Undeading Bells (Fred, the Vampire Accountant, #6) (Fred, #6)

by Drew Hayes

Kirby Heyborne (Narrator)

• ISBN10: 1494537583
• ISBN13: 9781494537586
• Publish Date: 28 February 2020 (first published 17 December 2019)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 14 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Tantor Media, Inc
• Edition: Unabridged edition
• Format: Audiobook (CD)
• Duration: 11 hours and 34 minutes
• Language: English

Reviews

[Melanie]

4.5 stars

Review originally posted at BooksOfMyHeart.net.

The Fred stories are told from a first person point of view as Fred writes down the story of his life. Nothing is ever easy when Fred and the gang are involved and even something, like Fred and Krystal’s wedding, is no different.

Somewhere Old
The story start with Fred and Krystal going to Boarback to find what they need for their wedding. With the number of paranormal guests, what better than a city dedicated entirely to paranormals. Fred also has a meeting with the Blood Council as they do some testing on Fred’s peculiar reactions to certain things (which you know from previous books, if you’ve read them).

Someone New
Fred has promised Krystal that he will walk away from his business for a full two weeks while on their honeymoon. So, he needs to find and hire another employee for his accounting business. Lillian is doing a great job as an accountant. Fred is hoping to find someone that can be trained like she was. Many more people sign up to interview than were expected.

A Partner Borrowed
So Fred is looking at a mage that Amy wants to help out by investing in their business. The team is quickly separated and put into a maze. If I say much more, it will spoil this part of the story.

A Place of Blue
June, the half fae maid of honor is called home to deal with an issue that she is not allowed to decline. Fred and Krystal go to assist so that June will finish faster and be back in time for the wedding.

Trust, Friendship, and Love That’s True
Everyone travels back to Boarback for the wedding. But again, things get dicey for Fred and Krystal.

I really love this Fred, The Vampire Accountant series. Fred and the gang are a lot of fun. While I think you could probably pick up what is going on if you started with this story, I would highly recommend starting with book one, The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant. I love how Fred brings together a wide array of paranormals who are each completely different, but complement the entire team to make for a great group of friends. I’m not sure if this will be the last book in the series, but I hope not. I always enjoy my time with the gang. I also enjoy how each book is told in shorter stories that come together into a great full novel.

Narration:
Kirby Heyborne has done a great job with the narration of this series. I’ve only ever listened to him in this series, but I would gladly listen to more. He does a wonderful job with the ever growing list of characters and the voices always fit the personality of the character. He has no issues with men or women’s voices, even children or dragons who look like children. I highly recommend this series on audio.

**I'd like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

[EBookObsessed]

Once again the most boring (and most awesome) vampire accountant makes time to take us on an adventure before he can take Crystal down the aisle.

Grab your best attire because Frederick Frankford Fletcher and Agent Crystal Jenkins are finally gonna tie the knot. But nothing poor Fred sets out to do, ever goes easy. If he wants to get married and have time for a honeymoon, there are certain tasks that he needs to complete before they can walk down the aisle.

First, there is finding the location, choosing a wedding cake, and finding a caterer who can handle all the various parahumans who will be attending the reception. He also needs to hire a new employee, preferably a parahuman that has some experience in accounting. While he might have a better chance actually finding Bigfoot, Fred is up to the challenge. Unfortunately rumors abound that the House of Fred and with its varied membership and alliances are plotting to overthrow the parahuman establishment, whatever that means. Really, parahumans are the worst gossips. Now Fred has a waiting room full of applicants, most of whom want to get in on the parahuman revolution and some of whom might be trying to take Fred down. Hopefully, Fred can interview at least one decent candidate before the assassination attempt.

A new employee isn’t Fred’s only task to complete. The Blood Council wants to put through a barrage of tests to see what other oddities he suffers besides an immunity to silver after he received blood from an ancient dragon. He also needs to help Amy evaluate a new mage’s business proposal, which drops Fred and his friends into a trap that might or might not be friendly. Not to mention that the Fae Winter Court stole Crystal’s Maid of Honor right before the big ceremony and its up to Fred and Crystal to get her back.

But when the Agency dares to try and put a halt to the wedding ceremony, even a mild-mannered accountant has had enough. Fred and Crystal risk the wrath of the Agency, with the help of their friends, to make it down the aisle.

I adore Fred. There is something about this quiet, vampire accountant, who always protects his friends and finds a reasonable and rational solution to even the most deadly parahuman situation. I just love him. I especially adore Kirby Heyborne’s presentation of Fred and the gang. He brings them to life and I really get a great picture of all the characters in my head. Even though I have to wait for the audiobook release sometimes months after the book release, I don’t give in. This is one of my top must listen to series.

I enjoy the way this series is always broken into five separate stories which builds up toward the finale and that includes the five prior novels. Because of that, it is really best to start from the first book rather than jumping in here.