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My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
It’s such a shame because for 90% of this book I was thoroughly enjoying it, laughing and really rooting for the couple. I prefer slow burn stories to instalove and this was great in delivering that. I managed to complete it in 2 days as it was a quick read which was cheesy at times but still cute.
The last forty or so pages had me very confused. The (spoiler) kidnapping drama felt like it came completely out of nowhere and it resolved by a tiktok threat?? Honestly i found that pretty cringe and I don’t see what the point of adding drama was if it was so seemingly low stakes and easily resolved. It had me skim reading most of that scene because I didn’t really understand what it was doing there at all.
Overall, I still really enjoyed this book. It’s a shame the ending made me drop down my rating from what I otherwise would’ve considered a 4 star read, but I would still say this is well worth a read if you want a silly romcom.
There’s one proper spicy scene, a few kisses - the author knows how to write tension.
Overall I feel like what this book really needed was for it to be a bit longer because there were some things left without resolution and the events of the ending might’ve worked better if they hadn’t taken place in such a short amount of time. I would love to know more about fredericks backstory, and possibly also Reginald’s.
Overall good fun book with an out of place ending that dragged it down.
The last forty or so pages had me very confused. The (spoiler) kidnapping drama felt like it came completely out of nowhere and it resolved by a tiktok threat?? Honestly i found that pretty cringe and I don’t see what the point of adding drama was if it was so seemingly low stakes and easily resolved. It had me skim reading most of that scene because I didn’t really understand what it was doing there at all.
Overall, I still really enjoyed this book. It’s a shame the ending made me drop down my rating from what I otherwise would’ve considered a 4 star read, but I would still say this is well worth a read if you want a silly romcom.
There’s one proper spicy scene, a few kisses - the author knows how to write tension.
Overall I feel like what this book really needed was for it to be a bit longer because there were some things left without resolution and the events of the ending might’ve worked better if they hadn’t taken place in such a short amount of time. I would love to know more about fredericks backstory, and possibly also Reginald’s.
Overall good fun book with an out of place ending that dragged it down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping