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beeziereadsromance's review
3.0
I though this was a fun read, quite silly and an interesting premise I hadn't thought of.
There's some darker aspects to do with Jareth's maker but overall it's humorous and sweet. Lake is adorable and it turns out both he and Jareth are more than meets the eye, but to say more would be spoiling.
Single POV first person, low to medium heat.
I received a copy of this book from Gay Romance Reviews and I have chosen to leave an honest review.
There's some darker aspects to do with Jareth's maker but overall it's humorous and sweet. Lake is adorable and it turns out both he and Jareth are more than meets the eye, but to say more would be spoiling.
Single POV first person, low to medium heat.
I received a copy of this book from Gay Romance Reviews and I have chosen to leave an honest review.
amandasbookreview's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
"Everyone will need some sunscreen with this delightfully steamy rom-com!"
Check out my full review at InD'tale Magazine:https://issuu.com/indtalemagazine/docs/july_august_mag_2022?fr=sMDBjNTQ5MzMzNjI
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crinolinelaphroaig's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
This was so fun! When I was given a chance to read/review thanks to Book Sirens the Synopsis had me immediately intrigued.
As someone who would happily spend the entire Summer in the shade with a cocktail and a book, I totally get the whole aversion to sun. But I also love a Seasonal Read and the cover just says Summer Reading to me. Adding vampires to a beach read is brilliant. I love how the author shook up long established tropes and wrote something totally fresh. There's even a Granny Vampire and a Vampire support group!
I don't want to say to much about the storyline because there's a great twist and I wouldn't want to spoil.
Loved its humor:
“So you’re a fancy blood guy. Only go for the best.
”I snickered. “Ah yes, this mortal is a vintage nineteen seventy-eight from the temperate fields of France with base notes of cheating on his wife and a gambling addiction. I’m afraid they’re not so distinct, nor have I met any vampire sommeliers. Sanguineliers?”
Romance is both Sweet and Steamy. To quote my friend Claire 'We do not Kink Shame' - this is very Open Door. Or should I say Open Grotto.
As a member of Fictional Hangover's Vampire Book Club https://m.facebook.com/336487586898210/ I'm always on the lookout for a great Undead Story. Fangscreen is just that.
I would love to read more in this world. Going to check out other books by this author as well.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
As someone who would happily spend the entire Summer in the shade with a cocktail and a book, I totally get the whole aversion to sun. But I also love a Seasonal Read and the cover just says Summer Reading to me. Adding vampires to a beach read is brilliant. I love how the author shook up long established tropes and wrote something totally fresh. There's even a Granny Vampire and a Vampire support group!
I don't want to say to much about the storyline because there's a great twist and I wouldn't want to spoil.
Loved its humor:
“So you’re a fancy blood guy. Only go for the best.
”I snickered. “Ah yes, this mortal is a vintage nineteen seventy-eight from the temperate fields of France with base notes of cheating on his wife and a gambling addiction. I’m afraid they’re not so distinct, nor have I met any vampire sommeliers. Sanguineliers?”
Romance is both Sweet and Steamy. To quote my friend Claire 'We do not Kink Shame' - this is very Open Door. Or should I say Open Grotto.
As a member of Fictional Hangover's Vampire Book Club https://m.facebook.com/336487586898210/ I'm always on the lookout for a great Undead Story. Fangscreen is just that.
I would love to read more in this world. Going to check out other books by this author as well.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
sreberko's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
This book is like a weird mixture between Hotel Transylvania, Swiss Army Man, and The Sorrows of Young Werther. With MM protagonists. ( I would add another movie to this mix, but this would be a big spoiler.)
And there is gaslighting - I won't say anything more, but I think it deserved a trigger warning.
🌙 The Dracula (I'm sorry, Jareth) is very sad. A tortured soul, really. Everything is painful, he hates his life, and everything that he tries to do turns out to be a comedic failure. He is a book version of Vlad from Hotel Transylvania; instead of a daughter in love with a human, he has strong feelings towards men.
