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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Undead and Unappreciated’ by MaryJanice Davidson
by Carolyn • Posted in 3 Star Reviews, Authors A-D, Book Reviews, MaryJanice Davidson, Paranormal Romance, Reviews by Carolyn
Title: Undead and Unappreciated (Undead #3)
Author: MaryJanice Davidson
Publisher: Piatkus (UK) | Berkley (US)
Publication Date: April 2006 (UK) | July 2005 (US)
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Source: My own copy
Reviewed by: Carolyn
RATING: 6/10
SUMMARY:
Most women would love to live as royalty, but Betsy Taylor has found that being vampire queen has more problems than perks, except for always being awake for Midnight Madness shoe sales. It may be easy to find blood (yuck) in the dark of night, but try finding a strawberry smoothie.
And employees at her nightclub Scratch have been giving her nothing but grief since she killed their former boss. Some people… But Betsy’s “life” takes an interesting turn at a baby shower for her wicked stepmother, who lets it slip that Betsy has a long-lost half sister. Now twenty years old, this woman just so happens to be the devil’s daughter… and destined to rule the world.
REVIEW:
“Undead and Unappreciated“ is a fun addition to the ‘Undead‘ series, although it’s a very short read, a lot happens.
Betsy, the Queen of the Vampires, is a shoe loving, blood-obstaining vampire who drinks milk instead. However, because she’s queen nothing harms her, including crosses and even stakes.
There is the Book of the Dead though, and after fighting with Eric Sinclair, she closes herself off in the library and reads for hours. But she ignores the warnings that reading too much for too long can make you go insane. Unfortunately, it gets to Betsy and she ends up hurting many of her friends, including Jessica, Marc and also Sinclair.
Betsy also finds out that she has a half sister who is also the devil’s daughter. She decides to seek her out, which she does, but the girl she finds is far from what the image of the devil’s daughter should be.
When Betsy became the Vampire Queen she inherited a bar, Scratch, but the vampire staff are not happy and she finds a mutiny on her hands. They group together to go on strike for better working conditions as Betsy has said no to biting and drinking from humans, but they disagree. There is something more sinister going on too…
VERDICT:
“Undead and Unappreciated“ is a very short novel, more of a novella really, and therefore with so much going on it felt a bit like a whirlwind through Betsy’s life. However, Davidson’s writing is so witty and I really enjoy her writing style. The sarcasm, snarkiness and banter from Betsy is so funny. Although this isn’t the strongest book in the series so far, it is still pure entertainment.
You can find out more about the author here:
Books in Series Order:
3. Undead and Unappreciated
4. Undead and Unreturnable
5. Undead and Unpopular
6. Undead and Uneasy
7. Undead and Unworthy
8. Undead and Unwelcome
9. Undead and Unfinished
10. Undead and Undermined
11. Undead and Unstable
5. Undead and Unpopular
6. Undead and Uneasy
7. Undead and Unworthy
8. Undead and Unwelcome
9. Undead and Unfinished
10. Undead and Undermined
11. Undead and Unstable
This book counts towards the following BCC Reading Challenges:
Book #41 100+ Books In A Year Reading Challenge 2011
Book #2 Summer Romance Reading Challenge 2011
Book #41 100+ Books In A Year Reading Challenge 2011
Book #2 Summer Romance Reading Challenge 2011
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love MJD x
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