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A review by anna4
Filthy Rich Vampire by Geneva Lee
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This is your typical billionaire romance. But make the billionaire a 900+ year old vampire.
This might also just be a The Originals/The Vampire Diaries fanfic with a tiiny sprinkle of Twilight in it and you cannot convince me otherwise. As if Julian is not a mix of Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson lmao.
Not the greatest by any means but entertaining to some degree and a relatively quick read. Will proooobably read the next book.
Having said that...:
This might also just be a The Originals/The Vampire Diaries fanfic with a tiiny sprinkle of Twilight in it and you cannot convince me otherwise. As if Julian is not a mix of Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson lmao.
Not the greatest by any means but entertaining to some degree and a relatively quick read. Will proooobably read the next book.
Having said that...:
- The chemistry between Thea and Julian was basically completely absent. Starting with the fact that this book covers about 5 days from start to finish and during those 5 days they went from complete strangers to not only being madly in love (how?) but also mates. MATES. Not sure how mating works with vampires+humans or vampires+witches or vampires+vampires, but it is what it is. Literally no one in the book was happy about this and I was just confused but whatever. Not the biggest issue here.
- I am a full-blown nickname-hater and while I understand that in this book vampires see humans as (kinda literal) pets, there's absolutely no rhyme or reason for nicknaming your girlfriend (and mate) "pet". Just no.
- On that note: this is my unofficial petition to cancel the phrase "take me to bed". If the 900+ year old vampire can adjust to a BMW with GPS and texting after being asleep for 40 years, then that very vampire (AND THE 20 YEAR OLD GIRL) can use normal/modern language to say "let's have sex".
- Something I hated probably more than this stupid nickname was the fact, that Thea being a virgin was a main plot point in the book and a recurring topic in a lot of conversations between what felt like everyone. Julian's mother even smelled it on her. How.
SURELY the whole problem of a vampire having sex with a virgin could have been plotted around him not being able get in contact with her blood or something.