Undead and Unworthy by MaryJanice Davidson

Undead and Unworthy by MaryJanice Davidson
Vamp Chick Lit

Queen Betsy is back in the 7th book of the series. All the regular players are there, her husband Sinclair, his secretary Tina, Betsy's friends Marc and Jessica, and the cop Nick that can't stand Betsy. Betsy soon finds out that the Fiends they have been given live blood and are starting to come out of their animal_-like trance. They find out that Betsy is the one that kept them living off cow blood, even though she saved them from being killed, and set out for revenge.

This series started going down hill around book four and I think book seven is probably the worst of them all. It's not really about anything, there isn't much whitty banter, and hardly anything happens. It would be nice if Betsy made an effort to understand her abilities and control them, rather than trying to pretend she doesn't have any. This would make for a better plot line and more interesting of a story.

First Line: "Bored, I crossed the carpet in five steps, climbed up on Sinclar's desk, and kissed him."

Rating:
(2.5/5)

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Paranormal

Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress in small-town Louisiana with the unique ability of being able to read people's minds. Infact, she has trouble blocking out other's thoughts. When a vampire walks in to the bar, she knows right away and saves him from a couple trying to drain his blood to sell, putting him in her debt. Bill introduces himself and all Sookie hears is silence, she can't read his mind, which is a relief.

Sookie very quickly get sucked in (no pun intended) to the vampire world as she gets closer to Bill. However there's a murderer on the loose, killing women that have relationships with vampires and Sookie knows she could be on the hit list. Can the police catch the murderer before he gets to Sookie?

I actually picked this book up last year to read it but for some reason couldn't get in to it. This time I didn't have any problems, and found the book to be quite fun, though not as enjoyable as the Undead series by Mary Janice Davidson. About 75% of the way through the book I started getting a little tired of it and wished the story would move along a bit quicker. I'm going to try the next book in the series to see if I want to continue reading the entire series.

First Line: "I'd been waiting for a vampire for years when he walked into the bar."

Rating:
(4/5)

Undead and Uneasy by MaryJanice Davidson

Undead and Uneasy by Mary Janice Davidson
Paranormal

Book 6 (and until March, the most recent) in the Undead series. This one is quite different from the rest as Betsy finds herself alone. Jessica and Nick are at the hospital, Tina is in Europe, and Sinclair, Marc, Antonia, and others are no where to be found. Past books have focused on the interaction between Betsy and her friends/family. This one is more on Betsy trying to reason where everyone is and coming to sense with herself and her situation. There are still interactions (and they are entertaining at that!) but this is a Betsy book!

While I've enjoyed the last couple of books, I didn't find them as entertaining as the first one. I think this book picked up the pace a bit more. I wonder what's next for Betsy though, now that she's finally married!

First Line: "Once, there was a beautiful queen who was as terrible on the inside as she was glorious on the outside."

Rating:

(4/5)

Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson

Undead and Unpopular by MaryJanice Davidson
Paranormal

The fifth book in the Undead series (5 books already??) sees Betsy trying to convince her friends not to throw a surprise party for her 31st birthday. Or is she trying to convince her friends TO throw her a surprise birthday party? Betsy is also continuing to plan her wedding with Sinclair, babysit her step-brother, host some European vampires, and, oh yeah, try to solve a murder.
I find that I can't read too many of these books in a row (for fear of losing brain cells? I'm not sure). It's been a while since I read book number 4 so this was a nice break from all the mysteries I've been reading! It's complete fluff, but fun fluff. This book isn't the best in the series, but it's not too bad.

First Line: "'There's a zombie in the attic,' George the Fiend informed me over breakfast."
Rating:

(3.5/5)