A review by randimcphee
My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

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

1.0

I’m sorry, but I could barely get through this book. The plot was forced and often didn’t make sense. The characters were cringey and unrealistic (and not just because some of them were vampires). It felt like some parts of the story were just added at random, with no correlation to the plot. It was trying to hard to be quirky, and just felt like reading fanfiction. I kept waiting for it to pick up, but it just never did. The ending was weird, anticlimactic, and so forced just as a way to end the book.

I don’t recommend.

Spoiler
The vampire lore didn’t make sense. The whole point is that Frederick has been asleep for 100 years, but every other vampire is just as clueless about the modern world. And why bring up hunters to never mention them again? And Frederick says he’s been asleep for 100
years, which would’ve put him asleep in about the 1920s, but he knows NOTHING past like 1899. How? The timeline doesn’t make sense. I just don’t get it. Ah. And the ENDING? Saving the day with a fake TikTok? This book itself is going to age poorly. 

Also, maybe it’s just me being stupid, but the spicy scene came out of nowhere for me. Wasn’t expecting that!
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