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Sexy Rich Vampires - Blutige Versuchung by Geneva Lee

13 reviews

witcheep's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The vampire lore and the mysterious tensions are intriquing, giving strength to the worldbuilding around the romance – the romance being the main plot. The story is entertaining, though I struggled a lot to come to terms with the huge status imbalances between the main characters; I'm not sure if I can wholeheartedly root for them becoming a couple because of this. The rest of my review will be rambling/reasoning about this imbalance.

The romance relies very heavily on the trope of forbidden romance and a premise of an inexperienced human woman learning about her romantic and sexual likes with a centuries old, very experienced immortal man. This premise puts these two in a very imbalanced relationship, especially when it is paired with a huge financial imbalance as well: she is struggling with crippling debt and he is "richer than God", as she puts it. The potential threats or red flags in this kind of setting are mentioned by Thea's roommate, but only briefly, and Thea chooses to ignore them. I guess that shouldn't be a surprise, since the clear hint to a billionaire romance is in the title of the book. But does the experience/financial status need to be flaunted so much without pondering the imbalance between the main characters? Perhaps it is needed for the plot to be able to strongarm the allure in the relationship to be in the forefront and to make the vampire society's norms to be the aspect that makes the relationship forbidden, instead of theforbiddenness coming from imbalanced status.

I wish, though, that these premise issues got more room in the plot alongside the societal struggles. The imbalanced premises of the relationship make the experienced, rich party hold all the power in the relationship, making it very hard for the other one to stand up for herself if there ever is a need for it. Even though there is specualtion about a

mate bond

between them that could even things out a little, I still find this kind of power imbalance in a romantic setting unsettling for all the potential to strip the "weaker" party from any real agency, and even putting them in the potential harm's way, if the relationship turns sour. The experience and financial status come around in the plot much more than the vampire society's norms, so it would be good to address them more as well.

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animebloodqueen's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

First third: Cheesy and funny
Second Third: Kinda slows to a halt and kinda nothing happens
Last Third: Very interesting and enthralling plot

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katerina_l's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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sirquedusoleil's review against another edition

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emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

This was an entire waste of time. As if the slow dragging wasn’t enough by the end nothing was actually accomplished. The main characters have quite the detailed arcs but even with that, by the end you still don’t know them. You don’t connect with them. I don’t even sympathize with them. Will not be reading remainder of the series.

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buffycbooks's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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elketjhee's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Spoilers!
Julian I like. Thea... She is a weirdo ... Like why are you so heartbroken someone doesn't want to eat you?
As a slow burn fan this passionate love after only two days seems fast. The vampire obsession Julian had I get. It's the smell ... But Thea she seems to have fallen so easily. I would like to have seen the shift from finding him a hot vampire to lover to "oh damn he is my mate'" gone one for a little longer.

But let's be honest I too would instantly be in love with Julian.

Also, I have an imaginative imagination and Julian is like one of the hottest male characters I have imagined. I can't wait on the struggle it will be to draw him later

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belle13's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

❤️Vampires and Magic
❤️Paris Setting
❤️Twilight Meets Gossip Girl
❤️Fake Dating
❤️Billionaire Vampires
❤️Forbidden Romance
❤️Insta-Lust

Amount of spice:🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

This truly is Twilight on crack. I almost don’t actually know how to feel about it - I was tempted to give it five stars just because it was laughably ridiculous. The MMC is just mildly grumpy but also extremely horny 24/7 and the FMC has absolutely no sense of self preservation - I dare to say maybe even less than Bella Swan.

In all seriousness, this had potential but just fell flat constantly. It all felt a little pointless like some really long confusing prologue. You know when you’re like that meeting could have been an email? That’s essentially the best way to describe this book. I really just don’t think I can bring myself to pick up the next book.

I would recommend it if you want a super horny version of Twilight but with the same amount of actual sex that’s in Twilight

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kbairbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

DUDE. Dude. This was so much fun!! All I can say is that if you like grumpy sunshine, mates, vampires, or fake dating this is for you. I don’t have time to say anything else because I already own book two and I need to read it right now!

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bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

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hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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kaadee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I’m so upset for Thea. She deserves everything in the world and this dusty crusty MAN can’t give it to her. She’s literally working 2 jobs, going to school AND taking care of her mom who has cancer. That man just waltzed in and ruined everything.
I hate men.

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