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    To Catch a Vampire

    By Jennifer Harlow

    3.5/5

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    CLASSIFIED: F.R.E.A.K.S. Do Dallas

    Beatrice Alexander, telekinetic special agent, is still adjusting to life among the F.R.E.A.K.S. while wiping out zombies and other supernatural threats. When Bea learns about her "special assignment" investigating a series of human disappearances with Oliver Montrose, her gorgeous but annoying vampire co-worker, she reluctantly agrees to go undercover. Disguised as a married couple, they infiltrate the gothic vamp scene in Dallas. While sniffing out clues, Oliver's convincing public—and not so public—displays of affection have Bea swooning in her bustier and fishnets. Between contending with her fake husband's ex-lover Marianna and feeling guilty for hiding the mission from her werewolf crush Will, Bea discovers she's not the only F.R.E.A.K. keeping secrets. Clubbing with the undead turns bloody when Oliver's old enemy, the Lord of Dallas, decides to seek his revenge. Caught in the crossfire, Bea is up to her neck in blood-sucking trouble.

    Praise:

    "The second in Harlow's F.R.E.A.K.S. series reads like an homage to Harris' tales of Sookie Stackhouse, though Bea seems to take herself a little less seriously."—Kirkus Reviews

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLlewellyn Worldwide
    Release dateSep 8, 2012
    ISBN9780738729749
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    To Catch a Vampire
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    Jennifer Harlow

    Jennifer Harlow earned a BA in psychology from the University of Virginia. She has worked as a bookseller, radio deejay, lab assistant, and government investigator. She is the author of the F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad Investigation series, the Galilee Falls Trilogy, and the Iris Ballard series. She lives in Atlanta and is hard at work on her next book.

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    Reviews for To Catch a Vampire

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    • 4/5
      Beatrice is settling into her role on the F.R.E.A.K.S team in this sequel. Will, the werewolf, is off on a vacation and she misses him even though she is unsure what they are feeling for each other. She is reluctantly participating on a mission with Oliver, the sexy vamp who constantly flirts with her and who alternates between making her heart race and disgusts her. Searching for a cabal of vamps who are freely killing people also puts her in between Oliver and a former friend. What's a girl to do when she is torn by her feelings? Kill a few bad guys!!
    • 2/5
      2-1/2

      I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

      This book got off to a rather slow start. But in full confession mode, I had not read the first book in the series, so I do not know if that would have made a difference in the pacing if I had.

      I have been reading a lot of young adult and dystopian fiction lately, so this was very definitely in a different category altogether. I think it is more a paranormal romance, with some more mature themes than young adult.

      I rather disliked Oliver in the beginning, but toward the end he kind of grew on me a bit. Though, he does remind me of Eric from True Blood quite a bit.

      Here's the thing, though. I usually try to ignore editing when it is an ARC I am reading. With this one, though, it was really, really difficult. Some of the lack of editing was extremely distracting. The flow of the narrative was a bit awkward. It read more like a novel outline, and felt like there were chunks missing.

      There were a lot of similarities to True Blood. This could have worked in the book's favor but I just didn't feel like It was done well enough. The whole lord and lady thing was awful similar to the King and Queen thing in True Blood.

      It really just felt like it took a long time to get to the meat of the story, and then when you finally get into it, toward the last 15% or so of the book, the action felt extremely rushed.

      The book had a lot of potential but it just felt like it fell short of that for me.

      I will very likely read the rest of the series in the hopes that it improves. I really wanted to love it, but it was just okay for me.
    • 4/5
      I'm very glad I looked past the somewhat odd titles and the kitsch cover art of these books, because they are a lot of fun! To Catch a Vampire has great characters and a fantastic plot, although it's hard to call it a mystery because it's pretty clear from the start who they are after. I enjoyed seeing the deeper interplay between Bea and Oliver that was only hinted at in the first book. I'm still cheering for Will, but I'm enjoying the flirtation with Oliver.

      While there's a bit of humor throughout the book it has a bit of serious heart-tugging going on as well. I think Ms. Harlow handles it well, it never feels over-the-top or maudlin, but I found myself honestly feeling for the characters and what happens to them.

