When Cassie agrees to be Frederick's roommate because of the low rent, the last thing she expects him to be is a vampire. When Frederick needs help adapting to the modern world, Cassie agrees to help him. Along the way, their roommate status turns into something more...

MY ROOMMATE IS A VAMPIRE by Jenna Levine is a fun and delightful story!

This book was so much fun! Cassie is sweet, if a bit naive, and down on her luck enough that she is willing to respond to an ad for a roommate that knows has to be either a creeper or a scam. She decides it’s worth checking out anyway and finds Frederick to be eccentric, but not actually creepy. However, once they’ve been roomies for a while, Cassie begins to notice that Frederick’s eccentricities seem to be adding up in one direction … but she’s also noticed he’s very attractive…now she has to decide what to do about it all.

See? A very fun premise that is executed on well! Levine’s characters have depth and the pacing of the book is great. I zoomed through this is just a couple of days.

What a delight. Cassie's about to be evicted (again) when she finds an ad for a roommate in a desirable area for only $200 per month! That's enough to let her continues working on her art while keeping herself going with multiple part time jobs. If the landlord Frederick seems a little odd, well, it's ok and they start a relationship via notes on the kitchen table. And then she comes home unexpectedly one day and discovers the refrigerator is suddenly filled with bags of blood. He's a vampire, a vampire who needs help understanding the modern world because he's 300 years old and was in a coma of sorts for the last 100. Once Cassie gets over the shock, she gets into the job and.....the two of them realize there's a real spark between them that will, never fear, get very steamy. Frederick's POV is provided via texts to his buddy. Cassie, for her part, acknowledges that her only knowledge of vampires comes via teen novels and old movies. To be fair, this skims over vampire issues (although that smell from the hall closet!) and that's ok because this is rom com. It's a hoot. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. I almost skipped this one because, well, vampire, but that would have been a big mistake because I really enjoyed it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing the ARC.

I am such a sucker for anachronistic vampires living in the modern world. I love how adorable Frederick J. Fitzwilliam was as he attempted to navigate the 21st century.

This book was charming and hilarious. The situations between Cassie and Frederick set the loveable tone throughout the entire book. Is it the best written? No, but I think the author does a fine enough job to make it funny and engaging.

Solid debut. I really enjoyed myself.

ooooh my god this was so much fun! i read it in one sitting it was so addicting. frederick and cassie are so cute and i loved getting to watch her teach him about the modern world. i appreciated the amount of Buffy content too. i cannot recommend this enough!

I really liked this one. I loved watching two very different worlds collide as a vampire learned how to be a 21st century human man. Cute romance, some nice spice (though I wanted more LOL). Excited for my patrons to read this.

This was SO CUTE!! I loved Fredrick from the get go, and Cassie was such a great protagonist! I loved the ending, though I won’t give details so as not to spoil… it was super fun, a little cliche in places but like - that adds to the charm!! I can’t wait to recommend this!!

Thank you to the publisher, the author, and netgalley for sending me the ARC.

Unfortunately i had to DNF at 53%
I truly tried to go on as the book is not bad but in all honesty i was bored out of my mind as nothing was happening. And i couldn’t do this for 50% more.
I went in expecting some good LOL moments, a Twilight “You’re a vampire” moment but alas, i was disappointed.
Will give the cover a 5/5 though.

What a fun and corny book! This is the true definition of a romantic comedy. I laughed out loud multiple times, and I quickly became invested in Cassie and Fredrick's relationship. From reluctant roommates to genuine friends the progression was excellent and over the top at the same time. This story was so lighthearted and carefree. It was impossible not to love every word on the page.

My Roommate Is a Vampire is a debut romance novel by Jenna Levine.

This book follows Cassie, a 30-something year-old woman who struggles to make a living as an artist. One day, she comes across a too good to be true ad that rents out a room for only $200 in one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago. Willing to risk it all for the price, Cassie moves in. The man renting the room out is eccentric and, truth be told, kind of weird. He only comes out at night (this is, in fact, a reference to Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo, even if the song does not relate to the story at all), has a set of rules to follow but seems like a decent person.

