Dealing with a Desperate Demon - Charlotte Stein
Stein has hit it out of the park yet again! I really love this series and how much fun and heart it has. Nancy and Jack are so immediately obviously into each other but they are both playing it cool for reasons that become apparent as the plot goes on. They were one of those couples where I could see some readers getting frustrated that they wouldn't just tell each other that they liked the other person, but I think Stein does a good job of giving plenty of explanations as to why so this didn't feel like a miscommunication trope book. Their chemistry was off the charts and I love the dating lessons that Nancy was giving Jack because he was such a cinnamon roll MMC who just wanted to do a good job. The chemistry between them was absolutely sizzling and I was glad that they were able to act on that chemistry earlier on in the book than I was expecting. We get more world building with the small town setting and even some cameos of the couple from the first book - which is always fun. Overall, this was a really fun read and I look forward to more books in the series.
Tropes: Supernatural, Dating Lessons, Single POV, Cinnamon Roll MMC
Series: The Sanctuary for Supernatural Creatures #2
Thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the ARC. Publication date was October 7, 2025
My Big Fat Vampire Wedding - Jessica Gadziala
This was a pretty solid book that just didn't quite work out perfectly for my tastes. Based purely on the title - if you liked all the family antics in My Big Fat Greek Wedding - you will like this book. Unfortunately, I wanted less family and more of our main couple in the book. I get that the whole point of the read is that she a vampire, her whole family are vampires, and he's a human but every time their personal time would get interrupted by someone, I would get frustrated. Now, that's not to say the family parts were bad or boring - actually I found them to be quite funny and entertaining, but I just thought the balance of the book was leaning a bit too much toward the family antics side. I thought the chemistry between our two MCs was really great and I loved how their fake dating/marriage of convenience progressed to a real relationship. The spicy scenes were fantastic and really ramped up the romantic tension. As of now, I can't find any mention of a book 2 in the series, but there were two characters who were certainly set up for one that I would absolutely love to read so I hope we get that book in the future. Overall, this was still a good read, just wish there was a bit less family and a bit more of the main couple.
Tropes: Supernatural, Fake Dating, Marriage of Convenience, Single POV
Series: Standalone
Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books for the ARC. Publication date was August 14, 2025
