5.0 out of 5 based on 16 reviews. – Customer review on 24/07/2011

i love these series of books Mary Janice Davidson is an exceptional writer, her undead and unwed series are hilarious and suck you in (pardon the pun) i would certainly reccommend this book and her whole series of Undead and Unwed books plus Deriks Bane (a spinoff book) to all people who like to laugh.

5.0 out of 5 based on 16 reviews. – Customer review on 27/01/2011

Great Summer read! (Well 3 day read actually, but who's counting) Having just found MaryJanice Davidson I now can't put her books down. They are witty, very easy to read chic lit with an undead twist. If you take your vampire novels too seriously this may not be for you, but I love all forms of fantasy/horror genres and I have found these books a wonderful light read that have had me laughing out loud.
Betsy is a great lead character and Sinclair sounds pretty hot. These books would make a great sitcom.

3.0 out of 5 based on 16 reviews. – Customer review on 16/03/2009

Well, after expecting so much from this book, I was left disappointment. Yes, there were some funny moments but overall I felt the story was flat and a bit boring at times. I also felt MaryJanice Davidson tried too hard to make Betsy likeable. At this stage I'm not going to rush out and read the next book in the series but I do hope the rest of the series is better than this one.

5.0 out of 5 based on 16 reviews. – Customer review on 13/02/2009

This book was so much fun. I laughed the whole way through. The author focused on the story primarily (albeit light) with a background romance and not page after page of boring sex (as can be too often the case). I would recommend this if you enjoy sassy women, a laugh and are looking for few hours of light relief.

4.0 out of 5 based on 16 reviews. – Customer review on 27/04/2007

On the day of her 30th birthday, Elizabeth "Betsy" Taylor is let go from her job as a secretary, and comes home only to get killed in a car accident. A few days later, she wakes up inside her own coffin and scares herself silly upon realizing that she has joined the ranks of the "undead". A frustrated Betsy soon finds that not only can she not die again, but that she now has superhuman capabilities -- and that she’s a vampire! Soon man and animal alike fawn upon her even as she’s revolted by her own thirst for human blood.

More shocks are in store for poor frazzled Betsy when none of the popular myths about vampires (as perpetuated by movies) such as taking God’s name or being touched by holy water or sunlight have any fatal effect on her. When forced to attend a sort of vampire convention at a cemetery, Betsy comes to the awful realization how exactly this uniqueness means trouble for her in the scheme of larger things, vampire-wise. Romantically, her heart and mind fight a bitter battle as a seductive bloodsucker seeks to make her his own. Caught in an unwanted power struggle, in a world that is new, fascinating and yet somewhat repulsive to her human sensibilities, Betsy struggles to find her niche as she deals with lovers, slaves, family, friends and foes of all kinds.

Non-stop tongue-in-cheek witticisms combined with gory details, danger, mayhem and mischief galore serve to make Undead and Unwed a deadly cocktail of pure, unadulterated fun. It’s perhaps the best and most perfect vampire spoof in recent times. Author MaryJanice Davidson has taken just about every vampire myth that exists, debunked several and added many more to the bloodsucker lore. Never before have readers been exposed to a protagonist like Betsy, the super-vampire whose passion for designer shoes supercedes even her compulsion for drinking blood. Sinclair, the handsome bloodsucker, is an enigma who keeps both the readers and Betsy in suspense with regard to his true qualities. Several supporting cast members, both alive and undead, add to the general chaos, and the story never fails to supply hilarity even in the most emotional, passionate or action-filled scenario. In short, this screwball vampire comedy is wickedly funny and not to be missed.

5.0 out of 5 based on 16 reviews. – Customer review on 25/02/2007

You do not have to be a romance reader to enjoy the Betsy series. I bought this for a friend and ending up by all of them for myself. Betsy is "like, totally" into shoes, expensive clothing and herself. When she dies in a car accident and finds out that she is a vampire, hilarity ensues. Betsy has to come to terms with her new lifestyle, an incredibly hot vampire named Sinclair and the reluctance of the vampires to look at her new way of doing things. I was pleasantly surprised by the humor, warmth and intelligence of Unwed and Undead. I highly recomend it for anyone who likes comedy, science fiction, vampires or expensive shoes.

5.0 out of 5 based on 16 reviews. – Customer review on 06/02/2007

A just-laid off secretary has a really bad week when she dies and is then made Queen of the Undead. "Chick lit meets vampire fiction in this creative, sophisticated, sexy, and wonderfully witty book."--Catherine Spangler. Original.

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First Betsy Taylor loses her job, then she's killed in a car accident. But what really bites is that she can't seem to stay dead. And now her new friends have the ridiculous idea that Betsy is the prophesied vampire queen, and they want her help in overthrowing the most obnoxious power-hungry vampire in five centuries

4.0 out of 5 based on 16 reviews. – Customer review on 15/12/2006

Since reading this novel, I've been collecting the others in the series. It isn't very deep, but it is very funny indeed. It's best described as vampire chick lit. I liked the dry sense of humor as well as the satirical touches. It is a little over the top sometimes, but hey... think of the subject matter. I'd highly recommend it (although probably not to men or children!).

5.0 out of 5 based on 16 reviews. – Customer review on 07/12/2006

A supernatural comedy/romance, perfect read for the holidays. Elizabeth is a shoe loving, independant modern woman whose life is changed forever when she wakes up in the morgue a vampire *shock horror* From there she now has to deal with vampire politics, her shocked family and being stuck in cheap, secondhand shoes.
However though this book sounds a little corny, it's hilarious read and Liz proves to be one very witty character, and Sinclaire is to die for. For older readers.

3.0 out of 5 based on 16 reviews. – Customer review on 25/11/2006

This book is great if you are after a light read and a laugh. Undead and Unwed is funny, but at times tries a little too hard. I read the book in 2 or 3 sittings, but will not be rushing out to get the next in the series.