The fourth book in the sexy, "hilariously fun," (Romantic Times"Top Pick") romantic comedy series about a children's librarian turned vampire-perfect for fans of Katie Macalister and MaryJanice Davidson.
WITH THIS RING, I THEE DEAD...
Just as Jane Jameson's unlife seems to be stabilizing, fate sinks its fangs firmly into her butt. Despite her near-phobia of wedding planning, her no-frills nighttime nuptials to her sexy boyfriend, Gabriel, are coming along smoothly. That is, until she turns a fatally wounded teenage acquaintance, and the Council pronounces her responsible for the newborn vamp until he can control his thirst.
Jane's kitchen barely holds enough Faux Type O to satiate the cute teen's appetite and maintain Gabriel's jealous streak at a slow simmer. As if keeping her hyperactive childe from sucking the blood out of the entire neighborhood isn't enough to deal with, the persnickety ghost of Jane's newly deceased grandma Ruthie has declared war on the fanged residents of River Oaks. Suddenly choosing monogrammed cocktail napkins and a cake she can't even eat seem downright relaxing in comparison.
Tensions inside the house are growing...and outside, a sinister force is aiming a stake straight for the center of Gabriel's heart. Most brides just have to worry about choosing the right dress, but Jane fears that at this rate, she'll never make it down the aisle for the wedding all nice girls dream of...
Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbours is the funniest novel in the Jane Jameson series. There are a couple of very sad moments, but it is mostly very funny. This time Jane is the one walking down the aisle, and she’s having mixed feelings about the whole deal.
Jane finally accepts Gabriel’s proposal. She’s denied him about five or six times previously, so he is quite glad to have her accept finally. However, things really take an interesting turn when Jamie Lanier, a teenager she used to babysit and who now delivers milk to the store, is hit by a car and killed. Jane fulfills his request to turn him as he lays dying in her arms. Dick and Andrea were there at the time and were able to confirm this to the Council. Unfortunately for Jamie, his parents don’t handle his vampirism very well. This was particularly sad because he’s still only just a boy and wants his mum and dad, and even his sister, to love him. The parts of the novel that involved this particular plot were really well handled.
This book made me laugh the most out of all four in the series, our girl got her happily-ever-after and it was entirely plausible. The paralels to things that could happen to anybody throughout the series make it really readable. I was really glad to see that Jane was getting along with both her mother and her sister, due to some major airing of grieveances between the sisters in the previous book. There was also some major effort on behalf of Jane mother to ensure both her girls realise how much she loves them.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes paranormal/supernatural humor with some romance as well. I gave it 4 1/2 stars.
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