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Undead and Unreturnable (Undead Series #4)

by MaryJanice Davidson (Goodreads Author)

3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 · rating details · 13,273 ratings · 374 reviews

As if she needed yet another reason to shop, Queen of the Vampires Betsy Taylor is in the middle of planning the perfect wedding to drop-dead gorgeous vamp Eric Sinclair. And she’s not about to let little things like death and blood-drinking get in her way.

But all is not bouquets and bridal showers—Betsy is plagued by ghosts who demand her help in rectifying their past mis...more

Mass Market Paperback, 250 pages

Published May 30th 2006 by Berkley (first published January 1st 2005)

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May 08, 2013 Sabrina (Soter) Sally rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"Anni di vita a leggere Sposa Moderna urlarono inorriditi dentro di me, ma dannazione, non pensavo di avere tutti quei problemi."

Dopo un paio di letture deludenti che c'è di meglio che leggere un libro che sicuramente ti regalerà ore di lettura divertente e spensierata? Ancora una volta mi sono immersa nelle spassose avventure della regina Betsy con il suo affascinante re e tutti gli altri fantastici personaggi! Devo dire che ogni libro mi sembra più sottiletta del precedente e finisce davvero t...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Vilda rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Vampire fans who likes to laugh!

Shelves: re-read, paranormal-romance, read-in-2008, read-in-2013, audiobook, laugh-out-loud-moments, wanna-read-over-and-over

Re-read: January, 2013 (Audiobook edition)
First read: 2008 (paperback)

Gosh, how I love Betsy! I hadn't realised just how much I missed her and the rest, until I got the audiobook in an attempt to get the boyfriend to try some of my favourite stories, lol. (It's easier for him to listen than reading English, if he does pick up a book.) I think I ended up enjoying it the most though, even if he admits to kind of liking Betsy too. ;)

I have to continue this series ASAP! Betsy, Sinclair (*fans self*)...more

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Nov 08, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars

As Christmas approaches, Betsy has more on her mind than Queenly duties. There's still shopping to be done, a Christmas tree to put up in Jessica's house (to the horror of the vamps that reside there!) and her new baby step-brother. There's also a wedding to plan (she keeps pushing back the date she'll make it official with Sinclair), the matter of former-Bee Jon wanting to write her life's story for a college class, the reappearnce of vampire librarian Marjorie who wants her to write a column f...more

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Nov 22, 2007 Kathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

From a blog post I wrote in 2006:

As part of my weekend binge reading, I plowed through the first four books in Mary Janice Davidson's Undead... series. The titles are: Undead and Unemployed, Undead and Unwed, Undead and Unappreciated and Undead and Unreturnable.

Davidson combined two of my favorite genres, Chick Lit and Vampire, into a wonderful series. The main character, Betsy Taylor, gets hit be a car on her 30th birthday and wakes up in a coffin at the funeral home. What concerns her most is...more

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Dec 19, 2012 Erika rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ich habe mich da leider etwas vergriffen und ein paar Romane aus dieser Reihe übersprungen, deswegen schaue ich über einige Verwirrungen, was neuen Charaktere angeht hinweg, denn auch mit fehlendem Vorwissen war das Buch problemlos zu lesen und die Story blieb hierbei auch gut verständlich.
Nichtsdestotrotz finde ich den Vorgängerroman "Weiblich, ledig, untot" einen Tick besser.
Ein wenig nervig waren die Stellen wenn die Protagonistin von ihrem Verlobten schwärmte. Ich fand es lustiger als sie ih...more

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Feb 20, 2012 Petit-lips rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

- Le premier tome ainsi que le deuxième avaient été des coups de coeur pour moi. Puis j'ai été assez déçue par le troisième tome, que j'ai lu en Mai l'année dernière. Je plaçais donc beaucoup d'espoir dans ce quatrième opus.

