Member Reviews
This was very cute and fun read. I haven't read the first book (My Rooommate is a Vampire) but that didn't really effect my reading expierience at all! It was nice to read about some very bright and fun vampires, instead of the typical broody and dark ones.
Reggies was exactly what I needed to get me out of my reading slumb!
Golden Retriever Vampire x Black Cat Human!
Taxes save the day?
Forced Proximity
Fake Dating
What more could you want?
My Vampire Plus One follows Amelia who is an accountant with a meddling family who is constantly asking about her love life and after a sarcastic remark about having a boyfriend too seriously, she has no choice but to now bring a date to her cousin's wedding despite not actually being in a relationship. Enter Reginald, a vampire fugitive and after the two bump each other one night, Amelia proposes a fake dating scheme to which Reggie agrees with his own interior motive.
While I found My Roommate Is A Vampire enjoyable, this one I found is significantly a lot better. One of my main issues with the first book was that it would've worked better with a dual pov and this time the author listened and implemented it within this book. And let me tell you, it worked so much better. I loved Reginald in this first book, and this made me love even more so I was glad that we got his pov. And maybe it's because I love the faking dating trope too much but this is everything I love in a book, the humour, the slow burn, the forced proximity? Give it all to me. Amelia and Reggie balanced each other so well, I loved their relationship and I hope to see more of them and how their relationship grows in any upcoming books.
The only issue that I had was that we could've learned more about Reggie's history a bit more, like he definitely knows who caused the fire and it has to be the witch, right? But that was only really my issue with this book. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series, like imagine a witch x vampire enemies to lovers book? I would be here for it, if there will even be another book in this series that is. So if you're needing a lighthearted romcom for the spooky season, this is the one for you.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for a honest review.
‘My Vampire Plus-One’ by Jenna Levine is a spicy, hilarious supernatural romance following human accountant Amelia and mysterious vampire fugitive Reggie. After bumping into each other quite by chance, Amelia finds herself desperate for a plus-one to join her at her cousin’s wedding and ends up proposing a fake-dating scheme which Reggie delightedly accepts - not least because dating this incredible, beautiful, human woman might throw the vampire gang seeking retribution against him for a crime he didn’t commit off his scent! Thus begins a rom-com story that uses a traditional trope but manages to feel original and fresh.
I loved:
- Amelia’s passion for her job as a tax accountant and for numbers generally
- Reggie’s bullet journal!!! Reading his thoughts was so heartwarming and funny, and I loved his interactions with other journallers on his message board
- The amusing reveal just after 50% of the way through
- The side characters (especially Frederick and Cassie, who seemed fab and have definitely persuaded me to circle back and read their story in Book 1)
- The chemistry between A & R; especially in the snowed-in scene
- Reggie’s words and mannerisms were just SO cute!
The ending was a little bit silly, I thought, and I would have enjoyed more content about Gracie the cat… but those are minor gripes and overall it was a well-constructed story.
Giving this four stars and recommending as a light-hearted read for anyone who loved Twilight as a teen or who wants a fake dating romance read that’s a little bit different.
I received an advance Digital Review Copy of this book from the publisher Random House UK, Cornerstone via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.
The same as the first book, this book made me laugh out loud, a lot! I loved getting more of Reginald and Amelia was such a fun POV to follow! i knew I would love this book. We all wanted a Reginald book and he did not disappoint! Cannot wait to see what the author does next.
It was such a funny read and I really enjoyed reading about Reginald and Amelia! This book made me laugh out loud a few times and it was so lovely seeing the fake dating play out. I really liked the bullet journal part, Reginald was so freaking cute and adorable with it!!! The whole plot was really amusing and interesting and I really liked that there wasn’t a third act break up! You could see that Reginald and Amelia had great chemistry and were good for each other!
Thank you to NetGalley, Cornerstone and Jenna Levine for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
After loving book 1 I knew I would love this one as well.
The humor and the rom com weee just amazing.
I laughed for 90% of the book
i adored amelia & reggie so much, both were amazing main characters and the pacing of this book was great. reggie really added the comedy aspect to the book— my favourite part being him playing the twilight soundtrack in the background as he tries to tell amelia that he’s a vampire 😭
i will say the whole “wyatt foundation” plot was fairly obvious, i guessed it from the start and i was surprised that it took amelia so long to get it ??? the most irritating part was that amelia’s family were never called out for how they treated her ??? they never thought about her dietary requirements AND the obvious favouritism when it came to her brother, sam ???
all in all, i really enjoyed this book. i loved seeing the side characters from the other books and don’t get me started on reggie and his bond with amelia’s dad <3
Oh I enjoyed this one! It wasn’t quite as good as the first one but it was still an enjoyable story.
It had me laughing out loud in places. I love a book with mixed media, text messages, journal entries etc. this is a fun easy read.
It made me smile, I love the humour in Levine's stories. Sadly I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first one but I still had a good time.
I read half of this and it just could not hold my attention. I think it's half me so I won't be reviewing it publicly but unfortunately it wasn't for me despite how much i loved the first one.
MY VAMPIRE PLUS ONE
JENNA LEVINE - ARC
Can I just start off by saying I do not remember the first book being this spicy
1 also
never had any desire to get to know Reginald from the first book so this was more than surprising but also worked out really well! I enjoyed getting to know Reginald and his relationships with people. Frederick and Cassie also appeared in this book too which I loved!
The overall storyline for me was a little bit boring and I don't think I would read anymore books in this series if there were to be more after this.
I know this sounds like I disliked it, I didn't I just feel as though my reading taste has changed since I read the first one and I enjoyed that loads I thought I would enjoy this one as much!
