Beautiful Villain

Gilded Monsters #1

by Rebecca F. Kenney

Jay Gatsby is a monster—literally. He has set his sights on recent college graduate Daisy, and he's determined to have her... no matter the cost to body or soul.

"Beautiful Villain" is a modern retelling of The Great Gatsby with a paranormal twist and a diverse cast of characters.

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Vampires, Romantasy, Retellings, Paranormal, Audiobook

400 pages, Paperback

First published July 16, 2024

About the author

Rebecca F. Kenney writes spicy fantasy romance about sassy, strong women and hot guys with tragic backstories... pirates, warlords, demons, Fae, and royals. Her main series are the "Wicked Darlings" series (spicy Fae retellings of the Nutcracker, Wonderland, and Oz), the "Dark Rulers" series (standalones in a shared world), and the "For the Love of the Villain" series of genderbent fairytales. Other books include a post-apocalyptic vampire romance trilogy ("The Vampires Will Save You"), a demon romance "Interior Design for Demons," a dark mermaid fantasy duet, and other spicy retellings.

Rebecca is represented by Eva Scalzo of Speilburg Literary. She lives in upstate South Carolina with her handsome blue-eyed husband and two smart, energetic kids.

For updates and information about upcoming novels, follow on Instagram @rebeccafkenneybooks, on Twitter @RebeccaFKenney1, and on TikTok @rebeccafkenney

Reviews

[♥︎ Heather ⚔ (New House-Hiatus)]

Um.. excuse me! A spicy 🌶️ retelling of ✨The Great Gatsby✨with a magical 🪄 twist?!?

🗣️ Give it to me now!

[Nilufer Ozmekik · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I heard that Rebecca Kenney had written a paranormal retelling of The Great Gatsby, it felt like time had stopped and I heard somebody screaming 'Hallelujah'—later, I realized I was the one screaming, and my writing partner responded with a quick 'shut up,' as usual.

The idea left me exhilarated, but upon finishing the book, I found myself making noises like 'hmm,' 'I don’t know,' and 'well, really.' My expectations had been sky-high, given how much I adored the author's previous works, but unfortunately, this one didn't quite hit the mark for me. Perhaps the vampire concept applied to this classic novel was a bit over the top, and I couldn't help but notice some flaws in the dialogues and rushed steamy scenes, lacking sufficient emotional development between the characters. While I could engage with Daisy, Jay Gatsby left me feeling irritated. Despite my usual enjoyment of alpha males and vampires, I found him too possessive, power-hungry, immature, manipulative, and insincere about his motivations concerning Daisy, which made it difficult for me to truly believe in their love story.

The plot centers around Daisy Finnegan, who recently broke up with her cheating boyfriend Tom and is embracing her newfound freedom, encouraged by her parents to break free from her secluded life and seek joy. This leads her to attend a party at a mansion with her friends, where she discovers that the fabulous mansion’s owner and charismatic host is none other than her childhood lover, the one who got away—Jay Gatsby.

Upon facing him, she realizes the attraction still lingers, and she finds herself drawn into his dangerous world, entangled in a web of enormous wealth, lies, secrets, and escalating violence. When she learns his secret identity and the source of his power and wealth, she realizes that not only her own life but also the lives of her loved ones are in more danger than they could have imagined. She must decide whether to surrender to a man who demands more than her heart or lose him forever.

Overall, it was a steamy and riveting paranormal romance, though not quite superior in my opinion. Still, it provided an enjoyable escape into fantasy, earning a three-star rating from me. While it didn't quite live up to the author's previous works for me, it remains an interesting and enjoyable read, particularly for fans of the genre.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing me with this digital review copy in exchange for my honest opinions.

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[Teju A · Rating 1 out of 5]

My head hurts just writing this. I wish I could count the number of times I rolled my eyes, especially towards the end; it was endless!

While I'm no fan of vampires. I do not think fans of the genre will like this ether, the dialogue was just bad, I mean it was insufferable. If 20 year old's talk like this, id hate to see what teenagers talk like!

Plus I don't think the author allowed for an introduction of a plot to build before jumping to another one, World building is also at the speed of light and plots were just so out there, my eyes almost pulled from my socket.

