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Undead and Unpopular

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Betsy Taylor is Queen of the Vampires. She is currently engaged to Eric Sinclair, the Vampire King. In trying to get her wedding arrangement together and dealing with the on/off surprise birthday party, Betsy totally forgot about the European delegation arriving. Betsy wants nothing to do with the ancient vampires, especially since they should have appeared long before, but it is a queen duty she must complete. However, one member of the delegation is Alonzo. Alonzo is the vampire who murdered Sophie in 1892 when she was a bar girl. And Sophie is out to return the favor!

Betsy is furious at Alonzo for committing the deadly deed, even if it was decades before she was born. Betsy gets madder when she realizes that Alonzo could care less about his actions against Sophie, that is, when he could even recall the incident. Sophie wants Betsy to execute Alonzo. Alonzo says he was young and in a type of blood rage, unable to help himself. (Not that he would have even tried to stop from playing with his food had he not been young.) Betsy understands both sides and feels trapped. Betsy loves Sophie, but must play nice to the delegation. And if she does nothing, Sophie will take matters into her own hands.

Other major things are happening as well; Liam, Sophie's [still alive] boyfriend, is about to let Sophie turn him into a vampire. This means that if Liam survives the process with his sanity, he will need to be closely watched for ten years while the blood rage is upon him. Jessica, Betsy's best and oldest friend, has myeloma. Delk's book about Sophie's undead life is about to hit the book stands and Delk does not even recall writing the book, thanks to Eric wiping his mind clean. And that is only the tip of the iceberg.

** This episode comes across as being too stilted. It felt to me as if the author was trying to inject humor onto almost every single page, but falling flat. Newcomers to the series will not be lost. The author tells the characters and their parts toward the beginning of the book; however, it is done in such a way that the new readers will feel as though a dozen names are being thrown at them on one page. It is too much for a new reader to catch so fast. Betsy comes across as a rich, immature teenager instead of the humorous vampiress previous readers have come to know and enjoy. All-in-all, unless you are a big fan of this series, don't bother picking this book up. **

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

Ms. Davidson's novel, Undead and Unpopular is not only a thriller, a mystery but the author also makes it light, funny and romantic at the same time. This is a one of a kind book.

I enjoy Katlyn Stewart, Nora Roberts,and Janet Evanovich as well

A month back I read and enjoyed the first few books in Betsy's tale and remember them being so much more. For me these books are a easy single afternoon read but easy should be replaced with simple.

The overall story line is not bad but it lacks in depth, of any kind. The humor seems to have faded, inside jokes makes no sense and Betsy is just whiny and bitchy. Compared to the writing skills of writers like Laurell Hamilton, Mary Davidson's written skills don't come close.

The story is entertaining, but I feel like I've outgrown Queen Betsy and her little group.