Thank you for the free book Berkley! I LOVED this. I found it so fun and surprisingly swoony. This brand of humor was definitely my vibe and even just the little details in the excerpts at the beginning of each chapter were so engaging for me. Honestly hilarious that the FMC thinks the MMC is joking when he tells her he's a vamp.. And then they are snowed in hehe. The tropes in this were all executed in seamless ways.

I also appreciated on a more serious note that this FMC was more of the black sheep of her family, all for being unmarried and enjoying her job. I don't particularly gravitate towards fake dating but this book is an exception for me. I think because they had so much time alone connecting and being transparent about their attractions to each other and they genuinely had fun with the ruse and it was never too serious. The romance was everything, he really had to wait so long to find his soulmate and then learn how to be more open to that. I just loved these two.

My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine was such a happy surprise. I thought this was going to be a continuation/sequel of My Roommate is a Vampire and was pleasantly surprised that it was an entirely new storyline but features Reginald from book 1. The banter in this one was excellent and I loved the chemistry between the them. Sweet and cozy romcom!

✦What to Expect✦
•Fake dating
•She’s an accountant
•He’s a vampire
•Bullet journaling

✦Characters✦
•Amelia Collins
•Reginald Cleaves

✦Fav Quotes✦
“The truth is, I quite like making you happy.”

“I knew it. Knew you’d taste so good, I never want to leave you, want you, I—you are mine.”

“Come home with me tonight,”
“We can figure out what our forever looks like together.”

✦Thoughts✦
This was so cute & funny!!!
I was cracking up at these two. Specifically Reginald, he is so quirky and funny! I really enjoyed the first book and def wanted more of him. Loved that he got his own book because it truly didn’t disappoint! He might be a vampire but he is such a pgom!!! Also he whimpers…. and omgggggg there is just something about a man whimpering that is *chefs kiss*!

Also the cover! I’m obsessed

I loved getting an update on Fredrick & Cassie as well!

I really enjoyed this book! I would place it probably at the same level as the first book in the series. I really liked Amelia's character, and I loved the relationship between Reggie and Amelia. I liked Reggie a lot in the first book in the series, so I was glad to see him get his own book as well! As with the first book in the series, I found the conclusion to the conflict to be much too simple and convenient; I would have liked a bit more complexity to that, but overall I liked this book and am excited to read whatever Jenna Levine writes next!

In this cozy vampire romcom, we have a sweet accountant who needs a date to a wedding paired with a funny and handsome vampire learning to adjust to the modern world. This book made me smile and other than a few little things. It's really a good time!

Amelia works as an accountant and is busy with tax season when her mother tells her she needs to find a date for her cousin’s wedding. Reginald (Reggie) is a colorful and funny character who makes everyone laugh. They collide outside of a coffee shop and when they see each other there the next day, her best friend encourages her to ask him to be her fake date to the wedding. Reggie tells Amelia right away that he’s a vampire but she doesn’t believe him because circumstances cause her to think he’s playing a part in a role play game.

I really enjoyed when Reggie and Amelia get to know each other and the humor around him being a vampire. It was fun to see them at the wedding and activities that led up to it, especially when Reggie plays history trivia with Amelia’s dad who is a history buff. It’s funny when the game has different answers from what Reggie remembers actually happened.

One of the very best parts of the story is when Amelia realizes Reggie really is a vampire. Reggie is hiding from a vampire organization that is searching for him over something they think he was involved in a long time ago (but of course, he is innocent). When he becomes stressed, his friend Cassie, the female lead from the first book in the series, gives him a bullet journal. I hadn’t heard of those before but it’s cute when Reggie gets involved with some online bullet journal groups.

The parts that felt weird for me are the spicy scenes (he’s a vampire so he’s cold to touch and has no heartbeat) and I would love to see more of his cool vampire powers (at least he can fly). It also would have been nice to see more of Reggie and Amelia as a couple but, even so, the story is a delight and the humor shines.

I was wavering between a B and B+ grade and I decided on the B+ because of Reggie’s humor and the fun banter between both Amelia and Reggie’s friend Frederick from My Roommate is a Vampire.

