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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
The Afterlife of the Party follows two friends who are trying to track down their other friend after finding out she is being compelled by a group of evil vampires.
I honestly don’t have much to say about this book as it was not my cup of tea at all. I usually live vampire stories and I am beyond grateful that they are making a comeback, which is what provoked me to check out this book. Unfortunately this story was so hard to read due to how bad the writing was. There are so many plot holes right from the beginning and there is zero explanation for the magic system that is represented throughout the book. There is also zero flow to the story. There’s lots of jumping from scene to scene without any notice or even breakage in the text. Along with the jumping from scene to scene, new information gets added out of nowhere without any explanation. With all these issues in place, it was near impossible to connect to the story in any way. This book honestly feels more like a first draft than anything else.
The one way I would recommend this book is if you are looking for something that is quick to read that you don’t really need to have a heavy focus on while reading.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book!
I honestly don’t have much to say about this book as it was not my cup of tea at all. I usually live vampire stories and I am beyond grateful that they are making a comeback, which is what provoked me to check out this book. Unfortunately this story was so hard to read due to how bad the writing was. There are so many plot holes right from the beginning and there is zero explanation for the magic system that is represented throughout the book. There is also zero flow to the story. There’s lots of jumping from scene to scene without any notice or even breakage in the text. Along with the jumping from scene to scene, new information gets added out of nowhere without any explanation. With all these issues in place, it was near impossible to connect to the story in any way. This book honestly feels more like a first draft than anything else.
The one way I would recommend this book is if you are looking for something that is quick to read that you don’t really need to have a heavy focus on while reading.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book!
This was sadly not my cup of tea.
The positive is that I was interested enough to find out what happened. I read the whole book, there were moments I really liked and I was really into the book.
Negative, the writing style just wasn’t for me. Several times throughout the book the character kept repeating herself. It made it obnoxious to continue. It lacked real feeling for me, I couldn't connect to the characters in any way. At some point I thought the characters could be redeemed but nope they fell really short for me. Except for Vaughn, his character I liked.
I really wanted to like it and I think that's why I read the whole thing. I wanted to give it a fair chance. But again, this wasn't for me, I hope others will enjoy it more than I did.
I am reviewing this in the most polite way I can possibly manage. It just wasn't a book or writing style for me. I truly wanted to like it.
The positive is that I was interested enough to find out what happened. I read the whole book, there were moments I really liked and I was really into the book.
Negative, the writing style just wasn’t for me. Several times throughout the book the character kept repeating herself. It made it obnoxious to continue. It lacked real feeling for me, I couldn't connect to the characters in any way. At some point I thought the characters could be redeemed but nope they fell really short for me. Except for Vaughn, his character I liked.
I really wanted to like it and I think that's why I read the whole thing. I wanted to give it a fair chance. But again, this wasn't for me, I hope others will enjoy it more than I did.
I am reviewing this in the most polite way I can possibly manage. It just wasn't a book or writing style for me. I truly wanted to like it.
This was such a fun book to read. I got this book at 8 at night and stayed up way past bed time (I have kids so yes I have a bed time) to read almost the whole thing in one night.
The book starts with Tansy going to a party with a couple of her friends, Skylar and Vaughn. The party wasn't exactly what Tansy was expecting... Turns out the band has more than playing music on the menu for the night. The Drainers are vampires and Skylar is enthralled. Tansy and Vaughn chase the band around so they can help Skylar break the link to the lead singer, Travis.
I loved Tansy and Vaughn. I liked their chemistry and their awkwardness when it came to starting a relationship. I also really loved all they went through to help out Skylar. Because she was kind of a brat.
I am excited to see what happens next. This book ended with a pretty big change in Tansy's life and I can't wait to see how she handles it!
The book starts with Tansy going to a party with a couple of her friends, Skylar and Vaughn. The party wasn't exactly what Tansy was expecting... Turns out the band has more than playing music on the menu for the night. The Drainers are vampires and Skylar is enthralled. Tansy and Vaughn chase the band around so they can help Skylar break the link to the lead singer, Travis.
I loved Tansy and Vaughn. I liked their chemistry and their awkwardness when it came to starting a relationship. I also really loved all they went through to help out Skylar. Because she was kind of a brat.
I am excited to see what happens next. This book ended with a pretty big change in Tansy's life and I can't wait to see how she handles it!
