This book is very interesting! The maladaptive day dreaming is a very interesting look into the mind of the author. The MC is flawed and relatable with a fresh take on fantasy and reality!

Such an interesting twist and interpretation. I have several readers who will enjoy this and I cannot wait to recommend it!

Thank you so much to NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this adventurous and inventive story early. Reminiscent of other transmigration novels (novels where the reader, or writer in this case, winds up in the story) I’ve read, I really enjoyed this new take. Zoe is an incredibly relatable protagonist, within whom many of us can find parts of ourselves, and it was great to see her interact with her own character and realizing that she created something real. I really enjoyed seeing how the story progressed and, while it was a little predictable at times, it never lost its sense of adventure and fun.

This book was fine; it's a pretty quick read. As other reviewers have said, the plot and characters are there, but the writing could use some work. The opening in particular was abrupt and didn't quite make sense. I loved the ideas in the book, but I think other writers have done the "books are alive" trope better. The cover also does the book a disservice, as it is probably the least reflective piece of plot they could have used.

I'd like to thank netgalley and the publisher for the eARC I received.

Although the author has a very interesting imagination and the storyline is unique, this just wasn’t to my taste.

I wish to make it clear however that I can see why others would really enjoy this book, however for me it was just one of those times where you just cannot get into the story so definitely a me problem and not an author/writing style/plot/character problem.

For me, I find it really hard to invest in stories that feature vampires unless I am blown away by the plot. There is only one vampire novel this year that I have rated 5 stars. So in the interest of fairness I am going to rate this novel down the middle - 3. As I do not wish for my strong personal preferences to negatively affect this author as I truly believe that there is much about this story that others would enjoy.

2.5 Stars
This was a good story and had all parts necessary to create a story. It was also a quick read. Now, to me it read more like a New Adult book and not an adult (if that makes sense.) The writing felt a little younger than what I was expecting for an adult oriented, but it was still good. Other than that I enjoyed the story and the idea behind it.