Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Mar 03, 2010 Kristen rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Betsy Taylor is not the typical vampire queen. And her superficiality is hysterical. The cast of characters introduced here are pretty funny. I didn't think this was the typical para-romance. It was a lot lighter on the romance then some of the stuff I have pulled out of the Sci-Fi section of my book store. It's great to see the uniqueness of the queen in relation to the other vamps here - so that's a nice change of pace. Normally, it's pretty difficult to find unique points to the stories in th Betsy Taylor is not the typical vampire queen. And her superficiality is hysterical. The cast of characters introduced here are pretty funny. I didn't think this was the typical para-romance. It was a lot lighter on the romance then some of the stuff I have pulled out of the Sci-Fi section of my book store. It's great to see the uniqueness of the queen in relation to the other vamps here - so that's a nice change of pace. Normally, it's pretty difficult to find unique points to the stories in this genre.

Seeing how Betsy becomes queen was interesting. It was also nice to not have that whole "I think I love you but am too traumatized by something terrible in my past to admit it/you could never love a monster like me you're too fragile and beautiful" dialogue going on over and over (like most of the books in this genre). At the same time, that pulled some of the romance out of it.

The group that becomes Betsy's entourage are great peripheral characters. We get enough about them to feel invested in them and to like them. The "good vamps" are endearing - even if "good" really isn't the right word for them. As for the bad guy - Nostro - well, we don't really get enough development to feel anything about him, so we have to take it for granted that he really is a bad guy. But it's not hard to accept based on what we are told about them.

The writing - it's funny. But definitely not the worlds greatest novel. These are some of the quickest reads ever. And I did find myself sometimes skimming paragraphs that were too outrageous, even for the world's most vain vampire. And the shoes thing... well... I totally don't get that. It makes Betsy pretty unique, but seem like one of the most moronic main characters to ever take center stage in one of these books. The fact that they are told in from her first-person point of view makes her a little tough to read sometimes without simply skimming.

I think she is funny enough to keep reading the series though. And I am eager to see what happens between her and Sinclair. There is clearly more to him and what he knows then what is revealed in this first book. ...more

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Feb 18, 2010 Ashley rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-themed, series

***Possible Spoilers***Well, this was pretty much what I expected. At times cheesy, trying to be a little to "cool" for it's own good. But it defintely had some funny moments and even though I don't exactly LIKE Betsy as a person, I think the books could get better if she grew some as a character. I'm not too sure I have faith that may actually happen in the series, because it's so light hearted, the character development is pretty flat and relies too much on sarcasm. But either way, it was all ...more

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Jun 15, 2009 Charlotte (Buried in Books) rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, chick-lit

Good harmless fun, I liked the banter. Betsy's quite a fun character. Really did feel for her when her dad basically asked her to stay dead (he needs to grow a set).

Wasn't completely taken with Sinclair though, there's something about him that annoy's me and I just can't put my finger on it.

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