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

This was a very enjoyable cozy paranormal romance. It was fun to see the world building and exploration of the different types of supernatural beings. I would definitely read a sequel about the unicorn. The advice column sections had me laughing at the references and problems experienced by people who are trying to figure out the supernatural world. The side characters were excellent and the main romance storyline had a decent amount of slow burn to not feel like it was just insta-love.

This book was lovely. The protagonists are sweet, flawed but growing and healing, vulnerable, and just wonderfully fleshed out. I really resonated with this storyline and their slow burn relationship progression.

The supernatural elements were well done, interesting, and unique. I love the author's take on the supernatural dynamics and on vampire lore specifically. I appreciated the fantastical grounded in realism. The miscommunication was less annoying than it usually is. I felt it was handled well. The roommates were absolute gems. Each character introduced felt uniquely their own person, and I didn't get weighed down trying to remember who was who.

This story explores forgiveness and reconciliation after deep hurt. It explores the way we misread others and their intentions through dirty and imperfect lens and how growth and understanding can come overtime when we truly try to connect with them.

It explores the isolation and loneliness of a long long life and how life can deceive people into believing they are more alone and are making less of an impact on the world around them than they actually are. It showcases how good intentions can lead to good advice at some times and terrible results in others and how advice columnists don't necessarily have positive intent, even if maybe they started out with it.

I don't know. I just really really loved and connected with this book. Significantly more than I was expecting in that I thought it would just be a fun read, but instead it contained so much heart and emotion in its pages. I laughed. I giggled. I kicked my feet. I facepalmed. But I also felt my heart expand and break along with the characters. I cried.

If emotional journeys featuring sweet, albeit flawed, male protagonists and the supernatural is up your alley, I highly recommend giving this book a try.

Content: language, cracked open door spice (lower spice threshold, more focused on the budding relationship over explicit while still giving broad stroked details)

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review is voluntarily written and the thoughts and opinions contained in this review are my own.

Thank you St Martin’s and Netgalley for this eARC, these opinions are my own. A fun paranormal rom com! Charlie runs an advice column that he’s struggling to relate to anymore. All people want is help and advice on dating paranormals. Which Charlie has no experience on. So he’s determined to meet as many paranormals as he can in order to learn more. That’s how he meets Lorenzo, a vampire, who Charlie’s unaware actually hates him. Charlie impacted Lorenzo’s past and Lorenzo plans to get his revenge. As Charlie steps more into the world of paranormals and the two interact will something more develop? Or will the secrets they both have crush them? Lucy Lehane does a wonderful job on the world of Thirsty and the paranormals that inhabit it! I loved the dynamic of enemies to lovers and the chaos that ensues with Charlie and Lorenzo! Plus the supporting characters are all wonderful! A hilarious and charming slow-burn romance that is sure a utter delight!

Thirsty is a cozy, paranormal adjacent, MM romcom that focuses on a shitty advice columnist and a depressed vampire. while both of these characters fell pretty flat for me, Charlie really just made me violent. the side characters were far more interesting, and I can appreciate the world and different creatures tue author spent her time on. but they made me want to read about the main couple even less.
also, and this is 100% a me problem, Lorenzo always showed up in my head as the vampire from hotel transylvania and getting that accent out of my head was hard.
and then there's the problem for me of the wise old crone. it's awfully close to the guy that does the Valthakan Times with people who write in for advice from his Crone persona. just wanted to bring that tid bit up.
obviously these are my honest thoughts, thanks netgalley for the earc.

A Fun, Character-Driven Vampire Romance

I liked this book! It’s a nice little romance with just the right touch of angst, featuring a classic vampire x human dynamic. While I did find that the plot started to feel a bit repetitive after a while, the characters more than made up for it—especially Lorenzo and his roommates, who were easily the highlight for me.

Charlie, the main character, was just okay—not particularly memorable, but still enjoyable enough to follow through the story.

Overall, it’s a decent read, especially if you’re in a bit of a slump and looking for something light and entertaining to pick up. It’s definitely worth giving a shot!

This was a fun twist on enemies to lovers, I very much enjoyed the dynamic between the main characters

A unique story and an interesting depiction of your favorite supernatural creatures. The two main characters are fun to interact with once they have kicked off their journey. The first third of the book felt slightly shallow in terms of the depth of the character personalities and conflicts. However the last two thirds were fun and interesting to read. The spice was minimal, as an avid smut reader I wish it was more graphic but I understand that is not everyone’s taste. I hope we get to see more of this fun little quirky fictional town!

5/5 stars! Make the next one even more queer for the haters! The cover of this book was stunning: two men leaned in to embrace and coloring that sets off Halloween vibes! Yay! This is an enemies-to-lovers romance with two lovable and idiotic (in equal measure) MMCs. Their chemistry is off the chart and I found myself smiling through the whole book. I'll take 10 more just like it please.

