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annieisawesome's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
I loved the premise. The parts where the main characters interacted was very cute and fun to read. The extra plot outside of her roommate just being a vampire, unneeded. The rushed ending, unneeded. The female lead, Cassie, is kind of generic when she’s placed in scenes without Frederick. Her life outside of her new living situation is boring and kind of a cliche with the way it’s written. Her entire art career added absolutely nothing to the plot. I think I would’ve enjoyed a cute book about them learning about current society instead.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Blood and Alcohol
midnightmoon_dreamer's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Kidnapping
caitythekitten's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Blood, and Kidnapping
bella613's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
kfmcf's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
3.5
I like this one. I liked how chill it was and that it took place in Chicago. I love magical realism and I think this handled that well. I also appreciated the plot being just enough and the the third act being only an external conflict that didn't affect the actual relationship.
The characters were good. I wish there was a little bit more flavor out side of the (oy) Reylo conventions, but I got some chuckles out of the interactions. I think there could have been a bit more momentum in the relationship, which kept me from reaching to immediately get back into it.
I did want to toss that one fedora-wearing vamp into the trash though. Too cringe even for me. I think he could have been written in a way that was funnier as opposed to kind of triggering, honestly. But that's minor, mostly.
Interested to see what this author does next and would love to see more lightly paranormal works!
The characters were good. I wish there was a little bit more flavor out side of the (oy) Reylo conventions, but I got some chuckles out of the interactions. I think there could have been a bit more momentum in the relationship, which kept me from reaching to immediately get back into it.
I did want to toss that one fedora-wearing vamp into the trash though. Too cringe even for me. I think he could have been written in a way that was funnier as opposed to kind of triggering, honestly. But that's minor, mostly.
Interested to see what this author does next and would love to see more lightly paranormal works!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
language_loving_amateur's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
It is committed to its genres, and props for that. However, none of the characters are capable of using in-world logic, which is frustrating to me. I know from the last chapter that that won't work, but Cassie and Frederick, who lived it, can't figure that out. There is one graphic sex scene.
Long story short, being aware that I rarely enjoy comedy, I downloaded a silly comedy book.
Long story short, being aware that I rarely enjoy comedy, I downloaded a silly comedy book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Blood
claragweny's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Just absolutely ridiculous and totally trope-y. I loved it. Perfect palate cleaner and laugh out loud read. Would recommend to anyone who likes romance with a little spice and funny, lighthearted books.
My favorite part of the book is when Frederick goes to Crate and Barrel. Whenever I grab a sauce pan I chuckle to myself now.
My favorite part of the book is when Frederick goes to Crate and Barrel. Whenever I grab a sauce pan I chuckle to myself now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Kidnapping
annamorgan27's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
godfrina's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
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? Yes
3.0
It's cute and a fast, easy read!
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood
jkneebone's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This review contains minor spoilers, because I couldn’t be bothered to tag so much of it, sorry!
My Roommate is a Vampire is pretty much what it says on the tin. Cassie is a struggling artist with multiple part time jobs who thinks it’s too good to be true when she comes across a stranger looking for a roommate and charging way under market value. But she’s desperate, so she goes for it, moving in with Frederick Fitzwilliam. At first Cassie thinks Frederick is just strange, but she soon finds out he’s actually a 300+ year old vampire who’s just woken up from a century-long coma. Totally out of step with the modern world, Frederick needs someone to re-teach him how to live in 21st century Chicago. Cassie agrees, and then they fall in love.
There’s really…not a lot happening in this book? Even for a romance novel, the plot is sparse. Cassie is struggling to find success with her art (she adds trash to traditional paintings, which doesn’t feel as unique as the author wants us to think it is), with an art show application and an opportunity to teach at a prestigious high school serving as the touch points of that B plot. Frederick, meanwhile, is trying to escape the clutches of his mother, who has arranged a traditional vampire marriage for him, which he isn’t interested in. Although that’s supposed to be a high-stakes situation, it’s resolved in a way that is laughably simple which diminishes all of the weight placed on it earlier.
However my biggest issue with this book is it somehow manages to be a romance novel about a vampire that is neither scary nor sexy? The fact that Frederick is a vampire obviously affects the plot, but in some ways it feels like a nonissue because it doesn’t mess up the potential romance. Cassie is initially freaked out when she finds out what Frederick is, but she gets over it pretty fast and her safety never comes up again. Frederick sucks her blood during sex and it’s not treated as something either risky or hot, it’s a complete non-issue. This reads like a cozy romance where one of the characters just so happens to be a vampire. I’m sure that’s what some people are looking for, but if I’m going to read about a romance between a human and a vampire, I need it to be more something - dramatic, fucked up, erotic, problematic, spooky - I don’t care what, but it needs to be SOMETHING with feeling, so for me this book wasn’t it.
My Roommate is a Vampire is pretty much what it says on the tin. Cassie is a struggling artist with multiple part time jobs who thinks it’s too good to be true when she comes across a stranger looking for a roommate and charging way under market value. But she’s desperate, so she goes for it, moving in with Frederick Fitzwilliam. At first Cassie thinks Frederick is just strange, but she soon finds out he’s actually a 300+ year old vampire who’s just woken up from a century-long coma. Totally out of step with the modern world, Frederick needs someone to re-teach him how to live in 21st century Chicago. Cassie agrees, and then they fall in love.
There’s really…not a lot happening in this book? Even for a romance novel, the plot is sparse. Cassie is struggling to find success with her art (she adds trash to traditional paintings, which doesn’t feel as unique as the author wants us to think it is), with an art show application and an opportunity to teach at a prestigious high school serving as the touch points of that B plot. Frederick, meanwhile, is trying to escape the clutches of his mother, who has arranged a traditional vampire marriage for him, which he isn’t interested in. Although that’s supposed to be a high-stakes situation, it’s resolved in a way that is laughably simple which diminishes all of the weight placed on it earlier.
However my biggest issue with this book is it somehow manages to be a romance novel about a vampire that is neither scary nor sexy? The fact that Frederick is a vampire obviously affects the plot, but in some ways it feels like a nonissue because it doesn’t mess up the potential romance. Cassie is initially freaked out when she finds out what Frederick is, but she gets over it pretty fast and her safety never comes up again. Frederick sucks her blood during sex and it’s not treated as something either risky or hot, it’s a complete non-issue. This reads like a cozy romance where one of the characters just so happens to be a vampire. I’m sure that’s what some people are looking for, but if I’m going to read about a romance between a human and a vampire, I need it to be more something - dramatic, fucked up, erotic, problematic, spooky - I don’t care what, but it needs to be SOMETHING with feeling, so for me this book wasn’t it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood