Undead and Unwed (Queen Betsy, Book 1)
by MaryJanice Davidson
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Author: MaryJanice DavidsonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-03-02
ISBN: 042519485X
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
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- ISBN13: 9780425194850
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Undead and Unwed (Queen Betsy, Book 1)
Book Review: Hilarious vamp tale
Summary: 5 Stars
Take 3 parts Stephanie Plum, toss in a sprinkling of Ivana Trump, a dash of Anita Blake's Jean-Claude, a dribble of Dave Barry and you come up with the newly-undead Betsy, Queen of the Vamps. The only thing is, Betsy's more interested in some seriously serial shoe-shopping than being the boss of a bunch of Anne Rice devotees.
A huge fan of the vampire genre in general, in Laurell K. Hamilton in particular, I was very hesitant to read this book, afraid that it would be missing the serious vamp vibe like Charlaine Harris's books. I was very pleasantly surprised to find this an enjoying, fast and still-memorable read.
Davidson has a knack for witty dialogue that rivals Janet Evanovich and a shoe fetish that may be unmatched. The repartee between Betsy and her potential vamp boyfriend Sinclair is funny, sexy, maddeningly ditzy and occasionally touching. The storyline in this book and its sequel, Undead and Unemployed, is interesting without being heavy and complicated, light enough for a quick weekend read but sturdy enough to still be fun on a second or third glance.
The character of Betsy is a joy to unfold, but it's the discovery of Sinclair and how he learns how to tolerate and like Betsy in spite of her personality that's the true treasure here. I laughed at Betsy, but after the first book and into the second, it was the scenes with Sinclair that I really dove into. He's a serious character, struggling to figure out how he got dumped into a Three Stooges skit, almost symbolic of a hardcore vamp fic reader trying to figure out what to do with this fizzy little Jimmy Choo-filled romp.
There were only two quibbles I had with this book, and they're minor enough that it didn't lower my rating. I wish the other characters would ease off on their complaints about how shallow and vain and obnoxious Betsy is. She's all of those things, but she's also sweet, funny, kind when you don't expect it and more intelligent than she's given credit for. I realize that her airheadedness is a main ingredient to the story, it's just that by the end of the book, I started feeling a little sorry for Betsy and more than a little ticked off at the other characters for the way they treated her. The only other thing I wished for were more romantic scenes; I didn't want the book to turn into some Harlequin novel, but I wished the author would have given a little more page time to the relationship between Betsy and Sinclair. This book could easily have been puffed out with another 100 or so pages of the two of them without feeling padded.
Overall, this is a really fun, happy and sparkly read that shouldn't be dismissed by serious vamp fiction fans because it's too bubbly. I think Davidson and the Undead series is a great balance to the darker, longer and more intricate paranormal fiction out there.
Summary of Undead and Unwed (Queen Betsy, Book 1)
First Betsy Taylor loses her job, then she's killed in a car accident. But what really bites is that she can't seem to stay dead. And now her new friends have the ridiculous idea that Betsy is the prophesied vampire queen, and they want her help in overthrowing the most obnoxious power-hungry vampire in five centuries.Horror Books
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