#vampireproblems

by India Watson

Harriet is a vampire, somewhere around her mid four-hundreds, and is literally a perpetual student. Despite having been around since before the Salem witch trials, she has no idea what she wants to do with the rest of her eternity. During one of her lectures, a gunman comes in and shoots her lecturer, which is annoying because they are short-staffed enough as it is. Although Mr. Jones is a demon and can’t die, his biggest concern is the bullet hole in his head and having to apply for a new passport.

Harriet needs to solve her lecturer’s non-murder, work out who would want to kill someone who can’t die, and somehow make it through her degree. She reluctantly drags along her overenthusiastic friend, the grumpy werewolf who runs the local coffee shop, and a teenage witch hell-bent on revolution.

She isn’t sure how she ended up trying to solve a murder, but anything would be better than writing her dissertation.

174 pages, Paperback

Published July 9, 2021

About the author

India Watson is an avid reader, regular writer, and sometime adrenaline junkie. A graduate in psychology, she lives in Shropshire with her family and animals and focuses her spare time on walking and writing. She enjoys dark humour, quirky plots, and ragtag groups in found families. #vampireproblems is her debut novel.

Reviews

[Jess - The Hexed Library · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75 Stars
Cover 2; Characters 4; Plot 2; Pace 3; Writing 4; Enjoyment 3; Atmosphere/Worldbuilding 3; Intrigue 3; Logic 2.

For #VampireProblems I had some issues with a few things. The characters were good and I enjoyed getting to learn about them and the writing as a whole was fine.

My issues mainly set with the plot and the logic of said plot. I wasn't happy with the ending at all. There were just far too many things that I questioned about how any of it was even plausible to really enjoy what I was reading.

[Sian Wadey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is awesome! I couldn't put it down and devoured it over a few days. There are some fantastic characters here, from our vampire heroine Harriet to Connor 'identity crisis' Manning who was my personal favourite. The author is witty and clever and I laughed out loud several times. I also didn't see the ending coming and I always like to be kept on my toes. It's also clear that the author knows this world inside and out. I can't wait to read more.

[steph🌸 · Rating 2 out of 5]

cw: guns, violence

This book is not about #vampireproblems

This book is about a group of supernatural beings who start investigating the shooting of a professor, after our heroine watches him get shot in the classroom.

This book has a little mystery element, but it wasn’t really a fun mystery and I found the book to be most enjoyable when our main heroines/heroes weren’t the focus.

I genuinely don’t understand how this book wasn’t proofread before publishing though. If you’re someone who can’t handle phrases like “Nor have I her anyone mention her” or “when this out comes out” you might as well skip this one. The eBook literally had format code on two of the pages. It made me want to put this down and just give up. The story wasn’t that good and the author/publisher couldn’t even re-read it to proofread I guess. I just hate seeing so many errors in a published work. #rant

There is a speck of LGBT+ thrown in at the end of this book, but nothing romantic or sexual. It feels more like an afterthought, and isn’t a focal point in the story at all so I’m not tagging it.

[Natasha Mairs (Serenity You) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is about Harriet who is a vampire and is almost 400 years old and she goes to a vampire university. There are also werewolves, demons and witches in this book. Demons and witches start to disappear and Harriet takes it upon herself to find out what is going in. She ropes in some of her friends to help her.

This was just a fun book to read. I can just see this book as a fun comedy slapstick kind of film.

I really liked all the characters and would love to read more about Harriet. I wish this book was a little bit longer or made into a series of fun adventures of Harriet.

3.5/5 stars

*Thank you to the author for sending me a copy of this book to review.

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book and found it to be an absolute page turner, with relatable characters, a story that moved at a pace and quirky / slightly dark humour - just my taste. Whilst the book is aimed at teens, twenties and maybe the early thirties age group I certainly enjoyed it and I am much older than that (50s and that is all I am admitting to). I think therefore this book would also appeal to the young at heart, or anyone who likes to look at the world slightly unconventionally.

India is an amazing talent to watch for the future and I hope that I get to see a second book out soon.