Laiken is sun incorporated, but with weird quirks towards darkness and turpism. He is a good Chad, with not a lot of brain cells, but a big heart.
They are a weird pair.
🌙 The plot is pretty basic. There are two, maybe three sudden changes of pace and direction that we, as an audience, expected - but in the end, it falls in classical tropes. Only one thing surprised me (and I mean REALLY surprised), and one thing made me angry (REALLY angry, but at the situation, not the book itself).
🌙 The feels in this book were... I can't say positive. Yes, the story is pretty funny, the characters are written and explained well, and it's easy to feel angry or sorry for them. At the same time, I couldn't exactly connect with them - maybe because of the comedic story, or maybe because of pretty disturbing descriptions of our narrator (and one of the MCs).
⭐ The writing itself was good. Disturbing, definitely, sometimes a little bit weirdly paced, but good nonetheless.
🌙 So, about this turpism... I understand why the author went with the "classic" type of vampire, who is more dead, than anything else. It does add a lot of humorous subtones, and it could be seen even as refreshing after all the new-shiny-sparkly-almost-humans. However, there is a limit of descriptions of a lifeless body and explanations of how it works (no blood flow, no fluids other than blood) after which the reader starts asking questions. And not good ones, no. The creepy ones, for example: so is the sperm also bloody?
...
Sometimes, just sometimes, less is actually more.
It's a story that has some very good ideas and some very bad ideas. It's a different story, but also a well-known story. It's not MY type of story, nor these are not my type of vampires, but it is worth checking. Even if only for the first big reveal, which changes... everything that a reader can expect from that type of book.
I received an ARC of this book from the Gay Romance Reviews, and I am voluntarily leaving an unbiased review.
And there is gaslighting - I won't say anything more, but I think it deserved a trigger warning.
🌙 The Dracula (I'm sorry, Jareth) is very sad. A tortured soul, really. Everything is painful, he hates his life, and everything that he tries to do turns out to be a comedic failure. He is a book version of Vlad from Hotel Transylvania; instead of a daughter in love with a human, he has strong feelings towards men.
Laiken is sun incorporated, but with weird quirks towards darkness and turpism. He is a good Chad, with not a lot of brain cells, but a big heart.
They are a weird pair.
🌙 The plot is pretty basic. There are two, maybe three sudden changes of pace and direction that we, as an audience, expected - but in the end, it falls in classical tropes. Only one thing surprised me (and I mean REALLY surprised), and one thing made me angry (REALLY angry, but at the situation, not the book itself).
🌙 The feels in this book were... I can't say positive. Yes, the story is pretty funny, the characters are written and explained well, and it's easy to feel angry or sorry for them. At the same time, I couldn't exactly connect with them - maybe because of the comedic story, or maybe because of pretty disturbing descriptions of our narrator (and one of the MCs).
⭐ The writing itself was good. Disturbing, definitely, sometimes a little bit weirdly paced, but good nonetheless.
🌙 So, about this turpism... I understand why the author went with the "classic" type of vampire, who is more dead, than anything else. It does add a lot of humorous subtones, and it could be seen even as refreshing after all the new-shiny-sparkly-almost-humans. However, there is a limit of descriptions of a lifeless body and explanations of how it works (no blood flow, no fluids other than blood) after which the reader starts asking questions. And not good ones, no. The creepy ones, for example: so is the sperm also bloody?
...
Sometimes, just sometimes, less is actually more.
It's a story that has some very good ideas and some very bad ideas. It's a different story, but also a well-known story. It's not MY type of story, nor these are not my type of vampires, but it is worth checking. Even if only for the first big reveal, which changes... everything that a reader can expect from that type of book.
I received an ARC of this book from the Gay Romance Reviews, and I am voluntarily leaving an unbiased review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, and Emotional abuse
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