Review of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes

I haven’t reviewed books lately, so I thought not just reviewing specific series that I have read but four series by one author, Drew Hayes.

To start will be his supernatural series, Fred, the Vampire Accountant. I have listened to this series multiple time on audible. Before I jump into why I love the series, I would like to shout the fantastic narrator, Kirby Helborne. His vocal range brings the series to life, and I am glad for his superb narration.

Now back to the review, Fredrick Frankford Fletcher, also known as Fred to his friends, is about a vampire who is living a ‘normal’ boring life as an accountant. Now you would think, why would that be interesting? This concept comes down to Mr Hayes’ creative mind and how he brings something humdrum into a thrilling and page-turning series.

This series is one of my ‘go to’ series when I am feeling down and depressed. Each book (six in total so far) is a journal-like setting. Each one has an introduction of Mr Fletcher explaining that it is okay to be dull, which give Fred, the Vampire Accountant, such a breath of fresh air on the vampire genre. He isn’t sparkly or super sexy, so no Ms Meyers or Ms Rice for Mr Fred. Drew brings each character to life in his interpretation of the supernatural world, filled with vampires, therianmorphs, mages and even dragons.

What makes this series even more remarkable is the world-building and nod to long histories of lore that these supernatural mythologies.

I would highly recommend this series, as the great Fredrick Frankford Fletcher says:

‘You will eventually discover that under the movie stereotypes, imposed mystique, and overall inflated expectations, each and every one of us is at least a touch more boring than our images would indicate. And that is not a bad thing.’

Amazon Au link here.