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I added My Roommate Is a Vampire to my TBR when I first learned about it, almost a year before its release. It saddens me to know that it has taken me this long to read it. Overall, I enjoyed my time with Cassie and Fredrick.
I found this to be a quick and easy read, full of interesting characters. Though he is only a side character, Reginald is great fun and one I would love to know more about. Thankfully, he is one of the main characters in Levine’s second book, My Vampire Plus-One. Even Edwina, Fredrick’s mom, is an interesting character.
While there are some sexy scenes, most of those are over the halfway point of the book. In general, I would classify this as a slow-burn romance with a lot of will-they-or-won’t-they energy. From the moment Cassie meets Fredrick, she admits he’s the sexist man she’s ever met. And through Fredrick’s diary entries and texts with Reginald, we learn he is attracted to Cassie.
Most of the story is told in the first person from Cassie’s POV. However, most of the chapters do start with something from Fredrick. There are a few places where Fredrick’s thoughts are interjected in the middle of a chapter.
My biggest issue is Cassie herself. While it’s great to have a character who doesn’t have their stuff together, it gets a tad frustrating when they seem to ignore the assistance offered by their friends and family. I guess what I’m trying to say is that Cassie has a little too much woe-is-me energy for my liking.
Overall, My Roommate Is a Vampire is a quick and easy read that is lots of fun. Who will enjoy it? Honestly, that depends on how you like your vampires. Fredrick is not a sparkling, sex-crazed, needs to bite everyone kind of vampire. He’s more of a dark, broody one. But he’s more than that, too.
Originally posted at readbakecreate.com.
I added My Roommate Is a Vampire to my TBR when I first learned about it, almost a year before its release. It saddens me to know that it has taken me this long to read it. Overall, I enjoyed my time with Cassie and Fredrick.
I found this to be a quick and easy read, full of interesting characters. Though he is only a side character, Reginald is great fun and one I would love to know more about. Thankfully, he is one of the main characters in Levine’s second book, My Vampire Plus-One. Even Edwina, Fredrick’s mom, is an interesting character.
While there are some sexy scenes, most of those are over the halfway point of the book. In general, I would classify this as a slow-burn romance with a lot of will-they-or-won’t-they energy. From the moment Cassie meets Fredrick, she admits he’s the sexist man she’s ever met. And through Fredrick’s diary entries and texts with Reginald, we learn he is attracted to Cassie.
Most of the story is told in the first person from Cassie’s POV. However, most of the chapters do start with something from Fredrick. There are a few places where Fredrick’s thoughts are interjected in the middle of a chapter.
My biggest issue is Cassie herself. While it’s great to have a character who doesn’t have their stuff together, it gets a tad frustrating when they seem to ignore the assistance offered by their friends and family. I guess what I’m trying to say is that Cassie has a little too much woe-is-me energy for my liking.
Overall, My Roommate Is a Vampire is a quick and easy read that is lots of fun. Who will enjoy it? Honestly, that depends on how you like your vampires. Fredrick is not a sparkling, sex-crazed, needs to bite everyone kind of vampire. He’s more of a dark, broody one. But he’s more than that, too.
Originally posted at readbakecreate.com.