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thisismenow's review against another edition
5.0
In The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires, Iris Scanlon stumbles upon her newest vampire client, C. Calix, after he's been poisoned. Even though it goes against her rules, she allows Cal to come home with her to hide out while he tries to figure out who's behind a rash of vampire poisonings.
Molly Harper has done it again! Even though this book is told from Iris's point of view, the same humor I've come to love and expect from her Jane Jameson books is still present, as are the cast of colorful characters I'd already become familiar with.
I really enjoyed getting to know Iris better. Her role in the Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors was fairly small, so there was a lot left to learn about her. Her relationship with Gigi was always interesting. She hovered the line between sister and mother well.
Cal was also an interesting character. He was a bit off putting at times, but once I got to know more about his character, I grew to like him more. I find vampire talents to be quite interesting, and some of the ones in this book were pretty cool.
As far as the plot goes, I thought the book was really solid. The vampire poisoning were also really fascinating because the usual rules to poisoning seemed not to apply since vampires are undead and wouldn't be affected in the same way.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. Half Moon Hollow is such an interesting place, so it was fun to see the same town from the eyes of a different character and seeing a new adventure while revisiting characters I already loved.
Molly Harper has done it again! Even though this book is told from Iris's point of view, the same humor I've come to love and expect from her Jane Jameson books is still present, as are the cast of colorful characters I'd already become familiar with.
I really enjoyed getting to know Iris better. Her role in the Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors was fairly small, so there was a lot left to learn about her. Her relationship with Gigi was always interesting. She hovered the line between sister and mother well.
Cal was also an interesting character. He was a bit off putting at times, but once I got to know more about his character, I grew to like him more. I find vampire talents to be quite interesting, and some of the ones in this book were pretty cool.
As far as the plot goes, I thought the book was really solid. The vampire poisoning were also really fascinating because the usual rules to poisoning seemed not to apply since vampires are undead and wouldn't be affected in the same way.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. Half Moon Hollow is such an interesting place, so it was fun to see the same town from the eyes of a different character and seeing a new adventure while revisiting characters I already loved.
shannon_cocktailsandbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Oh Molly Harper! She has a way of writing such witty, laugh out loud stories that I should know better than to have any food or beverage on hand when I pick up one of her books!
Iris Scanlon is a vampire concierge. That means she handles all the vampires needs that can't be done during their night time hours (for those that read the last Jane Jameson book, you might recognize Iris as the wedding planner). She's used to seeing all sorts of strange things. But she wasn't quite prepared to find her latest client, Cal, bleeding out in his kitchen from drinking poisoned blood or suddenly having a vampire house guest. But Cal needs her to be his daytime eyes and ears and he tries to figure out who on the vampire council is trying to kill him.
I really enjoyed Cal and Iris' story. Anytime a book starts with someone standing in the aisle at Wal Mart trying to pick out lube for someone, I have to keep going and find out what else will happen. The dialogue between Iris and Cal was witty, sarcastic and downright hysterical. They both seemed to thrive off of the verbal sparring matches and made it an absolute pleasure to "watch" them build that sparring into a relationship.
Jane, Gabriel, Andrea and Dick all make small appearances in the story, which helped to tie the two series together.
If you need something to read that will put a smile on your face and, at times, have you laughing out loud, this is definitely one you should pick up.
Iris Scanlon is a vampire concierge. That means she handles all the vampires needs that can't be done during their night time hours (for those that read the last Jane Jameson book, you might recognize Iris as the wedding planner). She's used to seeing all sorts of strange things. But she wasn't quite prepared to find her latest client, Cal, bleeding out in his kitchen from drinking poisoned blood or suddenly having a vampire house guest. But Cal needs her to be his daytime eyes and ears and he tries to figure out who on the vampire council is trying to kill him.
I really enjoyed Cal and Iris' story. Anytime a book starts with someone standing in the aisle at Wal Mart trying to pick out lube for someone, I have to keep going and find out what else will happen. The dialogue between Iris and Cal was witty, sarcastic and downright hysterical. They both seemed to thrive off of the verbal sparring matches and made it an absolute pleasure to "watch" them build that sparring into a relationship.
Jane, Gabriel, Andrea and Dick all make small appearances in the story, which helped to tie the two series together.
