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This was a light, fun book, so long as you don't think about it too hard (which I'm not very good at). The characters were adorable and the romance was lovely. I got quite tired of the over-the-top physical attraction between the main couple. The writing was good on the whole, if a bit repetitive – characters were constantly staring at the floor or their shoes. I didn't really find the humour that funny

(apart from "the Tiktoks")

and kept forgetting it was a romcom rather than romance, but that's just me. The juxtaposition of quirky romcom with actual vampires was jarring but in a fun way.

The title is quite confusing for a British audience – I'd assumed they actually shared a room, but actually they're more flatmates than roommates.

Two things that did really irritate me:
1. The texts and letters were completely unbelievable throughout; they read like spoken dialogue and were never convincing for written language. For example, near the beginning Frederick writes in a handwritten letter "Not... Exactly" – who writes with ellipses like that on paper?! Let alone someone from his period, who's trying not to act suspicious. This kind of thing ruined my immersion in the story whenever there was a letter involved.
2. Following on from that, the author clearly did not research the historical period Frederick is from. She keeps saying he looks like he's stepped out of a Jane Austen novel, but the way she describes his clothes (suits and wingtip shoes) is more like early 1900s fashions, i.e. a century after Austen's time. His speech and style of letter writing also didn't feel convincing enough for the time.

I was also a bit disappointed that there was never a solution to the whole stealing from bloodbanks thing. I know the author didn't want Frederick preying on people, but that still seems like a pretty big ethical issue. Cassie also was just way too comfortable and accepting of the fact that vampires were real and she was living with one.

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What We Do In The Shadows meets Kate & Leopold (minus the time travel) in this fluffy, feel good paranormal Rom-com about a down on her luck artist and the eccentric, marshmallowy vampire she moves in with after being evicted by her landlord.

I absolutely LOVED this! It has just the right amount of humour and the adorably eccentric Frederick, our cinnamon roll love interest (and vampire roommate) stole my heart with his humorously old timey mannerisms and general awkwardness surrounding modern society/ social conventions.

Cassie, our protagonist was really likeable too and though she’s painfully oblivious at first (both to Frederick’s not so subtle feelings and vampire status), I really enjoyed watching her slow realisation and inner thought processes as Cassie begins to come to terms with her new circumstances (and vampire filled) reality.

She did give me slight Jess from New Girl vibes (which I’m not mad about) and if this is ever optioned for TV or a movie, I can totally see Zooey Deschanel playing her.

Reginald, Frederick’s friend (and fellow vampire) was also a firm fave of mine, and I’d love to see more of him (and his roguish charm) in future— I’ve also got my fingers crossed for a spinoff, as his brief mention in the epilogue has me all kinds of intrigued.

Overall, a fun, fast paced read that you should definitely check out if you’re a fan of Sarah Hawley, lighthearted vampire stories or cosy, low stakes style Rom-coms.

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

“Mr. Frederick Fitzwilliam’s Google Search History: - How do you kiss if it has been three hundred years since.- How can you know if she wants to kiss you…”

➽ My Roommate Is a Vampire is exactly the hilarious, paranormal Romance I was expecting! Cassie Greenberg is a struggling artist, who is desperately searching for affordable housing in the Chicago area. When she finds a flatshare offer in a nice area that's too good to be true, she meets Frederick J. Fitzwilliam, a hot guy who speaks as if he's from a Regency novel. I loved the hilarious setup, as Cassie's immediately suspicious. After all, the offer is too good to be true, but she needs the cheap rent and is willing to put up with an eccentric roommate. It turns out that Frederick is actually a vampire, who's trying to blend into modern society and hopes to learn how to behave 'normally' from Cassie! I loved this trope so much and thought it was fun trying to see Frederick come to terms with modern technology! This was just an entertaining romance and makes me glad that we're getting more vampire books again!

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lighthearted

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

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