Reviewed by Sadonna
TITLE: Fangscreen
SERIES: Holidays of Love
AUTHOR: Ellen Mint
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 280 pages
RELEASE DATE: July 19, 2022
BLURB:
Summer bites.
What could be more pathetic than a vampire trapped on a tropical island? Jareth Hale despises everything about his exile to Samaná from the tourists’ necks slathered in sunscreen to the blaring sun overhead. He’ll do anything to return to his vampire castle in the forest until he falls onto Laiken, a sun-kissed beach himbo.
Laiken is sweeter than spun sugar and hotter than Adonis in a Jacuzzi. He’s perfect…except for one tiny thing. He is a vampire hunter—possibly. Jareth isn’t certain. Despite his vampire leader and ex telling him to stay away, Jareth believes flushing out this nest of hunters will earn him back his castle. And, if it keeps him in the orbit of the adorable, golden-skinned Laiken, then all the better.
Unbeknownst to him, Laiken is hiding a secret that will change everything in Jareth’s undeath. All Jareth thought he wanted and deserved was solitude, but Laiken’s opening his eyes to a whole new world. Can an old vampire open his heart and coffin in time to catch this impossible love?
REVIEW:
Jareth is an old vampire who has been exiled to a beach paradise – well it’s paradise for humans, not so much for a vampire. Then he spies Laiken, a trespasser on the place he’s landed and he’s smitten. Watching him follow Laiken and try to interact with him is quite entertaining. They are total opposites in every way possible, but he’s drawn to Laiken like a moth to a flame. Too bad Laiken might be his worst nightmare. There are definitely grumpy/sunshiny vibes going on here too 🙂 I don’t want to spoil the tale, but all is not as it seems and Jareth’s fears might be completely misguided! There are layers to discover here for this old time vampire 😉
Well this book was a complete surprise to me. I had no idea what to expect really but the burb sounded intriguing and so I took a chance. I’m glad I did as this was a very entertaining tale. Talk about opposites attract 😉 These two couldn’t be more different. And the secret Lake is hiding was a twist I didn’t see coming. There is humor and shape shifting and these two are surprisingly good together. I enjoyed the side characters as well. The beginning of the book was a bit slow for me as there were things that needed sharing, but the pacing picked up as the book went on and enjoyed the story as it evolved. This ended up being a completely fun read and I can’t wait for more.
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