When Life Gives You Vampires was the first physical book I bought for myself after getting back into reading. It was the first book that hadn’t come from a library and I devoured it right up! So obviously when I saw Vampires Never Say Die pop up as an ARC I absolutely had to request it. I binged this one in just a few a hours. It was such fast-paced easy read that kept me hooked from the very beginning. It was a cute paranormal rom-com (with a LITTLE spice).

The only reason I’m giving this 4 stars is because it definitely seemed like someone older was trying to write a young character and their age was showing through instead. As someone who is just about the same age as the FMC, I felt like the author was putting them in outfits a decade older than their age. Plus all the talk of J.Lo was a bit cringe. J.Lo is probably one of the least liked celebrities of my age range and currently most “meme-ed”.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
Funny and light hearted Vampires Never Say Die is a rom com perfect to fill your moment in between books.
The pace was fast and never boring and the story was hilarious 😂
Sure the events may happen too quickly and could have been written better but the porpoise of this book was not to be a masterpiece but to be a great example of how even a simple concept can be entertaining.

I really liked Nick and I feel if we had a double PoV the book would have been 4 stars, maybe less Carrie going for a walk and more of Nick background/side of the story 🙈

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an Ebook ARC of this book, this is my objective review. Carrie is an actress supporting herself as a bartender while she auditions. Much to her shock, she is also a freshly-minted vampire slayer. Her change was triggered by her co-worker Nick's decision to willingly become a vampire, as apparently creation of a vampire triggers creation of a slayer to even out the universal balance. Of course they have romantic feelings for one another, which they don't act on until after their change, causing some interesting relationship hurdles. I like the premise, it's a nice take on enemies-to-lovers although obviously it's not new (and Carrie and Nick aren't edgy enough to be Buffy and Spike). It's a fun read with a nice body positivity/acceptance message, this book does not take itself seriously and neither should the reader. Obviously, suspend disbelief for maximum enjoyment. One last note, I didn't realize this was the second in a series but it worked fine for me as a standalone.

This book was really cute! I wish there was a little *more* leading up to the main characters dating. They went from being disconnected and disgruntled coworkers to madly in love way too quickly for my liking. Her friends were SO supportive of her...I don't think that if I woke up tomorrow and could shoot flames from my arm and fly my friends would be so awesome.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing this book, with my honest review below.

Vampires Never Say Die was so much fun! Jumping off with a great premise, we see Carrier, an aspiring actor but current bartender, suddenly go up her rage level at coworker Nick and bulk up in a night, getting some unique powers. It turns out Nick has triggered her transformation by becoming a vampire.

This book is all about the fun premise and chemistry between Nick and Carrie. Unique and fun, I’d recommend this if you’d like a twist on your romances.

🌈 Enemies to Lovers
🌈 Vampire/Slayer
🌈 Supernatural romance

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I read the previous book in this series, 'When Life Gives You Vampires' and really enjoyed it, however, I don't think you need to read the previous book in order to enjoy this one.

Carrie has left her overbearing family of successful lawyers to follow her dream of becoming an actor. So far, things haven't gone so well and her main gig is tending bar alongside and annoyingly hot (and cold) guy called Nick who she hates. Turns out, he's a vampire and her destiny as a newly minted slayer is to kill him. But instead of following her slayer instinct she discovers she didn't hate him after all - and he definitely does NOT hate her.

Nick notices Carrie's physical transformation (she bulks up a bit) and comes up with a plan to save his own un-life as well as Carrie's. Even though she looks a little different, he's the kind of vampire who looks beyond skin deep and finds her attractive no matter what she looks like. He's a lovely character with a sad back story - I enjoyed the way he kept checking in with her.

