Reviews with content warning for Kidnapping - My Roommate Is a Vampire

It was a cute book, I didn’t love the massive age gap that was only mentioned once. Honestly I was really into this book until they got together. Once they were together it felt weird. I didn’t love their relationship.

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jcreads85's review

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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.

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air12's review

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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

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bree_h_reads's review against another edition

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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!

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vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

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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

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