a semi-cheesy but decent romp of a romcom

this book asks this question of what if your favorite piece of media was actually occurring in the world you live in and what happens if you get swept up in it? we follow tess rosenblum, a hotel manager who finds herself immersed in the world of blood feud, her favorite vampire book series, along with her ex-best friend joni, as they fall in love with two vampires.

the writing can get a bit cheesy and unbelievable at times (there is no way callum and tess fell in love that fast i refuse to believe it). i found myself questioning their chemistry at times, not really seeing what drew them together. also, i did begin to get confused at the 75% mark there was tew much going on

despite my misgivings, this was a fun romp through an interesting premise, and i think tess' character was interesting; she has a lot of layers as a trauma survivor. i liked the use of pop culture (rare i know) in this book; while i still think citing real life people is a massive mistake, the podcast episodes, emails, and other social media helped add realism. i did also enjoy joni and octavia's relationship (last line of chapter 16 went crazyy). tess and joni's relationship and their journey to mending it was a good part as well.

overall i wanted more from this book since the idea is so good, but for what it's worth i had a fun time reading it! would suggest to people who like vampires, low-stakes romantasy, and fanfiction....