Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs

Nice Girls don't have Fangs is book one of author Molly Harper's supposedly three book series but after checking out her website ...Hooooorahhh ...she is writing book four. You probably guessed by now that I really liked this one and can't wait to read the others. The series is about what happens to a plain Jane girl who's life is suddenly taken away and now she finds herself part of the undead crowd. It's got tons of humour, it's never boring and it even has a bit of mystery and romance ....and I do mean a bit. The mystery part is about as complicated as that great mathematical equation of 2 + 2. But it's still the background for a great story and the continuing evolution of the characters. Jane's character in particular isn't just static but is continually evolving and changing but always keeps her down to earth qualities that make us interested in reading about her.

The principal character in this story is one Jane Jameson...well, actually, she's more than that, since the book is about her and the rest are simply there as support to her adventures, and boy she does have a lot of them since she's been recently turned into a vampire. From boring librarian to new kid with fangs on the block, her new lease on life is always taking her from problem to bigger problem and the fun never stops. She just seems like the girl next door that everyone likes but with a tad of attitude. Her comeback lines are often laugh out loud funny and although she can't be considered kicka$$ she isn't a pushover either. Next character on the list would be her sire and love interest who goes by the name of Gabriel Nightengale. Best way to describe him would be to say he's OK, no more, no less. I simply see nothing special about him just that he is genuinely interested in Jane and he does his best to protect her. Next we have of course the third party interested in the main character and at least he doesn't disappoint. He goes by the distinctive name of Richard Cheney...yep, you guessed it, Dick Cheney. His first name suits him to a tee. He's like the best friend who always imagines you naked. He's the one you root for not to get the girl but be around to spice things up and he does a great job of it. There's are a lot of great secondary characters like the ghost of Jane's great aunt Jettie, who always brings a smile to my face reading about what she is up to. Next we have Zeb Lavelle who happens to be Jane's best friend who never imagines her as naked, also there is Andrea who can only be described as yummy...and I really mean as in taste good. There is also Jane's complete family that range from her likable dad to her obnoxious sister to her pain in the rpm mom. If there is one character I could do without she would win hands down.

The story is about what happens to a small town Kentucky librarian who gets turned into a vampire in order to save her life. Basically she gets laid off work, decides to get drunk at the local bar to finally get mistaken as a deer and shot by the side of a small country road. A vampire who was following her home must turn her into one of his own in order to save her. Now this might sound as almost dramatic but believe me there's humour in anything that involves Jane. Becoming a vamp is just the beginning of her problems when other bloodsuckers start dying and this time I mean permanently around her. So she becomes suspect number one and vamp law is not as tidy as our own. To make matters worse she seems to be the target to different attempts on her well being. So how is she going to clear her name and survive the ordeal...well...that's all for you to read and believe me it's a worthwhile adventure.

I actually would give this one a big 4.5 star or leaf rating, I just love Jane's character and how everything seems to focus around her. She changes and matures from the get go and I simply can't wait to see where the author has in store for her. I guess the best way to describe the book would be equal part Chicagoland Vampires with equal part Stephanie Plum. Chances are that if you like one or the other you will appreciate this one. Just don't get your hope up to high for the great mystery part.

Nice Girls Don't have Fangs turned out to be not at all what I was expecting. It was definitely a new spin on the very popular vampire bandwagon and it definitely was funny but after the first 200 pages I found Jane's humour to be a little grating. Being shelved in the romance section I was also expecting there to be more romance! I found the dialogue, especially near the end, to be a bit contrived and repetitive (especially Gabriel) and dialogue is what makes or breaks a book for me. So while I enjoyed the story, I was expecting much more from all the wonderful reviews

This book was fun, easy read. Jane is a librarian, who has a bad day that ends with her dying by the side of the road until Gabriel comes along and turns her into a vampire. She finds her new life crazier than she could have ever imagined, with the ghost of her dead aunt, her best friend dating a werewolf and vampire murder charges, jane's undead life has just begun.

Nice girls don't have fangs is a first in a series by molly harper and I must say I really loved the character jane, she is really fun and I can actually relaite to her.

Jane Jameson is a librarian who loves her job working in the childrens section and is very good at her job, so it is a complete shock to her when she get's fired by her evil uptight boss.

Sad and unsure what to do now, she ends up at shannagans, a local bar and gets drunk, which is soooo unlike her. While drinking her sorrows away she meets a man named gabriel and he is very nice,charming and hot but nothing happens so she goes hoe and while walking she is mistaken for a deer gets shot and left for dead only she doesn't die.

Jane wakes up in a strange home unaware how she got there and looks around until she sees someone and that someone is gabriel, the hottie from the bar. He tells her what happened and that now she is a vampire and he is her sire.

Panicked, jane runs out of the house all the way to her own and finds her best friend zeb waiting for her and wouldn't you know he looks really tasty but before jane strikes gabriel comes and knocks zeb out and helps jane with her hunger.

After her feeding gabriel tells jane the rules and leaves. The next evening jane meets andrea, who is a blood doner chick and offers herself on behalf of gabriel to jane, reluctant at first to have a human jane sinks her fangs in and discovers a very sexual appeal to it for her and andrea so she stops before something happens. She is starting to wonder if being a vampire is bringing out all the sexyness in her that she never allowed when she was alive.

Jane decides to go out with andrea to a local vamp bar and after a few bloody coctails they leave but not before jane witnesses a vampire robbing the human bartender. Well she's not going to stand for that so she intervines and gets knocked out momentarily until help arrives, another vampire named dick(i know) and together they scare him off.

The next evening dick pays jane a visit, and trys to suduce her but then stops when he sees gabriel. Gabriel and dick don't like each other, I won't go into details, i'll just say "men" so he departs with a promise to see her again.

Jane is shocked by all this male attention but snapps out of it and asks why gabriel is here. He informs her that wade, the vampire jackass from the bar is dead and she is the prime suspect. He also tells jane to stay away from dick(the vamp) and that he wants jane all to himself, he is fascinated by her and wants her.

A few days ago she was "plain jane" now she has men courting her is a vampire has no job someone is trying to frame her for murders and she has to deal with her friends and family too! Including her dead aunt who she now sees.

This book was a non stop hoot, I love jane and I can't wait to read more.

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