This is a fun, quick read and if you like supernatural romances, with a little spice, I am sure you will enjoy this one.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

One girl in all the world is given the power to kill vampires alone with only one person for support. This generation the slayer is Buffy. Oops, wrong legend. “Vampires Never Say Die” takes what we know of slayers from that popular cult favorite Buffy and completely turns it on its head. Let’s face it for me when I chose this book, I immediately pictured Buffy and Angel, but Carrie and Nick are a different breed of slayer and vampire. Some very subtle similarities exist but this is a unique story and Carrie becomes a powerful slayer by doing things a different way.
We are thrown into the deep end in this story with Carrie’s live changes so completely when she is picked to be a slayer because of her contentious relationship with a vampire. She wakes up buff and freaked out. Her friends jump into help her understand what is happening and oddly enough one wild theory turns out to be true. From there we get a story of Carrie learning to control her power while immersing herself in the presence of a vampire she hates. But you know what they say about a fine line between love and hate, well that applies to Carrie and Nick. Love and hate both play a large role in the vampire\slayer legend in this story.
Along the way, we meet other vampires who will judge Carrie’s right to be alive. We also meet a slayer that reminded me more of Faith as she just wants to get the slay on and move on as all vamps are bad. Therein lies the lesson we get in the story about indiscriminate hate. Along the way to the lesson and the big fight, Carrie learns a valuable lesson of her own. The lesson serves her well. While fighting her inner slayer, she learns to embrace her inner strength and become the Carrie she was meant to be. All she needed was a kick in the pants or in her case a voice in her head with the power to control a flaming sword.
We get a lovely happily ever after where all our heroines dreams come true. Who would have guessed turning into a buff version of herself would lead Carrie to happiness. This is my first book by Gloria Duke but not her first written. It was a fun story so I went back to get book 1. The book is standalone so no worries about reading book 1 first. Truth be told if book 1 is as much fun as this one, you should read book 1 and this book. Enjoy
Thank you NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Loved the premise and the play on the slayer/vampire dynamic. The beginning of the story was very exciting and I was immediately hooked, but things got a bit muddles up in the third act. I feel like maybe Carrie and Nick got together a bit too fast? They almost kiss during their very first training session and that goes against the whole premise of how she became his slayer, because they hate each other so much. Obviously they don't, if things developed this quickly. I think building up that relationship a bit more over time would have given it more credibility. And the fact that my favourite relationship in the book was the friendship between Carrie and her two best friends confirms that the central romance of the book wasn't strong enough. That girl gang though - amazing! Loved the strong bond between those three.
In any case, this was a light and entertaining read, so I would still recommend.

An aspiring actress and a musician walk into a bar. (where they both tend bar.) and end the night becoming mortal enemies. You see Nick is a vampire and Carrie just got the unwanted task of becoming his slayer. Hollywood is where dreams come true, and for Nick and Carrie, it might be where nightmares are made.

Carrie has always felt like an oddball. She chose to go against her parent's wishes to become a lawyer and pursue the competitive career of becoming an actor. But that's her dream and she is willing to chase her dreams. Nick is a charming and smooth musician who tends bar with Carrie. She has always thought that he is arrogant and does whatever he pleases and that has led to her minor hate towards him. Well, that hate turned into becoming a vampire slayer...in particular Nick's slayer. She finds this out when she wakes up with a new, muscular body. Nick lets her in on his secret, he is a vampire. She may have thought hate is a strong word/feeling, but now she is doing her best not to kill Nick..

Nick is helping her control her slayer because there are other vampires that see her as a threat. Along the way, Nick and Carrie build a friendship that runs into something more. He falls first and Carrie thinks she may feel the same way but is questioning everything. Does Nick really like her? Does he have an ulterior motive? Can a slayer and a vampire ever be together?

Vampires Never Say Die is a cute and sassy rom-com about a vampire and his slayer learning to take charge of their lives. I adored Carrie's personal growth. In the beginning, Carrie could easily be swayed to act in certain ways to appease her parents but by the end, she is putting her foot down and standing up for herself. Nick is team Carrie and is helping her every step of the way. He is open with her and puts everything on the table. They are supposed to be together, let alone like each other, but it just makes sense.

loved this romance of how she became a slayer to her vamp. loved the friends and that she was trying to make it in hollywood. loved the banter.

3.5⭐️
Very cute and cheesy but still a good laugh!

In a world where anytime a vampire is created their enemy is turned into a vampire slayer, only chaos can be expected!!

Such an easy fun read, still very predictable as it was a very classic style vampire story, but I enjoyed the read.

The daylight aspect making vampires be out cold asleep was just so funny to me, like “ooo sunrise is about to be… zzz” If you were a slayer your job is so easy during the day

It just felt light and fluffy the whole way though, despite the potential story line threat I was never worried it wouldn’t end all cute and it did. What an adorable ending.

