I know this book was a cozy sit down while also thrilling with the world building and drama that occurred and it was just as I imagined it would be. I liked the cover and the description and the emotions from both characters, oh my! My heart was racing and I was so drawn by the plot and characters. The side characters were great to get to know and interact with, especially as they showed their loyalty for either main character. I liked how both characters went on a journey and how they came together at the end, especially one aspect of it! but I wont say cuz of spoilers so definitely read this book if you like cozy and supernatural books. Oh! I loved the world building, all the other characters of different species and how we learned about them seamlessly. Overall, it was a wonderful read!

Thanks to NetGalley, Lucy Lehane, and St. Martin's Press for this ARC!

Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC!

I adored parts of this book and found others a bit lacking. Really its more like a 3.5 star rating. I wanted deeper things from the main characters, something more than surgace level, but I loved their interactions and romance. This is a very cozy romance/fantasy book. I think people who like Travis Baldrees books would also love this.

Overall, a decent read, and for people looking for sweet, easy going vampire content, look no further.

I loved this book! It's very character-driven in the best kind of way, with amazing side characters who all get very full personalities and lives. The world building was really interesting and leaves space for a lot more in the future, which I hope will be to come!

Definitely campy, sweetly romantic, paranormal read. I read to enjoy and I found this one highly enjoyable!
A slightly unique take on paranormal society and wow, there is so much opportunity to expand on in this world.
Charlie is an openly gay, accidental advice columnist, writing as the Wise Old Chrone. He is losing his spark, his motivation, and as payment is structured around "engagement", he is losing money. Charlie receives lots of questions around paranormal relationships, but since Charlie doesn't know anything about it, he can't really answer those which limits him to rehashed old answers and reduced readership.
Charlie moves back to his home town to save money and try to find that spark when he runs into Lorenzo. Lorenzo, who he now understands is an ancient vampire, and who holds a grudge against Charlie for a prior slight that Charlie had no understanding of.
Charlie comes off somewhat like a hyperactive puppy in his quest for Lorenzo to educate him on the paranormal world, but with his persistence we are taken on a tour of different paranormal groups. It was fun to tag along.
Regarding romance, in general, I dislike the miscommunication trope. I'm always waiting for the proverbial explosion when it all comes to light. These characters came into this relationship with their hidden agendas and secrets and fell for each other in spite of themselves.
I do think the fall was sweetly done, the spice wasn't over the top, and the resolution, while a little rushed, was handled well. I really liked how Charlie's dad came into play in the end.
I also think there is opportunity here for the secondary characters to shine in their own stories.
Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this e-arc!

I liked this but it wasnt my favorite. I thoght the chemistry faded and the dynamic shifted a bit too fast for my liking

this was okay, I liked it at first but i got tired of it fast. I thought the switch from dislike to lovers was really weird.

I had a great time with this book, it was quite hilarious and I loved all the characters in it. There was so much to enjoy about it from beginning to end, it kept me hooked the whole time. I enjoyed the dynamic between Charlie and Lorenzo, they're such a fun pair.

Thank you NetGalley & St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read this early!

A queer paranormal romance? Sign me up for all of it. I thought this was a good book with a nice romance.

Charlie solía ser el rey de las columnas de consejos, una figura conocida por ofrecer respuestas sabias a quienes buscaban ayuda en cuestiones del corazón y la vida cotidiana. Sin embargo, el tiempo pasó y lo que antes era una fuente constante de inspiración, ahora lo tenía atrapado en un bloqueo creativo. Su columna, que en el pasado fue un éxito rotundo, ya no era lo que la gente esperaba. Los mensajes que recibía se habían transformado en peticiones de respuestas sobre temas a los que él no tiene conocimiento: criaturas sobrenaturales. Si no lograba escribir sobre lo que ahora cautivaba al público, sería despedido.

Un día, mientras disfrutaba de un café en la quietud de la noche, se encontró con un viejo compañero de universidad: Lorenzo. Lo que comenzó como una casual conversación, rápidamente se convirtió en una confrontación inesperada. Lorenzo, con un tono cargado de resentimiento, lo acusó de haber sido el responsable de la ruptura con su novia años atrás. Lo que Charlie no sabía era que Lorenzo no era cualquier persona, sino un vampiro, y que su verdadera motivación no era solo el reproche, sino algo mucho más complejo. Cuando Chalie le pidió ayuda para comprender el mundo sobrenatural, la venganza por la vieja disputa lo impulsó a aceptar la oferta, pero bajo ciertas condiciones.