There’s also a good twist at the that I didn’t see coming.This book stands well alone but I think it helps to have read the first book, My Roommate is a Vampire, to learn a little more about the characters. This was a cute, vampire romance for readers who like light paranormal romances and I look forward to seeing more from this author.

e-ARC from NetGalley.

4.5

This was so fun! I haven't read the author's previous book, but this one was delicious (pun intended)! The combination of personalities was utterly delightful - Reggie was so funny, and Amelia was super relatable. Plus, what's a better concept than fake-dating a vampire??

While normally a trope I hate, the role miscommunication played in this book actually added to the fun of the story. Right off the bat, Reggie informs Amelia that he's a vampire and thinks they're good to go. Amelia, having met him first in a pink skirt and later reading a D&D magazine upside-down, understandably thinks he's joking. The hijinks and misunderstandings that follow? Ten outta ten.

I was so worried about the third act breakup, but it never came! Instead, these characters did what I always want characters to do: THEY COMMUNICATED! I know it bothers a lot of people, so let this set your minds at ease.

The only things that weren't 100% for me were 1) Reggie's internal monologue towards the end of the book as he comes to realize how much Amelia means to him. It was so abrupt and didn't feel true to his character, so kinda pulled me out of the story. 2) The plot line about Amelia's family not respecting her dietary needs was kind of dropped. Through the first half of the book, it was called our multiple times, and I expected there to be a moment when either Reggie or Amelia finally spoke up about it, but that moment never came.

Everything else worked for me so well! I was sending random quotes to my group chat throughout my reading experience, and it's been officially added to their TBRs as a result. I loved the characters. I loved the plot. I loved the humor and Reggie's really atrocious bullet journaling. I even loved the constant tax jokes, especially since all things revenue were so intriguing to Reggie. There's nothing hotter than a man who finds you fascinating.

I had such a good time. I will definitely be picking up more of Levine's work.

This one is just as great, if not better than the first My Roommate is a Vampire! I loved Reggie’s jokes and the banter! The collective was such a fun storyline! I had fun all the way through’

🦇 My Vampire Plus-One 🦇
Author: Jenna Levine
4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


🦇 Thoughts: This was a cute and enjoyable fantasy/rom-com mash up! My minor critiques are that the plot was lacking, there wasn’t much depth and it was a bit stale. Additionally, I felt the romantic development between the MCs was too instant, they went from strangers to deeply in love in 0.5 seconds. But, I thought the characters were great! They had distinctive personalities and charisma! Reggie was one of the most unique mmcs I’ve experienced. He was eclectic, quirky, and humorous.

🦇 Synopsis: Amelia considers herself a boring CPA, who’s been single for a long time. In attempt to avoid family questioning and shame attending her cousins wedding dateless, she asks a stranger by the name of Reggie to be her date. Little does she know Reggie is a centuries old vampire wanted by an ancient vampiric organization for a crime he didn’t commit. As Amelia and Reggie spend more time together, feelings flourish and their relationship becomes more than complicated.

Fall is the season of Vampires, Witches, and other supernatural creatures. That’s just what Janna Levine chose to write about in ‘My Vampire Plus One.” The only thing is, what if the vampire has to pretend to be human so he doesn’t get captured by other vampires who are ready to capture him?

Amelia Collins is happy where she’s at. She loves her job and is OK with being single. What she’s not OK with is her family’s constant questioning of her dating life. When another family wedding invite appears, she decides she needs a date. The only problem is that now she has to find someone who will fake date her so she can get her family off her back.

Reginald Cleaves is a bit strange. He’s also on the run from a group of angry vampires for something he didn’t do so long ago that even history should have forgotten about it, but they haven’t. After a chance encounter with Amelia, he decided it would be fun to play the part but also give him something to worry about instead of the stake aimed at his back.

As Reggie and Amelia practice their fake romance, things between them heat up. But will she believe his secret of being a vampire pretending to be human, or will she run away forever?