I really wanted to love this story because the premise is SO fun. Unfortunately, I did not.

I will start with Cassie, our main character, I don't think I vibed with her, unfortunately. I think I did not understand how she was so into Frederick when she just met him and didn't know who he truly was. It could be a me issue, however, because I need a lot of time to actually like a person. I felt like she jumped right into the feelings for him without explanation.

Next, Frederick. He was charming at first, but he quickly got on my nerves. I did not see what he saw in Cassie, and his infatuation with her was kind of creepy at times. I did find it adorable how they communicated at first, that was nice.

This book also mentions current apps like TikTok and media like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Taylor Swift. It felt forced, if I am being honest. And I say this as a big Taylor and Buffy fan.

Overall, the pacing felt off, I didn't feel the connection between the characters. I also didn't fall in love with any of the side characters, which is a bummer.

There is a spice scene, but it's lukewarm, to be honest.

Give this a go if you want an easy autumn read with minimal fantasy elements and quirky characters and laugh-out-loud moments.

3.5/5

Thank you, Berkley and Netgalley for the eARC of this book!

I didn’t expect to L O V E this book as much as I did!! An amazing debut by this author. This was easiest 5 stars I’ve ever given. I love vampires and I love rom coms so mix the two together and my heart is beyond happy 🥹🥰

♡︎ Forced Proximity
♡︎ Slow burn
♡︎ opposites attract
♡︎ Blood play 🧛‍♀️🩸

Such a cozy and cute paranormal romance. The low stakes and watching Fredrick navigate 21st century life was hilarious!! I genuinely laughed out loud many times and I couldn’t stop smiling. Cassie and Fredrick talking about Buffy the vampire slayer was one of my favourite scenes!!

Fredrick is an absolute cinnamon roll marshmallow vampire!! I adored him!! He made soup for Cassie, wore Kermit the frog pjs and watched kdramas on Netflix like HELLO how couldn’t you fall in love with him?????!! 😩😩😩

I really loved following Cassie as the main character. She was relatable and adorable. I loved how we get glimpses into Fredrick’s pov through his diary and notes at the beginning of each chapter!! it was the best parts😂🤭

I NEED this book physically in my hands gah 🥰🥰🥹🥹

This book didn’t quite do it for me, but I’ll definitely give Levine’s next book a try. My Roommate Is a Vampire needed a bit more plot and character development, particularly for side characters. Thanks for the opportunity to try a new author.

I just loved this book! It was so fun and unserious and I had a great time reading it. Cassie and Frederick were entertaining and I loved their awkwardness and their eventual romance! There’s no third act breakup (love that) and the conflict was just so goofy. I’d explain but ya know, spoilers. Definitely hope everyone picks this one up for their fall / spooky season TBR

My initial reaction upon finishing this book was that it was a cute, albeit silly, paranormal rom-com about a girl who falls for a vampire, and while I do still think that the longer I sit with it the more fault I find with it in general. That's not to say it was bad, because it wasn't (I've read books that are so much worse), but for the most part I'm just left with so many questions about the world and the vampires that I'm a little disappointed. Without going into spoiler territory I feel like the questions Cassie asked and some of the concerns she had were honestly just dumb. For instance, she learns her roommate is a vampire and she wants to know why he didn't tell her before she moved it. Like, what? This isn't a society where people know vampires exist, why on Earth would he tell you that when you first met him? And let's be honest, would you even believe him? No, you would think he was just a crazy person. She also doesn't think to ask more important questions about vampires like, how many are there, do they kill people, how do you get turned into a vampire in the first place? None of that seems to cross her mind. I suppose one could argue that none of that is really the point of the book, and you would be right, but still, you got to give me something. The ending was also just flat out ridiculous. Granted, the whole thing was silly, but I feel like the ending really managed to jump the shark even with what was going on the rest of the book. It also happed very quickly, so take that how you may. I don't think that I would go so far as to steer people away from this title, but I'm certainly not going to be directing people to it unless they are looking specifically for vampire fiction, and even then I'm not sure. There was some promise here but to me it just kind of fell flat. I'll be curious to see what Levine's second novel is about, and from there I'll probably decide if it's something I will check out or not.

