This book actually made me giggle quite a bit; the vampire learning 21st century practices and speaking made for lots of funny anecdotes. Chemistry was pretty sizzly and it was nice that the conflict in this book wasn't too excessive.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙮.

📍 Read if you like:
• Paranormal Romance
• Forced Proximity
• Age Gap
• Forbidden Love
• Friends To Lovers

This book was so fun, I had seen some mixed reviews before picking it up, but I honestly enjoyed the time I spent reading it.

I haven’t read many paranormal romances nor do I gravitate towards them, however, this one sounded so interesting with the vampire twist to it.

There’s definitely an age gap between the characters (maybe by a few hundred years apart) and I also loved the forced proximity when Cassie takes a “too good to be true” offer at a new apartment. Her roommate, Frederick, seems a bit off as he works at night and sleeps during the day… but soon Cassie seems to realize he may not be what she thought he was.

This was such a quick read, I really enjoyed all the tropes in this book. The characters were great and I found myself laughing so often. I don’t always expect a romance to be perfect, as long as I’m enjoying my time, and I definitely was with this book.

I loved that Frederick was a vampire, it’s such a unique romance and I couldn’t stop swooning over their chemistry. While the romance was super slow, I loved the moment when it became a much more important part of the story.

Cassie wasn’t my favorite heroine, but I think Frederick saved the story by a long shot.

I had such a blast reading this book. It wasn’t my typical kind of read, but oh man, I sure had an amazing time reading it. While this book won’t be for everyone, I would highly suggest picking it up just for the laughs and giggles.

Thank you so much NetGalley and Berkley for the review copy in exchange for my honest review!

•𝗧𝗪/𝗖𝗪: Sexual Content, Blood, Kidnapping

A hilarious and unique paranormal romance! I adore Jenna Levine's voice—it leaps off the page—and had so much fun reading this book. I can't wait for Reginald's book!

I greatly appreciate the opportunity to read this book. However upon starting it realized that it was not for me. It's well written it just did not capture my interest

Cassie’s new roommate is Frederick is a vampire, and they fall in love.

Like just no… I mean I know it was about vampires, but it was so ridiculous. I couldn’t get passed how stupid Cassie was/is - most people would be a little scared of all the “vampire stuff” was happening, like get out! I’d read another book by Jenna Levine - if there were no vampires, that is.

A fun and cute paranormal romance about a centuries old vampire trying to adapt to modern day life and the quirky artist he takes on as a roommate. This was an enjoyable read.

Thank you Berkley and Netgalley for my copy.

Cassie is a down on her luck artist on the brink of eviction when she stumbles across a room for rent at an almost too good to be true price. But the owner, Frederick Fitzwilliam is a little odd.
This paranormal romance novel is sweeter rather than steamy. It started off strong but I felt the finish was accomplished very quickly and expected a bit more drama. A fast fun read. 3.5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for an advanced readers copy of this book.

A very cute and spooky read. The romance is steady rather than steamy. The humor is good and the read was quick. A good vampire book that is simple and sweet.

3.5 = Good+

What a hoot! First of all, I went into this thinking that the "vampire" thing was going to be a misunderstanding in the end, and that was not at all what happened. This is actually a vampire book/paranormal romance, which is clear from the synopsis if you read it carefully. Obviously I did not! LOL!

The characters here are a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed watching their relationship evolve over time. The ending was on the low key side, which was a bit of a letdown for me, but if you are looking for something fun and sexy without a ton of angst, I think this will be perfect! (Language, sex)

In this charming debut romantic comedy, "My Roommate is a Vampire" by Jenna Levine, artist Cassie Greenberg's pursuit of true love takes an unexpected turn when she stumbles upon a too-good-to-be-true apartment in Chicago. The catch? Her new roommate, Frederick J. Fitzwilliam, is anything but ordinary—sleeping during the day, conducting mysterious nighttime business, and speaking as if he just stepped out of a regency romance novel.

Levine skillfully intertwines humor, romance, and a hint of the supernatural as Cassie discovers Frederick's secret identity as a vampire. Amid heart-melting notes and a proposition that alters the course of their relationship, the novel delivers a slightly campy yet entertaining experience. With a predictable yet engaging plot, "My Roommate is a Vampire" provides readers with a light and enjoyable escape into the realms of love and the undead.

This is the romance to beat so far this year. I’m OBSESSED with this vampire rom com that’s described as Flatshare meets Interview with a Vampire.

Frederick is an old-timey gentleman type and Cassie is the soft-hearted girly who’s in over her head with her very odd roomie.

The letters! The 21st century lessons!! The Buffy binge-watching!!!

