Gayle's Review of Undead and Unwed by Sam Tschida

 

Bridget Jones’s Diary meets What We Do in the Shadows in this bitingly funny supernatural romance about a vampire finding herself and falling in love during the Christmas season.

Tiffenie may be three hundred years old, but she’s still a hot mess. The vampire is tragically single, works a dead-end job at a blood bank, and spends her nights marathoning Hallmark Channel movies with her cat.

When Tiffenie inherits a fixer-upper home in Valentine, Vermont, thanks to a case of mistaken (okay, stolen) identity, she seizes the chance to get her life back on track. With her newly undead neighbor (it was an accident!) in tow, Tiffenie is determined to live out her holiday rom-com dreams in this picture-perfect town.

But between the mystery of her stolen identity, small-town drama, and the arrival of her insufferable vampire ex-boyfriend Vlad, getting her happily ever after with a hot Christmas tree farmer won’t be easy. To uncover what she truly desires, Tiffenie must embark on a journey of self-acceptance for the first time in her immortal life. Luckily, it’s never too late to start therapy.

Published by Quirk Books

Undead and Unwed by Sam Tschida  was a fun and quirky jaunt into a cozy Hallmark Country Christmas with vampires. I thought it was a very entertaining read. Offbeat and silly this book has plenty of heart even though the main characters no longer have a beating hearts of their own. Tiffenie is a surprisingly relatable undead character dealing with the issues of a modern and often overwhelming world.

What can I say that doesn't spoil this book. If you are a fan of the terrific of the work of Taika Waititi and don't baulk at the idea of the undead then you will enjoy this book. I listened to the audio version and I was impressed by the narrators ability to navigate the complexities of the vampiric language. Spoiler alert, there are certain words that cause them to burn. You can probably guess which ones. Some of most humorous parts for me involved the pronunciation of certain words that are absolutely essential to Christmas.

Fun characters, interesting story and a dash of Christmas what more do you want?

Reviewed by Gayle

Review copy purchased from Audible