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A review by crownedaimee
My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
3.0
Was this cheesy and a bit cliche? Sure. But did I enjoy it? Most of it.
We first meet Cassie, a struggling artist, on her search for an apartment when her friend, Sam stumbles across an ad for an apartment that costs only $200 a month. Enter Frederick J. Fitzwilliam, owner of the apartment. With a name like that, you expect him to be old. And you would be correct, he just happens to be a 300 year old vampire. He is very out of touch with modern society. When his secret gets out to Cassie, things change quickly between them and she learns he requires her help.
For me, Frederick was my favourite character in this book, alongside Reginald who I wished we got to see more of within the book. I loved the scenes between him and Cassie when she attempts to teach him about modern culture and society even though he is getting frustrated about it. However, I couldn't quite warm to Cassie. I felt like she acted more in her early to mid twenties than in her thirties.
The dynamic between Frederick and Reginald was amusing and offered another side to Frederick's character that we don't get to see much of. The multimedia was definitely an interesting aspect of this part and paid off. However, the romance was based on very little foundations. I'm not a big fan of insta love, so this is probably another reason I wasn't completely sold on their romance.
I would've loved to have seen the lore around the vampires much more, it just seemed like the vampire aspect was more an afterthought. Like one mention of the vampire hunters and that's it? Additionally, I think this book would've worked better with a dual POV. The plot itself started out interesting and I enjoyed the idea of "vampire needs help to learn modern society" but the last chapters felt rushed and not necessary. One particular part felt out of place.
However, this novel is a light-hearted and fun romcom that is easy to read so if that's something you're looking for, I would say to give it a read.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
We first meet Cassie, a struggling artist, on her search for an apartment when her friend, Sam stumbles across an ad for an apartment that costs only $200 a month. Enter Frederick J. Fitzwilliam, owner of the apartment. With a name like that, you expect him to be old. And you would be correct, he just happens to be a 300 year old vampire. He is very out of touch with modern society. When his secret gets out to Cassie, things change quickly between them and she learns he requires her help.
For me, Frederick was my favourite character in this book, alongside Reginald who I wished we got to see more of within the book. I loved the scenes between him and Cassie when she attempts to teach him about modern culture and society even though he is getting frustrated about it. However, I couldn't quite warm to Cassie. I felt like she acted more in her early to mid twenties than in her thirties.
The dynamic between Frederick and Reginald was amusing and offered another side to Frederick's character that we don't get to see much of. The multimedia was definitely an interesting aspect of this part and paid off. However, the romance was based on very little foundations. I'm not a big fan of insta love, so this is probably another reason I wasn't completely sold on their romance.
I would've loved to have seen the lore around the vampires much more, it just seemed like the vampire aspect was more an afterthought. Like one mention of the vampire hunters and that's it? Additionally, I think this book would've worked better with a dual POV. The plot itself started out interesting and I enjoyed the idea of "vampire needs help to learn modern society" but the last chapters felt rushed and not necessary. One particular part felt out of place.
However, this novel is a light-hearted and fun romcom that is easy to read so if that's something you're looking for, I would say to give it a read.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.