This book is funny, but definitely a relic of its time. It should come with a content warning for 2007…. As a whole; it was an alright book. I read it because my friend found a copy at a thrift store and thought it sounded fun. 

The ‘love story’ that’s tagged on the front cover is extremely tame. I would say this is more of a story about how two brand new vampires navigate being vampires in modern society, trying to find meals, and escape the ones coming for their heads. They’re in love, I guess, but only in a “I’m told these two are in love” kind of way. It’s hard for me to understand what it is about Tommy that Jody actually loves…. But Tommy even expressed at one point that the reason he loves Jody is because she lets him have sex with her. Which is a very 19-year-old-man way of thinking on feelings if you get down to it. 

I also was a little bit off put by the wacky antics, especially the group of Tommy’s friends having a gang-bang relationship with a sex worker smurf… it seemed like a really random thing to throw in the book, which was silly and funny, only - when she actually started to become a villain, I found everything about the inclusion of the character kind of problematic. I ended up feeling bad for poor Blue, and unsatisfied with where her story led. 

Abby was the best character, and her introduction and enthusiasm for vampires really made this book a lot more fun to read. I enjoyed getting to know her, and as she started to take over narration I actually grew invested. She was endearing, earnest, and funny in a way that didn’t leave me cringing from the dated nature of the humor in this book. 

The ending was…. Weird.  I don’t know how to feel.

Overall - I give this one 3 stars. (An entire extra star awarded to the real star of the show, Abby Normal.)