Loved reading the fabulous and fantastic paranormal story. When Nick became a vampire, Carrie became a vampire slayer, but Carrie doesn't want to kill Nick and has to fight her natural impulses. Meanwhile, feelings are developing between Nick and Carrie. Read the highly recommended, wonderfully written, and a must read riveting romance story.

If you're looking for a fun silly supernatural rom-com, this is your book.
It's the second book in a series called (Slaying It), but can be read as a standalone I love that. It's fast paced and easy to read good for a reding slump with relatable -and amazing- characters that will keep you hooked since the very first chapters. There is lots of angst vampires and really healthy personal growth that's really cool to see in a book. Carrie and nicks banter is witty and their chemistry is undeniable, making their evolving relationship one of the most engaging aspects of the story, and I am not normally into romance but this was great.

This book was so much fun and so fast paced!
We are following Carrie, a waitress turned vampire slayer, trying to make it in Hollywood. The romance was a little fast but I didn't mind that much.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.

I LOVED the first book in this series but this one fell flat for me. It took way too long for me to get into it and felt it was a little too slow for my taste.

In this story we follow Carrie, who is living in Hollywood trying to make it as an actress. She currently works as a waitress with a guy she totally hates. Nick, the guy she hates happens to be a vampire which somehow ends up with her becoming a vampire slayer. So first I was super excited for this premise, but then it went from enemy to lovers to just feeling insta love. I hated it because we don’t get any banter, they just went from enemies to suddenly having sex. Also the sex scene, so cringe. They do make a Twilight and Star Wars references. When things seemed to be going okayish, they added an extra element which made me excited and invested but it lands flats. There is a horrible change of settings, at points I was confused at where we were at. I loved Carrie relationship with her friends. I wish we would have explored her friendships more. The third act was just dumb. The first third of the book was the best and then just went down hill. The potential was there and I wish we could have gotten more. I hope this author improves her craft and eventually writes amazing novels because the ideas are great and cute. This will be on my Fable, GoodReads and Lemon8

Fun fast read! Carrie is a bartender who has an annoying coworker, Nick. One day she wakes up with body builder muscles and feels the need to kill Nick. He tells her he was just made a vampire and when that happens a slayer is also made. Together they try to find a way to work together. And then realize they might not actually hate each other but the opposite! A good read !

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca for the ARC

The title caught my attention right away and after reading the description I knew I was in for a ride. The slayer and the vampire has been a favorite trope since Buffy and this was just as fun. I felt like the relationship perhaps was a bit rushed, but it worked out fine anyways. I liked how badass the girls were and the fun interactions. It was a easy rom-com worth a read.

When it comes to romance books I tend to be pretty picky and this one checked a lot of boxes for me. While some of the scenarios were written in a way that I would probably describe as cheesy, I understand that this is meant to be a different sort of vampire romance novel than I may have been craving at the start. At the end of the day this is a supernatural romance to read when you want to have fun and there's nothing wrong with that. The stakes are neither too high or too low and feel right where I want them to be for a romance novel of this category and style.

At a few points when it came to romance the plot felt like it moved a little fast. I love a good enemies to lovers and, while it gave that sort of feeling at the start, I wouldn't really classify it as 'enemies to lovers' overall. There is pining and when its time for that pining to take center stage the payoff feels good. Additionally, there are female besties that are truly there for each other and function as real friends. Sometimes they come off a bit like yes-men but I think its possible to ignore that.

The main character Carrie undergoes a drastic change in her life and body due to vampiric nonsense and I feel that he response to this change was very human and very realistic for the society that we live in today with its expectations on women. Also, keeping in mind, that Carries is an aspiring actor who may need to rely on type-casting to break into the industry. Carrie and her love interest Nick were extremely cute and I felt that their romance was believable. Nick himself is a good guy and when it came time to explore his backstory I felt that it was grounded in reality and added to the plot. Several of these characters feel like I could know them in real life despite the vampires and slayers.

Overall, this book could use a few tweaks but otherwise I've already started reccommending it to friends who enjoy a good romance and telling them about the coming release date. I look forward to reading it again after its published!

Great second book in this vampire world! The main character was likeable and relatable. I cheered on her progress every page of the way. Nick was a fun character. The dialogue between the girls was hysterical. The body positivity was too heavy-handed for me - we get it, it's 2024 - but I kept picturing who play the character in the movie, and that was a fun game.