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readerpaige's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
kerasalwaysreading's review against another edition
4.0
In The Afterlife of the Party, we meet Tansy who is reluctantly on her way to a party with her two best friends, Skyler and Vaughn. But, when Skyler starts to act super weird at this party and is totally consumed by Travis, the lead singer of the band The Drainers, Tansy is on high alert. This guy is sleazy and when Skyer is completely submissive to him when she would normally be turned off by his attitude, Tansy knows this is time to leave. But Travis and his bandmates are vampires and not only has Travis bit Skyler and turned her, but he also tries to bite Tansy too, luckily just grazing her skin.
This book is all about Tansy and Vaughn, the guy she is secretly crushing on so hard, doing whatever they can to find their friend and attempt to get her away from Travis’s evil clutches. They must go undercover and infiltrate the band, all while Tansy is trying to maneuver her new life of the undead. You guessed it… that little nip was enough to transform her into something, just not an actual vampire. Paired with her already magical abilities as a Mariotti witch, she becomes something else, entirely.
Tansy learns a lot about her lineage and her past while she is fighting tooth and nail to get her bff back. Luckily, she has Vaughn. The fact that they two have to pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend is a major plus, not to mention the fact that it makes the two analyze how they really do feel about one another.
This was a fun read. The pacing is totally entertaining and something new is always happening to make sure your attention is kept. This isn’t the same old stale tale where vampires are beautiful and alluring. If you can see past their glamour, they are truly evil and murderous, stinking of death and blood and graveyard dirt. I really enjoyed reading this and the progression of the story left me in major anticipation of the sequel.
This book is all about Tansy and Vaughn, the guy she is secretly crushing on so hard, doing whatever they can to find their friend and attempt to get her away from Travis’s evil clutches. They must go undercover and infiltrate the band, all while Tansy is trying to maneuver her new life of the undead. You guessed it… that little nip was enough to transform her into something, just not an actual vampire. Paired with her already magical abilities as a Mariotti witch, she becomes something else, entirely.
Tansy learns a lot about her lineage and her past while she is fighting tooth and nail to get her bff back. Luckily, she has Vaughn. The fact that they two have to pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend is a major plus, not to mention the fact that it makes the two analyze how they really do feel about one another.
This was a fun read. The pacing is totally entertaining and something new is always happening to make sure your attention is kept. This isn’t the same old stale tale where vampires are beautiful and alluring. If you can see past their glamour, they are truly evil and murderous, stinking of death and blood and graveyard dirt. I really enjoyed reading this and the progression of the story left me in major anticipation of the sequel.
thebeautyandthebooks's review against another edition
4.0
Vampires are officially back in The Afterlife of the Party. This book brought back so many memories of devouring vampire books almost exclusively in high school. I had so much fun reading it! It’s full of drama, action, and a lot of fun humor. It was really fast-paced and I could have read it in just one sitting if I had set aside enough time when I first started it. I definitely plan to continue the series, and I can’t wait to continue Tansy’s story.
Thank you so much to Entangled Teen for sending me a copy of The Afterlife of the Party to read and review.
Thank you so much to Entangled Teen for sending me a copy of The Afterlife of the Party to read and review.
thesapphicphoenix's review against another edition
4.0
It's 3.75 stars for me. The story was very cute and fairly quick paced. You do have to take into account that it reads like YA. The characters are in highschool. While the Vampire details were for the most part generic, I did chuckle with the weakness the author came up for them. If you are looking for witches and vampires I would recommend. Especially if you are looking for vampire/Witch hybrid.
foreverinastory's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I was gifted a copy of this by the publisher, Entangled Teen, in exchange for an honest review and promotion. All opinions are my own.
Really enjoyed this one!
The Afterlife of the Party is about Tansy who is a witch. When her best friend takes her to a concert, she doesn't think it will be life changing. Unfortunately, Skyler failed to mention the band was made up of vampires. When both Skyler and Tansy are bitten, Tansy know she needs to get them out ASAP and to her grandmother. With her grandma's help they get Skyler settled. But the next day, Sky takes off after the vampires. Tansy can't let her best friend be eaten or worse, so she takes off with her friend, Vaughn, that she's had a crush on forever, to find Skyler.
This was a wild ride! I really had fun with this one. I loved the exploration of witch and vampire powers. The striga vie witch-vampire hybrid was so interesting as well. I'm really curious to see what will become of Tansy now that she's a striga vie. I loved how much Tansy was willing to do to get her friend back. I love seeing friendship be celebrated and appreciated like it should.
I had so much fun seeing Tansy and Vaughn interact with each other. Especially when they decide to pose as a fake couple. It was so damn cute, and so clear that they're both infatuated with each other.
Overall, I really enjoyed this one and I'm curious to see what happens next!