Romance lovers, you NEED this one!

I liked my roommate is a vampire. I thought it was pretty cute and goofy. The male main character made me giggle a bunch of times throughout the story. I thought his personality was really entertaining.

I’d say that I liked it, but didn’t love it. So I’d give it 3 stars.

I didn’t get sucked into the story or connect much with the characters. I also don’t like it when books reference social media or Taylor swift. I want to escape into a world without social media and pop stars, but that’s just a personal preference.

I also expected the story to be slightly different. I think I wanted the male main character and his apartment to be more gothic and creepy and there would be more of a traditional vampire lore. The book cover gave me that impression. I thought he would turn into a bat, and sleep in coffins, and hang upside down like on the cover. So I wanted more of a “the lost boys” or “Dracula” feel to it.

The ending also felt very random to me. I enjoyed the vampire and I’d still recommend this book to other people, it just wasn’t my favorite. It’s still cute though.

Thank you so much for allowing me to have an ARC of this! Several of my mutual booktok friends read this as well and said they loved it.

Book Review of My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

First Impressions: Cute As Hex
What’s Your Type?: Age Gap Romance, Forced Proximity, Roommates to Lovers, Slow Burn.
Meet Cute: Room For Rent
The Lean: Lust At First Sight
Dirty Talk: Say My Name, Say My Name
We Need to Talk: What Vampire?
Was It Good For You?: Stake Me

Content Warning: Blood bags and blood drinking because vampires. Also an arranged marriage.

First Impressions: Cute as Hex
The symmetry is working for me, and the depiction of the main characters is done well. They’re the cutest, and I ship them already.

What’s Your Type?
- Age gap romance
- Forced proximity
- Roommates to friends to lovers
- Slow burn, like really slow
- Insta lust/love

Dating Profile
Cassie Greenberg is a part-time artist, barista, and librarian. She’s trying to make art her thing, but our girl has bills to pay, and her art is unconventional, to put it nicely. Cassie is stubborn and self-loathing, making her a complicated character to root for. So, with a minimum-wage bank account and eviction looming, she has some decisions to make. Her rich and lovely friends try to help with money or a room, but she’s too proud to accept any charity; an endearing vice that leads her to our main undead man.

Frederick Fitzwilliam (what a mouthful: no pun intended) is a centuries-old vampire who grew up in some Regency era *waves hand dismissively*. All you need to know is that he’s old and doesn’t understand the internets, the TikToks, or modern anything. He’s sweet, endearing, and a looker to boot. He’s also in desperate need of someone to help him navigate the modern world, and although he has one friend and some family, he is set on using the random human who rents the room in his home.

Meet Cute:
Cassie is in desperate need of a place to live. Her BFF Sam finds her a room on Craigslist for a steal. $200 a month *jaw drop*. This ad seems like some trap or a misprint, but desperate times make for desperate people, and so Cassie reaches out to the owner of the ad.

After being in a coma for 100 years, Frederick needs a modern roommate to help him acclimate to the 21st century. His friend, Reginald, suggests getting a roommate to observe and help him navigate everything 2023. Reginald posts the ad, and Cassie applies. Et Voila, meet cute.

The Lean: Lust At First Sight
My previous comment about shipping the characters can be deleted from your brain, Men in Black style. The Vampire allure is strong, and of course, Cassie is pining for the hot, mannered, eloquent Roommate. You don’t get that from Frederick right away…until he sees her in a towel, and then his man urges take over. (I’m sorry; I will never say man urges again.) It’s all very surface level, and I grew bored with Cassie questioning her worth and Frederick babying her, telling her what a fantastic person she is.

Dirty Talk: Say My Name, Say My Name
The build-up to the sex scene was LONG, and I was tired of waiting. If you can get past Cassie and Frederick saying each other’s names constantly, along with the words “please” and “oh,” you shall be rewarded.

“His face was contorted into the same ecstatic, blissful expression he’d worn when he’d buried his face between my legs earlier that evening, and fuck if I couldn’t have spent the rest of my life looking at him when he was mindless with pleasure like this.”

Ms. Perky’s Prize for Purplest Prose
I enjoy Levine’s writing style. It was descriptive and flowed nicely. The book was a quick read for me, and although I wasn’t in love with the characters, Levine added in sweet moments and interactions with side characters that helped push the plot along while adding some fun for the reader. There were pop culture references that I appreciated (BUFFY). Mentioning Taylor Swift in your novels will always get you bonus points from me.

