Thank you @NetGalley and @Random House Publishing Group for the ARC. Fang Fiction was such a fun read. I would love to be part of Buffy the Vampire world. This book shows that a story is what we make of it and the characters are not always fiction. If you love the vampire world, a must read.

Thank you so much NetGalley for allowing me to read this e arc!

First off while I give this a five star it’s for very biased emotional nostalgic reasons. Though in a way the more I think about it the more I realize that’s more of success for the book because this book is a love letter those vampire romances like vampire diaries, twilight and Buffy and it threw me back into a time where I LOVED those kinds of books and shows! It felt so good to touch on those memories while reading something new! The cast was so endearing I loved Tess and Callum so much and Joni and Octavia were so fun! If there was ever a sequel for this book I would definitely get behind it! Even though the ending of this one was a rather lovely end

this book was so fun !! i was approved on netgalley to read it & i loved it !! i though the different forms of text (podcast, texts, emails, a part of a blog) were nice & different. i loved the friendships and the relationships too callum, I LOVED HIM. he was so grumpy but also his soft side that you see as you read more, ugh, i love. there were some plot twists that i was not excepting, which i loved. i really liked the representation of the main character, tess, going through ptsd & trauma from her sa. it showed that something that has such a small comparison to it, can still trigger you.

I had SUCH high hopes for this one and unfortunately, it just didn’t work for me. I adored KSL’s debut, but while I found the premise of this one to be so so good, the writing fell a little flat and the SA was so unexpected that it threw me out of the story and I kinda never recovered. Sigh. I’ll try her next book with tempered hopes!

I would describe this unironically as "a romp". It was so fun and such a perfectly crafted world that the reader gets to play in for a few hundred pages.

This was so fun!!! Kate can do no wrong and I hope we keep getting paranormal/spooky/magical books from her.

I wanted to read this because the premise sounds so silly, and it was such a good time.

Tess left her writing program at Columbia after something bad happened, started working at a hotel because she wasn't sleeping anyone, and continued her obsession with a bestselling sensation series called Blood Feud. Then she learns Blood Feud is real.

Tess encounters the vampires she's read about, and the Isle they were banished to, but nothing is quite how the Blood Feud books make it out to be. Tess learns there are different kinds of evil and different lengths we would go to in order to protect the people that we love. She also finds a chance to confront her past and re-envision her dreams.

I teared up a little bit, had a good time, and would definitely read more from this author.

So I was a HUGE Twilight fan. I read the first one and was immediately enamored with the Cullens. I remember standing in line to get Breaking Dawn on publication day and have watched the movie at least twenty times. I love the scene where Bella Swan and Edward lock eyes in the parking lot on an overcast rainy day. I can close my eyes and picture the whole scene, that’s how much I’ve watched it. I think if I could live in the world of those books for a day I would probably squeal with excitement. For it to be confirmed that vampires are real and hang out with Alice and Rosalie?! Sign. Me. Up.

The premise of Fang Fiction is just that. Tess gets to enter the world of the book Blood Feud and it really is everyone you can imagine. This book was highly entertaining and the perfect one to read during Halloween season.

Kate Stayman-London is so much fun. I read her first book One to Watch and this story has some of that same flavor with a strong female lead, really really fun supporting characters and a storyline that keeps you guessing, swooning, and very charmed and amused.

"But if you want something in this life, you have to sack up and be vulnerable and fucking go for it. So quit whining and do it already, okay?"

One thing that really makes a story for me is the tenacity of the main character and Tess is definitely on my favorites list now. She’s gone through some hardship. You’ll know right away what that is and I love that Stayman-London gives you that heads up in her thoughtful Author’s Note. Before reading I highly suggest you read it.

Tess is stubbornly determined and fierce but also vulnerable and searching for and needing things we all search and need at times.

I really loved that you get to read her point of view, and also some of the other characters.

Her bravery and watching her step into her own was so inspiring and fun! I also really loved Tess’ friendship with Joni and you are going to love what happens with Tess and Callum!

