Olivia is a centuries-old vampire living in Toronto. After years of persecution and worse, she prefers a quiet life with her pet parrot, Harvey, but when he becomes ill, she has to seek out the help of a human vet, Mia. Because of her PTSD, it takes therapy to even get her as far as the front door of the surgery. Mia has some significant problems of her own, but she’s more than willing to take a chance on the gorgeous vampire. The unlikely pair find they have an affinity and when someone from Olivia’s past reappears, they have to join forces, if Olivia is going to survive.

The story his told in 1st person and puts us in Olivia’s thoughts, making it easier to feel her fears and worries. We also get to experience Mia’s reactions once the story begins to switch between their POV’s. The writing is perky and there’s also a sarcastic humour to it. There’s a playfulness at times, but then the seriousness of the situation hits the reader square in the face. At the halfway mark it suddenly took off for me. There was one heck of a surprise, that I did not see coming at all. I enjoyed the story and would like to read more in this world.

I was given this ARC for review.

500 + year old vampire Olivia has a sick parrot. The problem is she has PTSD and her PTSD has caused her to be afraid of humans. She decides to go to a therapist to get over her fear. The therapist in this story is the main from My Date With a Wendigo who happens to be human.😊 This gives Olivia the nerve to go see veterinarian Mia Sun who moonlights seeing "fiends" for extra cash. Mia has her own set of issues, but eventually they decide upon dating one another. Yeah two damaged people dating. This should be fun!

So I did not read My Date With a Wendigo, but I think I might eventually circle back around to read it. Olivia for sure was a wild ride. After you settle into this read, you get why Olivia has PTSD. A ton of bad stuff has happened to her over that last 500 years or so. Mia is just as crazy. She self medicates because she doesn't like the side effects of prescribed medicines for her "condition". It sounds like these two would make a striking couple right. Laugh out Loud. I find it really hard to describe my feelings on this book. There is chemistry by the mains, there is mystery, suspense and for sure some gore. I guess I can say for the most part I enjoyed reading this. My main disappointment is that I waited the entire book for a sex scene and when it finally came it was a gloss over.

I rate this 3.75 stars.

This arc was provided by netgalley and the publisher for an honest review.

When I realized this was sequel of sorts to her previous book, I stopped reading this one and read the first one, My Date with a Windigo. Not gonna lie, if I didn't already have this book I might not have read it. That being said, this book is actually better than the first one. It has more of a story and while it still isn't necessarily going to be a favorite of mine, I am not at all regretting the read.
This book is about Olivia, a vampire with a terrible past and a fear of humans, and Mia, a pill popping veterinarian of animals and fiends. There is no instant attraction and honestly neither characters are very likable at least to me. But it works for the story. What was nice about this read was most of it is told from Olivia's POV so it's not confusing on who is talking.
Anyway, the author has gotten better in her writing since the first one. I still feel descriptions could be better and maybe more character depth would help but it is better. I would give this a solid 3 stars.

I truly enjoyed reading Olivia, it was much more than a supernatural book. A vampire who survived the hunt and therefore struggles with PTSD and hardly can trust in any human. Olivia is over 500 years and fears from humans.
One day she has to trust in one as her pet parrot needs treatment. She meets with Mia, a human veterinarian, who can help not just her pet but as well to get her through the past. Both women has their own problems and they can be each others aid.
This novel is a new level of vampire fantasy with human problems, romance and fight.

I really wanted to read this book because I am a huge supernatural genre fan and the synopsis was something that I had never come across before. I’m glad that I got the opportunity to read this. It started off slow for me but picked up around the middle of the book. The story was well written, the dialogue was fresh and I was engaged throughout.

This is a peculiar book that delves into a world where humans, vampires, fiends and the likes co-exist. We are introduced to Olivia, a vampire who has lived for more than 500 years that has PTSD. Turned against her will and succumbing to her thirst for sustenance she committed a grave mistake that haunted her for centuries. Having survived from a hunt by humans she struggled to establish trust due to the trauma and loss of her kind until her pet parrot fell ill and required medical attention from a human vet.

It is an interesting read for the genre but I was hoping to see more of the prowess of Olivia and felt that the passionate aspects of the love story between Olivia and Mia fell a bit short and wish that there were more.

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Olivia has been a vampire for over 500 years and has been struggling with PSTD ever since. She doesn’t trust humans she fears them but when she needs help with her parrot.

Olivia encounter Vet Mia in her quest to get help with her parrot as she realizes her PSTD is getting worst. Mia understand damage people because she has problems of her own but as they build a friendship which turn into more they realize they might found the person that can help them overcome their problems. This was a good read I like that the author mention Elizabeth and Abby in this book.

Book two from this author, and it did not disappoint. Continuing in the same “universe” as the first book, we get to see new characters from the community center for fiends unfold in this tale, as well as some guest appearances.

Unlike the first installment, this book goes a bit darker, dealing with very human issues for a non human--a vampire--and how she copes with it. It is not often the protagonist has to come to terms with their PTSD, or even have the life experiences to warrant it, but Olivia has struggled for centuries. It’s only in an unlikely encounter--with one Dr. Amelia Sun--does she realize how bad it is, and that there might actually be hope for her in confronting, and maybe, conquering it. And, not only is there the romance aspect, but also an intriguing antagonist with quite the twist.

The overall story is compelling and well done, with the characters effortlessly drawing your empathy and fight scenes that leave you guessing. You may have read vampire stories before, and even vampire romance, but not like this. Olivia is one of a kind, and you can’t not laugh at, or with, Mia and her nihilistic look on just about everything besides animals or fiends.

Definitely a different pace, but a very fun and exciting book to read. You’ll be wishing for more of these fiends by the end--I certainly do.

*I received a free copy for an honest review*

The book "Olivia" by Genevieve McCluer is about the over 500 year old vampire Olivia who has been carrying a lot of guilt for many centuries, suffering from PTSD and is afraid of humans. To get help for her sick parrot, she has to overcome her fear and go to a vet, Dr. Mia Sun.
Mia also has problems and uses self-medication with drugs to get by. The two quickly become friendly and one thing leads to another.

Readers of the book "My date with a wendigo" will be pleased to find Elizabeth and also Abby mentioned in this book. The writing style of McCluer is unique, partly very direct, which does not mean that it is bad. The book is written in the first half from Olivia's point of view and then changes the perspective to Mia.
The story captivated me less than her previous work, but it was still a pleasant pastime.

I received a copy from netgalley in exchange for a an honest review.