- Globalement, j'ai été déçue de ma lecture et j'ai retrouvé dans Vampire et irrécupérable les mêmes défauts que dans Vampire et complexée.
L'histoire part dans tous les sens et le fil conducteur (le tueur des parkings) n'est pas vraiment le centre du récit. Une fois encore, o...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin Ichimaru rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So, there wasn't a big bad guy trying to kill Betsy this time, but it seems her sweet sister who is the devil's spawn may be going over to the dark side. There was a serial killer, but he didn't really have anything to do with Betsy and crew until the ghost of one of his victims shows up wanting Betsy to help catch the killer. He ends up dead after Laura loses his temper while they rescue his latest victim.

Also, Betsy and Eric fight. A lot. I think they may have finally gotten past some of those...more

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Oct 15, 2010 Debbie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

While Eric Sinclair considered them consorts and not in need of a wedding ceremony, Elizabeth (Betsy) Taylor had always dreamed of her wedding day. She was having a wedding, she was the Queen Vampire and no one was going to stand in her way of having that dream wedding. Not her new born baby brother, not the growing friendship with her half sister (the devil’s spawn), not the vampire fiend living in the basement, not the human serial killer, not the new ghost checking out all of her shoes, and d...more

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Sep 07, 2010 Drebbles rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008

Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor is busy planning her wedding - when she's not busy fighting with her soon to be husband Eric Sinclair that is. She'd like to spend all her time planning the wedding but there are too many other things going on in her life. She has a new baby brother that she likes to visit even if she can't stand her stepmother; it's Christmas time; she has a feral vampire living in her basement; ghosts won't stop asking for her help; her sister Laura is starting to act oddly; and ther...more

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Oct 21, 2009 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chicklit, contemporary-fantasy, contemporary-romance, family-relationships, fiction, friendship, kings-and-queens, library-books, mystery, paranormal, paranormal-romance, read-in-2009, reading-challenges, romantic-fantasy, sisters, urban-fantasy, vampire, women, young-women

Undead and Unreturnable is book 4 in Mary Janice Davidson's Queen Betsy Series - and I know what you're going to say... "Don't you have anything else to read?!" Well, yes I do, but alas gentle reader, you will just have to come along with me for a couple of more reviews in this series. I have gotten the first 5 books from the library, and am waiting on the next 2. What can I say, it's an undead world out there, and I'm just living in it! But I digress...

Undead and Unreturnable picks up where Und...more

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May 24, 2012 Raine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Well I love all installments in the "Undead" series and this one is not exception. We find Betsy helping Detective Nick and ghost solve the "Driveway Killer" case. We don't see much of Detective Nick though. Nor do we see much of Marc and Tina... just a few cameos to let us know that they are not forgotten. Jessica is around in her own little sub-plot that looks like it may prove useful in keeping a certain cop friend around. I find it a little disappointing to not have the snarkie "sidekicks" a...more

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Aug 09, 2011 Shannon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, i-want-a-man-like-that, lmao, love-the-protagonist

Still in love :P

I thought that as I read this series that I might end up losing interest. So many series start off amazing and then turn blah. While there's nothing earth-shattering about Betsy's story, it's still a fun, light read. New problems arised between all people around and yet again there's a killer on the loose. Part of me wonders why there are so many freaks and sociopaths running around in Betsy's world, but I'll let it go because I love this series. It's still hilarious.

I absolutely...more

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May 15, 2012 Kcgood rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: continuing-series

I like the writing in these books. Betsy is a good babysitter, pretty good big sister to her demonic half-sister, mediocre advice columnist, poor vampire and slapstick sleuth. I like her best when she's torturing the jerk who tricked her into a thousand-year marriage by consummating their relationship, immediately dragging her, dazed and half-naked in front of dozens of her enemies and announcing that he's their king because he...had her...first. He never goes a day without telling her--in publi...more

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Sep 05, 2011 Lefty Kalaitzis rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was so mediocre. It was a book about a young woman Betsy Taylor who gave up her “liveliness” for the life of the undead with and for her fiancé' Eric Sinclair. So she has everything going for her she is marrying the man of her dreams her vampire boyfriend who happens to be the King of all vampires so she is now the Queen. She lives in a beautiful house too. But she is facing quite a few obstacles; her new shiny title of Queen comes with a few friends, paranormal ones. You see Betsy is...more