Charlie no era del tipo que se dejaba intimidar fácilmente, por lo que propuso un trato: haría todo lo que Lorenzo le pidiera, y si lograba hacer bien su trabajo, el vampiro le respondería una pregunta crucial sobre los seres sobrenaturales. Lo que Charlie no sospechaba era que Lorenzo no solo quería aprender, sino que su verdadero propósito era acercarse a él, descubrir sus puntos débiles y usar esa información para vengarse.

Durante las semanas siguientes, Charlie se sumergió en el mundo de los seres fantásticos que Lorenzo le presentó. Descubrió que los vampiros, los fantasmas y otras criaturas sobrenaturales eran mucho más reales de lo que jamás había imaginado. A medida que compartían tiempo juntos, comenzaron a forjar una amistad, y esa amistad gradualmente se transformó en algo más profundo. Sin embargo, un gran secreto de Charlie seguía acechando: nunca le había contado a Lorenzo que la razón por la que estaba investigando su mundo no era una simple tesis académica, sino un artículo para su columna. Cuando Lorenzo descubriera la traición, ¿cómo reaccionaría?



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Disfrute del libro.

Quería que Isolde encontrara a su familia, ¿será que su historia será la sigue?



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

Got this very fun ARC from @youhadmeathea! It was such an interesting romance because of all the different types of supernaturals, not just vampires. There are trolls and possessions and werewolves! I liked learning the supernatural elements and how mundane a lot of it was! But it was still a very sweet, lovely romance between Lorenzo and Charlie. A great read for spooky season in the Fall!

Thirsty by @lucy.lehane.books is a paranormal queer romance about Charlie, a down on his luck advice columnist who finds himself back in his home town and searching for a muse for his column. The world is obsessed with the newly revealed supernatural world and needs advice on how to deal with human/supernatural relationships. A chance meeting with Lorenzo, an old acquaintance who turns out to be a vampire, might just be the perfect in that Charlie needs to learn about the supernatural world. The only problem? Lorenzo hates him.

I really enjoyed this book. It was super funny and cute. I loved seeing Charlie and Lorenzo’s relationship grow from like frienmies to lovers. Lorenzo was just the sweetest. I enjoyed meeting all of his supernatural roommates. I liked how there were hints that Charlie’s advice he was giving was affecting events around him. I thought that was a neat detail by the author. The smut was very sexy. And it was a quick read of me. Overall just a really fun romance.

I thought this was such a cute fun book! Thank you to st. Martin's press for the e arc. While the story was not my usual (I don't normally read low stakes cozy romance) I liked this a lot! The world building was interesting and I did love the themes of community and finding your voice. It was a fun predictable romance but more complex because of the supernatural elements. I liked that the main characters were messy and imperfect and charming.

The only thing was the "real world" references. This type of thing is hit or miss with readers and it generally dates a book. At times it would be so spontaneous it would take me out of the story for a second. However, I viewed it more as a quirky MM hallmark book and those we need more of! I read this in one sitting and was satisfied by the story. Such a cute read!

A very cute and unapologetically gay and pulpy romance, which the world really needs, honestly. I really enjoyed the flow of the narrative and how strong the characters' voices were, though I found Charlie somewhat unlikeable - but his character was strengthened by the more "annoying" aspects. Also really appreciate the fact that he's explicitly fat, and his fatness is approached with complete neutrality; there's not a lot of fat representation to be found generally speaking, though it's near-nonexistent in LGBT stories, especially M/M romances. As for the romance, it was very engaging - they do have a lot of chemistry, and despite the fact the ending feels just a little rushed (I would've liked a lot more discussion between Lorenzo and Charlie about the driving conflict of the story), the relationship never feels "forced".

I think the paranormal aspects are mostly done well; I really like the whole "humans just brushed off the reveal of the supernatural because these past few years have been wild" angle. Not crazy about how some of the 'discrimination' is handled, because I think it just takes a lot of skill and care to properly write paranormal-based bigotry in a way that doesn't feel disrespectful to real-world issues, but I've seen far worse takes on the subject. I do think there's a lot of potential to expand on the lore, since the information we get is so limited, funneled through Lorenzo's POV as he guides Charlie through the supernatural "underworld", but it also seems like maybe the limited perspective is kind of the intent? Since the romance seems to be the predominant story, and everything else is just set dressing - which is fine. It's just one of the reasons I rarely read romance, personally. But this was a fun one; Lehane is a great writer, I just wish there wasn't such a reliant on pop culture references. It feels too much like a cheap way at "relatability" when to me it just takes focus away from the story when there's a constant stream of "buzzwords" about shows and artists. I get that the story is modern and Charlie is young and that Lorenzo isn't old and dusty like vampire stereotypes - the latter is made very clear, and is very well done without the references. (And I absolutely found the dig about him "not being into high school students" hilarious - there should have been more of that.) Regardless, I would read more of this world if it turns into a series, or honestly whatever Lucy Lehane writes next, especially if the characters are as good as Lorenzo.

