Thank you Netgalley and The Dial Press for an ARC of this book.

This book I fell in love with. As a vampire lover, I can't imagine being sucked into the world of my favorite series which happens in this book.

We follow Tess who is healing from a traumatic experience that happened to her. While she was at Columbia University, she is raped by someone she trusted. So she up and leaves her best friend, who is her roommate and drops out of college. She starts work at a hotel where she meets Olivia. Olivia is the vampire from her favorite book series, Blood Feud, which apparently is actually real. She is on a mission to save Olivia and reunite her with her brother. Can she make it in that world without being eaten herself.

I was so immersed in this book and I loved it. It was everything I could ask for.

The premise of this book really hooked me in and I've read previous books from this author. However, the writing read really juvenile and at times extremely cringey. I couldn't connect with the story and characters and made it tough to push through.

Thank you to the publisher and thank you to NetGalley for the chance to review this e-ARC. Full review will be available soon

This was written for millennials.. I love the vampire and fan fiction aspects of this. Stayman-London does not disappoint with her characters and relationships. Fun, funny, and nostalgic.

Looking to re-live your vampire obsession era? “Fang Fiction” by Kate Stayman-London takes all the nostalgia of reading books like Blue Bloods, Vampire Academy, and Twilight, and says, “What if those characters existed in real life?”

I read this book last year when I was looking for a light fantasy read. I enjoyed everything about this book from the nostalgia, all the way to the cringey moments. Because to be honest, I’m still crushing on Daddy Cullen. 👀

Sorry I am late (I had a kid.), but thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the ARC that I definitely read last year and then forgot to post a review! 😅

✨ The Vibes ✨
What happens when your favorite romantasy series comes to life?

📖 Read if…
✨ Romantasy is your favorite genre
✨ You like mixed media elements in books
✨ You want a rom com that also has a message about healing


Romantasy is the hot genre of the moment, and readers have been falling in love with fantastical worlds from Prythian to Basgiath. But would happen if characters from these magical lands wound up in the real world?

Kate Stayman-London’s latest book, Fang Fiction, asks exactly that. The book follows Tess, an assault survivor and former grad student, who is doing her best to heal, spending her days reading her favorite vampire series, until one of its characters shows up and sweeps her away into their magical world. The story is full of vampires and magic, with references to iconic series, but also has a much deeper message about healing from trauma and the power of friendship.

This felt like a big departure from Stayman-London’s last book, but also felt quintessentially her. It reminded me a lot of when Taylor Swift enters a new era…it feels different and exciting but still has all of the things you know and love. When I first read One to Watch, I was captivated with how Stayman-London captures pop culture discourse while also perfectly describing the unique emotions of a situation in a way that feels so real and authentic and she continues to do exactly that in this latest book.

I flew through Fang Fiction, which is a good and bad thing. Good because the book really transported me to another world, but bad because I’m sad it’s over. I can’t wait for Stayman-London’s next book (which I believe is set in the world of political campaigns???). I am a forever fan and will read whatever she writes.

Fang Fiction is out now. Thanks to The Dial Press and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

nks to Netgalley and The Dial Press for this ARC in return for an honest review.

Fang Fiction, is the first book that I’ve read by author, Kate Stayman-London.

The premise was intriguing and drew me in. What if the vampire characters in your favorite series were real? And you got sucked into the story. Pun intended.

I enjoyed this very much. If you like campy amazing vampire stories with vamps that don’t sparkle in the sun, this book may be for you.

Fang Fiction is a love letter to media and fandom. Tess is an everyday gal with a favorite vampire show. What happens when it turns out that the show is not entirely fiction. Very fun premise and read. Would recommend for spooky season.

My buffy heart loved this truly. I don't think this is for everyone, but I ate it up queen. This was the perfect book for vampire fangirls.

3 star review - it was a good read. Read well and it kept me engaged. Thank you for the author and team, for the chance of an arc.

I was intrigued by the premise, since I was practically raised in the Vampire Diaries fandom and could relate heavily to the main character's experience with being a fan. However, the writing style did not mesh with me for a number of reasons. There were too many choppy sentences and awkward dialogue, and it kept taking me out of the story. The pacing was off, and things happened way too fast one moment and not fast enough the next.

