Hero: Greg Statleon
Heroine: Nina Blackman
Grade: 4.5 out of 5
It’s a lousy first day on the job for Nina Blackman when a patient, loopy from the anesthesia, bites her. At least he was cute. But for real drama she can’t beat the next evening. Nina wakes up with a set of razor-sharp fangs, bionic vision, supersonic hearing, and a taste for blood. But there’s a good explanation: It’s her patient, Long Island vampire Greg Statleon. Actually they’re perfect for each other—if Nina’s willing to commit to one man for eternity.
Another party that I came late too but this time around, I wasn’t too bothered by it because this book could have totally been a stand alone. I thought Dakota Cassidy did a fantastic job of making me like Nina. I had my doubts in the beginning because she’s just so …much. She’s got a potty mouth like there’s no tomorrow and she’s one of those women that you wouldn’t want to really become friends with unless you were getting into a fight and she was really crass but I really, really enjoyed this book.
Nina is kind of hard to take because she’s so crass but Ms. Cassidy did a great job of making her character likeable anyway. She did a bunch of things that got on my hot damn nerves, especially when she found out that she was an undead but I didn’t really hate her for it since she was an undead against her will and I got from the way that Ms. Cassidy wrote her character. It was fun seeing her interact with Greg, seeing her bite at him and just rant against him was more funny than annoying. It was an enjoyable read for me because I wasn’t expecting to like this book as much as I did.
I enjoyed it more.
Greg was a great hero, you could tell that he was sorry for turning Nina and the way he was with her just had me either laughing or sighing because he was hot stuff! Greg is one of those heroes that is sexy without trying to be. He’s so strong and capable and I loved him to pieces! He was the only person that could deal with Nina and her loud mouth ways and when she goes on her quest to find a way for her to get her mortality back, it’s Greg that helps her deal and when Nina starts to fall for him, things get a whole lot more interesting.
This book was funny, fast and a definite keeper, I’m going to try to get the other books in this series because I liked Nina’s friends, Marty and Wanda, they were fun and were a delightful addition to the story. The story was too cute for words and I most definitely recommend it, but read the books in order, I wish I did but not enough that I didn’t enjoy this one. I’ll definitely be checking out more Dakota Cassidy books from now on.
Oh and another thing before I end this review, the cover? LOVED IT!
This book is available from Penguin Books. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
Great review, Rowena! This book sounds great… you’ve piqued my interest.
I have The Accidental Werewolf on my TBR shelf that a friend gifted to me, but I haven’t yet read it. I take it that you haven’t either, but you suggest reading them in order. How are the stories connected–by the characters?
Yes, by the characters, the heroines in both books are good friends. I enjoyed this book so I’m sure I’ll enjoy the other books as well if I ever get around to reading them but enjoy the book and I can’t wait to read your review on it! =)