It's been a hell of a week for Betsy Taylor. First she loses her job. Then she's killed in a freak accident only to wake up in a morgue to discover she's a vampire. On the plus... more...side, being undead sure beats the alternative.
The day I died started out bad and got worse in a hurry...' It's been a hell of a week for ... more
Betsy Taylor. First she loses her job. Then she's killed in a freak accident only to wake up as a vampire. On the plus side being undead sure beats the alternat...
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Advantages: easy to read Disadvantages: not for everyone
Introduction
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MaryJaniceDavidson is the New York Times and USA today bestselling author of five series for adults and one for young adults. She is credited with starting a whole new genre: 'Paranormal Chick Lit.' This, the forst book in the 'Undead' series, is the book I will be reviewing.
Charlie, a friend of mine, loaned me this book, telling me I'd love it after lending a few books from me, and I thought "yeah, right, whatever- like i'm gunna enjoy chick lit!" until another friend backed her up. When Nat said she couldn't put it down, and had read all five books in just as many days, i thought 'yeah, okay, i'll give them a go." Not that I don't trust charlie, it's just that I know Nat prefers literature of the same ilk that I do; she's a murder-mystery-horror type of girl. I know she's a girl, but she ...
Advantages: Excellent for those who like chick lit, easy reading Disadvantages: Not so great for those who don't!
When our friends J & K arrived at our house for a dinner/drinking evening K handed me a plastic bag full of books, seven of which were the "Undead" series by Maryjanice Davidson. I wasn't particularly impressed as generally I don't tend to read chick lit, and was very relieved when K said I shouldn't feel obliged to read them, and that I could do what I wanted with them when I had finished. However, I thought it would be rude to not at least give them a go by reading the first book in the series - "Unwed and Undead" (this particular review is not about the first book, but will give you a feel for the whole series).
Maryjanice Davidson
Maryjanice Davidson (aside from having a silly name) is an American who was born in 1969. She has written a lot of books (mainly chick lit, and young adult stuff), and has a website ...
Advantages: Light-hearted comedy Disadvantages: targets a very specfic genre
the day (swearwords).
This is an amazing book, well -written and explores all characters really well so you get a good feel for them and you really start to care about them or hate them (like the Ant - stepmother from hell and surrogate mother to the spawn of Satan in a later book)). This book had me gigglng from start to finish especially as the Betsy/Eric relationship starts to unfold. If you love this one check out the rest of the series:
Undead and UnwedUndead and Unemployed
Undead and Unappreciated
Undead and Unreturnable
Undead and Unpopular
Undead and Uneasy ...
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Product details
Publisher
Piatkus Books
Title
Undead and Unwed
Author
MaryJanice Davidson
Type
Fiction
ISBN
749936452
Genre
Horror and ghost stories
Edition
Paperback
EAN
9780749936457
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It's been a hell of a week for Betsy Taylor. First she loses her job. Then she's killed in a freak accident only to wake up in a morgue to discover she's a vampire. On the plus side, being undead sure beats the alternative.
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