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Jan 14, 2013 Lainy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Time Taken To Read - 6 days

Blurb from Goodreads

Just when Betsy Taylor think she's adjusted to her after-life as a vampire queen, fate intervenes. It's bad enough having to view your own grave-stone but now Betsy's even started seeing dead people - an assortment of demanding ghosts who are determined to make her do their bidding. Betsy also has some personal stuff to deal with - not least of which is planning her Spring - and Midnight - wedding to Sinclair. Meanwhile her half-sister is starting t...more Time Taken To Read - 6 days

Blurb from Goodreads

Just when Betsy Taylor think she's adjusted to her after-life as a vampire queen, fate intervenes. It's bad enough having to view your own grave-stone but now Betsy's even started seeing dead people - an assortment of demanding ghosts who are determined to make her do their bidding. Betsy also has some personal stuff to deal with - not least of which is planning her Spring - and Midnight - wedding to Sinclair. Meanwhile her half-sister is starting to display signs of inheriting her real mother's temper. And when your mother's the devil, that's cause for concern.

My Review

Betsy Taylor is back in the fourth installment of the vampire Queen series. She is still loving her designer, her labels and Sinclair but she has more issues to deal with from vampire servants, being Queen, a Devil for a sister and ghosts needing to say goodbyes or redemption.

It has been a while since I read Betsy however once you are a few chapters in things start to come back, and there is a wee recap from the first book half way through. I think I had forgotten the tone of these books, naughty, dirty, tongue in cheek and lots of swearing and sex. Some days it made from a nice break from reality however others and parts of the book seemed aimed maybe at a younger audience. As in the attitude and some of the things Betsy came away with was something a rebellion teen would say.

Sinclair and Betsy are planning their wedding, in the conventional sense, and things are always getting in the way. Dates changing, details of flowers, the book of the dead, arguments however I couldn't say this was the main focus of the book as there is a killer on the loose and Betsy is on the case. There seemed to be a few things going on in the book and I couldn't honestly say one way of the other which was the big themed one as it flipped around.

I felt it was a bit scattered and did a lot of ground work for potentially the next book, I will catch up with Betsy to see where their adventure goes next but I don't think it will be for a wee while. Funny, silly and naughty although frustrating at some points it is a 3 out of 5 for me this time.(less)

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Jun 19, 2010 Rebecca rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: chick lit, paranormal romace readers

Shelves: vampire-series

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Sep 12, 2009 Joy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, maryjanice-davidson, vampires-and-werewolves

Another 5++ stars book from MJD! Enjoyable and hilarious as usual, I liked again what I previously liked in the other books: character consistency, but I didn't mention hot and creative sex so I'll put it in my list. I know I'm being redundant in my reviews but this whole series is a worthy collection. The best thing about the heroine is she's not full of herself, she still acts human (except for the drinking blood and superpowers vampire stuff) and coexists peacefully with the others, not of he...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Debbie (Cimmaron of Talk Supe) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fang-tastic-reads, vampires

To say that our beloved Queen of Vampires plate was full would be an understatement. Aside from battling it out with the hoards of Christmas shoppers and dealing with her Queen of the Undead duties, Betsy has quite a few other things to worry about like:

Evil stepmother, Ant, keeps dropping off half-brother, BabyJon, at Betsy's front door for discounted (free) family babysitting services.
Ancient Vampire librarian, Marjorie, stopping by and requesting the Queen to write a column for the new Vampi...more To say that our beloved Queen of Vampires plate was full would be an understatement. Aside from battling it out with the hoards of Christmas shoppers and dealing with her Queen of the Undead duties, Betsy has quite a few other things to worry about like:

Evil stepmother, Ant, keeps dropping off half-brother, BabyJon, at Betsy's front door for discounted (free) family babysitting services.
Ancient Vampire librarian, Marjorie, stopping by and requesting the Queen to write a column for the new Vampire newsletter. (Which ends up being the Vampire Edition of Dear Abby)
Former Blade Warrior, Jon, moving in and constantly following Betsy around to get the lowdown on her life for his college writing class.
Bestfriend Jessica dating Detective Nick Berry. Whom Betsy previously feasted on and inadvertently made him addicted to her. Then was corrected by Eric's mojo and then had his memory erased. Although, Betsy has a feeling Nick might have regained his memory and knows about her secret new lifestyle.
She's gotta keep her eye on half-sister Laura, who also happens to be the daughter of the Devil. (Literally!) Laura's temperament has been a little off lately and who knows when she'll start her reign of terror over Earth.
There's a serial killer running loose in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area who has a fondness for women just like Betsy: tall, skinny and blond. Oh, and one of his victims has decided to haunt Betsy until she's able to solve the murder cases.
If that wasn't enough, Betsy is also knee deep in planning the perfect Royal Wedding to her drop-dead gorgeous fiance, Eric Sinclair. Makes me wonder why girlfriend doesn't just run away with her fine honey and hide out in a cabin high up in the mountains for a few days, weeks or months even. But of course we wouldn't have such a delightful series if she just up and left.

As usual, the book is chalk full of the funny, laugh-out-loud banter coming from Betsy and her friends. New ghost, Cathie, was a good addition to this wacky bunch and ranks high up with all of Betsy and Jessica's snarky comments. I did miss the interaction between Betsy and Eric *SPOILER ALERT (Betsy finally lets the cat out of the bag and accidentally tell Eric that she can read his mind whenever they're having sex. Obviously, Eric doesn't take this news lightly and avoids Betsy for a few days) END OF SPOILER* But the friction between Betsy and Eric was a welcomed one because quite honestly not all relationships are a cinch. With this new development, Eric confesses that he actually fears Betsy. Yes, the mighty vampire King, Eric Sinclair, confesses that after finding out about her 'new' power, he actually fears his bumbling Vampire Queen.

Once again, the mystery aspect was lacking this time around. The news of the serial killer roaming the streets was brought up in the beginning but doesn't really pick up any speed until the very last 50 pages or so. Then the issue was squashed by "Evil Laura" instantly leaving me with a lack luster conclusions to the murder mystery. Quite honestly I liked it better when Betsy was literally having to dodge bullets, murderous vampires or wooden stakes like in previous books.

But with Betsy and Eric's impending wedding, I'm sure we'll have more wackiness to look forward to and I'm sure this won't be a Prince William and Kate Middleton kind of event.(less)

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Jul 12, 2012 Jessie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-book, fiction, chick-lit, urban-fantasy, fantasy

A light summer chick-lit read.

Because we're in the middle of a record breaking heat wave, and because my library is closed for 2 weeks while moving to a new facility, I picked up this whole series to read. This is book 4 in the series and rather than totally cutting and pasting the previous reviews, I'd like to say a few words.

(Warning: this next paragraph IS cut-and-pasted from the previous reviews) (Because its still my opinion). It's not bad, just predictable and written to a formula. Spunky...more A light summer chick-lit read.

Because we're in the middle of a record breaking heat wave, and because my library is closed for 2 weeks while moving to a new facility, I picked up this whole series to read. This is book 4 in the series and rather than totally cutting and pasting the previous reviews, I'd like to say a few words.

(Warning: this next paragraph IS cut-and-pasted from the previous reviews) (Because its still my opinion). It's not bad, just predictable and written to a formula. Spunky heroine, devoted side-kicks, stunningly handsome yet charmingly arrogant love interest, stupid bad guys, evil plots to take-over and/or destroy the world, and a few throb/pulsate/orgasm-to-end-all-orgasm sex scenes.

This book takes place at Christmas, which the author equates with only Christian themes. Christian trappings "repel" vampires apparently. Of course several other major religions have holy days at this time of year, not to mention that the Christian Church co-opted the Pagan festivals and symbols of this season (the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, Jesus wasn't actually born during this time of year and the Christmas tree is a stylized Yule tree, for instance.)