So no I would not recommend this.

Solid 1 star!

Thanks Dreamscape Media for an advanced Audio copy... Very much humbled
Beautiful Villain is out July 16th!

[Haley Jean · Rating 2 out of 5]

thank u librofm for the alc <3
great gatsby if it was a new-adult cringey romance with sprinkles of vampirism

im a wh*re for anything gatsby but this didn’t do the original story any justice
i was hoping this would be more high-fantasy but it is set in the modern day in the modern world and the fantasy elements don’t really come into play until halfway through the book. jordan is even a tiktok star. 😭😭
i also didn’t like the writing style.. not necessarily the vocabulary or sentence structure but the *tone* bothered me. the author writes as if her readers are stupid, almost like a YA novel ? it is a tone i don’t appreciate it in an ADULT novel. like we KNOW he is a vampire 20% in c’mon why are we playing dumb until 50% ??? twilight was more serious than this be fr
the airhead juvenile writing mixed with heavy on-page smut is a dichotomy that i just didn’t enjoy

won’t be continuing the series probs 🫣

[Reilly Zimbric · Rating 1 out of 5]

Absolutely criminal that “old sport” was substituted out for “BUDDY”.

[Sylvie {Semi-Hiatus} · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 Stars!

A paranormal Great Gatsby retelling???

[Heather myfriendsdontread · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Great Gatsby with VAMPIRES ! 🩸

This is a fun, modern day reimagining of The Great Gatsby where Jay Gatsby, not only became super wealthy, but he also became a vampire 😉

“He’s the vampire version of Steve Jobs.”

That’s my favorite line of the whole book!

This story is a super fun, unique version of the story we all fell in love with, but with a few major improvements:

1. Vampires (duh)
2. Jay gets his happy ending and doesn’t get killed (this isn’t a major spoiler, the author markets this on social media as a big selling point)
3. Daisy is a much stronger character! Not the super fragile, quiet girl that lets Tom push her around.

This was one of my most anticipated books ever, and I’m happy to say it was 5⭐️ for me. It made for a super quick, fun, bingeable read that I basically read in one day because I couldn’t put it down once I started.

I will say, this is NOT the original Great Gatsby, there are major differences in the story, but the inspiration is very obvious.

I won’t say anything else because one of the best parts of reading a reimagining is finding all those Easter eggs and discovering how the inspiration came through yourself.

I was lucky enough to receive this as an ARC from the author herself and I’m EXTREMELY GRATEFUL.

But please know that this review and all of my other book reviews are, and always will be, 100% honest. Book reviews are not life and death. It’s not that serious. There’s no need to lie about them.

I honestly did enjoy this book and found it super entertaining and binge able. It made my inner 14 year old who is OBSESSED with Twilight and The Great Gatsby extremely happy.

5⭐️ and 2 or 3 🌶️ rating.

The spice complimented the story. The spicy scenes weren’t a huge part of it. But at one point he bit her 🐱 if I remember correctly, so that was fun 😂 I don’t think I’ve seen that done before and I’ve read a fuck ton of vampire smut in my life.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have the Kobo version of this book and that's how I read this one. As always, my honest thoughts and opinions are directly below.

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This book is a re-imagining of The Great Gatsby with Daisy as our narrator. The book is in her POV and has Jay returning to her life as a vampire, though she doesn't find this out right away. The mystery surrounds how he gets his money for the lifestyle he has with his mentor.

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I wasn't sure how I'd like this one, to be honest, considering I was a little disappointed with the third book in this series. I definitely should have read this book first before I jumped into the third book, as it explains a lot of the plot holes I found in book #3 of this series.

I do like Daisy and felt so bad about her experiences with Tom. I can only imagine the pain he caused her and I'd be so angry if I were in Jay's position and found out what he did to the love of my life. I'm glad he took the route he did in the end.

I wish Tom got more of what he deserved but I'm glad Myrtle ended up okay. I feel bad about the death of her brother and can't imagine how I'd take if my younger brother died the way George did. It makes me sick to think about, honestly.

I do feel that Daisy is selfish at times, especially in the chapter at the very end that takes place in the 1920s. I'm glad that bonus chapter was included, though, honestly, because it adds more depth to the story in my opinion.

