Undead And Unemployed (Undead, #2)

by MaryJanice Davidson

And the first who shall noe the Queen as a husband noes his Wyfe shall be the Queen's Consort and shall rule at her side for a thousand yeares.' The Book of the Dead. 'If that rat bastard Sinclair thinks I'm going to be his wife for a thousand years, he's out of his f***** mind.' From the private papers of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth I, Empress of the Undead, Rightful Ruler of the Vampires, Consort of Eric I, Lawful King. Nothing can make Betsy Taylor give up her shoe fetish - even dying and rising as the new Queen of the Vampires. Only being royally undead doesn't mean there aren't still credit card bills to be paid. Things couldn't be better - except for her new friends who keep pestering her while she's at work. As if she has time to socialise when there are deliciously sinful shoes to try on - and buy at a discount. It seems there's been a string of vampire murders in town and they're all clamouring for Betsy to do something about it. The worst part is she'll have to enlist the help of the one vamp who makes her blood boil: the oh-so-sexy Eric Sinclair. Only the last time she ran into Sinclair she accidentally fulfilled an ancient prophesy - and ended up married to him

• ISBN10: 0749936460
• ISBN13: 9780749936464
• Publish Date: 2 February 2006 (first published 1 August 2004)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 22 August 2022
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Piatkus Books
• Format: Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[booksandcats]

Wanted to give it another try after book one was mediocre, but it tries to hard to be funny. Love the storyline between Eric Sinclair and Betsy, so that saved it some.

[EBookObsessed]

I am audiobooking this series and while I enjoy Betsy in this series, I am not always feeling the romantic connection. I don't know if that it just the narrator's presentation of Sinclair.

Be back with a full review.

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[inlibrisveritas]

I liked this one more than the first one. The main character Betsy is either much more bearable or I'm use to her now. Also this one is as focused entirely on her. I love the fact that she isn't like form fit for the role of Queen of the Vampires, and I also like that she doesn't even want to be it. It's a slightly different spin on the other vampire fiction that's out there right now.

[ibeforem]

I have to confess, I found this second book not as good as the first one. It was just average. I like the sarcasm and tone (which I was more prepared for this time), but the plot felt sort of hollow to me. Most of the book is Betsy arguing with other people over various issues – where to live, whether or not to work, who loves who, etc. I didn’t think there was really enough chemistry between Betsy and Sinclair here, though they do have their moments. And they don’t really solve the mystery as much as they just happen upon the solution. I find the series entertaining enough to continue, but I’m hoping for a little more oomph in the next one.