First off, thank you to NetGalley and Austin Adams of St Martin’s Griffin (Publishing) for sending me the ARC of this book.

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.

From a story perspective, I think what bothered me the most is that the actual problems Lorenzo and Charlie had (both together and separately) were only sort of discussed in this book. I know cozy fantasies/romances aren’t super into deep plots but it would’ve been nice to see more than a paragraph devoted to the two of them trying to solve their issues.

From a writing perspective (and I’m hoping this gets fixed once published) is that there were quite a few times when things should’ve been either italicized, in quotation marks, or even both but weren’t, which made it hard to tell when different people were speaking or thinking. There were also times when it felt like new chapters jumped forward in time without finishing what had fully happened when the previous chapter ended.

Also, you’re telling me the first time Charlie and Lorenzo have sex is on top of a wrecked car? Actually, I’m not even sure if they were on the car the whole time because that scene was just so awkwardly written. 😬

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

I am not a fan of this miscommunication trope. If this book did not have the trope, I would have rated it higher. I did think the plot was interesting but also kind of predictable. I just feel like this book needed a bit more for me to really love it.

thank you netgalley for the arc!

i really, really liked this one. i love how lorenzo is all "i am a terrifying creature of night" but also like... that guy wears sweaters and loves his ford focus and is also definitely a dramatic little bitch (affectionate). charlie is cool too, but i found his character arc much less compelling. i think because lying and extended communication just feels so gross to me? anyways, excellent side characters as well. plot-wise... there wasn't much but you know what i'm not mad about it. i,too, just want to hang out in bed with a vampire who's obsessed with me, so what?

anyways, this was fun, funny, well-written, and has definite potential to be expanded into a series/universe situation. you should read it! i am so glad i read it

I actually really loved this book! Charlie and Lorenzo had me falling in love with them at the same time they were! There are a lot of issues with each of them and this showed how they overcame them together and I love that!

Thirsty is a MM paranormal romance between a human and a vampire; both struggling to find their purpose.

In the past five years the world has changed a lot but also stayed pretty much the same. "Monsters" have "come out" and now the world is a buzz in that weird beginning stage of everyone trying to see how they all fit together. Charlie is an advice columnist realizing his moniker as "The Old Crone" now could be taken literally; making him seem like he might be supernatural and wise beyond his years. By a few hundred of them. A remedy to this it seems might be to enlighten himself on the supernatural. However he doesn't know any supernaturals; or at least he doesn't think he does.

When Lorenzo sees Charlie at the coffee shop he frequents he recognizes him as the reason his ex broke up with him five years ago and he is livid. Charlie looking at Lorenzo a new, realizes he does in fact know a supernatural. Lorenzo might be the perfect liaison even though he is not necessarily willing. Yet.

I really enjoyed Lorenzo's roommates. They brought comic relief and this intriguing strangeness. I would read a spin off about any of them.

I would recommend this book to fans of FT Lukens. Possibly fans of The House on the Cerulean Sea.

Fun, quick and amusing read with some phenomenal world building that I feel overshadows the romance at times.

I loved the main characters though with the level of care put into the world I think I expected more and perhaps expected too much from a romcom. I will say the plot was great and while with the great amount of mistakes these characters make in the beginning make the third act break up loud and clear, it was still a fun and entertaining read.

Thirsty is a fun, cozy read that I ended up reading in one sitting on this cold, rainy Saturday.

I enjoyed it immensely, though I do feel the main characters and their chemistry together are a bit surface-level.

The world-building is SO good. I found myself drawn to the side characters more than the mains at times (Lorenzo's roommates specifically and poor Gray).

The conflict felt a bit silly to me but I'm not usually a fan of miscommunication or witholding information plots usually.

I did appreciate the Schitt's Creek and Chappell Roan references. Thirsty made me laugh out loud several times which deems it a success in my eyes!