“Do you ever read anything serious?”
Good grief, Susan. Have you seen the state of the world lately? Let me enjoy my vampire romance nonsense in peace.
-Random Facebook meme
The apocalypse is coming! Oh wait, it already happened. A decade ago, Zombies were loosed upon the Earth and they ate a LOT of people. Edie Brandstrup survived, but her parents did not. Now she is a forty-something (yeah!), plus-sized (HELL YEAH!) soap maker, who lives next door to a dude-bro named Chad (Boo!). Then it turns out Chad is really a sexy grumpy Vampire named Max who has the major hots for our buxom heroine (STANDING OVATION!!!). He also has a secure bunker, and a collection of tiny man-thongs. Don’t ask. Also, his really real name is Gaston, which Edie has a ton of fun with. Prepare for many many versions of No One Blanks like Gaston.
While this is a romance, this novel immediately starts with a zombie battle. There is a ton of bloody and gory action, so if you can’t handle that, this book is not for you. If you loved Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, or Warm Bodies, you may love this.
Max is a top tier book boyfriend. Who can resist a man who says things like, “I want more than a few stolen minutes, fucking you with one eye on the door” and “You’ll come for me until you cry.” SWOONWORTHY! Also, he backs that statement up. This vampire FUCKS.
Fun Fact: My smutty book club was supposed to read this book a few months ago, but then we realized it wasn’t yet published and it got put on the back burner. I saw it on the shelf at my amazing local library and promptly read the crap out of it. It was funny, sweet, and full of action. I can’t wait to read more books set in this world.
5/5 Stars
4/5 Spice