toshi21's review
4.0
Quirky fun vampires
This book of short stories was pretty neat.
The authors took vampires and changed their professions to regular folks and it was fun.
All the stories were different and enthralling. I can’t say which is my favourite because they were all enjoyable.
I think that I’ve found a couple new authors to try and I’m excited to look out for them .
Highly recommend.
This book of short stories was pretty neat.
The authors took vampires and changed their professions to regular folks and it was fun.
All the stories were different and enthralling. I can’t say which is my favourite because they were all enjoyable.
I think that I’ve found a couple new authors to try and I’m excited to look out for them .
Highly recommend.
mommasaystoread's review
4.0
Working Stiffs is a fun collection of vampire romance, and I love that the vampires are all regular guys in the workforce rather than the typical more money than they know what to do with elite. The stories are from an interconnected world where vampires are out and controlled by an agency and a set of rules. There are some differences from story to story, but not enough to break the rules of the world created for these tales. I'm always up for vampire romance, and these are full of male/male goodness to boot. Each romance comes from a different author, some I was familiar with and some who were new to me, but all the stories are full of great characters, a bit of instalove/lust, and steamy fun. The whole book equals around 10-11 hours read time, so I read a different story each night before bed, and while I like some better than others of course, I enjoyed them all, and I'd easily recommend the anthology.
phoebesrandoms's review
5.0
I love reading and I love a great cause. Stuck in isolation with a bunch of vampires is no hardship when they are Working Stiffs the new anthology which includes stories by: Roberta Blablanski, Tanya Chris, K. Evan Coles, H.L. Day, Lyra Evans, Mel Gough, Crystel Greene, Elliott Griffen, Sadie Jay, Edie Montreaux, Megs Pritchard, A.J. Sherwood, and R.J. Sorrento.
As always, I started this anthology with a swipe of the screen. Luckily for me, I landed on one of my new favorite authors Crystel Greene and Graveyard Cops. Lico sounds yummy and not just to bite. Greene has created a character with a sense of humor, honor, and a physique to drool over. He is the opposite of Ice Cop Vampire Jesse and it reads fabulously. There is action, drama, blood, and romance. Greene promises more of this dynamic cop duo in the future and I cannot wait.
Mel Gough gives us a cisgender firefighter who rescues a young man whose home just burnt to the ground in Fire and Ice Cold Skin. Stereotypes and tropes work for a reason because Gough gives us a hero we can sink our teeth into (laugh) - pun intended. Gough then puts an interesting twist on the story with Drake’s character and I love it. I am a huge proponent of this area so I always think it is great when I see it with a positive aspect in a story. Lust and a hero? Gough continues this story elsewhere and makes you want to follow the blood drippings….
Woo-whee! Tanya Chris writes a steamy romance. Long Haul may be a short story, but Chris packs a whole lotta heat in it. Damn. I do not know how this paragraph is going to do with the sensors for public reviews (laugh). This is one story you want to have bookmarked to read on repeat. Long-haul trucker Vlad may not have much to say, especially when you compare it to young Silver who he just picked up, but he does not have to say anything when he drops his draws. (laugh) Seriously you cannot take me anywhere because I always get stuck on the sex in a review. Chris writes a really good story too!
I received an ARC of this book and I am writing a review without prejudice and voluntarily.
As always, I started this anthology with a swipe of the screen. Luckily for me, I landed on one of my new favorite authors Crystel Greene and Graveyard Cops. Lico sounds yummy and not just to bite. Greene has created a character with a sense of humor, honor, and a physique to drool over. He is the opposite of Ice Cop Vampire Jesse and it reads fabulously. There is action, drama, blood, and romance. Greene promises more of this dynamic cop duo in the future and I cannot wait.
Mel Gough gives us a cisgender firefighter who rescues a young man whose home just burnt to the ground in Fire and Ice Cold Skin. Stereotypes and tropes work for a reason because Gough gives us a hero we can sink our teeth into (laugh) - pun intended. Gough then puts an interesting twist on the story with Drake’s character and I love it. I am a huge proponent of this area so I always think it is great when I see it with a positive aspect in a story. Lust and a hero? Gough continues this story elsewhere and makes you want to follow the blood drippings….
Woo-whee! Tanya Chris writes a steamy romance. Long Haul may be a short story, but Chris packs a whole lotta heat in it. Damn. I do not know how this paragraph is going to do with the sensors for public reviews (laugh). This is one story you want to have bookmarked to read on repeat. Long-haul trucker Vlad may not have much to say, especially when you compare it to young Silver who he just picked up, but he does not have to say anything when he drops his draws. (laugh) Seriously you cannot take me anywhere because I always get stuck on the sex in a review. Chris writes a really good story too!
I received an ARC of this book and I am writing a review without prejudice and voluntarily.
aebross's review
5.0
Honestly, this was a really enjoyable collection to read. The plight of the modern working vampire is one we don't normally get to read about, and each of these stories had a different approach to how our fanged-friends are getting along these days. These stories were funny and sad, romantic and steamy, and overall beautifully written and curated together. Were there some that stretched suspension of disbelief a bit further than others? Sure, but overall, this was an great read for a good cause. It's a win-win, really.
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