The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant

★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick takes post to catch up–emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness.
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Hayes is really getting better at bringing books together as a novel. Still, it's basically four serialized short stories pretending to be a novel, but this one was a whole lot closer to being a whole.

While Krystal is off doing something to get her released from her prior engagement (Fae contracts aren't that easy to break), Fred gets a visit from the ruling Council for vampires to see if he and his clan are up to snuff. While they're at it, their representative is going to fill Fred in on all the stuff he should've learned from his sire.

Stuff ensues. Fred learns a lot but doesn't change fundamentally. He's still the same mild-mannered guy, even if he's determined he's going to have to be a bit more. There's some really good stuff about his ex-employee, Alfred, coming into his own.

This light UF series keeps getting better.