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Book 10, 2015
Feb. 1st, 2015 07:54 pmThis evening, I finished reading Real Vamps Don't Drink O-Neg by Tawny Taylor. I have no idea what the title meant in reference to the story, and the book was an absolute train wreck in any case.
The premise was interesting. Sophie Hahn works for a paranormal researcher, even though she, herself, does not believe in things that go bump in the night. Her best friend Dao is a writer and is newlywed, and Sophie is alarmed at his failing health. When she goes to check on him, she discovers an odd scale in the house, which she then shows to her boss. Sophie's boss is convinced that Dao's new wife is a lamia (a sort of female vamp) and that she's draining the life out of Dao.
Now, there's a blurb on the back cover of the book, a review from another author, who writes: "Hilarious, wacky, and a pure hoot..."
...
O.o
Were we even reading the same book?! I guess if REPEATED SEXUAL ASSAULT is your idea of wacky and hilarious, then yes, you may have found this book to be a pure hoot.
( Cut for lengthy rant and SPOILERS )
In short, this book was frustrating and disappointing. If the author was going for light fluff, she ruined it with the dark, edgy parts. If she wanted to go with dark and edgy, she shouldn't have tried to sugar coat it in fluff. Wacky.
This gets one star, and it is begrudgingly given:
★
The premise was interesting. Sophie Hahn works for a paranormal researcher, even though she, herself, does not believe in things that go bump in the night. Her best friend Dao is a writer and is newlywed, and Sophie is alarmed at his failing health. When she goes to check on him, she discovers an odd scale in the house, which she then shows to her boss. Sophie's boss is convinced that Dao's new wife is a lamia (a sort of female vamp) and that she's draining the life out of Dao.
Now, there's a blurb on the back cover of the book, a review from another author, who writes: "Hilarious, wacky, and a pure hoot..."
...
O.o
Were we even reading the same book?! I guess if REPEATED SEXUAL ASSAULT is your idea of wacky and hilarious, then yes, you may have found this book to be a pure hoot.
( Cut for lengthy rant and SPOILERS )
In short, this book was frustrating and disappointing. If the author was going for light fluff, she ruined it with the dark, edgy parts. If she wanted to go with dark and edgy, she shouldn't have tried to sugar coat it in fluff. Wacky.
This gets one star, and it is begrudgingly given:
★