I will also say that I'm glad that Jay wasn't a scam like I seem to remember from the original book. I was relieved that his business dealings were actually legit instead of more shadowy. I mean, yes, he does keep his past a secret but I feel that's okay after learning what happened with his parents.

I'm so glad that I picked this book up and I can't recommend it more if I tried. I want to go back and read book #3 again after I read book #2 to see if I enjoy it more with the information from the first two books at my disposal.

If you enjoyed The Great Gatsby when you read it in school and you enjoy vampires, I would highly recommend this book. I do like the lore surrounding vampires that Rebecca created and I want to see more of it in the future. I can't wait to read the sequel!

[Keila (speedreadstagram) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unofficial Synopsis:


Years after his disappearance, Jay Gatsby returns, but with a darker aura. Daisy Finnegan looks forward to carefree summer days until her cousin vanishes at a lavish party hosted by none other than Gatsby himself. As Daisy delves into the world of wealth and deception, she uncovers Gatsby's sinister secret: immortality. With danger looming and her powers untested, Daisy faces a crucial decision: stand by Gatsby or fight against the darkness threatening them all. This spicy New Adult retelling of The Great Gatsby adds a magical twist to the classic tale.



Review:



Books without likable characters can be some of my favorites because usually I start to look for nuances within the characters that I am drawn to, anything that I like really, but I struggled with these characters. I really didn’t like them at all. As a result of not liking them, I had no vested interest in what they did or didn’t do, or how things worked out for them. I also felt that this book tried too hard to push social norms such as TikTok and YouTube, it got annoying fast. I do think that there were elements that worked such as the undeniable allure and tension that is strung throughout the story, but that can only carry a reader so far.



I think that after reading the synopsis and what this book was supposed to be about, my expectations created one reality, and this book was the other, and they weren’t the same, so it was a case of mismatched realities. That’s not to say this is a bad book, it’s a perfectly enjoyable read, and I think that for the right reader they will really enjoy it.

[Gentry Thomson · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF. Terrible. Don’t be fooled by the “Gatsby retelling”…it’s absolutely not. Read like a wattpad book and I could not stand it.

[Brend · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paranormal Great Gatsby retelling with vampires is what Zelda would've wanted.
Things I didn't like:
-Goody Two Shoes over here on her high horse
-The fact that vampires were explained through science. I'm sorry. It's a cool idea but 50% of what I love about vampires is the ancient lore. Creating them in a lab kinda takes that away.

Things I liked:
-everything else, pretty much.

Pick it up! The sequel is a Dorian Gray retelling!!!

[Jasmine from How Useful It Is · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was good. There's vampires and there's the voice to compelled someone. There are spicy scenes which are good, except it's hard to enjoy knowing her parents are in the house too.

The story followed Daisy. She was getting over a bad breakup with a controlling guy who cheated on her. She was hanging out with her cousin and Tiktok famous friend. They invited her to crash a house party in town. With nothing to do, Daisy decided to go. Once there, she noticed some things but didn't have a closer look at who the owner was. She heard the owner took her friend aside and had a chat in private. That night they left without her cousin. The next day she went to her cousin's house and he told her about his time at the party. He got another invitation for a picnic and invited her along. There, Daisy was reunited with Jay, the guy she had known since childhood. He's different now. He's rich, powerful, and handsome. She fall for him instantly.

Later Daisy learned about how Jay made his money. Daisy also discovered her own special mysterious gifts. It came in handy when Jay ran into trouble and his smooth talking ran short. Jay is full of sweet words that could make all the girls swoon.

Thank you Sourcebooks Casa and Librofm for the opportunity to read, listen, and review.

[Miranda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Felt a little too modern day for vampires with modern-day problems. Wasn't as spicy as I was expecting, but it's still an entertaining read!

[Kaitlin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I could not take this book seriously. It is modern day setting with pop culture references left and right. This was book was 100% Twilight meets The Great Gatsby. I am not sure if I would recommend this one, but I will go with maybe if you want cringey, trash, Twilight, Gatsby, and pop culture. This was complete garbage, so just call me a raccoon. I did not have fun digging around in the trash can this time, so if you pick this one up enjoy your dumpster diving.