We Need to Talk: What Vampire?
The concept of this novel is excellent. I wish it had a dual perspective. You get some vague backstory on Frederick and a little insight into his day and thoughts, but I wanted to meet his family, hear about life in the 1700s, and learn about other vampire powers because his “power” is HELLA weird. It’s a delicate balance between giving enough information and background while highlighting the romance, and I feel like adding Frederick’s point of view would have enhanced the reading experience. I won’t spoil anything, but I had a lot of unanswered questions that would have been simple enough to address while adding depth to the characters and the story.

I was disappointed that the vampire detail seemed like an afterthought. I wanted more vampire lore and to be engaged in that world, not watch some hot dude (vampire or not) fumble around a main character and try to order a coffee with ancient coins. Okay, that part was funny; I just wish Levine had Cassie and Fredrick run around the city doing more fun things and experiencing the modern world like he wanted.

The ending and ultimate resolution to the main miscommunication/problem felt rushed. I hoped for a more complex solution or engagement between characters, but it was pretty cut and dry.

Was It Good For You?: Eviction Notice
I wanted to love this one; I honestly did. Vampires and romance?! What a dream. However, I would need help getting past the one-dimensional characters…and, frankly, that’s a lot more work than this book was putting in.

This was heartwarming, entertaining, and absolutely adorable. I loved the little notes that they left for each other and the banter between all the characters. One of my favorite books this year. Linked is the interview/review I conducted with the author for the Feminist Book Club.

This was not the book for me but that's ok!

The characters read very flat and robotic, I did not feel any chemistry between them and definitely was not shipping them!

Took me a good while to get through this book from when I downloaded it because I kept putting it aside for others and only recently picked it back up to finish so that says a lot to me about my enjoyment level.

Unfortunately, this was a disappointment to me.

Thank you to the publisher for the copy!

🩸 My Roommate is a Vampire 🩸

SUMMARY: Experimental artist Cassie Greenberg is desperate for a new place to live when she comes across an ad for an apartment that seems too good to be true. What she finds is a regency romance-style roommate whose peculiar habits lead Cassie to wonder if Frederick J. Fitzwilliam is hiding something. (Spoiler alert: Her roommate is a vampire.)

This book started out so fun! The author’s writing style is charming and approachable, and I enjoyed getting to know all of the characters as the stage was set.

That said, as the story progressed I grew more annoyed by Cassie and her general immaturity and ability to manage her own life. (Her [literal] trash art sounded terrible. I felt like a cranky old woman: Get a job!)

Also, the drama related to Frederick and his traditional vampire family seemed like an afterthought and fizzled out with minimal fanfare.

Frederick was a solid cinnamon roll softie, but my favorite character by far was the bonkers vampire Reginald who I could only picture as Laszlo Cravensworth from What We Do in the Shadows. If he had his own follow-up book, I would 1000% check it out!

Read this book if you’re looking for a cozy, low-drama romance between an old school vampire who falls hard for a modern day underemployed twenty-something human.

Thank you to @netgalley @berkleyromance and the author for an arc in exchange for an honest review! This book is available everywhere!

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. I really enjoyed this and will be getting copies for my shop.

I was so excited to hear about this book after attending the Booked With Berkley: Monsters and Mayhem event, and it was just as cute as I’d hoped it to be.

The characters, the storyline, the Twilight vibes, and the pacing were great!

I loved pairing this book with the audio, and I thought the narration was so good, and I would definitely recommend.

*many thanks to Berkley Romance, PRH audio and Netgalley for the gifted copy

This was such a fun and delightful read! It’s a paranormal rom-com that delivers just that! Frederick is a surprisingly sweet vampire and the book had me giggling quite a few times. Sometimes you need to pick up a silly read for a good time.

The Internet: This book is about a cinnamon roll of a vampire trying to figure out modern times, and a desperate, broke artist who just wants to be appreciated.

Me: Eh, sure, I guess I'll add it to my TBR.

The Internet: Did we forget to mention that they're roommates who totally fall in love in the tropetastic 'but they were roommates' style?

Me: *blinks* GIMMIE!

My Roommate is a Vampire was a fun, cute romp into the paranormal beings in the modern world genre. And by cute, I mean cute. This book was fluffy, and not at all on the dark spectrum like the majority of the contemporary paranormal romances. I really enjoyed the cuteness, and felt that both Cassie and Frederick were well written and likeable characters.

If I had a complaint, it would be that the last 50ush or so pages felt incredibly rushed and 2D in comparison to the rest of the book. I feel like there was something there that could have been more developed.

That being said, I still fully enjoyed the book and read it in essentially one sitting because I couldn't get enough of Cassie and Frederick.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the ARC! (even if it did take me a few extra months to read and review it - sorry!)