Undead and Unreturnable by Mary Janice Davidson

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Mary Janice Davidson continues the fantasy romance series about Betsy, the airhead (but lovable) Queen of the Vampires. She’s back!

So are the usual characters:

Sinclair: Betsy’s fiance. Tall, dark, and gorgeous, Sinclair’s a really old vampire. He’s intelligent, kind, and incredibly patient with Betsy.

George: formerly a feral vampire that was mistreated by his master, George lives in Betsy’s basement (it’s a really large house). I love how Mary Janice Davidson allowed George to be “rehabilitated” by drinking Betsy’s blood. He’s tame now and spends all of his time knitting. Yes, knitting.

Jessica: Betsy’s best friend. She knew Betsy before Betsy “died.” She’s a likable character that spends her time (and her wealth) helping the unfortunate.

The Story

Let’s see: serial killer, Betsy’s love life, serial killer, Betsy’s love life, etc. In a nutshell, the plot meanders quite a bit. Although catching the serial killer takes up a number of pages it doesn’t really dominate the plot. Instead, we’re given snippets of stories about Betsy, her demon sister, her love life, etc. that don’t really move the book along. A new romance develops but Mary Janice Davidson doesn’t spend much time fleshing out this part of the book.

I can recommend the previous fantasy romance books in the Betsy the Vampire series but I really can’t recommend Undead and Unreturnable. Betsy’s pettiness, jealousies, and ego-centric mannerisms can be nerve-racking and downright irritating at times. It’s annoying to see someone that’s supposedly 30 years old behave in this manner. It’s only occasionally funny.

However, Mary Janice Davidson’s first 3 fantasy romance books in the series are just fine. Sure they’re light reading, but they’re incredibly entertaining, funny, and well written. Check them out - I think you’ll enjoy them.

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2008-08-24 15:29:07

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