Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson is the first book in the Undead series. After a horrible car accident Betsy wakes up in the morgue to find out she is dead. After worrying she is a zombie she eventually figures out that she is in fact a vampire. Shocking though this is Betsy, doesn't think this should traumatically change her life. She is happy just to carry on as she was. However, Betsy is not a normal vampire and it soon becomes clear that her life is about to dramatically change.
The Good
* If you like a strong willed, potty mouthed, problematic lead character look no further. Betsy is all of those things and a lot more. She is witty, not afraid to say or do anything and a hell of a lot of fun to be around.
* This book is so funny it had me laughing out loud. Mary Janice Davidson has really great comic timing and knows how to construct humour.
* Everything is big and overdone including the smut. Sex is not treated as some sacred thing. There is a lot of sexual content in this book, none of it particularly romantic. It's a nice change for a book of this genre which is so often full of the meaningful stuff.
* This is a short book but that in no way was a bad thing. The storyline felt fleshed out enough and it didn't need to be any longer.
The Bad
* This is not a book to be taken seriously. If you are looking for depth look somewhere else.
* Betsy is the only character who is truly fleshed out. I liked the other characters but Betsy was such a big personality that she overwhelmed the others.
The Ugly
* Sinclair is not a very likable character and is even worse as a love interest. He is pushy, manipulative and plain dull. Hopefully he improves in the next books.
Overall
There comes a time in every book where you decide if you love, hate or are not that bothered by it. This was mine:
"I was instantly jolted into orgasm. It was a shallow one, the kind you get when you're diddling with yourself and squeeze your knees together at the right moment, but a come is a come.
If like me this quote makes you titter then you will probably like this book. If this makes you uncomfortable/shocks you/or makes you screw your nose up in displeasure then this book is not for you.
The Good
* If you like a strong willed, potty mouthed, problematic lead character look no further. Betsy is all of those things and a lot more. She is witty, not afraid to say or do anything and a hell of a lot of fun to be around.
* This book is so funny it had me laughing out loud. Mary Janice Davidson has really great comic timing and knows how to construct humour.
* Everything is big and overdone including the smut. Sex is not treated as some sacred thing. There is a lot of sexual content in this book, none of it particularly romantic. It's a nice change for a book of this genre which is so often full of the meaningful stuff.
* This is a short book but that in no way was a bad thing. The storyline felt fleshed out enough and it didn't need to be any longer.
The Bad
* This is not a book to be taken seriously. If you are looking for depth look somewhere else.
* Betsy is the only character who is truly fleshed out. I liked the other characters but Betsy was such a big personality that she overwhelmed the others.
The Ugly
* Sinclair is not a very likable character and is even worse as a love interest. He is pushy, manipulative and plain dull. Hopefully he improves in the next books.
Overall
There comes a time in every book where you decide if you love, hate or are not that bothered by it. This was mine:
"I was instantly jolted into orgasm. It was a shallow one, the kind you get when you're diddling with yourself and squeeze your knees together at the right moment, but a come is a come.
If like me this quote makes you titter then you will probably like this book. If this makes you uncomfortable/shocks you/or makes you screw your nose up in displeasure then this book is not for you.
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