The author tried to cram way too much into this book and ended up with a disjointed rambling. Sub-plots (they're all sub-plots actually because the book as a whole has no plot) include a Twilight-style feud with rival vampire factions, Betsy's relationships with her devil's daughter sister and with her stepmother (Dad is strangely absent from the scene despite being a new father), Betsy's upcoming nuptials, and various non-vamp issues too boring to remember.

Also, Sinclair is an a!@. He's really distasteful and treats Betsy with humiliating disrespect. But she lurvvvvvvsssss him and the sex is great and she knows that he *really truly* loves her because she can read his mind. Give me a break.

If you want to find these books at your local bookstore you'll have to look in the mystery section. But these books are not mysteries or crime thrillers. They're generic chick-lit-vampire-fantasy-romance novels.

The book gives lip service to being a mystery by introducing a serial killer in the first chapter. The killings are mentioned occasionally but Betsy spends no time at all solving them. Less than 50 pages from the end, the author apparently remembered that this is supposed to be a mystery and there was a crime to solve. She introduces yet another character and, deus ex machina fashion, wraps up the crime as an afterthought.

So I'm removing them from my mystery shelves. I had to force myself to finish this book. If my library wasn't closed I'd toss this whole series.(less)

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Apr 23, 2010 Kristen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. One of the things I like best about this series is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. That, and they are really quick reads. I read this yesterday. The whole thing.

The more we get to know the characters here, the more I love them. And this book does a great job giving us more to know about the characters.

Betsy reminds me me of someone I knew growing up - someone who could always make absolutely everything about her. No matter what. And Jessica is the friend who is there for Betsy no ma...more One of the things I like best about this series is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. That, and they are really quick reads. I read this yesterday. The whole thing.

The more we get to know the characters here, the more I love them. And this book does a great job giving us more to know about the characters.

Betsy reminds me me of someone I knew growing up - someone who could always make absolutely everything about her. No matter what. And Jessica is the friend who is there for Betsy no matter what, and even though she totally is aware of Betsy's shortcomings. TIna is awesome - she's one of the characters though that I wish we knew a little more about. Sinclair is awesome. The mental picture I have of him from the description.... yum. And he is so complex and so simple all at the same time. It's great. Marc... love Marc and his ability to totally not care about the fact that he is living with a bunch of vampires. The Ant... well, I am actually a little disappointed that she and Betsy seem to be working out a "civil" sort of behavior towards the end of this book - but her evilness and ability to totally not care about her infant is one of the things that makes me love how Betsy tortures her. One of my favorite things to read is when Betsy explains to the reader how the Ant was possessed by the devil for a year (or thereabouts) and no one noticed. It cracks me up every time I read it! Because we are given just enough of the Ant by this book to totally sympathize with Betsy over her relationship with her evil stepmom.

In this installment the plot seems even more light (not sure that is the right word) then the first 3. Despite the fact that there is a serial killer on the loose. I have to say that this felt a little like one of those filler/set-up books. But it was still worth the read. The big "oops" moment where Betsy tells Sinclair that she can read his mind was great. And I like how he sulks because of it. I also really like Betsy's sister Laura. Seems like there's going to be a great showdown (when ever that comes) between Bets and Laura.

I will say that I thought there would be much more to the serial killer plot then there was. I mean it was a big part of the book, but it wasn't really the driving factor. In fact, I would call it more of a sub-plot then the main plot (despite what the jacket leads one to believe). That said, this book did feel more like a bunch of sub-plots without a main plot. Unless the main plot is simply "Betsy is the Queen Vamp". Which is ok with me. And come to think of it, that is sort of how I felt in the last installment of this series too. But each of the sub-plots is entertaining enough and fun enough that it doesn't really bother me.

As always, the writing is more like a real conversation I could hear my friends and I having. The swearing isn't too much - but is to me, always a perfectly real response to something. The love scenes between Bets and Sinclair are getting a little more in depth (and steamier and juicer as a result) but aren't too much to alter the overall tone of the book. I think the tone the writing sets is one of the most appealing things about this series, and this installment lives up to the standard set by the first few. One of the things I like best is when Betsy's fangs pop out, the writing of her speech is phonetic so it's fun to read (although there wasn't a lot of that here).