Rep: white female MC who is a witch, white male love interest, side WLW couple.
CWs: Abandonment, alcohol consumption, blood, death, emotional abuse/mind control, gore, injury/injury detail, kidnapping, murder, sexual harassment, violence.
Really enjoyed this one!
The Afterlife of the Party is about Tansy who is a witch. When her best friend takes her to a concert, she doesn't think it will be life changing. Unfortunately, Skyler failed to mention the band was made up of vampires. When both Skyler and Tansy are bitten, Tansy know she needs to get them out ASAP and to her grandmother. With her grandma's help they get Skyler settled. But the next day, Sky takes off after the vampires. Tansy can't let her best friend be eaten or worse, so she takes off with her friend, Vaughn, that she's had a crush on forever, to find Skyler.
This was a wild ride! I really had fun with this one. I loved the exploration of witch and vampire powers. The striga vie witch-vampire hybrid was so interesting as well. I'm really curious to see what will become of Tansy now that she's a striga vie. I loved how much Tansy was willing to do to get her friend back. I love seeing friendship be celebrated and appreciated like it should.
I had so much fun seeing Tansy and Vaughn interact with each other. Especially when they decide to pose as a fake couple. It was so damn cute, and so clear that they're both infatuated with each other.
Overall, I really enjoyed this one and I'm curious to see what happens next!
Rep: white female MC who is a witch, white male love interest, side WLW couple.
CWs: Abandonment, alcohol consumption, blood, death, emotional abuse/mind control, gore, injury/injury detail, kidnapping, murder, sexual harassment, violence.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
sofiabookathought's review against another edition
2.0
I want to thank NetGalley & Entangled: Teen for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Sadly, this book wasn't made for me, I was able to enjoy some scenes that made me laugh and I can also say that the positive thing about this book is that at least it kept my interest in knowing what would happen, even so, there's not much else to highlight. The plot itself is about vampires, there are a bit of boyish bands, travel and friendship too, it has a very old-school style in terms of structure and plot, which can be a fun factor, just didn't resonate with me this time, plus it didn't help the fact that it's pretty cliche. I felt everything quite flat, there are scenes that are absurd that come out of nowhere to keep the plot moving, the characters aren't strong enough to be highlighted and sadly I don't have much to say about the descriptions or the setting since there's not much development there.
2/5 ⭐⭐
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The book basically follows Tansy as she tries to save her friend Skyler from a gang of vampires while trying to discover the meaning of her feelings for her other best friend Vaughn. From here they'll find themselves in impossible situations surrounded by dangers and challenges which will push Tansy to make a decision as the last sacrifice to save the lives of her friends.
I think this book ended up being too childlike for me, I don't mean that I don't enjoy books with this youthful vibe where anything can happen as long as the plot continues to move, but in this case, it didn't work for me. I think the idea itself is fun, and I was super excited to read it just because there would be vampires and that's always an entertaining factor for me, and while I did enjoy that particular point, I think the execution itself and the way in which the author has handled the development of it is something disastrous at times, I don't want to sound mean, but I really think there were many ways to take the story down an interesting path and this hasn't been my favorite. There are a lot of good ideas in the book, but I don't know, it just felt too carefree to be 100% interested in what was going on.
There's a very great lack of descriptions and this makes it difficult to locate within the story in time and space, this is not always something that personally requires to enjoy a plot, but here I do think it would have been a great touch that would probably have done a lot more for the plot. On the other hand, we also have the development of the characters, and this is probably what I liked the least about the book, the characters themselves aren't remarkable nor do they really have anything that makes them special to me, plus many attitudes, especially from Tansy, are silly, and it's okay, I understand that the characters must go wrong to carry out and grow at some point, but OMG, she was desperate for me, I don't like this character and I feel like she has had too many opportunities within the story to re-vindicate herself and she hasn't known how to take advantage of them.
I had high hopes that the book would improve in quality towards the end and at some point, I almost thought it would, but it didn't, and it fell again to end in an unsatisfactory way for me. I think one of my biggest problems with the book is that it doesn't follow a clear line when telling the story, it's like random things happen all of a sudden to make it more "exciting" I guess. I can't deny that it has a lot of twists and turns and revelations, which makes it feel a bit more interesting when reading, but even so, a book doesn't stand up on revelations alone, so after the surprise and the initial shock again falls into being even a little repetitive and cliche at times. Although I must admit that romance hasn't been one of the worst I've read, it has adorable moments, which is good.
In some way, I can see the author wants this story to be sexy and funny something like True Blood but more youthful(? Or something like that, so maybe this crazy and reckless factor that characterizes it is here on purpose and is the style the author wants to give to the book, in that case, I can see other readers enjoying it without problems, perhaps I'm not simply the target for it, since a certain part of me expected a greater development of the plot, more explanations in general, and above all a seriousness that's lost as you progress through the reading.
