Undead and Unfinished (Queen Betsy, Book 9) [Hardcover]

MaryJanice Davidson (Author)

Book Description

Release date: July 6, 2010

Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor returns in the ninth novel in the New York Times bestselling series.

Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor is having a tough time getting through the Book of the Dead-until the Devil strikes a bargain. She offers Betsy a chance to finish the cursed (literally!) thing, and finally discover all its mysteries. There's just one catch...

Betsy and her half-sister Laura have to go to Hell long enough for Laura to embrace her dark heritage (after a rebellious youth of charity work) and finally make nice with her mother, aka Lucifer. That means interacting with their family's past. In doing so, they're impacting the future in ways they never anticipated. Of course that's what Mother wanted all along. Damn her.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

The ninth tale in the life of Betsy Taylor, Vampire Queen, sees her chafing against domesticity while living in a mansion with her gorgeous vampire consort Eric Sinclair and their adopted son, who is Betsy’s orphaned biological half-brother. After realizing that she really doesn’t know that much about Eric or his assistant, Tina, Betsy is persuaded by her sister, Laura, the Spawn of Satan, to accompany her to Hell. Hell is a waiting room with lots of doors, and when they venture through the first door they find themselves in Salem during the witch trials and Betsy butts in. Other doors take them to other times and places where Betsy sees Eric’s past, including an incident from his childhood. Readers will be happy to know that the passion the sassy, foul-mouthed queen of the undead has for designer shoes has not diminished in this amusing episode in Davidson’s popular series. --Diana Tixier Herald

About the Author

MaryJanice Davidson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Undead novels featuring Betsy Taylor; Derik's Bane, and the new young adult novels featuring Jennifer Scales, written with her husband, Anthony Alongi, among other titles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Hardcover; First Edition edition (July 6, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425234355
• ISBN-13: 978-0425234358
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (255 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

MJ is the best-selling author of several novels and is published across multiple genres, including the UNDEAD series and the BOFFO trilogy. Her books have been published in over a dozen languages and have been on best-seller lists all over the world, including USA Today and the New York Times. A former model and medical test subject, she lives in St. Paul, MN, with her husband, children, and dogs.You can reach her at [e-mail], as well as follow her on FaceBook.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

135 of 147 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Horrid and I loved this series July 9, 2010

By Warren S. Roelkey

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I was so excited to get this book in the mail yesterday. But now I'm sorry I wasted the money. The begginning of the book is nothing but recap on previous books and Betsy acting like a 5 year old. I was okay with Betsy being flighty and self absorbed but in this book in went WAAAAAYYYYY overboard. To the point where she just came off as dumb. And the ending oh lord the ending was a train wreck, I could have done with out the epilogue completely. A matter a fact without the epilogue I may have given the book 2 stars instead of one. I normally don't leave to many reviews, because well who has time, but I am so taken a back by this book I felt other's should be warned, just to borrow it or not buy it at all. I know that harsh and I loved this series.. but this book has really done it for me. If it's true that she has another book coming out next year that will kinda fix this one or explain more then for her fans that should be out way sooner than next year because this book was a series killer.

208 of 230 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money! July 10, 2010

By book addict

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I almost NEVER write reviews, but this book made me so angry that I just had to do it. I must agree with several other reviewers who suggested loyal fans not buy this book at all. It ruined the entire series for me. Why spend your hard earned money on something that will just leave you feeling sad, angry, cheated, and disgusted? First of all, the skimpy length, not so cleverly disguised by big print and a new chaper every two pages in order to leave the last half of the chapter's last page blank, was a money making idea and a cheap shot to the fans. Add to the fact that so much of the book was just a re-hash of prior books, and there's precious little new writing left to go with the excessive padding. Plus, characters evolve over time; they don't suddenly become someone else. This is the equivalent of watching a good guy character over the years, on an iconic level such as Superman or Captain Kirk, only to discover at the end that they're not a good guy character at all, they're really an evil alien in disguise, out to destroy the galaxy and eat their family members. Yes, people, the "ending" is THAT BAD! It's grotesque beyond belief, equal to the Nazi's making lampshades out of tatooed human skin. I'm trying with the mere words of a non-talented, non-writer (me) to describe the emotional impact of this book. Imagine if after years and years, sweet, good hearted Snoopy goes berserk and kills Charlie Brown and all the other kids. The end. I'm telling you, it's THAT BAD! Run! Don't buy the book and reward this formerly beloved author's cheap behaviors.

60 of 68 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Really -- it's unfinished! July 7, 2010

By Chloegirl

Format:Hardcover

Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor is fed up of trying to decipher the strange things prophesied in The Book of the Dead. At the end of her tether, she strikes a deal with Satan who promises to help - if she and her half-sister Laura pay a visit to Hell. Hell, it would seem, is more terrifying than Betsy could have ever imagined - a waiting room with bad carpeting, re-runs of 70s TV shows and ancient Good Housekeeping magazines. But when Betsy and Laura find themselves catapulted back and forth through time, they realize they could seriously screw everything up for good...

****Spoiler Alert!***** This book really is unfinished! The ending will shock you completely. After contacting the author, here is what she said: "UNDEAD AND UNDETERMINED will be out next July...and it starts about half an hour after UNFINISHED finished. Which I've also never done before, so this is new territory for MJ. To begin, Betsy's gotta explain to everyone about the new and weird timeline they're all in (Jessica pregnant, etc.). She needs to change the future...and she doesn't even know the worst of it yet. But she will..."