This is Olivia Dade's first paranormal and it's as campy and fun as you can get. I loved the energy between hot vampire Max and well-meaning human Edie. They have to negotiate zombies, supernatural creatures, and an abandoned Pottery Barn. He's grumpy, she's sunshine, and it's fantastic. Spice level 4/5 peppers.

Edie attempts to save her sweet, seemingly harmless neighbor from a zombie when she is instead saved by him and his sword. She then discovers he is a vampire with a high tech lair. Max is unexpectedly protective and wants her to stay with him until the zombie breach is solved. When the usual alarms don't sound Edie decides she must warn people herself and Max decides to go along to protect her. They discover a plot to set the zombies loose on the world and now they must save everyone with some help of unexpected allies.

This book had no business being as good as it was. The characters are fun and likable. The whole thing is extremely campy in the best possible way. I loved all the humor set in a world with zombies. I actually really enjoyed the world building as well. I felt like she gave us enough about the world, the zombies and how everything went down without making it complicated and confusing. As always the romance is both sweet and spicy.

This was such a fun and hilarious book! I loved Edie and Max together and spent most of the book kicking my feet in glee. Would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a funny, light hearted fantasy rom-com!

This was a super fun and unique read. I normally don’t reach for anything with zombies or apocalypses in it, but since it’s Olivia Dade who wrote this book, I knew I would like it.

The world building was a bit confusing for me, especially in the beginning, but once I got the hang of it I was really able to enjoy this novel and fall into the story.

While this book deals with an apocalypse, it still felt more light hearted which I enjoyed. The pacing is super fast and I really enjoyed the characters and their romance.

ZomRomcom is a fun paranormal romance set in a zombie apocalypse US, where two neighbors, trying to survive, become unlikely allies.

Hilarious, there were so many moments where I could not stop laughing. Every time Edie sang the Gaston song from the Disney Beauty and the Beast to Max, I was in a fit of giggles. It was pure genius and I was was here for the silliness of it all.

Filled with quirky characters, who you can’t help but root for, ZomRomcom is a spicy romance, that paranormal romance readers will enjoy.

This book was so much fun,, honestly i could NOT put it down. It was exactly what I needed in this moment!!! Thank you netgalley for the arc I LOVED it

This was such a GOOD read! So fun and comedic while also being a bit scary and sad at times. I loved the unique world that Olivia made with so many supernatural creature's. The zombies were way scarier than your average slow zombies. I would not want to live in this zombie apocalypse. Unless, I had Max at my side.😍 He seems like your typical grumpy vampire until you realize he is a sheep skin thong wearing, sword swinging, softie, especially when it comes to Edie. Edie was the amazing, confident, and funny badass with a heart of gold and a sad past. Put these two together and the adventure was a hell of a ride!

First of all, huge thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book in advance of this publication.

I absolutely love Olivia Dade, and was over the moon to be approved for this title. I've read everything of hers that I can get my hands on, most recently, At First Spite, which proved to be my absolute favorite. It felt like Dade's writing reached a maturity with that book that i was looking forward to reading more of. Unfortunately, in many ways, Zomromcom feels like starting back at square one. Where At Frist Spite was intricate, Zomromcom is a bit convoluted and unfocused, like she was really really excited to write a supernatural romance and couldn't say no to any of her own ideas. As a result, the worldbuilding is confusing, the existence of several new species being introduced offhandedly many chapters in. Obviously there is always such a thing as too much exposition, but (as strong as the opening scene of this novel was) I could have gone with at least a crumb of context at any point before the halfway mark.

I applaud Olivia Dade for branching out into a new genre. Her writing has always given the the impression that she's a person who's had many iterations and interests, and the brightest spots of her novels are always the passionate info-dumps her characters give about their careers and hobbies. She writes characters who are believable and likable, whose eventual romance always feels earned. Zomromcom wasn't missing any of these elements. Edie and Gaston (lol) have great banter, and I truly love the conceit of him pretending to be a dudebro to go unnoticed. The humor was there, too, the tone being exactly on par with what I've come to expect from this author. I just wish that the story was pared down.

I enjoy reading Olivia Dade romance books, so I was surprised with how much I struggled with this book. I thought the premise of a vampire romance set during a zombie apocalypse was interesting. However, this book was just too campy for me. I wanted more relationship building and romance scenes between Edie and Max. Instead, I got chapters and chapters of zombie attacks. Also, I felt like this book lacked a real sex scene between Edie and Max. I was fine with the explanation of how the zombies started, but the magic system for witches, vampires, trolls, and fae was not fleshed out enough.

Content: death of parents, gore, graphic sex, swearing, death, violence

After the first 10 chapters I had to DNF this book. Was not something I read normally but the cover is cute and looks like I might enjoy it, but sadly I did not.
The writing style and humor was just not my style.. the FMC was kinda irritating and she was all over the place.

