About this title: 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.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780749936457ISBN:0749936452
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780425194850ISBN:042519485X
Description: Published by BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP in 2004. Paperback. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8054946 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PIATKUS BOOKS
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780749936457ISBN:0749936452
Description: Published by Piatkus Books in 2006. Paperback. Number of pages: 288. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8370539 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Berkley
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780425194850ISBN:042519485X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. A used ex-library copy. Library markings. Pages are somewhat worn. Cover worn with some creases. Edges and corners worn. Binding solid but not tight. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Date Published: 02/02/2006
ISBN-13:9780749936457ISBN:0749936452
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Edition: F First Paperback Printing
Binding: S Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780425194850ISBN:042519485X
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Edition: Fourth Printing
Binding: S Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780425194850ISBN:042519485X
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Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
ISBN-13:9780425194850ISBN:042519485X
Description: Very Good. 042519485X mass market in very good condition. Pages are clean, binding is tight. Cover has slight shelf wear. Appears gently read. Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 288 p. Berkley Sensation. Audience: General/trade. Book is in excellent condition. Cover and pages are clean, binding is tight. We ship daily, Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Berkley
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780425194850ISBN:042519485X
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. mmpb by davidson. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 288 p. Berkley Sensation. Audience: General/trade. read more
"this was a great read. Funny, twisted, romantic (in a funny twisted way) and VAMPIRES!! Only in Minnesota could there be a race of vampires that are fighting for control of the vampire community.. enter our heroine, Elizabeth Taylor. She has had the worst day of her life. She is turning 30, was fired from her job, her father and step mother blow her off for her birthday party, a freak snow storm hits in April cancelling her party all together, and she dies. But thanks to a little attack that happened a few months before, she's been infected with the vampire virus and can't be killed. She awakes as Betsy, soon to find out Queen of the vampires. She can tolerate sunlight, hold crosses, and take holy water in the face. But she doesn't want the responsibility of being Queen, she just wants to go back to her old life like nothing ever happened. This was just hilarious, the author brought Betsy alive in a most believable way, from her fetish on shoes to her witty comebacks to all her friends and followers. I look forward to reading the second book in the series, Undead and Unemployed. This was definitely a 5 star book!!! I couldn't keep my nose out of it!!"
"Betsy isn't having a great week. She loses her job, gets hit by a car, wakes up in the morgue, discovers that she can't seem to stay dead, and realizes her stepmother has taken the prime opportunity to steal all of her designer shoes. No, not a good week at all. And it keeps getting worse. Apparently, being a vampire isn't enough - oh no, she has to be an *abnormal* vampire who isn't burned by the sun, can go into churches, and withstand crucifixes and holy water. Worst of all, some of her new undead acquaintances seem to think she's Betsy, Queen of All Undead... the others just want to kill her and make sure she stays dead this time. What's a girl to do?
Light, fluffy, and entertaining. Undead is definitely a cotton-candy book. For the most part, I enjoyed it, though the more graphic sexual elements didn't seem to fit with the overall tone of the book, causing an awkward disconnect for me as the reader. I have to say though, there is something to be said for a heroine who knows she's she's as shallow as a birdbath and is perfectly up front about it. And refusing to forgive the vampire king until he sends her the right pair of designer shoes? Brilliant. =)"
"Uh, where to start. This book is a very bland sort of read. The thrills aren't really thrilly, the action doesn't really happen and the romance is just unromantic. There are some funny bits, but far too few and the rest of the jokes forced. The main character, Betsy (great name) is a spunky blonde shoe-aholic, or at least she's meant to be. At least the author knows her character is a raving brat and tries to run with it. This book requires the reader to suspend their disbelief - mainly by using a bargepole. I kept asking in my head, "Yeah, but how often does having a billionaire best friend happen?" even though Betsy is a vampire queen. I know, I know, the most insignificant things get caught in my mind-maw, but when they do they irritate the hell out of me.
For all its blandness, it's all right, for a fluff-book. For something to push back the gut gnawing cravings for the next book in the current it series. Very much like Kitty and the midnight hour and Dead until Dark."
"In Book 1 of MaryJanice Davidson's Queen Betsy series, Undead and Unwed, Betsy Taylor has had a horrible day. First, she loses her job as a secretary. Then, when she gets home and goes outside to retrieve her cat, she is hit by a car and instantly killed. So that's the end of everything... right?
Not exactly. Betsy wakes up in her own coffin, dressed in a cheap pink suit and horrible shoes all courtesy of her gold-digging stepmother. It seems that thanks to a late night attack outside of a Mongolian restaurant, Betsy is now a vampire. As she is soon to find out, not just any vampire. She is, in fact, the supposed Queen who has been prophesied to free the vampires from their current leader, an iron fisted man named Nostro. She doesn't believe it at first and only wants to live her undead unlife the same as she lived her life, including shopping for expensive, designer shoes. But it is hard to ignore that not only is she unlike humans, but she is different from other vampires, too. Men and dogs are drawn to her, conventional weapons such as crosses and holy water are ineffective, and she doesn't need to feed nightly as other vampires do. She is extraordinary for a vampire, which gives credence to the claim that she is meant to be the Queen.
Undead and Unwed isn't one of those serious 'the plights of a new vampire' type novels. There's no Louisesque pondering of the soul and spirit, that 'mortal coil' that is referenced. No, this book will have you laughing from page one. You are drawn in by the utter insanity of this poor young woman's life, by her failed attempts at self-annihilation, and her personal opinions about what she has become. Because, really, how would your every day girl feel about suddenly becoming a vampire? It would be a little surreal, yes, but I also think anyone would react the way Betsy did: with a logical, "nu-uh!"
Though I have to admit that sometimes I was frustrated by Betsy's inability to be serious or mature for even a moment. The conversations had throughout the novel were nothing more than witty banter back and forth... I don't think anyone had a serious conversation the entire book without something 'clever' being said somewhere in retort. I like the book a lot, but I do hope that as Betsy gets used to being a vampire, especially as Queen, she matures a bit and cares a little less about sarcasm and shoes and a little more about the big picture. I don't know if I would want someone who can't so easily look below the surface of a situation as my Queen! But, hey, that is what development is for and none of us is perfect, right? Betsy provides a lot of amusement and laughs, so I have to think her for that even as I sometimes wanted to strangle her. I mean none of the above as criticism, don't get me wrong, because I loved the book. And I like a character that is imperfect because, come on, how many annoyingly perfect leading female characters are there out in the world of literature? Too many. We need a good, ultimately heart-warming but superficial shoe lover to remind us that some characters can be great and entertaining without being perfect.
I hope that the next book is as much fun as the first. And, of course, that she continues to both love and loath Sinclair. It would totally ruin the fun if they get all lovey so soon. I really enjoyed the two of them mutually disliking but wanting each other."
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