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A review by josb
Good Enough to Eat by Jae, Alison Grey
2.0
I am going to be in the minority here but this book I just did not click.
My biggest issue was that there was loose justification as to why a vampire would go to AA. As well it was unclear to me how drinking human blood for sustenance is equivalent to a person recovering from addiction. I think there are ways the connection could have worked, but since the explanation was lacking it really did come across as an immature understanding of addiction recovery.
In addition, the reason I read paranormal fics is for different interpretations of the lore but I like that lore to come out in an interesting way. Reading this novel I was hit with lore after the fact and with no additional explanation. Why did Robin have a pulse? How do vampire babies work? How are their councils, and clans, structured?
It was a short read and the romance was pretty standard lesfic with low angst. I could see readers who prefer paranormal content on the lighter side (or who do not have specific expectations like me) getting more enjoyment out of this novel than I did. One thing to note is that the relationship does deepen when there is a significant power imbalance (sponsor and AA participant).
My biggest issue was that there was loose justification as to why a vampire would go to AA. As well it was unclear to me how drinking human blood for sustenance is equivalent to a person recovering from addiction. I think there are ways the connection could have worked, but since the explanation was lacking it really did come across as an immature understanding of addiction recovery.
In addition, the reason I read paranormal fics is for different interpretations of the lore but I like that lore to come out in an interesting way. Reading this novel I was hit with lore after the fact and with no additional explanation. Why did Robin have a pulse? How do vampire babies work? How are their councils, and clans, structured?
It was a short read and the romance was pretty standard lesfic with low angst. I could see readers who prefer paranormal content on the lighter side (or who do not have specific expectations like me) getting more enjoyment out of this novel than I did. One thing to note is that the relationship does deepen when there is a significant power imbalance (sponsor and AA participant).