Ms. Davidson knows how to take a peripheral character and build on them, to develop them over time. I really like George. And I hope that we'll see a lot more of him in the future books. The whole idea of the queen having the attitude Betsy has is a great and refreshing way to look at the Vamp romance books. This series to me is not "serious" reading - what I mean is, it is something to keep me occupied when in line at the grocery store or to read while eating lunch as a break from a very serious job. Fun. Not something I need to take notes while reading to make sure I catch all the clues and foreshadowing and where I am debating on a podcast where the series will go next (I read those too, and love them, but from time to time, I need the pure fun of books like these).

I also love the artwork on the covers. I am trying to snatch up as many of these in this series as I can before some genius decides to change the artwork on the books. I hate it when publishers do that. And I think the light hearted artwork is perfect for this series. It would be a real bummer to me if that changed (and I think it has... I saw on amazon the pic for the latest book - and it is a totally new "theme" (is that the right term?) and that makes me sad).

I really enjoy this series. And I picked up the next one right away... definitely ones to enjoy on vacation since they are such good fun! (less)

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May 09, 2013 Adriana Munno rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recensione "Non-morta senza ritorno" di MaryJanice Davidson a cura di Adriana Munno
http://insaziabililetture.forumfree.i...

Quando si ha voglia di leggerezza, simpatia e di una lettura scorrevole la Davidson con la sua Betsy è senza dubbio l'ideale.
La nostra adorata regina dei vampiri è sempre più impegnata! I preparativi del suo matrimonio la assorbono ma non per questo trascura il suo regno ed i suoi amici, e non trascura neanche il suo amato shopping.
Irriverente, spumeggiante e simpatica,...more

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Dec 05, 2012 Myriam rated it 3 of 5 stars

Once I start a book or a series, it is very hard for me to put it down. My only hope is that I reach the end of the books already published and that my mind gives it a rest before the next book comes out.

That said, I really can't give the Undead series such a high rating because they are not books I find amazing. However they are great companions during my lunch breaks when all I want is a giggle or two.

The only thing I feel a little sad about is that the book is that the books have gotten a li...more

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Jun 08, 2010 Janine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, humor

Some people criticized Undead and Unreturnable because it didn't really have a strong plot (if the other books had more, I must have missed it somehow), but considering how many times I laughed out loud (well, really, it was more like barking—what with the sinus infection and all), it just wasn't a big issue for me. These books just make me smile, and sometimes that's enough. Which isn't to say there isn't any meaningful content to them, of course.

And absolutely, hands down, the best line of the...more

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Feb 12, 2013 Wendy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-reads, audible, currently-owned

I read the first book of this series, Undead and Unwed, back in 2009 and have been reading my way through the series off and on. Starting off fun and unique, the series is a cross between Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series and Molly Harper's Naked Werewolf series, with a vampire twist. I really enjoyed reading 1-3 but this one just didn't live up to my expectations.

The story does not advance at all with this installment. It's more of a review of the first 3 books and should have been more appro...more

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Oct 08, 2009 Rina rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wow. I thought I would've had enough of Betsy's whining by now. I expected to be bored by at least a third of the book, but surprisingly I wasn't! I like it even more than the second book (Undead and Unappreciated).

In addition to planning her wedding with Sinclair, Betsy now has a new Ghost friend, grows closer to her Devil's Daughter sister, babysits her brother, while guiding new Vampires through correspondence and tracking a Serial Killer at the same time. What a busy life!

I love Betsy's tomb...more

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Dec 16, 2012 Judy (Geeky Reading) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

~3.5/5
[Also available on my blog.]

I enjoy these books. I like them enough, they aren’t my favorite, but they are easy and fun to read. Generally when I finish one book, I want to immediately read the next one, which is nice, but I also don’t really have a lot to say about each book.

In this book, Betsy is having some troubles with Sinclair, pertaining to him finding out that she can read his mind during sex but he can’t read hers but the book says he should be able to. Betsy’s step-mother also ga...more ~3.5/5
[Also available on my blog.]