2.5
Originally posted at Vampire Book Club
When Skylar disappears with the band, Tansy and her would-be crush and best friend Vaughn will embark on a roadtrip to follow the band to their next concert venues in hopes of finding Skylar. While Skylar’s presence seems to continuously elude the pair, Tansy and Vaughn discover all the other young women who need their help too. What started out as a quest to save her friend, has now turned into a quest to save the world.
With the publication of another book in that other popular vampire series recently, I was drawn into Afterlife of the Party because I was really feeling the YA vampire vibe.
Afterlife of the Party has the most wonderful campiness about it. I do not mean that as a bad thing whatsoever. While reading, it brought back memories of watching like part seventeen in a horror movie franchise. Not quite as good as the original, and reaching to some far-fetched heights, but still mighty entertaining all the same.
I liked the play on the romanticizing of the vampire. Yes, Skylar is drawn to the band, as are many others, but it’s through compulsion. If she were able to think clearly she would be running in the opposite direction from these predators. Tansy, who by virtue of her witchy roots, is able to ward off the compulsion and see their true natures which she describes as everything from rotting to putrid to greasy to dirty, is not the, dare I say, sparkly, ethereal visage we are often given.
While I can take all these aspects and enjoy the story, I do have to review it and in focusing a more critical eye, things pop out that may not have bothered me otherwise. Such as the abruptness to some of the character’s movements. On one page you have a character who is critically wounded (a page before they were almost dying) and then turning to the next page they’re up and walking around like nothing happened. This is just one instance, but it is something that happens constantly throughout in varying situations. Enough that I had to keep going back and making sure I didn’t skip the moment where we hear about so-and-so’s miraculous recovery. It felt like the book was written in small snippets and then pieces together to make a whole but without the important parts that make it cohesive.
Plus, the story doesn’t seem to know, yet, how to utilize Tansy possibly becoming a vampire while also having magic in her family, specifically witches. She seesaws too much between owning her inherent powers, and not believing they’re real. It comes across a little messy. I don’t think it helps Tansy deal with who she’s becoming if she doesn’t believe in who she was before.
If you are able to get past some of the inconsistencies within the story, I think Afterlife of the Party is enjoyable. It definitely sets the mood for the fall season. As the first book in an apparent series, I’m hopeful it will get stronger with each book.
Originally posted at Vampire Book Club
When Skylar disappears with the band, Tansy and her would-be crush and best friend Vaughn will embark on a roadtrip to follow the band to their next concert venues in hopes of finding Skylar. While Skylar’s presence seems to continuously elude the pair, Tansy and Vaughn discover all the other young women who need their help too. What started out as a quest to save her friend, has now turned into a quest to save the world.
With the publication of another book in that other popular vampire series recently, I was drawn into Afterlife of the Party because I was really feeling the YA vampire vibe.
Afterlife of the Party has the most wonderful campiness about it. I do not mean that as a bad thing whatsoever. While reading, it brought back memories of watching like part seventeen in a horror movie franchise. Not quite as good as the original, and reaching to some far-fetched heights, but still mighty entertaining all the same.
I liked the play on the romanticizing of the vampire. Yes, Skylar is drawn to the band, as are many others, but it’s through compulsion. If she were able to think clearly she would be running in the opposite direction from these predators. Tansy, who by virtue of her witchy roots, is able to ward off the compulsion and see their true natures which she describes as everything from rotting to putrid to greasy to dirty, is not the, dare I say, sparkly, ethereal visage we are often given.
While I can take all these aspects and enjoy the story, I do have to review it and in focusing a more critical eye, things pop out that may not have bothered me otherwise. Such as the abruptness to some of the character’s movements. On one page you have a character who is critically wounded (a page before they were almost dying) and then turning to the next page they’re up and walking around like nothing happened. This is just one instance, but it is something that happens constantly throughout in varying situations. Enough that I had to keep going back and making sure I didn’t skip the moment where we hear about so-and-so’s miraculous recovery. It felt like the book was written in small snippets and then pieces together to make a whole but without the important parts that make it cohesive.
Plus, the story doesn’t seem to know, yet, how to utilize Tansy possibly becoming a vampire while also having magic in her family, specifically witches. She seesaws too much between owning her inherent powers, and not believing they’re real. It comes across a little messy. I don’t think it helps Tansy deal with who she’s becoming if she doesn’t believe in who she was before.
If you are able to get past some of the inconsistencies within the story, I think Afterlife of the Party is enjoyable. It definitely sets the mood for the fall season. As the first book in an apparent series, I’m hopeful it will get stronger with each book.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Kidnapping
Minor: Death
dark
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced