When Life Gives You Vampires

When Life Gives You Vampires is the debut of Gloria Duke and this book is a romcom vampire romance. The protagonist Lily is living her normal life until she meets Tristan and when they get close she gets bitten by him and turned into a vampire. This brought some new challenges for her and made it such a good romcom. What I also liked was the presentation of a plus size woman who struggled with it in a realistic way. Sometimes Lily was so into her body issues that she forgot about the people around her and their feelings. That was quite sad to see and I’m glad that she later reflected on that and in the end the character of a person matters and not what they look like. Tristan has been a vampire for quite some centuries and he is old school and stuck in the past in many ways. One thing to deal with this is that he writes historical romance novels and that was amazing. In general he is a good man who just wants to protect and love Lily. At first Lily and Tristan seem like an unlikely pair but because of the vampire situation they become a great team. Over time you can also see the romance developing more and more, but it’s definitely slow burn. I also liked Lily’s mom and best friend Cat as side characters. Overall, I need to read more romcom vampire stories and this was such a good one and if you want a romance with a bit more bite, check this one out. 4 stars. (ARC kindly provided in exchange for a review.)