This is a fun one, y’all. Carrie Adams is constantly annoyed by her hot coworker, Nick Stokes. In her opinion, things come easily to Nick, and he doesn’t take anything seriously enough.

One day, that annoyance turns to rage. She wakes up with a new muscular body and an especially stabby attitude towards her fellow bartender.

As it turns out, Nick is now a vampire, and the universe balances that change by creating a new Slayer from the people in Nick’s orbit. Nick had a choice in becoming a vampire, but the decision to have a paranormal upgrade is made without Carrie’s consent.

Much to her dismay, her new physique impacts her attempts to break into Hollywood and her new abilities put a potential target on her back for the entire vampire community.

This one will especially be a hit for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, who loved Buffy’s romances with Angel and Spike but would have been happy to have less staking as part of the plot.

I enjoyed Carrie’s friend group, the realizations she comes to along the journey, and watching her fall for Nick.

This one is told in single POV, and it works well for the revelations along the way.

I enjoyed Fiona Aarington’s narration. Her comedic timing captures the humor well, and I found her portrayal of Carrie to make the character even more relatable. I recommend popping your headphones on and enjoying this one for spooky season.

I received an advance copy of the audiobook from Dreamscape Media and NetGalley. All review opinions are my own.

Thank you Netgalley and dreamscape media for the free ALC.my opinions are being left voluntarily. I liked part of the book but felt like the size of fmc was overly mentioned and seemed a bit on the long side. I didn't realize this was book 2 in a series.

3.5/5☆

🎧🎧 Book Review 🎧🎧 Trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood is hard enough without an overnight transition into a vampire Slayer. Working together as bartenders has not been easy for Carrie and Nick and now that he’s a vampire and she’s the newest slayer, their feud should be heightened. But instead their frenemy alliance is all but signed in blood and we are in for a delightful read! Vampires Never Say Die is a quirky and hilarious new take on the vampire slayer romance. Thank you Gloria Duke for the adorable reminder that sometimes we need to put our big girl pants on and take on the unexpected responsibilities that life throws out way (no matter how strange they are) and remember that we can still achieve our own goals and have a personal life while balancing it all.

Review is on Goodreads and will be posted on instagram closer to publication date and on Amazon when published!

Sometimes I feel like I've read every paranormal contemporary romance plot - but Vampires Never Say Die is truly a standout! I This story follows a woman working as a bartender while she tries to launch her acting career. Meanwhile, her coworker is trying to launch his immortal life as a vampire. Little does he know, she's going to turn into a vampire slayer.

Beyond being a fun contemporary romance. I thought this was a really smart and fresh romance that delved into women's fiction in some important ways. I'd recommend this to lovers of Molly Harper and Celestine Martin. A total delight!

I was grateful to have access to an audio arc, and I thought the narration was great! I was captured the entire time I listened to this book! Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

I really tried to like this book but it was so unbelievably cringey and just plain badly written. Also I’m really not a fan on how this author wrote body image. DNF.