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klparmley's review
4.0
This is just funny. Not deep. Not brain food. Bill is a jerk. Bill made me laugh and stay up past my bedtime because I didn't want to put the book down.
alisonhori's review
3.0
This book was fun and silly and actually made me laugh. Bill, a total nerd with some loyal nerdie friends, is turned into a weird but with a few cool if not exactly perfect Vamp powers. Goofy book but a fun read.
mogojojo1013's review
2.0
I discovered this author through the Authors and Dragons podcast he does. I had high hopes for this book and it just. Never got there for me. The first chapter is just the main character dying, and trying to remember what happened to him. It is weird and goes on for far too long. The whole thing feels very repetitive what with the author always feeling the need to shoe-horn thoughts of boobs and butts into Bill's internal monologue. Like we get it. He's an asshole. Move on. You don't need to tell us every time he notices a woman. Please. All the characters are jerks too, I get having imperfect characters or characters with flaws, but damn. None of the characters in this story are remotely likable.
The only thing in this that was redeeming for me was the idea that religion wasn't what affected vampires, it was the belief in the symbol that had the power. That was a cool and interesting idea. If it was more of that I would be happier.
There were a few times that it made me chuckle, but overall it was rather lack-luster.
It was also lame that Bill became the coven leader in the end instead of Sally. I get the reasoning, but that doesn't make it any less lame.
The only thing in this that was redeeming for me was the idea that religion wasn't what affected vampires, it was the belief in the symbol that had the power. That was a cool and interesting idea. If it was more of that I would be happier.
There were a few times that it made me chuckle, but overall it was rather lack-luster.
It was also lame that Bill became the coven leader in the end instead of Sally. I get the reasoning, but that doesn't make it any less lame.
bryan1's review
adventurous
dark
funny
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
5.0
seanostone's review against another edition
5.0
A fantastically fun vampire book. The story was so gripping I hated having to put it down to sleep. Burned through it. I can’t wait to read the next one! Possibly the best book I’ve read all year!
mxdeannaf's review against another edition
1.0
I only got 2% through the book before I couldn't stomach the mysogynistic "nice guy" bullshit.
seang81's review against another edition
1.0
This was painful. No need for the excess misogyny that’s on show throughout this ‘novel’. Reads like a teenage boy started thumping on his keyboard trying to connect with bro’s and the only way they can do this is through casual sexism, misogyny and lazy writing. I enjoy crude humour but this was crass and disappointing. So, yeah, it’s a no from me and a recommendation to not waste your time.
claire_loves_books's review against another edition
1.0
The plot is fine and there are funny moments but I just can't get over the complete sexist tone of the whole book, it totally ruined it for me. Every women we meet has her looks evaluated. All women are bitches; "However, the girl, proving that all women are sisters in that they all share a gene that lets them become instant bitches, decided to 'help' the situation along." The female main character seemed to get called bitch every few pages. There are just so many examples of this sort of misogynistic stuff, it's really unpleasant.
It's also established that hotter people are just better in general "The world just has so many more possibilities when you're hot." And that fat women are worth less than thin ones-
“So, by that logic,” Tom cut in, “wouldn't chowing down on a hot swimsuit model be okay?”
I thought about it for a few seconds. “Yeah, I guess so. Hot chicks would definitely be on the menu.”
Ed shook his head. “No. I don’t think so. That would be a waste of some perfectly good ass. They're too rare (at least in our apartment) to kill. You don't hunt endangered species. Killing a hot chick would be like clubbing a baby seal. Not cool.” Damn, he had me there. Score one for logic.
“What if Bill was drunk and it was a fat chick?” Tom asked.
“Your wisdom is sound, my friend. Nobody loses points for an ugly girl if they're hammered at the time,” Ed agreed."
It's also a bit racist in places, it doesn't come up as much- as far as I remember there are only 2 non white characters we come across, "a large African American with a shaved head. A smaller Latino-looking gang banger stood a few feet behind him." are attacking Bill, it just felt like too much of a coincidence that the only non white characters were bad guys attacking him. There's also a dig at foreign taxi drivers. "It was faster and cheaper than a cab, with the added benefit of not having to be yelled at in Arabic." He could have just complained about being yelled at, it just felt unnecessary to specify which language they were yelling in.
It's also homophobic with rape jokes, it's like the author was trying to hit every prejudice.
I really wish I hadn't finished this.
It's also established that hotter people are just better in general "The world just has so many more possibilities when you're hot." And that fat women are worth less than thin ones-
“So, by that logic,” Tom cut in, “wouldn't chowing down on a hot swimsuit model be okay?”
I thought about it for a few seconds. “Yeah, I guess so. Hot chicks would definitely be on the menu.”
Ed shook his head. “No. I don’t think so. That would be a waste of some perfectly good ass. They're too rare (at least in our apartment) to kill. You don't hunt endangered species. Killing a hot chick would be like clubbing a baby seal. Not cool.” Damn, he had me there. Score one for logic.
“What if Bill was drunk and it was a fat chick?” Tom asked.
“Your wisdom is sound, my friend. Nobody loses points for an ugly girl if they're hammered at the time,” Ed agreed."
It's also a bit racist in places, it doesn't come up as much- as far as I remember there are only 2 non white characters we come across, "a large African American with a shaved head. A smaller Latino-looking gang banger stood a few feet behind him." are attacking Bill, it just felt like too much of a coincidence that the only non white characters were bad guys attacking him. There's also a dig at foreign taxi drivers. "It was faster and cheaper than a cab, with the added benefit of not having to be yelled at in Arabic." He could have just complained about being yelled at, it just felt unnecessary to specify which language they were yelling in.
It's also homophobic with rape jokes, it's like the author was trying to hit every prejudice.
I really wish I hadn't finished this.
_b_a_l_'s review against another edition
2.0
So you certainly couldn't call it great literature or anything - but it was entertaining escapism.