This is the second installment of the ‘My Vampire’ series, but you could also read this as a stand-alone. I think that part of what I love about this book is that it could be read alone, but if you read them together, it gives a little bit of context to another background couple. Reggie is hilarious in this book. I love his flair and all the jokes he plays. His relationship with Fredrick is excellent and so funny! However, I found Amelia’s character, while open-minded, to be a bit too oblivious at times, particularly when it came to Reggie’s true nature, which bothered me. It’s worth the read, but it isn’t my favorite book of the year. It is a great fall read, though, so I recommend picking it up for that reason alone.

Thank you, Netgalley, the author, and Berkley for the gifted e-book! ❤️ #gifted. My review is comprised of my honest thoughts.

Read this if you like: Paranormal romance, fake dating, cinnamon roll mmc, forced proximity, spice

I loved this so much! It's so cute, funny, and spicy. The fake dating is done so well. I haven't read the first one, but will be. I highly recommend this book.

"Nothing sucks more than fake dating a vampire in this paranormal romantic comedy from the USA Today bestselling author of My Roommate Is a Vampire.

Amelia Collins is by definition successful. She would even go so far as to say successfully single. But not according to her family, and she's tired of the constant questions about her nonexistent dating life. When an invitation to yet another family wedding arrives, she decides to get everyone off her back once and for all by finding someone - anyone - to pose as her date.

After a chance encounter with Reginald Cleaves, Amelia decides he's perfect for her purposes. He's a bit strange, but that's fine; it'll discourage tough questions from her family. (And it certainly doesn't hurt that he's very handsome.) For centuries-old vampire Reggie, posing as her plus-one sounds like the ultimate fun. And if it helps his ruse of pretending to be human, so much the better.

As Amelia and Reggie practice their fauxmance, it becomes clear that Reggie is as loyal to her as the day is long, and that Amelia's first impressions could not have been more wrong. Suddenly, being in a real relationship with Reggie sounds pretty fang-tastic."

But what if the wedding is outside at noon?

If you're looking for a rom-com this is it, My Vampire Plus One is laugh-out-loud funny! If you read "My Roommate is a Vampire" you'll notice a familiar face in Reginald. With a few hilarious misunderstandings between Reginald and Amelia, an accountant who just needs to get out her shell a little bit, this book truly makes for a delightful read. Our main characters with a bit of angst, but not too much, this is such fun paranormal romance and if you've read "My Roommate is a Vampire" it really is a delightful follow up with a beloved side characters. And don't worry Cassie and Fredrick pop up too. I would also note that you don't need to read the previous novel to have a great time with this read but it could be helpful!

REGINALD!!!!!
From the moment I read book 1 I knew I needed a Reggie book and it didn’t disappoint. It was hilarious as only Reggie can be and so sweet, but also quite sexy? Reggie my dear I didn’t know you had it in you!
Love love this book.

I had so much fun with My Roommate is a Vampire last year. When I saw Reggie’s story would be the next one we got, I was so excited to dive back into this universe and have a front row seat to his shenanigans. Not only were we following this insane character, but we got to watch him try and fake date Amelia in an effort to fool her meddling family during her cousin’s wedding.

I had such a good time with this book. Reggie’s bullet journaling had me cracking up at several times throughout my reading. I love that the story doesn’t take itself too seriously. There aren’t any stereotypical vampire hunters, or vampires being staked, or some giant battle royale between historical and serious families. This is a fun story, with equally fun characters, a dash of love, and a whole lot of shenanigans. This is a great read for spooky season!

Many thanks to Berkley for the NetGalley digital review copy of this highly anticipated read!

My Vampire Plus-One is part of the My Vampires series, which began with the delightful My Roommate is a Vampire. This time, Frederick's frenemy Reginald is our romantic hero, and I am here for it.

My Vampire Plus-One Synopsis

My Vampire Plus-One follows Amelia, an accountant who loves her job, even when it's being the most. She's honestly pretty happy being single and hanging out with her cat, but her family has other thoughts. When yet another family wedding is announced, she panics at the thought of all those hints about her single status. So, she makes up a boyfriend. Only, then she has to find someone to pretend to be that guy for the wedding.

