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by Jenna Levine (September 17, 2024)—Many thanks to @prhaudio and @berkleyromance for the free digital and audiobook copies. I’d been waiting for Reggie’s opportunity to take center stage since he appeared in My Roommate is a Vampire, as he stole every scene he appeared in. Below is my honest review of this witty, quirky vampire rom-com.

Amelia Collins is a hyper-focused and extremely successful tax accountant, so when she finds out her cousin is getting married and there’s about to be a month of couples-based wedding activities, she has two options: (a) listen to her family worry about why she doesn’t have a boyfriend or (b) convince someone to be her fake boyfriend to keep her family at bay. So when she crosses paths with an odd but handsome stranger twice, she asks, and he agrees because it sounds like just the kind of crazy that could be fun. That stranger turns out to be Reginald Cleaves, the quirky, joke-cracking, and always-ready-for-a-good-time VAMPIRE we first met in My Roommate is a Vampire. While they fake-date their way around Chicagoland, Amelia uncovers the depths that Reggie covers with humor, and Reggie helps Amelia see that her life doesn’t need her family fixing it.

Do you ever encounter an author whose humor clicks in your brain? Jenna Levine is one of those authors for me. This series, like Assistant to the Villain, does not take itself too seriously and is a really effective, fun rom-com that will absolutely make you smile. I adore that none of the vampires in this story are dark, ominous villains. They are odd, quirky, caring, and sometimes pretty obtuse. The book is a dual POV that includes lots of text and email exchanges and a look inside Reggie’s brain through his attempts at journaling for self-improvement.

The audiobook is narrated by Daniel Henning and Helen Laser, two rock stars in audiobook narration.

?What’s the last book that made you stay up all night reading?