When Life Gives You Vampires (Slaying It #1)
Gloria Duke
A paranormal Dumplin' for adults, When Life Gives You Vampires is part a journey of body positivity, part a story about learning how to accept love at face value, and part a hysterical romcom told through a paranormal lens. Twenty-five year old Lily Baines is used to waking up hungover, overweight, and underemployed. Waking up with fangs? Not so much. But when it turns out a little light necking has more serious consequences than she ever imagined, Lily's determined to get to the bottom of it. Tristan hadn't meant to turn Lily—it's against vampire law—but now that she's here, they need to team up to save their hides. They strike a truce, fending off other vampires, Lily's work-rival-turned-slayer, and her mother's tone-deaf romance and fitness advice—all while Lily faces down her insecurities about the fact that she lives in a diet-obsessed world with a body that will never age, never die, and never change. Can she learn to love the (plus size) woman she'll be forever more?
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0 0I did not finish this book, and it was incredibly disappointing that I absolutely COULD NOT finish it simply because of the fact that it was written in “millennial” English. I was actually enjoying the story, but after finishing 40% of the book, I could no longer handle the fact that the word “obviously” was NEVER spelled out. It was like reading someone’s (obvi a millennial) diary. I never thought that being 43 years old would make me too old to be able to enjoy a book that was written for a younger generation.
I’m not sure why a publisher would be ok with pigeon-holing this book so much. Every generation has had to deal with body issues and many generations love a good snarky vampire story. However, MOST enjoy reading a book with all the words completely spelled out. Kinda lazy.
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