“Best vampire reverse harem. ” ★ ★ ★ ★ ★“Really steamy.” ★ ★ ★ ★ ★“Marry the devil…or die.”That’s the ultimatum Belle Harrison, vampire slayer, just received from a demon. Belle has only one response: To hell with him.Turns out it’s not that easy, though—apparently the devil doesn’t know the meaning of the word no.Lucky for Belle, three panty-melting vampires come to her aid. Three hot vampires … Belle, three panty-melting vampires come to her aid. Three hot vampires she can’t resist. Hey, we all have our vices. Hers just happen to have fangs.
And she’s going to need these three to help her thwart the devil’s marriage proposal and defeat the terrifying dark force that wants her dead.
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This review is for the audiobook version
Rating: 4.5 Stars
I like paranormal romances but am not fond of the term Reverse Harem. For me, the term is just a replacement for the term menage. I think part of the change is because people don’t like that term. If it turns you off, I really don’t think that it can be applied here. Being the first in a series, I find teaser to be more accurate.
This was my first listen for both the author and the narrator. Our author reminded me what I loved about the paranormal romance genre. When multitasking I found this was a great way to get to know both women. Ms. Ryan took me back to what I loved about the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. Ms. Schwairy was great at telling me a good story but I could not picture her as our main female character – her voice didn’t have me picturing a young woman. That didn’t stop me from enjoying the book though. When she first starts the story, that I listened to a second time, I decided that I will have to go back and listen to this around Halloween. What better time to get up close and personal with the unexplained?
There were just a couple of issues. One being that the story was too short. Good news is that it just gets me ready for the second book. The other issue I had was with the audio. As Ms. Schwairy was talking I heard things that weren’t a part of the storyline. A couple of times it sounded like she was in a place that had nothing to do with our slayer, our vampires, or the demon. The other audio issue was that in a couple of spots I could really hear our narrator swallow – again nothing to do with the characters. Those were things that I could overlook because she kept me interested in Ms. Ryan’s tale. And I’m glad to see that I’ll see more of Belle Harrison in book two – oh and let’s not forget the three hunky vampires. If they need another neck mine’s available.
I voluntarily reviewed an Audiobook copy of this book.
I loved this. It was a quick fun read. It was well written and the characters are stunningly beautiful. They fantastic personalities and chemistry. I wish we would have learned more about the characters pasts but I am hoping they will have more information in the next book in the series. It is definitely a great read that doesn’t disappoint.
Vampires Don’t Give Hickeys by Holly Ryan is book one in The Slayer’s Reverse Harem series that I listened to on audio narrated by Melissa Schwairy.
This is the first book of Holly’s that I read and it definitely won’t be my last. The book does end on a cliffhanger but that’s okay because books two thru five are already released on audible.
Melissa did a great job on her narration. This is my first time listening to her work. I liked that she used different tones for the characters so it made it easy to follow along. I did have to listen to the story at 1.5 speed because otherwise it was to slow for me.
I would recommend this book to anyone who loves Vampires or Reverse Harem books.
What an interesting start to a series.
The book first caught my eye while I was on the search for more reverse harem books on amazon, it was free and the cover is pretty eye-catchy. The author is also new-to-me. So, one-click and now we are here…
The book is filled with humor and a lot more steaminess than I thought it would have which I floved.
Belle is a pretty intriguing character, her inner monologue is pretty hilarious at times.
Jacek (really love the name), Eddie and Sawyer are a curious trio, completely different from one another except for the one thing they have in common, they are vampires, and I cannot wait to get to know more about them.
The storyline holds a pretty steady pace throughout the entire book and gives us little bits of background info that really helps the flow of the story. I’m pretty excited to continue reading this series.
Loved this first book in the series. Characters and story was well written with just enough detail to pull you in to the Vampire world. I an looking forward to see what happens next.
This was a quick read and I enjoyed it. It was way too close to a Buffy retelling.. At times it was more like I was reading Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction. It was sexy though and I’d recommend it if you are just looking for something quick.
This book’s so good I need the next book so I can continue reading!