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La Vida Vampire

Nancy Haddock (2008)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesCesca Marinelli #1
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.65

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of Water

Synopsis

First in a delightfully irreverent new series-and second to none when it comes to beautiful 227-year-old career women.Being dead isn't all it's cracked up to be. Take it from Francesca Marinelli, trapped underground for over 200 years and rediscovered during the renovation of a Victorian mansion in historic St. Augustine. A tourist attraction herself, she's well suited for a job as an Old Ghost Town Tour guide. Francesca's due for a new lease on afterlife-and with enough sunblock, she can finally live it.Unfortunately, everything she learned about men is a little dated. And when people in her tour group turn up dead, naturally the police suspect her. After all, she is a vampire. Which is why a crazed vampire-hunting vigilante squad is out to get her as well. Between the dead bodies, the stalkers, and a seriously non-existent love life, she's starting to wish she was dead. Or at least buried, where she was safe.

Is La Vida Vampire appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This lighthearted vampire urban fantasy features murder investigations, vampire hunters pursuing the protagonist, and mild romantic elements. Violence is present but not graphic, and humor balances darker themes.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death, and violence (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Readers will enjoy this funny, fish-out-of-water story about a centuries-old vampire trying to navigate modern dating and prove she's not a murderer.

Tags

Paranormal RomanceMysteryUrban FantasyContemporary Fantasy