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book was a good pallet cleanser, a bit of fluff to follow up some other recent books. I enjoyed the read, it was lighthearted, had some decent character development but lacked any real substance that would make me aching for more or jumping on sequels.
For those who like slow-burn, minimal spice (there is one scene - decently written - near the very end), and of course an interest in cross species/monster/paranormal romance, then this book is for you.
It’s not a deep book, though I think it was trying to be at least in the way of our MC, Cassie. Unfortunately, she wasn’t written as a very strong lady lead. She lives the typical “starving artist” life and lacks self confidence. So while the love interest Frederick commends her on being self-sacrificing, I found her a little frustrating and perhaps a bit of a doormat. Or at least too much of a “helper”. And it’d be great if we could have a lady without the cliche background of bad boyfriends, falling for the wrong guy, etc.
Also, there were weird moments where I thought the author was trying to add depth, and maybe a little bit of mystery and darkness, but it just didn’t have enough. It was more daytime sitcom - too funny, too many endearing moments that broke up the story. For example, I thought our MCs reaction to discovering vampirism is real a little understated. And the kidnap-rescue plot was a flop, totally unbelievable. It felt really anticlimactic and a cop-out for trying to figure out an ending for the story that led to the happily ever after.
The story is written first person, single point of view…except when it wasn’t. And this I loved. The story was epistolary, a favorite of mine. We get the notes written between Cassie & Frederick within many of the chapters. But on top of this treat, most of the chapters started with journal entry’s, text exchanges, and letters between our leading man and others. Or about him from another’s point of view. It basically gave us a bit of his POV and fed into the vampire world subplot.
In general, I wouldn’t discourage a read of this book. It was unique, lighthearted, and quick. I’m not mad I read it. And I looked forward to the moments we saw into Frederick’s mind and world. It’s a solid, middle of the pack, sort of romance.
For those who like slow-burn, minimal spice (there is one scene - decently written - near the very end), and of course an interest in cross species/monster/paranormal romance, then this book is for you.
It’s not a deep book, though I think it was trying to be at least in the way of our MC, Cassie. Unfortunately, she wasn’t written as a very strong lady lead. She lives the typical “starving artist” life and lacks self confidence. So while the love interest Frederick commends her on being self-sacrificing, I found her a little frustrating and perhaps a bit of a doormat. Or at least too much of a “helper”. And it’d be great if we could have a lady without the cliche background of bad boyfriends, falling for the wrong guy, etc.
Also, there were weird moments where I thought the author was trying to add depth, and maybe a little bit of mystery and darkness, but it just didn’t have enough. It was more daytime sitcom - too funny, too many endearing moments that broke up the story. For example, I thought our MCs reaction to discovering vampirism is real a little understated. And the kidnap-rescue plot was a flop, totally unbelievable. It felt really anticlimactic and a cop-out for trying to figure out an ending for the story that led to the happily ever after.
The story is written first person, single point of view…except when it wasn’t. And this I loved. The story was epistolary, a favorite of mine. We get the notes written between Cassie & Frederick within many of the chapters. But on top of this treat, most of the chapters started with journal entry’s, text exchanges, and letters between our leading man and others. Or about him from another’s point of view. It basically gave us a bit of his POV and fed into the vampire world subplot.
In general, I wouldn’t discourage a read of this book. It was unique, lighthearted, and quick. I’m not mad I read it. And I looked forward to the moments we saw into Frederick’s mind and world. It’s a solid, middle of the pack, sort of romance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Minor: Body horror and Kidnapping
air12's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
pipettesandpages's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Animal cruelty and Alcohol
bree_h_reads's review against another edition
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
I was nervous going into this because vampire romance books have been letting me down lately. FORTUNATELY this was actually really enjoyable.
While the characters were extremely stupid at times and really tried my patience, I felt like it was made up for in how funny I found the book. A lot of the trying to patience was from a joke going on too long, but it didn’t ruin my enjoyment of the earlier parts of the joke.
Also the romance was really cute! It was nice watching these two fall for each other and their dedication to each other. I also liked that when they were thirsting after each other it didn’t feel out of place or like it was happening at weird times. And honestly the spice was actually alright, I’ve listened to so much bad spice this was a nice little treat.
Overall, it was a cute, simple read! I’m looking forward to the sequel!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Blood
vaguelyredhead's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping
annabananadel's review
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
“Do not think for one moment that you are replaceable, Cassie Greenberg. For you are anything but.”