I enjoy these books. I like them enough, they aren’t my favorite, but they are easy and fun to read. Generally when I finish one book, I want to immediately read the next one, which is nice, but I also don’t really have a lot to say about each book.

In this book, Betsy is having some troubles with Sinclair, pertaining to him finding out that she can read his mind during sex but he can’t read hers but the book says he should be able to. Betsy’s step-mother also gave birth so she now has a little brother, who seems to particularly like Betsy, which Betsy enjoys because (1) her step-mother doesn’t like it, (2) she gets to spend more time with him, and (3) she likes kids and this way gets to be around him, since she is now unable to have her own. There’s also a serial killer around the neighborhood killing women who look like Betsy, and Betsy ends up finding the guy when one of his now-dead victims comes to her for help.

I liked the Sinclair plot line, as I always do, because I love romance and smut is always fun. There wasn’t really that much time given to Betsy spending time with her half-brother, but I did like what I saw. And the last, serial killer plot line got barely any time, and seemed mostly like a ploy to introduce a new character, Cathie, who is a ghost and seems to be sticking around because Betsy’s life is much more interesting than hers was. Also, to bring Nick, the cop that liked Betsy, into Jes’ life.

Oh, also, there was some drama with Laura, Betsy’s sister who’s a spawn from the devil. I didn’t mind Laura before, but now I don’t like her so much. She went a little crazy at one point and attacked George the Fiend, the vampire that the old master made and starved, and so turned into a twisted creature but, with Betsy’s blood, is starting to turn normal again. I like George, and am looking forward to him turning more normal and talking more, and I just kind of like him for some reason, and so I do not forgive Laura for attacking him. I don’t even care as much that she attacked Betsy, but that does make it worse. I think her punishment was good, but I’m still not happy with her, and I do believe that she’s only going to turn more evil later in the series.

There was also a small plot line with Jon, a character from an earlier book who liked Betsy, who is staying with them and taking a college class and writing a story about Betsy, which unless something big happens with it later, I don’t really care about. Although, one thing bothered me with that: he’s taking a biography-type class, and brought it up to the teacher to write a biography-type story about a fictional character that he’s making up, to cover for Betsy. My problem with this is that, it isn’t a biography if it’s a fictional character. That’s a novel, a fictional book. Not non-fiction. If you wanted to pass something real off as fiction, then take a fiction writing class. That just annoyed me for some reason.

That’s pretty much all I have to say. I liked the book, and am looking forward to the next one.(less)

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Jan 27, 2010 A Purvis rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Jan 04, 2012 Clarabel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Betsy est fiancée, mais la paix ne règne pas au sein de son ménage. Sinclair est jaloux, et pour la première fois il a peur ! Betsy doit également mettre un terme aux agissements du tueur en série, alors que le fantôme d'une victime s'installe dans sa voiture. De plus, sa demi-soeur Laura commence à manifester un brusque changement de comportement. Basculerait-elle du côté de la force obscure ?
Un quatrième tome toujours aussi drôle, mais qui manque un peu de consistance. Queen Betsy fait son sh...more

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Feb 23, 2011 Becky rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 20s

So it's the fourth one in a series I guess and I think it would have been less confusing if I had read the earlier ones because it took effort to figure out who was who, and who was a vampire and who wasn't, etc.

Also, the story is mostly about the characters and the serial killer plot is very much in the background.

The writing style is unique and I can't quite explain it but it was a little refreshing and a little confusing all at the same time.

I got this book at my friend's wedding (the books...more

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Nov 16, 2009 Jaime rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009, paranormal, romance

This will be my last Queen Betsy book. As much as I like the characters, there was just no plot here! You get a few promises of interesting stuff that might happen later, particularly with Betsy’s sister (the daughter of the devil), but nothing actually happens. I expected there to be a lot more involvement between Betsy and Nick as they search for the Driveway Killer, but instead, it’s all wrapped up inside of a chapter in a pretty anti-climatic way. Oh yeah, you get some expected bickering bet...more

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