Undead and Unworthy (Undead Series, Book 7)
by MaryJanice Davidson
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Read in June, 2008
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MJD points out in her introduction that the new cover of UNDEAD AND UNWORTHY reflects the new direction that this book and the two upcoming ones will follow; a mini-story arc within a story arc. Frankly, I'm not all that thrilled.
Betsy is still Betsy -- still childish, still prone to immaturity, still interested with having sex with her new husband as often as possible, still the new guardian of Baby Jon (although he's conspicuously missing from this installment), still back-and-forth with ...more
Betsy is still Betsy -- still childish, still prone to immaturity, still interested with having sex with her new husband as often as possible, still the new guardian of Baby Jon (although he's conspicuously missing from this installment), still back-and-forth with ...more
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Read in July, 2008
Betsy Taylor, Queen of the Vampires, has barely settled after her honeymoon when the Fiends come barreling through her door. The Fiends are vampires who were made by the previous King and left to starve. They are a bit like feral animals, but Betsy being the unusual Vampire Queen that she is, refused to stake them. They have been living on a farm being tended to by another vamp, being fed animal blood. But it seems with all the craziness of Queenly and wifely duties, Betsy sort of forgot ab...more
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Undead and Unworthy is the continuing story of Betsy (the Vampire Queen), and her gang of friends. It's the seventh book in the series, and unfortunately I felt that it was one of the weakest.
MaryJanice Davidson prefaced the book with a note to the reader letting us know that this is the first book in a new story arc. Along with new cover art, it seems like the story lines have gotten a little sexier and lighter. But it just didn't seem to have that much substance to me. The past novel...more
MaryJanice Davidson prefaced the book with a note to the reader letting us know that this is the first book in a new story arc. Along with new cover art, it seems like the story lines have gotten a little sexier and lighter. But it just didn't seem to have that much substance to me. The past novel...more
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After each "Undead" book I'm ready for the next one to be released. I am never disappointed in that each one has the same sarcastic wit and humor as the previous one. I did enjoy this book - it definitely didn't disappoint - but I have to say that the story line wasn't my favorite of the series. Without spoiling the ending I will just say it seemed a bit more serious than the previous books in the series. Not necessarily a bad thing, I just prefer the lighter plots she's previously...more
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Read in July, 2008
3.5 stars, if I could. Part of this is that I started it at nearly 8PM after a late evening at work, and just read it straight through. My late evenings mess up my sleep schedule.
Davidson's Queen Betsy series is hilarious, fast-moving, dark comedy with fun characters. They read quickly and are never dull.
In this installment, newlywed Betsy is faced with a series of problems all at the same time. Her deceased Evil Stepmother Antonia ("The Ant") begins haunting her, and won...more
Davidson's Queen Betsy series is hilarious, fast-moving, dark comedy with fun characters. They read quickly and are never dull.
In this installment, newlywed Betsy is faced with a series of problems all at the same time. Her deceased Evil Stepmother Antonia ("The Ant") begins haunting her, and won...more
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Read in July, 2008
The seventh book in the Undead series is, according to the author, taking the series in a new direction. Betsy is back from her honeymoon with Sinclair and things seem to be calming down. Until she receives, in one night, a visit from the ghost of her hellish stepmother "The Ant" and the newly revived Fiends (feral vampires) that she has been keeping at Nostro's farm. It seems that, in an effort to help his comrades, former Fiend Garrett fed them his juiced up Queen Betsy blood and ...more
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Read in August, 2008
At the beginning of this book MJD addresses the reader and mentions that she's taking Betsy in a new direction (a new story arc) and that this and the next two books will comprise a trilogy within a series. I personally do not see what this arc might or might not be and this book seems to be just more of the same to me. About the only thing I see different is that Betsy is starting to loose a little (and I do mean a very miniscule amount) of her "blondeness" and standing up for herself...more
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I'm pretty sure this will be my last Betsy, and that makes me sad, as I've been there since the beginning.
I just didn't like this installment. I want the author to step away and FIGURE OUT where the heck she's going with the series before she puts out absolute junk in a hardcover book.
The move of this series to HC at all ticked me off. The fact that since the move happened, the books have gone down hill (because again, the author can't figure out where she wants to go to keep this cash ...more
I just didn't like this installment. I want the author to step away and FIGURE OUT where the heck she's going with the series before she puts out absolute junk in a hardcover book.
The move of this series to HC at all ticked me off. The fact that since the move happened, the books have gone down hill (because again, the author can't figure out where she wants to go to keep this cash ...more
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Read in June, 2008
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I loved this story. Even though it's the 7th book of the series, according to the author it's the first of a trilogy w/in a series.
What I wasn't crazy about in the first few books was Betsy's constant cursing. I don't care so much when people curse, but when it is used for every 3rd word it gets annoying.
She curved that considerably in this book, so when there was cursing, it wasn't annoying. This book was great, but I did have another small insignificant prob w/ Betsy. In this book ...more
What I wasn't crazy about in the first few books was Betsy's constant cursing. I don't care so much when people curse, but when it is used for every 3rd word it gets annoying.
