Review of Vampires, Hearts and Other Dead Things by Margie Fuston

2.25/5 Stars

I had a few expectations going into this book because I just finished reading The Revenant Games from this author. For the past few years, I have started off my year reading my worst book, and I was really hoping this wouldn't be the case.

I was looking forward to the setting of New Orleans for a vampire novel, and I think it was the best part of the book. There are some tough subjects, such as cancer and loss in the family.

The main character was very unlikeable. She became a little unbearable to the point I almost DNF'd this book. In my opinion, she didn't deserve her love interest. She was using him and just over the top mean to him. I know she was going through it with her dad dying, but she really was just a horrible person.

The little quests in this book were fun, but the plot twist ruined it. The first plot twist was a bit of a shock, but it was a good twist for the book, and it could have been left on that. The second plot twist felt like a waste of time and did not add anything to the plot, nor was it really talked about after it happened.

The ending was fine again, the main character's personality was just yucky, so it was hard to root for her. I know the aim of this book was to tell people to live their lives to the fullest, and maybe help people dealing with grief. Although the main character was not a good example of that.