I didn't have that high expectation of this book so when I actually did start reading it, it amazed me how much it made me smile and laugh even in public. It's a really silly rom-com between a vampire and a human and I think that the author really did have a blast writing this. What really made me drop the rating is the last quarter of the book where it really just felt silly and ironically, something that would never happen. So yeah, even if I did enjoy more than half of the book, it really was down to how it ended. The third act conflict really was just a disappointment and I wished that the author has made it more serious compared to how it was written.
However, I would love a Frederick as a roommate. The dialogues was amazingly witty. Plus points for the little sneak peek of Frederick's POV at every start of the chapter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Kidnapping
readingtheskyline's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I sadly had to DNF this book involuntarily. The source I was using to read it online stopped working, so I can't finish it since I've been unable to find this book anywhere without buying it. But since I was about 80% through, I can give a review for most of the book.
I enjoyed the way the chapters were structured. Having a note or news article that set the scene was fun to read. I thought the vampire man was a very funny character, and I thought the reason for having him seem so old-fashioned was quite unique and clever.
Overall it was nice, though I stopped right when it was getting juicy in the drama department, shame.
I enjoyed the way the chapters were structured. Having a note or news article that set the scene was fun to read. I thought the vampire man was a very funny character, and I thought the reason for having him seem so old-fashioned was quite unique and clever.
Overall it was nice, though I stopped right when it was getting juicy in the drama department, shame.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood
sardonicdeath's review
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I can’t say that I enjoyed this book but at the same time, I can’t say that I hated it.
It took me a lot longer to finish than I had thought, but that’s mainly because I found it hard to get into.
I enjoyed the concept of the book. However, I felt that it fell short in its execution.
I could partially relate to the FMC but not enough that I felt invested in knowing more about her or her hobbies ETC. She had a bad habit of repeating herself or actions. “He’s so cold to the touch,” “he’s so attractive,” “placed my hand where his heartbeat would’ve been.” Yes, we get it…
The MMC was more tolerable, but I feel that is basically because the book is written completely in our FMC’s POV.
I did not enjoy the ending, or the last few pages leading up to it.
I feel the author wrote herself into a situation she wasn’t sure how to get herself out of, and it just felt flat. Although the story ties off almost all the aspects of the story, it always just feels like they didn’t all intertwine well with each other, but that may also have been because of my inability to become in invested in the story.
For those who want to know which piece I felt was not tied off please see below:
So, as we reach the conclusion of the book we don’t really ever get the answer of if she turned or not. It is basically left at “I’ll think about it.”
Overall, not the best but not the worst.
Based off of the writing and storytelling I don’t think I’ll be picking up this author again.
It took me a lot longer to finish than I had thought, but that’s mainly because I found it hard to get into.
I enjoyed the concept of the book. However, I felt that it fell short in its execution.
I could partially relate to the FMC but not enough that I felt invested in knowing more about her or her hobbies ETC. She had a bad habit of repeating herself or actions. “He’s so cold to the touch,” “he’s so attractive,” “placed my hand where his heartbeat would’ve been.” Yes, we get it…
The MMC was more tolerable, but I feel that is basically because the book is written completely in our FMC’s POV.
I did not enjoy the ending, or the last few pages leading up to it.
I feel the author wrote herself into a situation she wasn’t sure how to get herself out of, and it just felt flat. Although the story ties off almost all the aspects of the story, it always just feels like they didn’t all intertwine well with each other, but that may also have been because of my inability to become in invested in the story.
For those who want to know which piece I felt was not tied off please see below:
Overall, not the best but not the worst.
Based off of the writing and storytelling I don’t think I’ll be picking up this author again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Murder and Violence
probablytoolate's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping and Blood
Minor: Blood, Alcohol, and Cursing
iamamyyyyy's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book fell flat for me. Cassie was a typical messy main character who is trying to get it together and even though in the end she lands a great job, she does not grow as a character at all. All other characters, including the vampire love interest, are completely one dimensional. Within romance books, I don't have a strong preference for single or dual POV, but I think having chapters from Frederick's perspective could only have helped in this case.
The book also could have used some editing. In particular I found the timeline confusing at best and even contradictory a few times.
The book also could have used some editing. In particular I found the timeline confusing at best and even contradictory a few times.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Blood