I enjoyed My Roommate is a Vampire and knew I had to read the next one! This companion novel may have my favorite love interest? Keep reading this book review of My Vampire Plus One for my full thoughts.
Summary
Amelia Collins is by definition successful. She would even go so far as to say successfully single. But not according to her family, and she’s tired of the constant questions about her nonexistent dating life. When an invitation to yet another family wedding arrives, she decides to get everyone off her back once and for all by finding someone–anyone–to pose as her date.
After a chance encounter with Reginald Cleaves, Amelia decides he’s perfect for her purposes. He’s a bit strange, but that’s fine; it’ll discourage tough questions from her family. (And it certainly doesn’t hurt that he’s very handsome.) For centuries-old vampire Reggie, posing as her plus-one sounds like the ultimate fun. And if it helps his ruse of pretending to be human, so much the better.
As Amelia and Reggie practice their fauxmance, it becomes clear that Reggie is as loyal to her as the day is long, and that Amelia’s first impressions could not have been more wrong. Suddenly, being in a real relationship with Reggie sounds pretty fang-tastic.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
I am living for all the vampire stories I’ve been reading lately. And My Vampire Plus One is no exception. I really loved Reggie’s character in My Roommate is a Vampire and he has to be my favorite part of My Vampire Plus One. This dual POV story allows us to see through the illusions and lies we tell to others when we can’t accept the truth. But I also loved how we could very much see the ‘he falls first’ in Reggie’s POV. For such a quirky, independent, detailed character it felt extremely fun to be dunked into his thoughts.
My Vampire Plus One made me laugh out loud. While I wish we got to see Cassie a bit more in this one, Reggie stole the show. There’s a distinct sense of mystery and action to this sequel – as Reggie is trying to escape the Collective – but because of that I felt like the individual character development was put on hold a bit. There’s plenty of romance and action, but I was missing a bit more individual introspection and growth. It’s not a deal breaker, but it’s easy to get caught up in the flying and the swoons.
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My Vampire Plus One is a solid companion novel which delivers the quirky, the vampires, and the romance. There’s more mystery than I remember from the first which helps the plot propel itself, I just wish we had a bit more time to devote to the individual characters. Find My Vampire Plus One on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop.org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.