I don’t want to give too much away but this story has magic, a really cool bar I wish I could visit, some mystery and intrigue, and a great ending!

This is a book I wish I could step into and I think you’ll want to, as well!

This was such a fun and unique take on the typical vampire romance trope. With POC, plus sized, and LGBTQ+ representation , it was easy to fall in love with the characters. My ONLY complaint is that the plus sized FMC wears the dreaded wrap dress 💀

Thank you to Dial and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

I would recommend if you're looking for (SPOILERS)

-paranormal with a real world twist
-a love letter to fan fiction
-portal
-multi POV
-vampires
-soft for you
-hurt/comfort

Gosh I adored this book. This was a love letter to romance, to fan fiction, and just how amazing it is to escape into a story for a million reasons. I honestly want to read the books in this fictional world Kate created now. A look at who the villians really rae, who writes the story, and how we can think we know what we need but opening ourselves up to something else can be even better.

Tess has shifted in her life, left scool, but ends up intertwined with the world of her favorite books. There's so many wists and turns and I just had the best time reading this one.

I feel like this was two different books or this book didn’t know for sure what it wanted to be. I think the author handled the trigger warning well and didn’t go into too much detail on what happened to Tess. Then, there was the great story of the vampires. It felt like what happened to Tess was shoved into this other great story and that was for Tess’ development, but it didn’t really work that well. Although the author made it work, it felt forced. I understand why Tess did some of the things she did to a point, but at the same time she left her found family and just exited her life. I don’t know, I’m conflicted about the areas that worked together and the areas that didn’t. Most of the book was enjoyable.

Thank you to Random House Publishing Group - Random House | Dial Press Trade Paperback for providing an eARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed Fang Fiction. It's perfect for those who want something with a spooky twist without delving into dark romance. The book is light-hearted and fun, while addressing serious topics quite well. I had a great time reading it, and I'd describe it as "book candy" because I couldn't put it down. A big thank you to NetGalley and Kate Stayman-London for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

When I saw that Kate Stayman-London was coming out with another book, and that this one was a vampire romance, I clicked "request" as fast as possible. I loved her debut, One to Watch, and while this one is decidedly more in the fantasy realm, they both stem from intense fandoms and wish fulfillment in a delightful fun and affirming way.

Tess is a night manager at a swanky hotel, after dropping out of her English PhD program at Columbia following a sexual assault (this is not spoiler - the author discusses it in the Author's Note right at the beginning and deliberately wanted that fact not to surprise any reader). While her love for Shakespeare and the more scholarly literature has not stopped, her reading time these days is spent re-reading her favorite sexy vampire novels Blood Feud. But when a woman strolls into her hotel who very much reminds her of one of the leads, Octavia, Tess finds out the whole world might be real too.

I loved the fun, campy, Octobery goodness of this one. Kate Stayman-London leans into the aspects of vampire lore that consumers love, riffing off Buffy and Vampire Diaries and Twilight, in a way that celebrates it and adds to it, rather than looking down her nose at it. Callum, Tess's romantic lead, very much coded as Spike, is delicious, even if I didn't really follow how they "fell in love" so quickly. I was also more invested in the relationship between Octavia and Tess's former roomie, Joni, because I loved everything about Joni period.

While I didn't devour this one quite as much as her debut, I still enjoyed myself thoroughly and almost gave it an extra half star for the bonus content at the end. KSL gives us a delightful FAQ section, a rundown of which Taylor Swift song best represents each character, a fully annotated Fang Fiction playlist, which you can add on Spotify, and just generally makes you want to be best friends. I love her.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Dial Press for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for the honest review! This one is available now -- I wish I had had this published earlier, but here I am about 20 minutes after getting back internet for the first time in more than three weeks, and that's just from my husband draping a cable across the road to connect to a pole that is indeed active, not to the actual work from our ISP. My first bout into the realm of connectivity was to get this thing published! Woot!