Who better for the job than Reginald Cleaves, who loves a good prank? After their brief run-in outside her office, Reginald is happy to take the job - especially when it might just help him evade the vampires who are after him.

My Vampire Plus-One Review

I had high hopes going into this one because I loved the first book in the series. Let me tell you - this book delivered!

A fake dating premise always gets me, and in this case, it was especially entertaining because Reginald was just so excited to play pretend. Every moment between these two is somehow laugh out loud funny and simmering with romantic tension. Truly, my husband had to scold me for laughing so much when I was taking a break reading at the farmer's market.

Even if some parts of the plot were a bit on the predictable side, it was an enjoyable ride from start to finish. The spice was spicy and, somehow, Levine pulls off making us see Reginald's sweet and loving side.

Amelia is a great character and I loved seeing how differently she handled the vampire boyfriend situation compared with Cassie. There's always a risk of female MCs being too similar in series like these, but Amelia definitely feels like her own person, and I enjoyed getting to know her. We got to see some peeks into what Frederick and Cassie are up to now, but they didn't take over the story, which I appreciated.

In all, this book is an instant favorite for the year. I highly recommend to anyone who had a Twilight phase (or still has one) or anyone who is looking for a good laugh with a side of spice.

My Vampire Plus-One comes out on September 17th, 2024.

Omg! This was the light and fun romance I was needing!!!

Read if you like:
🧛‍♂️ Old Vampires Crushing on Humans
🪩 Twilight References
🔀 Opposites Attract
🤪 Goofy MMC’s
🧮 Accountant FMC’s
😘 Fake Dating
🛌 One Bed

I have to say, please read My Roommate is a Vampire first, because that is definitely necessary to fully enjoy and get the most out of Reggie’s story as he is introduced in the first book and will make you love and appreciate his story more!

I absolutely loved how our ridiculous and hilarious Reggie gets his opposite in buttoned up Amelia!

I also loved that we got some cameo’s of what comes next for Frederick and Cassie as I loved them and loved having them back in this story and sooo sooo glad that a third book in this series has been confirmed!!!

Honestly, if you go in for a good time, you will love this one if you don’t take it or yourself too seriously and just let it be what it is which is exactly what Jenna does so well, is just writing a fun paranormal romance with lovable vampires!

Thank you so much to PRHA for my gifted audiobook and Berkley for my gifted earc in exchange for my honest review!

note: this is the sequel to my roommate is a vampire. though this follows a different couple, i still recommend reading that one first!

amelia collins would consider herself successful. she has a good job and a good life. however, in her family’s eyes, she’s missing one thing: love. so, when the news of her cousin’s upcoming wedding is brought up, her family takes her sarcastic remark about having a boyfriend a bit too seriously…which leads to a fake-dating proposal with a strange man named reginald cleaves.

i really enjoyed my roommate is a vampire last year, and loved reggie as a side character, so i couldn’t wait to see him as the main character in this one! i loved getting to know him better and seeing how he interacted with the human world. also, something i loved about book one was how humorous it was, which i’m pleased to say also describes this book. the humor aspect kind of goes with what i was saying about reggie and the human world😉

i also loved amelia as a main character! she’s not the best at sticking up for herself, but i appreciated how she grew from this. she also didn’t set aside her career, though she did learn to make time for herself, which was nice to see.

i’d recommend this to anyone who enjoyed book one. i can’t wait for more from jenna levine!

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My Vampire Plus-One
Author: Jenna Levine
My Vampires

If you haven’t noticed yet we are starting our spooky season reads early this year! Thank you so much Netgalley and Berkeley for this ARC! I loved book one of this series, and I was so stoked to receive an ARC for book two! This was better than book one somehow! Amelia needs a wedding date, and who is better for the job then strange Reginald Cleaves? Little does she know, Reggie’s on his own quest of pretending to be a human. This seems like the perfect thing for him to keep up his disguise. This book had some spice thrown in which yall know I love.. it was also really funny and cute. I especially loved all of the twilight and dungeons and dragons references. This is seriously the cutest romcom to kick off spooky season. If you haven’t read book one, My Roommate is a Vampire, I’m jealous because you can binge them both when this releases on 9/17. Will there be a book three? Praying! 🧛🩸

AAAAAHHHHHH!!!! GUYS THIS BOOK IS BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love everything. The banter, the romance. The fake dating!!! REGGIE!

