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4.0 out of 5 stars
Don't read all 4 stories at once!, April 14, 2006
I thoroughly enjoyed this book with one caveat- don't read all 4 stories back-to-back as the similar style will get old. Otherwise, all 4 stories have the snappy dialogue that I expect from a MJD book! "Santa Claws" brings together werewolf Laird Alec Kilcurt and human Giselle Smith. Giselle works as a Santa Clause for charity and is swept off her feet in a short but humorous story. In "Monster Love", werewolf Janet Lupo finally finds her mate and is able to get over Michael Wyndham (who chose a monkey, aka human, instead of a werewolf as his mate). Janet meets vampire Richard Will, who kidnaps her when he thinks she is skipping out on a date with him. After all, Janet is the first woman not to run screaming once Richard reveals his vampiric nature to her. Richard doesn't believe Janet is a werewolf and both must learn a lot about love. "There's No Such Thing As A Werewolf" is the story of blind werewolf Dr. Drake Dragon and his mate Crescent Muhn (who is not a monkey, but figuring out what species she belongs to is part of the story). Crescent has been living in the streets whereas Drake is a doctor living a life of luxury. "A Fiend In Need" is the story of vampire George the Fiend- whom we learn is actually named Garrett Shea- and his mate Antonia Wolfton. George has been evolving from the mindless fiend state he began in throughout MJD's books and so it was great to see him find a woman who will love him. Overall, this anthology will probably be enjoyed by die-hard MJD fans such as myself because it tells the stories of some of the minor characters while maintaining the sassy humor expected from MJD. First time readers of MJD will most likely be disappointed, however, as the plotlines are relatively simple. I recommend this collection to fans of the Undead and Wyndham werewolf series but suggest that all 4 stories not be read consecutively.
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39 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Well, it's consistent...., April 12, 2006
Any one of the four stories in this book would be a nicely humorous short read. The only odd thing--I wonder why a good funny writer would write the same story four times, put all four of them together into a book, and expect the reader to stay amused. Girl (of some sort) meets boy (of some sort). They talk a bit, they have fantastic sex, They tell each other they have no problem with what the other is, and they decide they were meant to be together forever. The sex is oddly un-erotic, to my mind; basically it's your rote-memory plumbing story. It's as if she had enough one-liners that smartass confrontational supernatural types would use in a certain story for her to have to write that story four times to use them up. *However*, it does contain a continuation of the tale of George the Fiend. The story changes him from a weird and unconventional member of Betsy's household; it seems that now he's going to be a more-or-less normal guy. But if you've watched George from the beginning, the story is a clever addition to the series, even though it follows the same pattern as the other three. Your choice. If you like Queen Betsy and her group enough to spend the money for the additional story, you'll enjoy it. If you expect a four-story collection to contain four different plots (or at least four different situations), you're probably better off saving your money.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Blech, April 16, 2006
I bought this book the day it became available, and was horribly disappointed. The stories all follow a similar theme: boy meets girl, boy is instantly attracted to girl, boy has mind-blowing sex with girl, and girl decides that based on that, they're perfect for each other. If you're looking for tons of gratuitous sex, this is the book for you. If you're looking for a little more in the way of plot, you may want to look elsewhere. One story that disturbed me was "Monster Love," in which the hero kidnaps and rapes his lady love. Eeeewwww! How is this supposed to be romantic? Maybe it's just me, but a story with a woman falling in love with her rapist is just plain repulsive. The only bright spot is the last story which features George the Fiend from the Undead series. I did enjoy learning a little bit about George's background. It would have been a bit more enjoyable if George's love interest was a little more appealing.
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