First off, I adore all the different mythical characters in this book. Ghouls, werewolves, orcs, they were all introduced and explored in an interesting and fun way. Charlie and Lorenzo got tied together by a past misunderstanding that made me laugh and drew me in from the get-go! I really did enjoy the whole read, and it was mostly low stakes, so a great romance to chill with. I do wish the sensual scenes between our couple were more fleshed out and detailed. They mostly felt like fade to black moments, even though the makeout sessions were nice and steamy!

Overall, I adored this, but it could ise a bit more spice!

This was a fun, quirky paranormal queer romance. I thought Charlie was such a fun character, I didn't love Lorenzo but he was tolerable for the most part. Overall, a decent dual POV romance!

Thirsty was exactly what I needed to get myself out of a terrible reading slump!

Charlie and Lorenzo were such cute characters and I loved the progression of their relationship - it's a little bit enemies to lovers at the beginning but quickly progressed into this grumpy/sunshine hurt/hurt romance that gave me all the butterflies.

I really enjoyed the snippets from Charlie's Crone threads and the bits about different mystical creatures, there was just enough there to keep me invested in all the little dramas.

*SPOILERS BELOW*

The only thing preventing me from putting this in the five star category is the gosh darn liars reveal trope and rushed conclusion - it felt like Charlie could have been straight up with Lorenzo from the get go and still have the tension of 'will they won't they' with Charlie's articles gaining traction.

They could have still had that tension of 'maybe he'll move back to New York' because he's got this hit column and big job offer without all the lies and Charlie could have still written about Lorenzo without asking to build up on that betrayal before coming back together in the end.

All in all, Thirsty is a cute and fluffy romance and I'll definitely be on the lookout for more from this author. I'd love to see more of this world and deep dives into some of the side characters we met in this book.

a cozy paranormal romance between a vampire and an advice columnist.

the world building was like a movie, seeing how all the different supernatural creatures were in the modern world. the romance didn’t suck me in, which i was sad about. the romance was fast and the characters are very surface leveled.

Lorenzo and Charlie are wonderful! With a touch of enemies to lovers vibes and some definite grumpy/sunshine trope they have a fun and intertwining love story. I loved that Lorenzo still had room to grow after being a vampire for hundreds of years and that Charlie had to look inward to truly understand who he wanted to be and that the only way they could see that they could be better was through each other.

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.75/5 ⭐️

This was a fun read, and I would categorize it as a paranormal rom-com. I'm unsure if the author intended it to be humorous, but I found it to be so. I couldn't take Lorenzo's character seriously for the first half of the book. However, we then saw some welcome character development. Charlie was... okay. While Lorenzo became increasingly interesting and developed nicely, Charlie became somewhat repetitive and a bit annoying.

Story-wise, it was enjoyable. I appreciated how the author integrated the paranormal aspect into a contemporary setting. The central conflict, however, felt underwhelming. Relying on lying by omission and/or a lack of communication struck me as a somewhat lazy plot device.

Finally, I must say that the title doesn't quite match the overall vibe of the book. Perhaps if Lorenzo had been portrayed as more "desperate" to find a partner, it would have resonated better, but that's just my perspective.

Still, I would recommend this book and hope to see more of Lehane's world in the future.

This book was a messy little delight—queer, cozy, chaotic. Charlie is a lovable disaster, Lorenzo’s got centuries of brooding down, and the paranormal world? Campy fun. Did I roll my eyes at the third-act drama? Sure. But I was rooting for them anyway. I stayed for the banter, side characters, and vibes.

This book is so much fun!! This is my very first paranormal romance and I adored it so much. It's slow burn but so funny and so much going on that it reads very quickly. Our main character Charlie runs an advice column but is struggling to relate to all the questions he's getting about humans whom are dating and want to date the supernatural. Being Charlie has no experience in this lane he ventures out to meet as many werewolves, vampires, witches and more as he can! Unfortunately the vampire who can help him the most despises him!!

This books has so many great moments and supporting cast. I won't tell my favorite not to give to much away, but I'm sure she'll have everyone laughing out loud. This book was the perfect intro to the paranormal genre because the ride was so much fun. So much happening and the tension and banter is spot on!!

This was a fun, quick read. I think fans of paranormal romance will enjoy the modern take on a vampire/human relationship.

Both pov voices were well done and even if it is a bit predictable it's still a good time.

this was a cute and cozy rom com perfect for the fall/ halloween time! i will eat up a book like this every time. my only complaint is that i would have preferred the spicy scenes to be a bit more descriptive, but i enjoyed this story so much! i would have loved to see the story unfold a bit more after the the conflict was resolved, but the epilogue did answer my questions about the continuation of the story

I have come to the conclusion that any romcom that the author says was inspired by what we do in the shadows is probably going to be up my alley. Charlie and Lorenzo are a fun couple and I enjoyed watching Charlie learn about the paranormal world. I also enjoyed Lorenzo's paranormal roommate drama and Charlie's advice to paranormal readers of his column.

I did struggle a bit with secrets getting kept in this story. I found the third act breakup a bit predictable and wish it had been a bit more of a twist. However, overall I enjoyed the story and hope their will be a sequel! I would love to learn more about other drama happening in the house and how Lorenzo is able to help the supernatural community!