DNF... I just couldn't suspend reality that much. The writing was also very young adult and wasn't catching my attention. Thank you Netgalley for this ARC. Maybe I will circle back to it one day. For now I'm moving onto more vampire books!

This one took me a little while longer to get into, like 40% until I was pulled in.
I think the concept of the book is unique & fun but the story had A LOT going on. I really enjoyed how the chapters are set up in mixed style (podcasts, texts, book excerpts). It really helped to get me through slower moments and keep my interest. Octavia had to be my favorite character by far; she's so strong and fearless!
Thank you to NetGalley & Random House Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC of this book!

3.5 rounded up to 4.

I'm not even sure how to rate this one! It was so unique in its concept - a vampire book series obsessed fan finds herself at the very center of her favorite books. She becomes the plot twist! I mean, insanely unique! People have fallen into stories before, but I've not read one similar to this.

I enjoyed the characters. The entire book felt really nostalgic in a way. It reminded me of The Vampire Diaries with the good guy/bad guy dynamics.

The writing wasn't great. Don't go into this one expecting a literary masterpiece. HOWEVER, this one was fun! It's not serious or pretentious. It's just an all out good time. The perfect read for the Halloween season!

Thanks to Random House Publishing Group - Random House and NetGalley, who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

This book was such a wild ride, and I mean that in the best way possible. I truly appreciated Tess's development and recovery process following her trauma; it added depth and authenticity to the story.

Kate Stayman-London’s debut ONE TO WATCH is one of my all-time favorite romances, so I was thrilled to pick up her newest. FANG FICTION follows a woman who discovers the vampire characters from her favorite novels are real, so this is *very* different from OTW; I would say it’s 70% vampire book and 30% romance. What is similar to her debut is the beautiful character development and fantastic line-level writing.

*4.5 Stars On My Instagram Account*

"Don't be ashamed to ask for what you need."

The transcendental Fang Fiction by skillful engaging multi genre author Kate Stayman-London will leave you smiling, satisfied and wishing you could read it for the first time again.

With Tess, this writer has created a character that could be any of us obsessed book lovers, and sadly, also any one who has suffered PTSD from a traumatic event. The fact that I laughed so much from this allegoric story is a testament to the author's creative storytelling.

Tess works nights at a hotel. When she's not working she is reading Blood Feud. A bestselling vampire series with the sexy but villainous Callum and his sister Octavia. There are podcasts, forums, and clubs devoted to the series. Tess loves it because she can be who she used to be before the incident. Brave, adventurous and sexy. But she misses the life she ran from, her campus, best friend and her goals.

Everything changes when the rumors that the vampires are real are proven true when Octavia walks into her hotel. What follows is wild, fun, hilarious, and often dangerous for Tess but what a ride.

It's very meta that the talented actress and writer Amber Benson, performs this paranormal romcom. Playing Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer gave her perfect insight.

Though there are great callbacks to Buffy, Twilight, True Blood and Supernatural it's how strategically the vampire story weaves together with the human one that's flawless. The ending was perfectly satisfying taking a bite out of fiction with some hard hitting reality.

I received a free copy of this book/audiobook from the publishers via #NetGalley for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

TW: sexual assault

Years ago Tess dropped out of grad school and began working nights at the hotel where she still works. She even left behind her best friend and roommate Joni, with no reason as to why. When she suddenly runs into Octavia, yes, that Octavia. One of the main characters in her favorite book series, oh and a vampire, she wonders if she is loosing it. Octavia needs her help though, and Tess can’t bring herself to say no, even as crazy as it all sounds.

3.5 stars. I was so excited to read this book after loving One To Watch by Kate Stamen London, even though this was a very different type of book! It was a bit slow to start, but once I was in, I was IN. I really enjoyed the idea of suddenly being a part of the book series you have read and loved for years. the random sections of the podcast and the sections that were pulled from the books were a bit distracting and felt unnecessary, but they were short and didn’t ruin it for me. Overall this was a fun idea and an enjoyable read.

Thank you to @thedialpress for my gifted copy of this book!