She curved that considerably in this book, so when there was cursing, it wasn't annoying. This book was great, but I did have another small insignificant prob w/ Betsy. In this book ...more
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Read in July, 2008
Mary Janice Davidson, step away from your computer! Take your silly "trilogy within a series" and toss it out the window. It's a terrible, terrible idea!
I read the Queen Betsy books for a quick, lighthearted read that leaves me chuckling. I don't want serious sub-plots or random new weirdo characters. I want fun!
The latest installment is much darker than the other books and I don't like it. Plus, the ending was HORRIBLE. I'm not going to tell you what happened because the...more
I read the Queen Betsy books for a quick, lighthearted read that leaves me chuckling. I don't want serious sub-plots or random new weirdo characters. I want fun!
The latest installment is much darker than the other books and I don't like it. Plus, the ending was HORRIBLE. I'm not going to tell you what happened because the...more
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Read in July, 2008
Started this book a few days ago and hate it! I read the whole series up to now and I'm walking away. The first two books were cute and fun. The third was pretty entertaining as well. The series should have stopped there. The author insists on rehashing past story lines at the beginning of each subsequent book. If a reader is stupid enough to pick up book 7 without reading the prior books, too freakin' bad! They can catch up on their own time.
Here's some ideas for future titles:
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Here's some ideas for future titles:
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Davidson makes me laugh. There is a scene in her first Betsy, Queen of the Vampires books (part of the Undead and Un-series), where Betsy dies in the most undignified way possible (run over by that "am I a car or am I a camper" Pontiac Aztek), only to attempt to kill herself in every way imaginable: hurling herself off a bridge, running over herself with a garbage truck, etc. Quite frankly, everything I'd do if I woke up after dying to find out that I was immortal! This is the 7th i...more
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Read in August, 2008
I read this book in less than 4 hours. I'd like for it to last a little bit longer.
I love Betsy, I can't help it. I'm not sure if I like this new road she is taking but I'll follow her.
HUGE SPOILER!! revisiting the fiends was fine with me but I don't really see where it's leading to. Most of them are just gone now. And I'm very sad that 2 characters who were real characters are now gone. Why did Baby Jon come into their lives if he wasn't going to be in their lives? I hope that's goi...more
I love Betsy, I can't help it. I'm not sure if I like this new road she is taking but I'll follow her.
HUGE SPOILER!! revisiting the fiends was fine with me but I don't really see where it's leading to. Most of them are just gone now. And I'm very sad that 2 characters who were real characters are now gone. Why did Baby Jon come into their lives if he wasn't going to be in their lives? I hope that's goi...more
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Read in August, 2008
I had high hopes for this book. I like the characters, the book before it in the series was pretty good, and the author was beginning a new story arc. It actually started out pretty well, but all in all, it was too predictable and left me feeling generally unsatisfied.
I don't think that this was entirely the book's fault; I highly doubt that the author intended anyone to read all seven books in five days. I would recommend this series to anyone in the library looking for a fun, easy, en...more
I don't think that this was entirely the book's fault; I highly doubt that the author intended anyone to read all seven books in five days. I would recommend this series to anyone in the library looking for a fun, easy, en...more
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Read in July, 2008
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This is a quick read. I finished it in a couple of hours. I have to say it is better than the last couple of books in this series (which I honestly can't even remember them... and one of them I believe I read last month). There seemed to be more going on in this book. It is a brainless read with not a whole lot of substance. I was annoyed by some of the editing issues. There was at least one place where a character was called by the wrong name and an issue with the timeline. I guess I will keep ...more
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Read in August, 2008
Ick! I love this series (book 7 of the Queen Betsy series), but this book is definately the least interesting read of the entire series. The first half of the book seems to be a bitchiness fest - a contest to see which character can be the most annoying. The second half is all about Betsy facing the dire reality of what it means to be Queen, and having an aweful enough thing happen to those she loves that she takes the requirements of monarchy seriously. All the humor I love about this series is...more
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Read in July, 2008
The first half started out strong with Davidson's trademark humor and snarkiness. I've learned to never read her books in public lest I start giggling like an idiot and embarrass the crap out of myself.
That said, I didn't really care for the second half. The book ended on a serious downer so I really hope the author isn't going to try to make the plotlines more serious from now on. This series is fantastic for the zany characters and hilarious plot-thickenings. It would be a shame to drown...more
That said, I didn't really care for the second half. The book ended on a serious downer so I really hope the author isn't going to try to make the plotlines more serious from now on. This series is fantastic for the zany characters and hilarious plot-thickenings. It would be a shame to drown...more
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So I took this on vacation with me and didn't get past the 2nd chapter. Maybe I will pick it up another time. I shall leave it on the to-read shelf. I am thinking that maybe her writing is getting raunchier and more sex focused and that bothers me. Queen Betsy is just flipping hilarious and I had yet to even come across that part of her personality in the first 2 chapters. It was just about the sex. I miss the spitfire Queen Betsy in a story with a plot and not just having sex with Sinclair...more
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