I'll not judge the author based on only one of her works, nor it's my intention to speak badly of her style, I believe that each writer has a unique imprint that will always work wonderfully for some readers more than for others, so I would probably be willing to give her a second chance maybe with another type of genre.
This book isn't for me, and that's clear, but even so, I think it could work if you're looking for something light to read, it may be the absurdity of its plot and the crazy actions of the characters, as well as the youthfulness of their dialogues and paranormal factors works for you at the end. Obviously, I cannot recommend it as fervently as I usually do, since it hasn't been a book that I enjoy with that intensity, but even so, this is just my opinion and I hope it doesn't stop you from trying it if you feel like it. It's clear that I was looking for a much more serious, intense, and action plot, so this book really fell short in those aspects. I still think, from my humble opinion, that it could be an interesting plot with a little more work.
First Thoughts 03/10/21
I was hopeful that it will get better as the story progressed but it didn't. I think this is the kind of book that is a hit or miss for me and this time, unfortunately, it was a miss.
I think the idea is fun and has a lot of possibilities to explore, but I felt it too immature in terms of the character voices which are quite flat as well, and the scenes are somewhat absurd. It reminded me a bit of Riverdale but paranormal, I don't know why lol, it's that kind of plot that you know is kind of everywhere & absurd, but I understand that it has moments that can be enjoyed.
Still this wasn't for me.
heathermoodreads's review against another edition
3.0
This was a quirky, fast-paced book about a girl named Tansy who goes to a party and is turned into a vampire without her consent. Tansy, along with another friend Vaughn, try to save their best friend, Skyler, from the vampire "bleeders" groupies for The Bleeders band through the entirety of the book. But what they find is more than they would ever bargain for. Everyone needs friends like Tansy and Vaughn. They are both loyal and do everything in their power to save Skyler.
I thought this book was a little off at some points and jumped around quite frequently. Some of the fight and action scenes were choppy as well. But with that being said, though this book had a lot of humor and sarcasm running throughout, it also touched base on some important topics about consent and human trafficking. As the reader, you were able to see the questionable actions the characters were taking under the guidance and trickery of the guys of the band.
I think this book holds important conversations in a lighter way since this book is based on vampires and witches. It's a book that speaks on the dangers of meeting people you don't know and then getting caught up in a web of schemes that most teenagers wouldn't see coming.
I thought this book was a little off at some points and jumped around quite frequently. Some of the fight and action scenes were choppy as well. But with that being said, though this book had a lot of humor and sarcasm running throughout, it also touched base on some important topics about consent and human trafficking. As the reader, you were able to see the questionable actions the characters were taking under the guidance and trickery of the guys of the band.
I think this book holds important conversations in a lighter way since this book is based on vampires and witches. It's a book that speaks on the dangers of meeting people you don't know and then getting caught up in a web of schemes that most teenagers wouldn't see coming.
carolibrary's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
abigailsshelf's review against another edition
4.0
When Tansy's best friend gets seduced by a vampire, what else is she going to do except go after her. With the recently single Vaughn, Tansy sets off on an adventure against vampires to get her best friend. Did I forget to mention, Tansy is a witch.
I have gotten tired over the years of the overused trope of vampire lovers. This was the complete opposite of that and I was very grateful. It was a refreshing retake on vampires and portrays them as the villians.
When I opened up the book, I didn't expect anything that was going to happen. I had trouble predicting what was going to happen next with the characters which was appreciated at times. In the beginning, I did have trouble connecting to Tansy but as I read further, it became easier to connect and understand her.
But overall, despite my misgivings, there were great things that happen. The romance was fantastic, the plot twists were not something I saw coming and the villains just kept coming. This was a spectacular read and I can't wait for the sequel come out.
Thank you to Netgalley and Entangled Teen for allowing me the chance to read and review this wonderful book.
I have gotten tired over the years of the overused trope of vampire lovers. This was the complete opposite of that and I was very grateful. It was a refreshing retake on vampires and portrays them as the villians.
When I opened up the book, I didn't expect anything that was going to happen. I had trouble predicting what was going to happen next with the characters which was appreciated at times. In the beginning, I did have trouble connecting to Tansy but as I read further, it became easier to connect and understand her.
But overall, despite my misgivings, there were great things that happen. The romance was fantastic, the plot twists were not something I saw coming and the villains just kept coming. This was a spectacular read and I can't wait for the sequel come out.
Thank you to Netgalley and Entangled Teen for allowing me the chance to read and review this wonderful book.
studywithallure's review against another edition
3.0
This was a cute campy Buffy the vampire kind of read that I needed to recover after reading a sad Y.A book. Nothing super special about the book but I enjoyed the simple writing and the adventure the characters went through. It did feel very face paced because you immediately get into the issues within the first chapter.