[Koisty · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Glutton Stars ⭐
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️/5

So, no one is more disappointed than me in that I didn't like this because Rebecca F. Kenney is one of my favourite authors if not my ULTIMATE favourite. I absolutely adore her writing, her characters, her world-building, and her ability to just tell fantastical stories. But something about this just didn't hit the mark for me.

This is a Great Gatsby retelling.

𝙎𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙨𝙞𝙨:
Daisy has just gotten out of a long-term emotionally abusive relationship where her ex-boyfriend was cheating on her. To help her distract herself and entertain herself she finds herself at a lavish party with her close friend, who also happens to be a popular daredevil social media influencer. It turns out this party is hosted and paid for by Jay Gatsby, who happens to be her childhood best friend and almost sweetheart. They were never actually in a relationship, but they were definitely each other's first crushes and if they had stayed together would have developed into more. Daisy hasn't seen him since she was a teen. Turns out Jay has done all of this for Daisy (and by this I mean he established his extravagant wealth for her). He wants to rekindle their past relationship, but he has a secret... He also happens to be a vampire.

The Great Gatsby was never part of my prescribed reading. I think, because it's a very American novel, it's more likely to be covered in the American school curriculum, so I'm not the South African one... So I am NOT that familiar with the story outside of the Leonardo DiCaprio movie and one other "retelling" I have read. Therefore, I don't know how much of the character's portrayal was that of the "original" Jay and Daisy from The Great Gatsby, or if it was Rebecca F. Kenney's portrayal of these characters. But the one thing that I know from Rebecca F. Kenney's previous books, is that while she puts an excellent and unique spin on her retellings, she is often very true-to-the-original-story characterisation. But there lies the problem because I didn't like the characters of Jay or Daisy, and I DON'T KNOW IF I DON'T LIKE THEM BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERS ARE LIKE THAT OR IF IT WAS HER PORTRAYAL...

Specifically what I didn't like was this felt VERY insta-lovie. There is already a historical relationship between these two characters from when they were children. And now that they are older they have some unrepressed anger toward each other and slight animosity because Jay never reached out even though Daisy tried.... She feels like he just abandoned her, but she's also got these feelings that he was the one that got away, so very quickly forgives him for his silence. Jay is from the start obsessed with everything Daisy, she is his single-minded target and I didn't like that because insta-love is not one of the tropes that I particularly enjoy reading about. Their attraction didn't feel like it had a lot of merit and growth, because it was already there - so there was nothing to build up to...

Daisy is an interesting character because she does grow substantially in the book as she gains some of her self-confidence back, now that she is no longer with Tom. Initially, she is meek and quiet because she's been very much repressed and controlled by Tom. After her breakup, she discovers her independence as the story progresses and she becomes more comfortable with Jay.

I did expect a little more of a freak-out when she found out Jay was a vampire. The fact is THROWN onto her (so she didn't have the clues and buildup Bella'had in Twilight) and she's almost like "cool story bro". So that did seem a very abrupt change (the story felt almost contemporary up to this point when the change to supernational happened, it didn't have time to blend). And while it was a shock of a reveal, I think it needed more build-up... and then it needed to be expanded a bit more because the lore of supernatural beings isn't expanded on after. They are just "there"...

This is a single POV story (which I think might be one of the first times I've seen RFK do this - not counting the warlord book, since that was two books of either POV) so I don't know much about Jay except what is "shown" through Daisy's interactions with him. Jay is elusive and secretive. Very quick to anger and sometimes very immature...

𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨:
▶ Childhood Best Friends
▶ Touch Her You Die
▶ Burn the world for you
▶ Second Chance Romance
▶ Friends to Lovers
▶ Obsessive MMC
▶ Billionaire Romance
▶ Hidden Powers
▶ Always been you
▶ Mine
▶ Vampires and "Sirens" (Voice Control things)

While there were some unexpected aspects of the plot - it very much followed the course of where I thought it would go. Overall I enjoyed this but it's not taking any of the top spots that previous books I have read by RFK currently hold.

