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Real Vampires Don't Sparkle

By: Amy Fecteau
Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
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Matheus Taylor didn't ask to be murdered. To be fair, the percentage of people actually asking to be murdered is probably small enough to be safely ignored, but he felt it was worth stating regardless. His life might have been ordinary, but it was his life and he wasn't done with it yet.

Quin didn't care.

A 1,700-year-old Roman, Quintus Livius Saturnius had a different view of morality than most people. Killing Matheus and hijacking his undead existence seemed perfectly acceptable to him.

Now, Matheus spends his nights running for his life, questioning his sexual orientation, and defying a mysterious new threat to the vampires within his city. Not that he set out to do any defying; he just wanted to be left alone. Unfortunately, that was never going to happen.

Volume One of Real Vampires Don't Sparkle

Fans of Real Vampires Don't Sparkle should be sure to check out more titles from Curiosity Quills Press: Sweet Dreams Are Made of Teeth, by Richard Roberts: a fantasy coming-of-age story set in the world of our dreams, where a nightmare learns who he is - and who he loves.

The Devil You Know, by K. H.Koehler: an urban fantasy pulp/mystery series about demons, rogue angels, and a small group of people living in rural northeast Pennsylvania who are caught in the middle of an angelic war.

©2013 Amy Fecteau (P)2013 Audible Inc.

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Not sure if it's the narrator or just bad writing

The narrator is most definitely bad. There are a lot of times where the way he performs the dialogue doesn't match with how it's described in the narrative. And the voice he uses for Quinn is borderline homophobic. Quinn's described as having a deep, powerful voice. Commanding. But he also happens to be gay, which I guess the narrator decided was more important than how the author described it. It's nasally and sing songy. Just ad a lisp and it's every stereotypical sassy gay friend.

But I'm not sure if the narrator is the only thing wrong with the book though. The author is one of those people who clearly thinks they're funnier than they are. I might be bad delivery by the narrator, but so many of the "jokes" fell flat. Or the sort who will do something "for teh lulz!" even when it don't fit into the scene. And the main character is just whiny. He's supposed to be whiny and useless, but it's annoying. It would be tolerable if there was any growth from it, but again, it just seems like it's played 'for teh lulz.'

Have decided to return this book. Don't waste your credit.

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Surprisingly good!

Wasn't sure what to expect from this book as I don't often gravitate to the vampire genre., but i like sarcastic back and forth dialog so I decided to try it.
I'm glad I used the credit because I loved it so much I immediately got the 2nd audiobook.
The narrator was out of this world and made this book even better!

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Delightful!

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I didn't read the book yet, I listened to 90% of audio book and I have to say it was actually a fairly good audiobook! I didn't finish the audiobook yet but I went ahead and bought the kindle version as well.

The narrator is very talented and I absolutely love his style and skill.

I really enjoy the take on vampires in this series and really enjoyed the characters and their relationships (or lack of lol) It is definitely a good read/listen. Highly recommend this!

For those looking for the PWP type story, this is not for you. No spoilers, but there are moments that tickled my inner fujoshi.

I have already bought the 2nd installment of this series in kindle and audio version. I can't wait to read more of what is to come!

I read some of the reviews and saw that there is a 3rd book! I REALLY hope it comes out soon! Because once I finish the 2nd book I will want to know more!

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good and bad

The romance is great. It's sweet and funny.
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The main character is such a spineless weak minded twit that it pretty much ruins the enjoyment of the book for me.

The narration is great.

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Finaly real vampires!

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The titel kinda says it all, this is about real vampires that dont sparkle, they burn in the sun and dies at sunrise and sleep all day, they "dont fuck the food" as Quin puts it, its bloody and messy. I love the charachters in this book and the sarcasm is amazingly funny. What makes it better is that Matheus dont have a choise in being turned, Quin wants him and thats that!
One of the thing I really like with the story is that there isnt instant love between Matheus and Quin, it work itself slowly into there relationship and it feels more real and dosnt get in the way of the story.
James Patrick Cronin is perfect for this book, been looking for more m/m from him but so far only found this series. I wasnt sure about him at first, since this was my first go with him, but he pleasantly supprised me and now he got another fan!

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Too long and no plot

This is a series of adventures strung together and dragged out. The book goes on for so long that what was humorous banter turns into irritating, repetitive screeching and at that point neither MC is appealing. The book end without a conclusion. What happens to the protagonists is no more revealed at the end than at the begining.

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James Patrick Cronin's My Favorite Narrator

The story is not exactly my favorite, moves a bit slow. But, as usual, JPC makes it a fantastic listening experience.

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good narration, too long

While I enjoyed the narration and a good bit of the story, it failed to keep my interest. If it would have been a lot shorter I might have enjoyed it more. Worth a try though! Could also be that I wanted more romance in it.

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Snarky Vampire Story

Well this was an unexpectedly funny read/listen. James did a great job with this narration and I cannot wait to see what is in store for Matheus and Quin. While their unlikely friendship and codependency starts off on poor terms for Matheus, I believe it is a good thing for him. I was not sure where this story was going, so it was a bit exciting when things just started happening kind of out of the blue and I really want to see where the story goes from here. I really like how Matheus approaches his heightened sexual feelings for Quin and what that may mean. I really like Bianca and Allistair and hope they are in the next books as well. Definitely an interesting read/listen.

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Who doesn’t like a sassy vampire

Who doesn’t like a story about a sassy vampire working to protect his mate. The audio matches the book perfectly, and the ending makes you want to jump right into the next story. Quinn is prefect, and he wants to protect us his mate from the world so much but it doesn’t work out that way at all.

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