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Book 2 follows Reginald and Amelia. Amelia is connected to book 1 by way of Sam, Cassie's best friend.

Amelia needs a date to her cousin's wedding to keep her family off her back about being single and after literally running into Reginald one night after work she asks him to help her out. He agrees and also tells her he's a vampire which Amelia thinks is a joke but runs with it so when he starts talking about things involved in being a vampire, she thinks it's a little odd but doesn't think much about it. It's quite amusing really - Reggie thinks he's found someone he can be himself around and Amelia thinks he's just kidding so is completely shocked when she finds out he was telling the truth.

It doesn't take long for her to accept it though and she quickly becomes turned on by it, allowing Reggie to bite her during sex. Though I suppose it's handy having venom that is an aphrodisiac! I can't imagine many people would turn down being bitten if it makes things feel even better that it already does!

I didn't like the lack of depth to the storyline about The Collective chasing Reggie. It's taken them over 100 years to finally catch up to him and then because they're threatened with owing money to the IRS, they straight away agree to leave him alone and find someone else to bother. The few interactions of theirs from the book were quite funny, they're clearly not very good at hunting someone and they're easily distracted by a cheese shop so I think more could have been made of their bungling attempts to catch Reggie.

Overall, a quick spicy read.

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

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Good book was a little bit predictable but i really enjoyed how easy it was to read.

It's definitely a good book for people who are in a rut and need something easy and funny to read.

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Amelia is a successful, serious, straight-laced accountant and she's very single. However, her family keep bringing up her single status, so to get them off her back, she says she has a boyfriend who she'll be bringing to her cousin's wedding. So, now she needs to find a date. Enter the eccentric, chaotic Reginald. Reginald agrees that fake dating to appease Amelia's family sounds like great fun and it means he'll get great practice at blending in to human society. But Amelia soon realises that Reginald is sexy, sweet and thoughtful -suddenly the idea of dating him for real sounds pretty good. But how will she react when she finds out that he's actually on the run from a vigilante group of vampires.

I didn't love this book as much as My Roommate Is A Vampire and I think that was down to the romance itself. I just didn't gel with Amelia and Reggie in the same way that I did with Cassie and Frederick. There were also a few moments where Amelia talked about taxes and tax laws, which were pretty dull. Even though towards the end, her knowledge became relevant to the resolution, it still didn't make for great first-thing-in-the-morning reading. I would have loved to see more interaction between the two couples too. A few bonding sessions between Cassie and Amelia would have been lovely and I'd have had a female friendship to watch and root for. Like the first book, the spice level suited me well too -the sex scenes were sparse, so the impact wasn't lessened. However, there was one point where Amelia liked having her neck bitten and letting Reggie feed on her, which was weird for me to read. Surely, if blood was drawn, it WOULD be painful -I have a lot of trouble believing that having your skin broken by teeth would not only not hurt but actually be sexually pleasurable...

These books are probably a good introduction to monster romances, as they are gentle with friendly monster heroes. Neither of the heroines are particularly memorable or interesting but the books are very readable.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐.75

I absolutely ATE this book up!!
Firstly I just want to say a massive thank you to Jenna and the NetGalley team for giving me the opportunity to read this book. I loved the fake dating trope and how we see there relationship become real over the course of the story.

Definitely would've liked a little more spice however this book was a solid 4.75 stars for me and am telling you, you need to pick this book up!! Perfect to read in Autumn. If you were a fan of My Roommate Is A Vampire, you will adore this!

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I thought I loved My Roommate is a Vampire, but this one? This one was next level and I loved every second of reading it.
Reginald is one of the best book characters I have ever read. I loved that man with my entire heart. He was hilarious and sweet and so baby girl. The way this man loved Amelia and basically worshipped the ground she walked on. This man was giggling and kicking his feet and like everything she did and I adored him for it.
The relationship between Reginald and Amelia was everything to me. I loved seeing them fall in love and all of the drama they went through together. I'm dying to reread it already because I adored every single second of reading it.
I can't wait to read more by this author.

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Really enjoyed Reginald and Amelia’s not so conventional love story, I found it to be a fun easy read and love the banter between the characters. I preferred this book to the first and would recommend to others. Can’t wait for the third book in the series. Very talented author.

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What drew me to the book was the cover and the hype that the first one got. I didn't read that one so I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into...🫣

I really disliked the characters and found them very dull and tbh quite annoying. Our main character Amelia is a woman in her mid-30s who still can't tell her parents that she likes her life the way it is, so instead she asks the weird guy she met on the street to be her fake date for her cousin's wedding. In this encounter, we meet Reginald - a 400 year old vampire who has NO SOCIAL SKILLS. Literally none. He ate a pine cone. Just because. He also thinks accountants are sexy, and thank goodness Amelia is just that! With her talking taxes and him fawning over her I was quickly over their story and was skimming the pages. The resolution of the "big conflict" at the end was also quite anticlimactic.

Maybe if you're an accountant and actually know what Amelia is talking about, you may like the book better than I did. Nonetheless I was rage talking about this story to a friend and she now wants to read it as well! So I guess it's a good pick if you want to read a silly story that might annoy you 🤭

This is a Netgalley arc review. Thank you to the publisher as well as Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book!