Thank you to Netgalley, Dreamscape Media and Rebecca F. Kenney for the gifted audio copy.
All thoughts and opinions are my own

[Kat valentine ( Katsbookcornerreads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this retelling of The Great Gatsby!The classic was awesome and how Rebecca Kenney reimagined it with vampires was amazing.The writing and storyline was interesting and the descriptions and characters both main and secondary were intriguing and complex.While I loved this book I will admit that this retelling in my opinion was more for the twenty crowd! I do remember being that age but it’s been many moons ago😂Over all this was an enjoyable read and I can’t wait for her retelling of The Dorian Gray story ! It’s one of my favorite classics of all time.Until next time Luv’s😉💋

[BernLuvsBooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️ A steamy paranormal retelling of The Great Gatsby

Beautiful Villain is the first book in Rebecca Kenney's Gilded Monsters series of modern day retellings with a paranormal twist. Here we have The Great Gatsby retold with vampires.
I was so curious about this paranormal retelling & was quickly taken in by the vampire aspect. We see all the characters and lots from the original plot as well with some clever changes that suited the paranormal aspect well. This definitely has more action, chemistry and steam than the original. I also enjoyed that Daisy was a badass in her own way here.

The audiobook was well narrated by Ruby Cherise and I definitely enjoyed listening. Thank you to Netgalley for the gifted audio.

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[Lena]

DNF @ 32%. This just felt kind of cheesy to me. The dialogue felt like an older person trying to sound young to be cool. There were also just so many references to real life things like TikTok and 2020 that it really took me out of the story, but that’s also a personal preference. I just don’t think this book was for me

[Clara Levi · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you are craving a new adaptation just go listen to the musical.

[Myriam · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only thing this book has is a beautiful cover. They lost me as soon as the mom used the word “ghosted”.

[Angel aka BooksnCats007 · Rating 4 out of 5]

A modern day twist on Gatsby and Daisy's story with vampires, friendship, and of course spicy romance.

[Maricella Larson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Great Gatsby retelling?! Sign me up! Well that’s what I thought… until it was no longer interesting to me. In my 20s I loved Edward Cullen… but when this book mentioned “spider monkey and sparkling”, I kept thinking of all the Twilight references! Similar but not the same and Jay Gatsby was a vampire that felt like an Edward Cullen. I couldn’t ignore it. Then after about page 225… it was so cheesy and cringe! I had to speed read to finish it. I’m definitely no longer in my 20s but I still love me some vampires who actually fly like “The Lost Boys”. These vampires had a great origin story that was promising but it seemed to just drop off. I guess I was looking for more Jay Gatsby “Ol Sport” than Edward Cullen likeness that the character swore he was nothing like… three stars because it was great effort and start to what could have been a great story. On to the next book!

[Therese | therese's nook · Rating 1 out of 5]

1/5 stars and thank you to Netgalley for an ARC!

My YT review is up:
https://youtu.be/SKHv1nFsmWE

I try not to be too much of a literary snob when I read retellings because I understand this is the author trying to make the story their own. But this book missed the mark for so many reasons.

I was excited to read the book — a modern Gatsby retelling where materialism is on the rise AND there are vampires. But I found there were only a few things I found interesting about the book: the lore. I thought the concept of the vampires having been newly created as a gene mutation because of a serum was cool, and I liked Daisy’s hypnotic powers. I thought this thing has the potential to open up to a secret society of paranormal creatures where vampires are at the bottom of the food chain.

My biggest issues were as follows: the author doesn’t seem to have a strong grasp on what the OG work means and all its symbolism, which leads to a holllow-feeling retelling. Important themes such as the struggle to maintain and keep wealth, the concept of the American Dream and losing yourself to it, had an opportunity to show up due to how things were getting set up, but just… didn’t. Instead, we got a scene where Gatsby gets shot, comes back and have a laugh about how it would have sucked if he went through all of this trouble to win her over only to die, and then oral sex on a bunch of fancy shirts.