Fang Fiction depicts an alternative reality where a popular vampire book series is not entirely fictional... Tess, our protagonist, has been trying to escape her own life after a very traumatic event makes her quit her Columbia PhD program (search trigger warnings!!!), when a lost vampire finds her in a quirky Williamsburg hotel and tasks her with saving, well, all the vampires (except Felix).

Kate Stayman-London's humorous voice is addictive and made this book an incredibly enjoyable experience. My favorite aspect of this book was how the author focused so much on the importance of relationships, especially friendships, in how they contribute to healing and growing. Despite the paranormal setting of the novel, this felt relatable and resonated with me deeply.

Our main character's arc was so empowering to read. Her journey was (sadly) realistic but she found her strength towards the end, deciding to fight for herself instead of running, and to trust others again. That was beautiful. Her romance with the equally beautiful (vampire) Callum was also so fun to read, but I admit I wish there had been a little more yearning!

Jonie and Octavia's romance was slightly more engaging for me, but that could be because I truly adored Jonie so much that I just was rooting for her so much. But Jonie and Tess's relationship was still the highlight for me and highlights the importance of female friendship.

As for the world building, I feel like it was so well balanced out with the real world. Every inclusion felt intentional. Yes, it was sometimes a little funny, but it still was cohesive with the writing and the narrative we were getting so it never felt random!

Finally, the actual plot of this book felt pretty predictable. The author hit all her beats and made it a very familiar story. To me, that felt like it was done on purpose. If you are a fan of The Vampire Diaries, Twilight, Buffy, etc., you will recognise the tropes and the plot lines she is following here. So, for me I didn't mind being able to see how the plot would turn out, but if that puts you off, this might not be the book for you! Regardless, it was high-stakes and goofy, so a very entertaining read as whole.

I enjoyed this, but the podcast and book excerpts took me out of the story. I think this would've been find without them.

This is a hilarious and heartfelt dive into fan culture, obsession, and friendship.
She does a great job capturing the chaos of teen fandom with wit and charm.
It’s a love letter to fangirls everywhere—funny, relatable, and surprisingly deep.

Kate Stayman-London has done it again! A story full of fun and fresh characters that seemlessly blends multiple genres with a book within a book storyline. Between the multiple POVs, the different inputs from podcasts, excerpts, posts, etc. could have been confusing but was done so well it kept me hooked and engaged. I do wish there was a bit more build up from the beginning of the story as I found it a little difficult to connect with the romance but overall a great story with a healing message.

“𝗜𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.”

Rating: 4.75/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

Pub Date: 10/1/24

*Thank you @NetGalley and Random House for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: Tess is forced to drop out of college after a traumatic event, unable to sleep at night she starts working at a hotel. This works perfect because she is engrossed in the super popular vampire book series Blood Feud. In fact, its so popular there is a whole "Feud-dom" of fans online. Including speculation that the books might actually be real. Tess knows thats just crazy talk, until a very gorgeous woman appears at a hotel event taking her by surprise. Suddenly, everything Tess was so sure of is turned upside down. 🧛‍♀️

𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲:
*Vampire Romance 🩸
*Buffy the Vampire Slayer
*Stories within a Story
*Sapphic Romance
*Feminism

𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:
I don't understand the low rating on this one, I absolutely LOVED it. I was a die hard Buffy fan back in the day, so this spoke to my little Vampire loving heart. I couldn't put it down, I had to know what was happening next. I laughed with the characters banter, and I cheered on the FMC in working through her trauma. If you have ever wondered or wished that your favorite fantasy story and characters were real, this is for you!

TW: SA

#FangFiction

FANG FICTION is one of those books that you just simply fly through because it's easy to read, the pace stays at a gallop, and the romantic elements are so teenage swoony it will make you combust. This book felt like a love letter to us girls who read Twilight in middleschool and are still fantasizing about Edward. I loved it.

This book had me excited, but ultimately I didn’t end it feeling that way. I didn’t really enjoy the other “media” that was included in the story. I found I wanted to skip the blog or podcast parts. I feel there was too much going on but at the same time, nothing I found exciting.

I wanted to love this book and I gave it a good try but it just wasn’t for me. Ultimately, I did not finish it. I still think it will be well-received by lots of people because of how creative the story line is.

Thank you to Kate Stayman-London, Random House Publishing Group, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really wanted to like this book but I found the first few chapters to be very slow, a bit repetitive and I kept waiting for things to move forward. I ended up skipping sections of the book to see if I would like it further in, but nothing really grabbed me.