Thank you, St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the ARC.

I really wanted to try and finish the book, but I just couldn't get behind Charlie, one of the MCs. He was just so annoying and with every chapter I disliked him more and more and him using Lorenzo. Because of that, I'm DNfing the book and based on what I was able to read, giving it 2 stars.

This is really cute, cozy, and sweet. Pretty low stakes but I really enjoyed all of the various supernatural beings that Lorenzo introduced Charlie to - and the community that they eventually develop. I also really liked the wise old crone sections - I found them really fun.

Charlie is just a flawed human trying to make it in a strange world. When Charlie starts his advice column, he doesn't realize that he would eventually be one of those writers needing clicks to make money. However, he is in over his head because people want to hear more about the supernatural world that has been newly revealed to society and Charlie does not know how to give advice on things he knows nothing about. When he runs into an old acquaintance Lorenzo and realizes he is a vampire, he begs for a chance to be shown the supernatural world. However, Lorenzo holds a grudge due to Charlie sticking his nose where it didn't belong and Lorenzo got hurt in the process. What starts out as a revenge plot by Lorenzo quickly turns to more when he realizes who Charlie is. Can they get past their past, the lies that tell each other, and learn to trust in each other? I hope you'll read and find out.

This was pretty cute, I really liked the twist on the supernatural. I would have liked if it was addressed more in the beginning, but overall I really enjoyed this.

A cute and cozy paranormal romance between a vampire and an advice columnist. If you like the cozy, low stakes vibes then this is great. Cozy romance isn’t necessarily my vibe so it did feel a bit slow for me and I didn’t find Charlie likable at all which made it a little more difficult to get through. Lorenzo was barely more likable than Charlie but their relationship felt real and believable so that was nice.

It was a really good m/m romance. I enjoyed reading about Charlie and Lorenzo. I liked how their awkward friendship turned into something more. My only small complaint would be the many supernatural characters. I was a bit lost among them. I thought the ending was satisfactory. Overall, it was a cute romance. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for my ARC.

Thirsty is a paranormal (maybe) MM rom-com that follows a journalist and a vampire. I rate this book 4/4.25 stars because I enjoyed the supernatural building and explanations in the book. It wasn't just about Lorenzo, the vampire; we got to explore a lot of different creatures. The slow-burn romance was well-done, and you could really feel the friendship developing between Charlie and Lorenzo before things turned romantic.

Speaking of Charlie and Lorenzo, I loved them (and that first kiss scene).There however was a few moments where their relationship felt a little flat mostly because their seemed to be a lot of off scene conversations we didn’t see, but overall, I was invested in their relationship and enjoyed the dynamic with the side characters.

Overall Rating: 3/5 stars

Thirsty, Lucy Lehane’s debut novel, is a queer paranormal romantic comedy.

If you liked the humor in My Roommate is a Vampire, but you’d prefer a story with a bit more spice, look no further!

Charlie, a struggling advice columnist, finds his career unexpectedly intertwined with the supernatural when his readers start asking about dating the undead. Being human, Charlie is ill-equipped to answer these peculiar inquiries, but his circumstances take a turn when he runs into an old college acquaintance, Lorenzo, a 239-year-old vampire.

Charlie sees Lorenzo as his ticket to understanding the supernatural community and revitalizing his advice column. However, Lorenzo has his own agenda: he plans to exact revenge on Charlie, whom he blames for separating him from his college girlfriend years ago.

Readers are exposed to all different types of monsters and mayhem as Charlie and Lorenzo interact with all different types of creatures.
The romantic relationship follows the archetypes of some of the most well-known and well-loved tropes in the space – enemies(ish) to lovers, grumpy sunshine, miscommunication etc. The relationship development was a bit predictable given this.

Definitely pick this one up during spooky season!

This book was semi interesting but truthfully it fell mostly flat. I thought Lorenzo’s quest for revenge was childish especially since he admitted he never loved Olivia. Also they were made at Charlie for his column but Lorenzo never addressed the revenge plot. The over all world development was interesting but there was no plot moving things forward. I just kept waiting for something interesting to happen.

This year I've been trying to dive back into paranormal romance and I love when I can find queer books within that subgenre. This book is on the cozier side thanks to the setting, and falls into the hate-to-love trope. It is a paranormal romance in a magical world so there are a lot of creatures, some magic system discussion and strong fantasy elements but it is not a deep fantasy or a drag of world-building. It's pretty easy to orient yourself to what's what.

I think this would be a good spooky season, cozy fall read.

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started this book, but I was very pleasantly surprised. I ended up finishing the book in just a few sittings and really enjoyed the story and characters.

I had good expectations for this one, and the premise sounded interesting.
At the first meeting with Lorenzo, the whole interview set up to help with the column was built on a lie that Charlie made up.
That didn't sit right with me.
DNF 8%
e-arc provided by NetGalley

I honestly flew through this book, As a paranormal lover, and someone who really values the importance of queer books. this one was chefs kiss to me. it was difficult to follow and i enjoyed the journey of this book for sure. i would definitely pic up another book by this author 4/5 stars

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this copy of Thirsty! Thirsty was a super fun queer paranormal take on a Hallmark type plot line and I was all here for it.

