| Title | : | Headpats After Dark: A cozy yandere romcom for men who like crazy vampire women (Monstrous Love Book 1) |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 387 |
| Publication | : | Published October 13, 2023 |
It would be an understatement to call Trevon Beaumont an accomplished monster slayer. He's traversed the European countryside upholding the legacy of his clan one completed mission at a time for the whole of his adult life. Now he's on his most perilous quest slay the cruel but beautiful Countess Dracula.
Just as the two of them seem ready to conclude their final battle, however, an unexpected act of betrayal sends them hurtling together through time—bloodbonding them, thus entwining their fates. Reappearing in the twenty-first century, they must get jobs and find a place to stay while they decide how best to proceed now that they are unable to continue their battle to the death.
But when Dracula rapidly develops a romantic obsession for Trevon, things get complicated. Even worse, Trevon's forced proximity to the queen of all creatures of the night means that his own self-control is constantly tested. What will become of their budding relationship? Will it be hot?
Headpats After Dark is a wholesome yandere romantic comedy written for men who enjoy the trope of obsessive women with a few screws loose. This is a work of fiction. If your significant other acts like Dracula does in this novel, those are red flags, people. Take heed.
Headpats After Dark: A cozy yandere romcom for men who like crazy vampire women (Monstrous Love Book 1) Reviews
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This is not meant to be taken very seriously, and I didn't, but I still can't give this one that 5th star; just wasn't enough depth to clear that hurdle. However, if the blurb appeals, you will likely find this at least diverting (as did I) if not riveting (which I did not).
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Overall I really loved it. The interactions between Mira and Trevon are great. When he speaks oldschool it's funny. Him cleaning the toilet was a banger.
Was a fun ride. -
A genderbent yandere Dracula gets isekai-ed with her arch-nemesis from Castlevania into the modern day and they fall madly in love. IF you understood that sentence and didn't have to look anything up, this book is for you.
This wholesome little book of smut is made for nerds who grew up with castlevania and said yeah but what if the castle was just foreplay?!
spice level: 1/5 -
Fun read
A very fun, absurdist read to pass the time. Mira was absolutely adorable, in a crazy kind of way. Only wish it would have been longer or maybe split into a couple of books. There are parts where the story felt a bit rushed and skipped around. -
Really cute slice of life
What happens when a vampire hunter and the when kid vampires are cursed and tethered to one another? You get this story. And honestly it’s awesome. Lots of crazy. Some good adult content and lots of humor. -
It was a nice leisure book to listen to in between my long high fantasy series. I liked the MMC and FMC together very much. They had this cite beast boy and raven energy I related to and greatly appreciated.
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What a fantastic version!
I don’t know about it being a comedy so much as a really great tongue-in-cheek joyride from start to finish. The intro was a blast from the past with amazing Fan Service and the ending was better than I hoped for. Now where is Alucard? -
a one and done but I need more
An interesting take on the classic vampire/slayer trope. The story wraps up nicely but I hope that a sequel may come one day -
Trevon stared at her, his eyes narrowing with a question. "What was that?"
"Uhh-I like the hooded bat shirt. Let's definitely get that. Did you find any clothes for yourself?"
"Yes. What was that kiss?"
She looked away and crossed her arms behind her back, holding the shopping basket there as her lip jutted out in a pout. “I...I...I'm just..." Suddenly a wave of inspiration hit her. "I'm evil!”
Setting:
This book takes place in modern day in a small essentially no name town.
Characters:
Trevon: Trevon is a young and powerful man whose family has a long history of slaying vampires. Trevon believes in always doing what's right and being a good person.
Dracula: Countess Vladimira Tepes is not actually that bad of a vampire. I mean yes she has hordes of demons under her control and access to vast stores of powerful dark magic. But she isn’t entirely casual and flippant with her violence. She is, perhaps, liberal in her justifications, but there are justifications.
Plot:
Trevon has entered Dracula’s castle with the aim of killing the evil vampire. Death, her long serving minion, is very much over the whole show and, during the pair’s dramatic battle, throws both of them into a rift in time. This results in the pair being transported to modern day with the extremely helpful side effect of also teaching them everything they will need to know about the modern world and the much less helpful side effect of magically binding the pair together. They now have to figure out how to deal with each other, at least for long enough to break the magic binding and get themselves back to their normal time.
My Thoughts:
Knightley had the distinct advantage here of knowing exactly what sort of book they were writing. This book is not going to win a Booker or a Nebula or a Hugo prize and it’s not trying to. It’s not that kind of book and that’s fine, much better than fine actually.
It’s cute and a bit silly. It’s light-hearted and there’s a number of very obvious references anybody who is familiar with Castlevania will easily pick up on. It’s not a book that’s going to make you think very hard or pose some unanswerable question. It’s a fast fun read about a vampire hunter and vampire falling for each other. -
Yes, he did write a cozy handers romcom
If you like Virgil 's humor you will love this book. If you've never read Virgil Knightley books before read this one and Solar Dragons Need Love, Too. If you are looking for a Masterfully written slice of life litrpg check out Master Class, but enjoy this book first. -
Absolute Banger!
Just when you think you've tamed your yandere girlfriend's crazy tendencies, she just has to go and show you her room of hanging flesh puppets that represent every woman that has dared flirt with you. Happens to the best of us right?
Even if the story of Mira and Trevon end here, I hope we can get more stories from this universe. Maybe Virgil could mess around with having an FMC in Anya. She seems fun!