The characters felt like caricatures, often feeling flat and lacking growth; they also read like they should be in high school and not 21-24 year olds entering adulthood. Daisy contradicted herself with constant talks of how familiar Gatsby felt, but he was a total stranger after 8-9 years of not being in her life; but despite him being a stranger, she still expected him to divulge every secret to her. As if she hadn’t given a good reason as to why he won’t. And her focus on struggling to find out what she wanted to do with her life, while actively going back to memories of high school as a highlight and mentioning grades also told me what kind of character she was going to be. Tom was an abusive character, but done to a point so clearly meant to juxtapose Gatsby and make him look like this hero. Gatsby himself is obsessed with Daisy and fell so flat in an attempt to him feel like an obvious choice. Nick served no big purpose and Jordan was a parkour influencer on TikTok.

The writing had moments where it was beautifully written, but most of it could use some more hammering out. The writing felt aimed for a much younger audience and the dialogue (especially the weird focus on Tom getting nipple piercings and then going “hot huh?” to impress Daisy especially took me out). The sex scenes weren’t great and I felt there was too much emphasis on the body parts quivering at growls and hardening and twitching and gaining a conscious to be able to crave something, and not so much the feeling made for a dry read. Don’t even get me started on utilizing galvanizing or hot liquid being poured down a throat and stomach to emphasize arousal… It definitely felt like it had been thrown in there to keep up with the market focus on spice and spicy scenes, and took up page time that should have been focused on a plot.

Plot and pacing were definitely the weakest of the book. The big bad — which I wished had gone a different direction (see Daisy’s powers, Gatsby’s obsession, and them being childhood friends) — had been subtly mentioned throughout the book, but nothing built up properly. It made for his introduction at around 78% of the book to fall flat and felt like they weren’t a threat considering there wasn’t tension between the two ideologies of how vampires should go about treating vampirism or creating more. There had been more tension with Daisy accidentally using her powers on Gatsby.

Overall, if the author had changed names around and kept it to a bunch of rich young adults partying it up and turning it into vampires, no one would make a connection to Great Gatsby and would probably have more room to focus on developing characters and pacing out a plot instead of relying on important scenes and well-known characters from a classic novel to catch and hold the reader’s interest.

[costitanza (onetoomanybooks) · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Beautiful Villain is a new adult fantasy romance loosely based on The Great Gatsby book.

I found it really entertaining, with very sad and dark parts (check the tw) and funnier parts.

If you like:
💫Childhood friends to lovers
💫Vampires
💫Major The Great Gatsby vibes
💫Protective and possessive MMC
💫Action
Then this one is for you!

I loved the magical system and found it quite unique. Even if the base elements were classic, the author gave a creative twist to everything.
I was dubious on some parts, because when trying to explain a fantasy element scientifically many things may end up not adding up, and sometimes it felt like it here. Still, it wasn´t too big a problem because the story was excellent.

The audiobook production was perfect as always!
I tandem read it between book and audiobook and I sort of wished we had Jay´s voice! I really would have loved to have him too.

Thank you, NetGalley Dreamscape Media and Sourcebook Casablanca for the ARC and ALC.

Beautiful Villain will be out on July 16th.

[amarachireads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmmm i’m not sure how i really feel about this tbh. I think overall it was okay and a different fantasy/paranormal romance. The romance was cute, steamy but very predictable. I have never read anything great Gatsby related so i didn’t know what to expect but i was confused until i realized that this was a vampire story with a fmc that could compel/ hypnotize people especially vampires. I think i’ll read more from this author because of the potential.

[Keri M · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my all time favorite classics reimagined!!! I love it when a reimagining is done so well!! The classic Gatsby now as something more sinister. Vampires are on the loose and Daisy is determined to track them down. When she comes in contact with her old friend Gatsby, he’s the same, but not really. Daisy is determined to reconnect with Gatsby, but will she be okay with what he has become?

[Caneel]

God dammit the cover and synopsis got me! I was expecting dark fantasy romance, but I’m 3 chapters in and the writing and characters are so YA and shallow, I just know it’s not going to get any better. Big sad.

[Caitlin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh my god… oh my god it was so bad… but very entertaining

The amount of incredibly awful pop culture references and fucked sex scenes.. man..

It did entertain me though, good use of a boring Saturday

[ariyanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

1000% unserious but I suppose that's the point. I wish this would've been a little darker since the premise was so yum. Jay Gatsby as a vampire????

The dialogue was pretty cringe at times which may be why it took me so long to read but I enjoyed it for what it was. don't go in expecting a literary masterpiece and just have fun :)