I'm sad I didn't.
@rachaelmcreads
As a fake dating lover, I ate this book up. However I would say I enjoyed the first book more than this one.
In My Roommate Is a Vampire, the side character of Reginald Cleaves was my favourite, so I was really excited when the author announced his own story and I wasn’t disappointed, especially because the text message exchanges between Reginald and Frederick still made me laugh out loud. For me, My Vampire Plus-One is even better than the first book and I read it in two days, unable to put it down.
I always enjoy the fake dating trope and here it is made very well. Amelia Collins is used to her family meddling in her love life, but with yet another relative’s wedding coming up and she is still single, she makes up a fake boyfriend to get her family off her back, especially her mother. All she needs to do is find a man who would be willing to go to a party and a wedding with her and pretend to be in love with her. And who better than the weird and handsome stranger she bumped into a few nights earlier? Reggie, who has taken up bullet journaling and has a group of angry vampires after him looking for revenge for something that he may have done a couple of centuries earlier, is happy to help Amelia, even going as far as exchanging his extravagant clothes for something more sober, especially after she seems to take very well his confession of being a vampire.
My Vampire Plus-One is such a fun read. The romance is slow-burn and steamy, the characters are engaging, quirky, and hilarious, and the dialogue is witty and brilliantly-written. If you are looking for a fantastic and immersive paranormal romance, then My Vampire Plus-One is the perfect read!
Reggie has to be the most cinnamon roll vampire ever! I mean this man rocks his feminine side, knows how to put on makeup, journals like a whizz AND takes responsibility for stuff he does (and doesn't) do!
Reggie is on the run from the Collective who would really like his head on a pike for something he has taken the blame for for over a century! Amelia is a quiet, logical accountant who just wants her family off her back and for once to be the centre of someone's life.
Reggie may be a few centuries older but he is not wiser! He hasn't met a disaster he could not walk straight into the middle of but with Amelia around, he kind of grows up and feels responsible for her safety. There are a lot of tropes in this book, you're sure to find a few you will love.
There are a few cameo appearances from Freddie and Cassie from book 1 and if I'm not mistaken we may have even met our FMC for book 3!
Plenty of laughs, tender moments and low level spice.
Amelia is an Accountant, an Accountant who has attended one too many family weddings alone and is sick of the questions as to why she is still single
A chance couple of encounters with Reginald, and a mispoken lie to her family about having a plus one for her cousins wedding, leads her to ask Reggie to be her fake plus one
Reggie has his own issues, he is being hunted by the vampire authority, The Collective, and thinks this ruse will help him blend in more
But neither of them can't deny there is an attraction there, but what can go wrong when you are fake dating a vampire fugitive....
I really enjoyed this book, and loved seeing Cassie and Fredrick from book one again albeit they were not the focus of the story, and it could be enjoyed as a standalone (however, I would highly recommend the first book too)
Out 26 September and thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Randomhouse for the review copy, all opinions my own
Vampire romances are one of my favourites, the book completely captivated me and I loved Reggie and Amelia, such a great read.
Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy of My Vampire Plus-One before publication on Sept 26th.
Great story of Amelia a single brilliant accountant working her socks off during TAX season and is literally ran off her feet by a beautiful blonde excentric man. Due to the mishap of him running her down he owes her, which as he is a complete stranger and will never see again she doesn't think she will ever be able to redeem this favour. But by chance they meet again and she needs a ‘fake’ date to her cousin’s wedding which he agrees to do.
Reggie isn’t just a stranger anymore and turns out he is a vampire who has been on the run from The Collective (Vampire illuminati) for over 150years for something he didn't do! Amelia makes it her mission to clear his name and fight down The Collective so they don’t pester him again.
Cute little rom-com with a little bit of blood and spice. Defo worth a read.
This is a light-hearted, fun romp of a book with brilliant characters.
The fake-dating plotline is just as sweet, irresistible and delightfully infuriating as you might expect and when they finally give in to it, oh boy is it worth the wait.
I found the sub-plot with The Collective a little disconnected but overall an inoffensive addition.
Packed full of classic romance tropes - miscommunication, there's only one bed, fake dating to name a few - Jenna Levine takes them all on in a refreshing new way.
A lovely palate cleanser of a book.
*3.75/ 5 stars”
Amelia Collins is tired of constant questions about her non-existent dating life, so she decides to get everyone off her back once and for all by finding someone – anyone – to pose as her date to a family wedding. If he's annoying, or embarrassing, so much the better.
Coincidentally, Reginald Cleaves has centuries of experience at being rude, infuriatingly arrogant and a fashion eyesore, making him perfect for her purposes.
But as Amelia and Reggie practice their fauxmance and more of Reggie's secrets come to light, Amelia is surprised to find her first impressions could not have been more wrong, and that Reggie’s bark might be worse than his bite . . .
My thoughts are mixed on this book to be honest. I had a great time overall with this book and it was funny and entertaining in a slapstick comedy way. There were some of my favourite tropes like fake dating, one bed ! And I really enjoyed Reginald as a main character. He was different and eccentric and unapologetically himself which was refreshing.
However I feel as tho if h the plot fell a little flat for me with this book, I preferred my roommate is a vampire more than this one. I found myself losing focus and it lacking that grip of attention at times throughout the book and I think the pacing was slightly off. However the collective plot line, the mixed media and the romance were all top tier.
DNF'd at page 232.
I really wanted to like this but unfortunately I just couldn't get into it. The book was okay and the plot was promising but Reginald was so cringey he just put me off and The Collective were just as bad. I did like Amelia but I just couldn't justify finishing a story only liking one character. I'm sure others will love this, it just wasn't for me.