I love Olivia Dade and this book is no different!!’ A soap making, zombie fighting, plus size heroine takes on the undead in more ways than one ;). The spice was just right, the pacing was fun, and the humor interspersed made the experience!

This started with a fun premise: romcom with zombies while falling for a vampire. But I honestly can’t even follow what is going on here. The dialogue is a little painful and the world is just confusing. Are we hiding in a compound from the zombies or did it not say the compound was built by the zombies? I have no idea. This needs some heavy editing to be readable.

This book was great. A light-hearted zombie apocalypse book with "others" that hit all of the spots for a fan of "light" zombie novels. The main characters, Edie and "Chad"/Max were great and their love story came together in a believable/beautiful way. Side characters were alot of fun - I loved our chef friends) and definitely left you with some open ended items to explore in future stories (maybe? Hopefully?) The back story on the zombies was intriguing and left you with some questions (again, more stories -I hope!).

I love zombie books and this was one of the first "romcom" ones I had read - and it hit all the funny notes and the scary/desperate notes I would have expected. For me though, this book knocked it out of the park with the Beauty and the Beast moment - if you aren't signing along as you read it we can't be friends.

Any book that highlights realistic fmc's and totally normal but painful insecurities is my perfect book. I loved these characters so much and felt all the angst, humor, and tension! Already planning to reread around halloween because the zombie aspect was fun. I love the romcom and spooky (non-witchy) vibes.

This is such an incredibly delightful book! Lighthearted but with soul and emotion, somehow hilarious despite all the brain-eating zombies. Loved it!

Zomromcom is the perfect blend of humor, heart, and paranormal chaos. Edie’s initial attempt to save her seemingly harmless neighbor from a zombie outbreak takes a wild turn when she discovers he's actually a centuries-old vampire named Gaston "Max" Boucher, wielding a sword and a whole lot of surly attitude. Despite the shock, Max proves to be surprisingly protective, insisting that Edie stay in his bunker while they figure out how to stop the zombies—and maybe save the world. Their unlikely partnership is full of witty banter, great chemistry, and a growing tension that turns their high-stakes situation into something more personal.

The pacing of the story is fast, filled with suspense as the duo uncovers a dark conspiracy while trying to survive and protect humanity. The romance sneaks up on you, building slowly amidst the chaos, and it’s easy to root for these two as they fight side by side. What could have been an overwhelming zombie apocalypse plot is instead a delightful, action-packed romp with tons of humor, love, and a few unexpected twists. If you’re into stories where unlikely heroes find love in the midst of world-ending chaos, this is the one for you.

Edie has survived the first Zombiepocalypse, and is now living in her family's home in the immediate vicinity of where the remaining zombies are being held. When she isn't making her special candles she's patrolling the area so that no one else dies on her watch. When she finds her laid-back-bro neighbor, Max, in immediate danger of having his brains eaten, she's runs to his rescue. Only it turns out Max (real name Gaston) doesn't need her help, and he is, in fact, much much older than Edie expected and not a "bro" at all, but a fashion-obsessed vampire.

When Max/Gaston whisks Edie away to his underground bunker the two come up with a plan (at Edie's insistence) to save their neighbors. Someone had to have let the zombies loose, and uncovering the zombie conspiracy may be more than Max/Gaston and Edie can handle on their own. This completely delightful sunshine/grumpy paranormal romance was such a fun read! I can't wait for the next in Olivia Dade's new series.

‘Zom Romcom’ delivers exactly what the title promises—zombies, romance, and humor all at once. And as a long time lover of “The walking dead”, “Train to Busan” and even “All of us are Dead”, this was exactly the fast-paced, absurd and swoon-worthy adventure I needed to fill up the hole inside me.

Edie is a fierce heroine who happens to refuses to sit out the apocalypse (could never be me I’ll be locked up in my cabinet or something). Then there’s Max, who happens to be her grumpy-yet-chivalrous vampire neighbor, that is equal parts brooding and begrudgingly adorable.

The dynamic between them was off the charts that will make you giggle and laugh. Filled with so much perfect witty banter amidst a zombie apocalypse.

This book was such a fresh of breath air into the romance genre. However, at times, the plot moves quite fast which leaves certain emotional beats feeling a tad bit rushed.

Still, for fans of action-packed paranormal romance with a side of snark, this is a MUST read because nothing says true love like fending off a zombie like a zombie apocalypse.

I love a rom com set during a zombie apocalypse and had high hopes for this one by Olivia Dade as I love her previous romances. Zomromcom had a lot more world building than I was expecting that got in the way of the central romance. The threat of the zombies kept me reading, and it appears set up for a sequel which I will pick-up. All in all a quick read once you understand the complicated world the characters reside in. "Older" and plus-size heroines always!

I thought this book was a really cool entrant into the supernatural romance genre. Dade continues to write such funny heroines- attacking a zombie with a burrito! The threat of the zombies made this such a fast paced read and I highly enjoyed it.