A review by jennxreviews
Blood Ex Libris by Raven Belasco

5.0

What more could a librarian want than to be asked to preserve and archive a collection of rare first edition books? When Anushka, Noosh, meets an intriguing stranger she is immediately smitten, when she finds out he's a vampire it's like her bookish dreams have become a reality. Turns out being an archivist for a vampire isn't quite what she expected.
This book was fast paced which kept me turning the pages and/or listening. There are a lot of words and phrases from other languages both real and Am'r which is the language of vampires/what vampires are called in this universe. A handy dictionary is in the back of the book but explanations and translations that are relevant to the character are explained and if you don't flip back and forth to the dictionary you can be on the same road of discovery as Noosh. There was some serious spice in this book, sometimes a bit much for my taste but it is relevant to the character development and isn't overly gratuitous in description or trite. There is definitely lots of plot and story which is great.
I read this book and listened to the audiobook when I wasn't able to read it. I definitely had to turn the volume down in my car during some of the scenes. Amber Benson is an AMAZING audiobook narrator. She reads each character with different accents and truly her narration kept my attention that I didn't drift off and have to rewind while driving.

I bought the series at the Hellmouth Convention in Torrance, CA and received a digital copy of the audiobook of the first book for free as a convention exclusive. Totally worth buying the series based on talking with the gals at the table and the lure of the audiobook alone.