I knew just from the title itself that this was going to a fun read. And guess what? I was right!

This is the kind of book you can’t take seriously. Perfect for someone who needs to cleanse their palette, as I often do when I’ve read way too many thrillers. There were some laugh out loud moments. And the ending! I didn’t know how the author was going to do it but it ended just as whimsically as it began. It was perfect!

If Twilight was a rom-com, it would be this. I have to say I didn't know what to expect when I started listening to this one, but I ended up really enjoying it! The narrator did a great job. I loved the characters and found the whole thing to be ridiculous in the best way possible. The magic systems aren't really explained nor is the whole "vampire" thing, but I really didn't mind. This is a great addition to anyone's spooky season tbr if they're looking for something that's fun and light.

I thought My Roommate is a Vampire was a okay book, it was kinda campy, felt like it was going for a What We Do in the Shadows vibe. Like, regency vampires totally baffled and awkward in modern society. It was a good palate cleanser between books, but I got bored about halfway through it, and was ready to move on to something else. Because I was so un-invested in it, it was kind of hard to stick to and finish out. Cassie was fine, I guess, but I just really wasn’t that invested in her job searching, and I thought the whole resolution at the end was a bit odd and it felt rushed to me. Really? THAT is the solution to this big sweeping drama at the end? Uh. Okay. The entire ending and the arranged marriage plot were just bizarre.

I found it odd the things that Frederick was okay with versus what he wasn’t after waking up from his coma. Like, he was gobsmacked by a bikini, and a man in a dress, but had absolutely no qualms or issues with Sam and Scott being married. But also, he was so prudent about old customs and a woman’s honor –but then randomly admits he was a hedonistic apparently bisexual, individual before, but again, had issue with a bikini? It was just odd. I also was a little confused as to why he was so obsessed with her, she literally didn’t really do anything the whole time. They just happened to be around each other. I don’t know I know it sounds like I didn’t like this book, but its less that I disliked it, and more that it was just not all that remarkable for me. I will likely not remember it. I could see some people really enjoying it, but I just really need more from my books, I think.

This one is exactly what it says on the tin -

Struggling artist Cassie Greenberg is about to be evicted when finds an apartment offer she can’t refuse - $200 a month to rent a room, utilities included!
Potential new roommate Frederick J Fitzwilliam is a little…strange. Not to be disturbed while bed all day, out all night. Kitchen stocked with strange foods and without a dish in sight. Oddly formal and his style is something else.

But for that money in that nice a spot, she’s not passing it up. At least until some surprising things come out about her new roomie. The she’s second (and third) guessing *everything*

What I enjoyed -

Light and amusing, this could be the perfect book to balance out your spookier or moodier seasonal reads.

With how he’s using her to acclimate to the present after his Long Sleep you get all the ‘man out of time’ things as he learns. There’s the introduction to the internet, marathoning tv shows and even a makeover montage moment. The countless notes between them were great and you can’t beat kissing for science.

Reggie, Frederick’s friend, is such an entertainingly meddlesome trickster. Always helpful but in a way that might make a person regret asking.

What I could have done without -

There’s a couple spots where he was too caveman for my taste, mainly the bikini photo scene. I could go off on a tangent, but keeping it brief as I can - Men policing women’s bodies is a seemingly never ending issue in the world, and while surprise/shock makes sense for the story I could have done without his over the top basically angry reaction to it. Of course, it being a hot button issue, ymmv.

Without that this likely would have been a five star read for me.
Overall, it was a quick fun read and I look forward to seeing what the author writes in the future!

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC!

This was SO good. Like, surprisingly good. I laughed. I swooned. It was so unexpectedly cute. Loved it so much!

This novel by Jenna Levine was such a joyful read. This is a perfect romance for the transitional period between summer and fall. It combines the spooky and quirky features of vampires with the feel good energy of a rom com. There were times in this book I was laughing out loud. I would recommend this book to not only rom com readers, but also any reader looking for something light and enjoyable to read heading into the fall.