If you need something to read that will put a smile on your face and, at times, have you laughing out loud, this is definitely one you should pick up.
holl3640's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
kylek's review
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wish it hadn't ended with the thing cause they truly did not know each other for very long. It was unnecessary. It did have it's cute and funny moments and the plot was nice enough but it's forte was in the sister/parent relationship for sure. Fun read overall!
thegeekyblogger's review against another edition
4.0
Listened for Fun (Audible)
Overall Rating: 4.00
Story Rating: 3.75
Character Rating: 4.25
Audio Rating: 4.00 (Not part of the overall rating)
First thought when finished: Not quite as fun as Driving Mr Dead (and I still think this should have been book 1) but still a very fun ride!
Story Talk:
At the heart, The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires is a story of family. I love the dynamic between Iris and her sister. Every time they were the focus, I smiled--A LOT! Iris had to raise her sister because their parents died when Iris was in college (her sister is about 10 years younger) and she has done a fantastic job. Enter Cal, Greek Ancient Vampire who was just poisoned and well Iris' world is turned upside down. I loved how Cal interacted with the sisters and their love story was sweet. I thought the poison storyline was just ok but the humor kept me rolling till the very end!
Character Talk:
Characters are where Molly Harper shines! She always writes the wittiest, cool (more in a geeky way though), and inherently flawed (in the best ways) characters. They are always easy to identify with and you want to root for them. She has a fast paced delivery of one-liners that will, at times, make you snort or laugh out loud. Cal, Iris, and Gladiola are all fantastic. Plus we get to see most of the crew from the Jane Jameson series which is always fun!
Audio Talk:
I loved the audiobook. Amanda has just enough snark to pull these characters off without a hitch. She does this series (and the Jane Jameson series) very well. I will say that I am not a fan of her man voices (though the accent helped in this one) but the women voices more than make up for it!
Final Thought: I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out :)
Overall Rating: 4.00
Story Rating: 3.75
Character Rating: 4.25
Audio Rating: 4.00 (Not part of the overall rating)
First thought when finished: Not quite as fun as Driving Mr Dead (and I still think this should have been book 1) but still a very fun ride!
Story Talk:
“I couldn’t have loved her more if she was my own child. But sometimes I considered shaving her eyebrows off while she slept.
For the sake of developing her character.”― Molly Harper, The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires
At the heart, The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires is a story of family. I love the dynamic between Iris and her sister. Every time they were the focus, I smiled--A LOT! Iris had to raise her sister because their parents died when Iris was in college (her sister is about 10 years younger) and she has done a fantastic job. Enter Cal, Greek Ancient Vampire who was just poisoned and well Iris' world is turned upside down. I loved how Cal interacted with the sisters and their love story was sweet. I thought the poison storyline was just ok but the humor kept me rolling till the very end!
Character Talk:
“Don’t tell them he’s upstairs , I commanded my brain. Tell them he moved to Pacoima to start a commune for vegetarian vampires. Tell them he’s looking into getting a sex-change operation and renaming himself Lulu Pleshette.” ― Molly Harper, The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires
Characters are where Molly Harper shines! She always writes the wittiest, cool (more in a geeky way though), and inherently flawed (in the best ways) characters. They are always easy to identify with and you want to root for them. She has a fast paced delivery of one-liners that will, at times, make you snort or laugh out loud. Cal, Iris, and Gladiola are all fantastic. Plus we get to see most of the crew from the Jane Jameson series which is always fun!
Audio Talk:
Narrated by Amanda Ronconi at a running time of 8 hrs and 55 mins
I loved the audiobook. Amanda has just enough snark to pull these characters off without a hitch. She does this series (and the Jane Jameson series) very well. I will say that I am not a fan of her man voices (though the accent helped in this one) but the women voices more than make up for it!
Final Thought: I can't wait for the next book in the series to come out :)
ama_reads's review against another edition
4.0
First read the print version January 5, 2013.
First listended to the audio version December 18, 2013.
First listended to the audio version December 18, 2013.
sweetdreams_sunshine's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
This was so much fun! However I rated it a little lower than I may have otherwise because the narrator did not have a lot of variety/diversity in narrating the different characters. Unfortunately she was not the best narrator I have listened to and that made me enjoy the story a little less. Other than that I really loved the characters and the pacing was quick which was great.
This was so much fun! However I rated it a little lower than I may have otherwise because the narrator did not have a lot of variety/diversity in narrating the different characters. Unfortunately she was not the best narrator I have listened to and that made me enjoy the story a little less. Other than that I really loved the characters and the pacing was quick which was great.
kimreadsthings's review against another edition
4.0
So fun, so cute, so sexy! But not enough hot vampire sex. Not nearly enough. Yes, that is all I care about,