      While I just don't even know what to say about the covers, I will gladly look forward to future stories in this series, no matter what is on the front. :)
    • 5/5
      This is another great story by Jennifer Harlow. I love each character that she creates in her stories. The ending to this is not what I thought, but I still loved it. It is nice to see a different side to Oliver. I can't wait to start reading the other stories in this series. I hope that the books stay with there being an actual story in each one and they don't turn into a series where the main character is more concerned about which man she wants to be with. I like the fact that this series, so far, has a main story and that the love story is only a small part of the whole book.
    • 3/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Fun, quirky yet serious mystery novel.Opening Sentence: I think I just officially realized that I’m a true-blue freak.The Review:To Catch a Vampire finds Beatrice Alexander (telekinetic extraordinaire) bemoaning her place in F.R.E.A.K.S. It is not that she doesn’t like it, in fact she loves it, it is just the fact that she can’t tell her family and friends what she does for a living. She is also moping because her current crush, Will the werewolf, is on vacation but she really wants him to enjoy his time off, so when an opportunity to work a case on disappearing humans comes up, she eagerly takes the job without telling Will. Of course, said job will leave Beatrice working alone alongside the irresistible yet irritating vampire Oliver.Beatrice is basically on a solo mission. The other members of the F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad take a backseat in this novel. During the mission, Oliver leaves her to do all the research and interviews while he tries to deal with the vampire politics. The vampires in this world are definitely a strange group and Beatrice learns more than she ever wanted when she is dragged into a situation from Oliver’s past.Beatrice, Will and Oliver’s love (or lust) triangle continues to grow and get more complicated. Beatrice is really conflicted with her thoughts and actions towards Will and Oliver. Beatrice is still the funny and quirky chick that she was in the first novel Mind Over Monsters. Since she is still relatively new to the team Bea is still finding her way so this mission is her way of proving herself to the team.To Catch a Vampire is very much a funny and campy novel but there is a layer of seriousness to the events that happen. Once again told from the point of view of the odd Beatrice, I enjoyed her voice but not as much as I did in the first novel. The ruthlessness of the vampire world and Bea and Oliver’s relationship makes this novel an amusing read. This novel starts off as mystery and moves like a mystery novel until the second half where the action really kicks in and moves this novel along at a good pace.Overall, To Catch a Vampire is a fun and enjoyable novel. My only complaint is where Beatrice’s relationships were left off at the end. I would like to see more of the F.R.E.A.K.S. Squad and Bette the machete in the future if there is a sequel. Jennifer Harlow’s next book What’s a Witch to Do? is set in the same world but does not continue Bea’s storyline.Notable Scene:I don’t see the men move until they’ve reached their destinations. When vamps move, they move fast. Faster than the human eye can process. I feel the breeze of quick movement, but nothing else until the moment someone grabs me. I don’t have the time to react. A preternaturally strong arm wraps around my chest the moment they disappear. Oliver reappears a few feet from me, punching J.R. square in the jaw, the crack curling my toes. J.R. smashes to the ground. That’s when it registers that someone’s got me in a bear hug. If that’s not bad enough, cold steel presses against my temple. Oh, I really hope that’s not what I think it is.“Hey!” Gerry says.Before Oliver manages another punch, his eyes dart to us. His cocked fist lowers. He snarls, pointed fangs in full view. “Put it down.”Oh, crud. It is what I think it is. I’ve only ever had a gun pointed at me once, and it wasn’t exactly a pleasant experience. It resulted in me having to kill the man holding the gun. I had nightmares for weeks. “Leave him alone or I splatter your skank’s brains out,” Gerry says.Oh, no. I think the last few days’ events have finally caught up with me. My body begins shaking like a jonesing heroin addict, and my knees just about give out. A whimper escapes my mouth, then another.Oliver looks from the giant holding me to meet my eyes. He looks damn near scared as I am. “Trixie, darling, calm down. Everything will be alright, my darling. I promise. I swear it to you. I will never let them harm you. We can handle this. You can handle this. Do you trust me?”FTC Advisory: Midnight Ink Books provided me with a copy of To Catch a Vampire. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 4/5
      TO CATCH A VAMPIRE is pretty much just Beatrice and Oliver working undercover together as a married couple. My only problem with the book? I really loved Will and now I really love Oliver. I have no idea who to root for anymore. I'm not really crazy about the covers for this series but I'm glad I picked up book 1 despite it and book 2 was just as good.I have really enjoyed getting to know Bea and the rest of the FREAKS. They each have there very own personality to add to the book and they all make it that much more interesting. Bea is still adjusting to her new life but she fits in perfectly with everyone else and is really kicking some ass. It was awesome to see Beatrice and Oliver connect and work so well together. They didn't get along as good in the beginning but as the book progressed you could tell they were growing closer and connecting more. I also liked digging into some of Oliver's past. He is so mysterious and it was nice to get a better picture of him. Bea's brother, wow that is about all I can say about that. I couldn't even imagine being that bitter towards someone, especially that I'm related to. Like book 1 there is plenty of action and suspense throughout TO CATCH A VAMPIRE. This has been a rather enjoyable series.The characters are likable the plot is engaging and the world is easy to fall into.