I’m Dreaming of an Undead Christmas (Half Moon Hollow) by Molly Harper-a review

I’m Dreaming of an Undead Christmas
Half Moon Hollow
by Molly Harper
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Genre: paranormal, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 17, 2014

Experience the vampire world for the holidays through the eyes of Gigi Scanlon in this e-novella prequel to The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire from beloved paranormal romance author Molly Harper!

College co-ed Gigi is headed home to Half-Moon Hollow for her first Christmas since her sister, Iris, was turned into a vampire by her beloved undead husband, Cal. Iris is working overtime to make this holiday as normal and special as possible. After all, it’s taken her months of working with Jane Jameson and the Hollow’s vampires to convince herself that she won’t bite her baby sister on sight.

Gigi has her own worries. She’s falling out of love with her high school sweetheart, Ben, and has no idea how to tell him. She’s got a secret job interview with terrifying teen Council official, Ophelia Lambert. And there’s a handsome but cagey vampire following her around town and then disappearing before Gigi can confirm that he’s not, in fact, a figment of her fertile imagination. Holidays with family are complicated. Christmas with an undead family can be downright dangerous.

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Well, seeing as how the blurb hits all of the plot highlights of the book, I’m going to tell you why you should read Molly Harper. Her books are fun and quirky and very well written. The Half-Moon Hollow “crew” is a motley one. The characters are totally loveable, even the ones you don’t want to love. When Gigi finally arrives home, the mayhem that ensues will make you laugh and make your heart smile. Even though you have vampires, humans and weres in the mix, the one thing that always rings true in this series is the sense of family and camaraderie. They truly care for each other and want to keep everyone safe. And, for vampire purists (snobs!), this bunch can’t eat food, nor can they be in the sunlight, which in itself, is pretty funny in the way that they handle it. If they eat? Projectile vomit……. If they are exposed to sunlight? Yep, you guessed it. They’ll catch fire.

I’m Dreaming of an Undead Christmas centers around Iris wanting to keep the Christmas traditions she and her sister, Gigi, have had all of their lives. Does it go exactly as planned? Well, of course not. However, they do enjoy the huge “family” gathering and decide that this is their new normal and make new traditions. This is a very quick read, and is obviously setting up the next book for Gigi. And, I can’t wait to find out more about the mysterious vampire who keeps popping in on Gigi, and neither can she! Ha! If you’re looking for a fun series with characters who will make you laugh out loud and make your heart smile, this one is for you. Well done, Molly Harper, very well done.

Reviewed by Vickie M