In Molly Harper's newest paranormal romantic comedy, Ben, Gigi's old boyfriend, must find a way to save his new love after a freak Ultimate Frisbee accident. But will she want to live after she finds out how Ben had to save her?
In this exciting addition to Molly Harper’s beloved Half-Moon Hollow series, the focus is on Gigi’s ex-boyfriend Ben. When his new girlfriend is killed in a freak Ultimate Frisbee accident, he’s determined to save her, no matter the cost, even if it means bringing her into the darkness of vampire life!
Series: Half-Moon Hollow #6 | Publisher: Pocket Books | Genre: Paranormal Romance | Source: Publisher| Rating: 4 Cups
Sass,
snark, and yummy undead goodness, Molly Harper does it again!
Here’s
what’s going on: Ben Overby’s used to the eclectic residents of Half-Moon
Hollow and the shenanigans they get up to. But when Meagan, his girlfriend, is
changed into vampire after a freak Ultimate Frisbee accident and rises quicker
than normal and changes him into a member of the undead with a single bite,
there’s a whole new level of weird he has to figure out. And Meagan, well let’s
just say she’s out of her depth. She’s figuring out how to allow herself to be
accepted into the strange but loving Half-Moon Hollow family, she’s also
dealing with being a new breed of vampire, accidentally siring her first childe
(which happens to be her boyfriend) and figuring out how to deal with her
feelings towards said boyfriend who is a little cranky at being turned.
I
always enjoy being back in the weird and wonderful world of Half-Moon Hollow.
I’m never really sure what the residents will be up to but I know it’s going to
be entertaining and The Accidental Sire
did not disappoint.
Meagan
first made an appearance in Big Vamp on
Campus and I was curious to learn more about her. I really liked Meagan.
After the death of her mother, she was bounced around from foster home to
foster home and she doesn’t really know where she fits in and if she can trust
those who claim to care for her so when she becomes a foster-vampire in the
Jameson-Nightengale household, she’s not sure if she can really trust Jane and
her brood. She’s also trying to work through her feelings towards Ben.
I’ve
always liked Ben. If you’ve read this series, you’ll know that Ben is Gigi’s
ex, so he’s been around for a bit. He’s always been one of the humans in Jane’s
crazy paranormal world and now that’s he a vampire, he’s trying to figure out
how to navigate this world.
The
romance was a bit slow and it worked. They had things that had to work out and
Meagan had some trust issues she needed to deal with but I was really pleased
with how sweet and realistic it was.
There’s
also a slight suspense element thrown in.
What
I really enjoyed was seeing the Half-Moon Hollow gang again. It was so nice to
see more of Jane and Gabriel now that they are sort of raising Georgie.
Although I do have to say, it’s a little weird seeing Ophelia acting all nice
and normal.
On
a sidenote, I would really like to see a short story about Jane and Gabriel
raising Georgie.
So,
while this is part of an on-going series, you don’t have to read the entire
series. I would, however, recommend reading Big Vamp on Campus, the prequel to this book to get a better understanding of
the characters.
Overall,
this was another great installment in the series and I devoured this book in
one sitting.
Also,
apologies to my Mum for not answering my phone when she rang—I was
reading this book and couldn't put it down—and causing her to come over and pound on my front door at
ten o’clock at night.
I know some of you have been wondering about the reading order of the Jane Jameson and Half-Moon Hollow books so I thought I would help you out with this reading guide.
The Jane Jameson Series (also referred to as the ‘Nice Girls’ series) started it all. It contains four books—and a short—and this is a complete series. These books work best if you read them in order.
1-Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs
2-Nice Girls Don’t Date Dead Men
3-Nice Girls Don’t Live Forever
3.5-Nice Girls Don’t Sign a Lease Without a Wedding Ring (on Molly’s website)
4-Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors
Then we have the spinoff series, Half-Moon Hollow. These can be read without reading the Jane Jameson/Nice Girls series—although characters from the Jane Jameson series and Jane herself often pops up. Most of these can be read out of order.
1- The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires
1.5-Driving Mr. Dead (novella)
2-A Witches Handbook of Kisses and Curses
2.5-Undead Sublet (short story found in the Undead In My Bed anthology)
2.6-Special Valentine's Day Half-Moon Hollow Story (on Molly’s website)
2.7-I’m Dreaming of an Undead Christmas (novella) This needs to be read before The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire
3-The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire
4-The Single Undead Moms Club
5-Where the Wild Things Bite
5.5-Big Vamp of Campus (novella) This needs to be read before The Accidental Sire
6-The Accidental Sire
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