When you read enough paranormal romance and hallmark type romance it is a little difficult to find stories that are a little bit different and add a twist, but this story met those expectation and even went beyond them. It had the typical hallmark themes – going back to a small hometown after issues with their job in the Big Apple, meeting someone who lives in the small town and loves it but also struggles to find their place in it. Paranormal in that one is a vampire and the other is looking into supernatural beings.

I really loved the cast of characters. I appreciated that we had some typical supernatural cast like a vampire, werewolves, and witches. But I loved the unique variety of magical characters. Unicorns, Poltergeists, so many others made this story so unique and interesting to read. And each of these characters actually had unique backstories and characteristics that made them interesting. They weren’t just there to add background to the main characters – they were actual real people I could come to like and root for just as much as the main characters.

One thing I did struggle with in this story though was that a lot of the intimate scenes between the main characters seemed out of place. They happened randomly or the story would suddenly time skip from a normal scene to an intimate one. It made those scenes not as interested or just straight up confusing to read. Not all of them were like that – ones nearer the end were not as strangely placed – but the first ones definitely were. I would rate this book a level 4 out of 5 for spice though.

Overall, I would rate this book 4 out of 5 star. I certainly recommend it! It had such a unique plot and cute cast of characters that I wanted to be reading it all the time.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Griffin (Publishing) for the eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Thirsty is a MM cozy contemporary paranormal romance rife with a sense of community, miscommunication, and a choice: revenge or love. (There's also an HEA.) It's written in the third person, dual pov, and character driven. I absolutely loved the inclusion of other supernatural creatures and that 2SLGBTQIA+ relationships are being featured so prevalently in publishing.

Overall, it was an okay, sort of fluff type story. I don’t know that I’d call it a rom-com as there didn’t seem to be a whole lot of comedy in it? But definitely a paranormal cozy romance. It's also not truly enemies to lovers; more like hate to love, but even that seems to resolve relatively quickly and behind the scenes.

Although some of the action scenes should feel high stakes, the book overall has a general sense of low to no stakes. The miscommunication/third act was predictable and not my favorite, but still made sense with the general plot.

I feel as though everything was surface-level; there is so much world building in a world that involves paranormal beings, even if it resembles somewhere in our real world, and I don't think there was enough time dedicated to the paranormal aspects. There were so many beings and adventures with said beings that some details felt glossed over or rushed.

I also noticed the plot was somewhat confusingly written in some places. The intimate scenes almost seemed bashful to the point that it was hard to tell even where they were for their first time (which also was contradicted later in the book). During the scene itself, for example, they were on top of a car. Then later on the scene is recalled and they were against a tree. Also the perspectives almost seemed to change mid chapter in a couple places, but actually hadn't.

Anyway, the book was okay. Not my favorite but not terrible so it gets the middle-of-the-road 3 star rating.

i was lucky enough to receive a widget of this title but after reading a few chapters, it is not holding my interest and i am sadly going to dnf it for the time being!

Rating: 4.5

There's enough meat to the story that the romance isn't the main focus 100% of the time, which is great and allows the romance to breathe a bit. I really enjoyed the world Lehane created - I loved that there weren't just the typical supernatural creatures, there were interplanar demons, banshees, poltergeists, trolls and unicorns, not to mention more mainstream druids, werewolves and of course vampires. Using the advice column submissions to craft the scope of the world was quite clever as well. I found the takes on all the regularly depicted supernatural creatures fun too, it made even the vampires feel a tad unique to other vampire depictions, which is quite a feat especially in a light spooky romance.

The romance was fun and the conflict believable, and some moments were actually laugh out loud funny. My only criticism is that some scenes felt cut short and I wish they wouldn't have been. It would have been nice to sit in the tension a bit longer, and it would have been nice to see more of a debrief between the leads after the adventures to help build the romance and relationship. Small issue, but enough to keep it from a full 5 star rating. It will be a really easy spooky season rec!

This was an enjoyable and engaging read. The blend of romantic comedy and supernatural elements was executed well, with familiar tropes presented in a fresh and sincere way. The world-building was particularly compelling, especially the normalization of the supernatural in a dystopian setting. Unexpected layers and additional supernatural elements added depth to the story. A light, feel-good M/M romance that offers both charm and humor.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Thank you st Martin press for the advance copy! This was so much fun I love how annoying Charlie was up against a stubborn character like Lorenzo. This was a really fun romcom supernatural book with genuine questions I personally would be asking. There wasn’t much in the way of character growth but it was more of a silly book then a deep emotional book anyways so I had fun! Highly recommend

3.5 stars

I struggled with this one in the beginning. Up until around 25%, I just really didn’t like Charlie, one of the 2 main characters. In retrospect, I wonder if this was intentional because Lorenzo also really didn’t like him. But after the 25% mark, I flew through this book in an afternoon.

Charlie is an advice columnist with no inspiration. His writing has gone stale and his numbers - and income- reflect it. Lorenzo is a lonely vampire from Charlie’s past with a grudge when Charlie offers to perform favors for him in exchange for insight into the supernatural community.

This ended up being a fun read. Lighthearted but with a strong message about making your own community.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC! All opinions are my own.