This is one of my favorite books of the year. It’s such a feel good romance. I highlighted the majority of this book because it was just so stunning. I had to make myself stop reading because I had to get up for work the next day; a tragedy.

My Vampire Plus-One is beautifully written. Reggie and Amelia’s banter is hilarous. I giggled, kicked my feet, and swooned throughout reading this. I didn’t want it to end. Reggie just might be one of my top book husbands now.

And don’t worry! Cassie and Fredericks story continues in here too 🫶🏻 I loved seeing Frederick and Reggie’s relationship and little texts between them. OH! And Reggie’s journal entries 🥹 MY HEART MELTED (just wait until you guys read this!!!)

Also do you SEE how GORGEOUS the cover is?!? 😍 I’m definitely buying the paperback to have it on my shelf.

If this is what love is supposed to feel like, I’m not stopping until I find it 💕 Definitely go pick this one up September 17th!

Thank you to Jenna Levine and Netgalley for this arc!

THIS BOOK. I had to sit on it for a few days just to get my thoughts together. I think this is the very rare case of a reverse second book syndrome, where Book 2 of the series is BETTER than the first, and in this case, better by FAR.

The first book was OK for me, but was more of an average read. I wasn’t blown away, but had enough interest in the series to continue.

It truly feels like the author took all the feedback from the first book, both positive and constructive, and intentionally went into crafting this book with that feedback in mind. And the author set up a couple challenges for herself here as well, particularly having an MMC (Reginald/Reggie) introduced in a fairly poor light in the first book becoming a believable main love interest and main character in this one. But BOY, did she absolutely nail this.

When I think of Reggie, I think of a mix of Bones from the Night Huntress book series and Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, particularly Spike’s Billy Idol, slayer rampage era. This is a character who is witty, sarcastic, irreverent, uncaring (seemingly) and so on. It’s such a hard character archetype to get right, because it can easily tip the scale overboard and make it unbelievable for the character to truly care and love, and therefore work as a romance lead. But the author got this balance soooooo right. Reggie’s character was magic, and his relationship with Amelia, the 34-year-old accountant FMC, brought out the best in his character, and was the catalyst for his immense character development.

Amelia was also a well-written, well-rounded character. I wouldn’t say this is a true reverse grumpy x sunshine because I wouldn’t classify Amelia as grumpy, more so reserved and introverted. I wouldn’t even say black cat x golden retriever either, although that may be closer.

It’s Amelia’s circumstances and a chance meet-cute (crash-cute?) that’s the driver for the fake dating plot line between her and Reggie, although the ploy also helps out Reggie’s underlying unfinished history of problems as well.

The romance between Amelia and Reggie was sweet and steamy both, and I really appreciated the balance of each. Trust played a large role between them, and respect as well. Reggie listened to Amelia where others had ignored her before, and Amelia helped Reggie to understand his value and place in the world when before it was unsettled and unknown.

I do wish was that the ending was stronger, though. I felt that the storylines being developed through the book wrapped up too quickly and easily, as well as the ending in general feeling too quickly paced.

I also wish we learned more about Reggie’s long, storied, and colorful history overall. We got tidbits and hints here and there, but I was dying to know more and uncover more of his past. Especially with how his past and the current plot were connected. I think there’s extreme potential for a second book about this same couple to extend and resolve the plot. I would say this ends with a HFN, and it was be awesome to see the author end this saga with a more definitive and satisfying close. Although this would be acceptable as a HEA if we end up not getting anything else!

Other than those two reasons, this would’ve been 5 stars. Easy.

If you’re a lover of human x vampire romance, contemporary paranormal setting, irreverent, extroverted MMC x serious, introverted FMC, and fake dating, this read should be a real treat!