I got to be honest, I picked this book up on a whim and had no idea what I was getting into.
While I won't say the book is amazing, I will say it is mostly just.. fun. It’s an easy read, with some cliche romance mixed in.

The story itself was generally pure chaos, which is what made it so fun. The characters were more often silly than serious, only changing as serious topics came up.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and it worked well as a palette cleanser.

DNF’d at 30%

This started off really strong! I was into the premise and everything was going well, but around the 25% mark it wasn’t capturing my attention.

However, I do love Kate’s writing and would be interested in reading from her again.

I admit that the title really drew me in as soon as I saw it!
It was fun, maybe a bit cheesy but anyways an enjoyable read!

I loved the premise of our FMC disappearing from her world and entering the world of her favorite book! We got lots of fun characters and TWO romance plotlines to follow, along with some plotting and scheming from the Big Bad. I definitely enjoyed this read

I’d give this book 3.5 ⭐️ ‘s.

Overall plot was great, and a great concept!
Characters were well written as well.
Some of the story line/plot did get a little scrambled, but overall a decent book!

This book is a fairly fun paranormal romance, but fell short of my expectations. Trigger warning for SA.

I thought this was very good and I will have to add this to the shop shelves. Thank you for the chance for us to review.

Vampires plot twists and romance. Giving me everything my twilight loving self wanted in a cute package.

This book was so much fun! Kate Stayman-London's latest book FANG FICTION introduces the fictional Blood Feud series, beloved vampire novels...that may just have more truth behind them than fiction! Our main character Tess has gone through a lot, between assault and dropping out of graduate school, to losing friends and losing her sense of self. Tess's life is thrown in a wild new direction when she meets one of her favorite characters from Blood Feud in the flesh. This story is fun, romantic, glamorous, and creative! I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it, especially to fans of vampire fiction who will appreciate some of the witty takes and jokes.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publishers for this ARC, which I received in exchange for my honest review.

There are a lot of things to like about this book, but overall, it fell a bit flat for me.

The positives:
- the way that the lingering trauma of sexual assault is portrayed is very nuanced and handled very well, I appreciated the inclusion of this in what could have been a "silly" and light hearted book.
- two love stories! always fun
- fascinating concept -- what if your favorite novels were real?

The...not so positives:
- the pacing is slooooowwwwwww -- the reader doesn't really even understand how the plot comes together or works until roughly 30% of the way through the book, and I never quite bought the relationships between some of the characters for this reason
- too many POVs that sound the same

This review is late but I am just now catching up!

The concept of stepping into the world of your favorite book is irresistibly fun, and the story balances humor, romance, and darker emotional themes effectively. Tess is a flawed yet endearing heroine whose journey feels grounded despite the wild vampire escapades.

That said, while I enjoyed the adventure and appreciated the clever take on fandom, I didn’t feel deeply attached to the characters or their relationships. The pacing and emotional stakes didn’t always resonate with me as strongly as I hoped.

Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London is everything I love in a book: witty, sharp, and self-aware while still delivering the messy, dramatic, vampire-filled chaos I signed up for.

The story follows Tess Rosenbloom, a night-shift hotel manager who spends her days buried in the Blood Feud series. Except it turns out the world of Blood Feud isn’t so fictional after all, because when one of the characters, Octavia Yoo, shows up at Tess’s hotel, everything Tess thought she knew gets flipped upside down.

She’s dropped into an island straight out of the books and meets Callum, Octavia’s twin brother, who is supposed to be the villain, but, of course, he’s not just some bad guy. He’s brooding, complicated, and impossible not to fall for. Watching Tess try to figure out what’s real, what’s true, and what she even wants is the heart of the book.

I loved how the author played with the tropes while still leaning into the drama and romance. But there’s also some real emotional depth. Tess’s obsession with the Blood Feud series is about more than just vampires; it’s about how fantasy worlds can become a lifeline when real life feels too messy to handle.

If you’re a fan of vampires, fandoms, or stories that don’t take themselves too seriously while still packing an emotional punch, Fang Fiction is 100% worth your time. It’s clever, it’s chaotic, and it’s just the right amount of over-the-top. I loved it.

Thanks Netgalley and Random House for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review

If you love vampires, then this is a must read! The characters are believable and the story hooks you in until the very end.

Fang Fiction was my introduction to Kate Stayman-London. I am a huge fan of vampires, both movies and books, so I was excited to jump straight into this one. Sadly, I just did not connect to the story like I had hoped I would. I loved the whole premise of the story. Imagine, if you will, a book series about real vampires! I would gobble that up!

I thought the book would be more romantic and less traumatic past, but I was wrong. We go from past accounts of trauma when romantic situations are brought up. I understand that it's real and needs to be addressed, but it's brought up quite a bit. The book was supposed to be more light-hearted, a rom-com. The book was a bit long, and it did feel like it drug on for longer than I would have liked.

The book did have some good moments of campiness, and it made many references to pop culture fandoms that I was very familiar with. I enjoyed its quirky take on things.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kate Stayman-London for gifting me an eARC of Fang Fiction. I am leaving this review voluntarily. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I really wanted to love this after loving the author’s debut novel but I found that I wasn’t prepared for the amount of trauma present in this book.

To start with a positive, I deeply appreciated the care that was put into this story with regard to the sexual assault. I also really enjoyed the sapphic relationship, and the twist about the author of the book in the novel. I did enjoy this one, but at some points I found the story to a bit campy with awkward pacing due to multiple POVs. I also didn’t find Calum and Tess to have much connection.

Fang Fiction offes an amusing, lighthearted read, but it ultimately falls short in delivering an engaing, memorable experience. The story follows TessRosenbloom who unexpectedly fins herself thrust in a world of real-life romance with characters from her favorite show Blood Feud. While the premise has potiential, the execution feels somewhat lacking.

One of the books main weaknesses is its underveloped characters. The protaganist, while relateable, often comes off as one dimensional, and her relationships with other characters feel forced rather than genuine. The secondary characters, including love interests and friends, are similarly flat and fail to add much depth to the narrative. As a result, it's hard to become emotionally invested in their journeys.

The plot itself is fairly predictable, with a few surprises along the way. Despite some charming moments, the story often relies on cliches, making it easy to predict what will happen next.

Overall, Fang Fiction is a fun breezy read if you're looking for something light, but lacks the depth and compelling characters that could have turned it into a truly memorable story.

Very fun, but also sensitive when exploring heavy topics. I like the meta elements of this book, and as a fan of vampires, appreciated a return to them in a unique way. Props for queer rep too.

This was just a lot of fun! And of course, I was very partial to and happy for the existence of the Octavia/Joni romance.

This was an incredibly good read! The story was beautifully written and the characters were flushed out really well! Definitely worth the read!