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Amelia is an accountant. A happily single accountant. Her family disagree and think her non existent dating life is a worry. When she is invit e to a family wedding with the inevitable plus one Amelia decides to shut them up she has to find a date. After literally running into Reginald Cleaves outside her office she decides to ask him to be her date. What Amelia doesn't know is that Reggie is a vampire and her view on the world is about to change.

I loved this even more than the first book. Reggie and Amelia relationship was perfect and I enjoyed every moment of this book. It was funny, spicy and kept me completely hooked throughout. I really hope we get more from this situation series in the future ☺️

Thank you to Netgalley, Random House UK and Jenna Levine for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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This was such a fun read! The characters were really relatable, and had me smiling, laughing and crying with them the whole way through.

I felt the book had great pace and the story didn't feel rushed. I would definitely recommend this to others. Even though I haven't read Jenna's other book yet I didn't feel lost in the world as the characters from it were perfect at supporting the main characters from this book.

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This was a just a great read. I was just all in the story.
Loved the MCs. Lovely written book. i enjoyed more than I expected I would

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The most wonderful sequel to My Roommate is a Vampire.

My Vampire Plus One follows the cheeky, rouge frenemy Reginald from the first book. Reginald is avoiding the “witch hunt” of the The Collective - a bumbling, misguided group of vampires who view themselves as the ultimate authority.

Amelia is tired of her family and their judgement around her love life, or lack thereof. Which results in a scheme - one where she must find someone to pose as her boyfriend to please her family. In walks Reginald. The eccentric and cheeky vampire is who is more than happy to help if it means he can avoid The Collective.

This book features all our favourite tropes:
🩸 Fake Dating
🩸One Bed
🩸 He Falls First
🩸 Cinnamon Roll MMC

I was obsessed with Reggie in book one so having the opportunity to read a book following him love story and all its eccentricities was a joy. Amelia was a strong, levelheaded and relatable fmc and her relationship with Reggie was everything.

I highly recommend this book to everyone looking for a quirky contemporary vampire romance.

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I absolutely adored My Roommate Is A Vampire so I knew I had to read this one... and I was not disappointed!

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Like everybody on this planet after reading MRIAV, I was desperate for Reggie’s book, and oh boy, he didn’t disappoint me.
He was somehow even more of everything that I even imagined he would be! And getting to know Amelia and seeing that man soften for her, melted me!!
I love a bit of fake dating and this had all those little fun aspects that come with that.
It was just another really fun time, with amazing characters and a great plot, and it was once again, very funny and had that perfect pinch of spice!
And I’m so glad we’ve had a confirmation of a book 3!

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Erm. YES.

Reginald is everyone's newest vampire Book boyfriend. He is just so cute and the epitome of Cinnamon Roll hero. Love the growth of his character from book one to the end of this one.

Amelia however i didn't really like. She comes off as slightly overbearing to be around where it's all always 'oh pity me. Pity me' instead of standing up for herself. And I lost track of the amount of times where she said (and it was implied) that she was a hard worker. Yet never really did any work. Even whilst at the office.


Despite the FMC this book was just so cute and funny and just an overall delight to read.

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I didn't love book one but I didn't enjoy it, it was a fun, quick read and this was no different. Reginald was my favourite character in book 1 because he was such a little shit and I loved him in this book too!!! Again it was a fun, quick read and I would read more from the author

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A loved the first book, and this is just as brilliant if a story. It's interesting seeing the story for a different angle than other vampires,

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Enjoyed this just as much as My Roommate is a Vampire. Such a fun time, great characters who I fell in love with so quickly. Love when a book can make me laugh.

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This was just an all round good time truly. I haven't read the first book so didn't have any preconceptions about these characters coming into the story, and fell in love with both MCs very quickly.
I feel Amelia's problems in my SOUL, maybe not the need to find a fake-boyfriend for a wedding but definitely the work-hard and stay focused one - so glad this girl got a whole book about how to take some time for herself!
Reginald was absolutely bonkers as far as MMCs go, he was extravagant and so totally open with Amelia that it took me completely by surprise - no dark brooding over here. This really was the vampire rom-com I desperately needed.
For those who love 'What we do in the Shadows', I highly recommend this for some light-hearted romance and a good laugh <3

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I absolutely adored My Roommate Is A Vampire so I knew I had to read this one... and I was not disappointed!

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My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine is a fun and lighthearted paranormal rom-com that blends fake dating with vampire antics. Amelia, a successful yet single woman, is tired of her family’s nagging about her love life. Enter Reggie, a centuries-old vampire, who agrees to pose as her plus-one for a family wedding. What starts as a fauxmance quickly develops into something deeper as Reggie’s charm and loyalty win Amelia over.

Levine skillfully mixes humor with romance, creating a slow-burn dynamic between the two characters. Reggie, with his endearing quirks and devotion to Amelia, adds depth to the otherwise comedic storyline. The witty epistolary elements, featuring Reggie’s journal entries, bring extra humor and perspective. Perfect for fans of paranormal romances and lighthearted love stories, this is an enjoyable fall read.

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