Jessica's Guide to Dating the Dark Side
Jessica's Guide to Dating the Dark Side
By Beth Fantaskey
Published on February 2009
Published by Harcourt
Summary taken from Goodreads:
The undead can really screw up your senior year ...
Marrying a vampire definitely doesn’t fit into Jessica Packwood’s senior year “get-a-life” plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess by birth—and he’s her long-lost fiancé. Armed with newfound confidence and a copy of Growing Up Undead: A Teen Vampire’s Guide to Dating, Health, and Emotions, Jessica makes a dramatic transition from average American teenager to glam European vampire princess. But when a devious cheerleader sets her sights on Lucius, Jess finds herself fighting to win back her wayward prince, stop a global vampire war—and save Lucius’s soul from eternal destruction.
Marrying a vampire definitely doesn’t fit into Jessica Packwood’s senior year “get-a-life” plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess by birth—and he’s her long-lost fiancé. Armed with newfound confidence and a copy of Growing Up Undead: A Teen Vampire’s Guide to Dating, Health, and Emotions, Jessica makes a dramatic transition from average American teenager to glam European vampire princess. But when a devious cheerleader sets her sights on Lucius, Jess finds herself fighting to win back her wayward prince, stop a global vampire war—and save Lucius’s soul from eternal destruction.
The little blurb on the back of the book and on Goodreads made me think that this was going to be a funny book, perhaps even a satire on all the other vampire books out there. I didn't expect a well done, well thought out story. I loved getting lost in the story of Jessica and Lucius. I loved that Jessica didn't fall in love with him instantly. I get so frustrated by books that have one "love at first sight" plot after another. I liked the slow progression of their romance.
I can't wait to read the next book in this series. The author does a great job of keeping the story from every lagging and makes the characters real and believable (as believable as vampire princesses can be!). I loved that Lucius was not a "perfect" male, though he thought he was.
If you haven't read this story and you are a fan of paranormal romance- I have no doubt that you will love it as much as I did!
I can't wait to read the next book in this series. The author does a great job of keeping the story from every lagging and makes the characters real and believable (as believable as vampire princesses can be!). I loved that Lucius was not a "perfect" male, though he thought he was.
If you haven't read this story and you are a fan of paranormal romance- I have no doubt that you will love it as much as I did!
