Diary of an Unauthorised Vampire: Burkenswood Mysteries 1 by
Iris Beaglehole
Blurb:
Current status: Recently divorced. Recently deceased. Recently
discovered vampirism requires forms in triplicate.
Woke up dead. Rather inconvenient – and with no paperwork, I’m
now an illegal vampire who can’t hug my children without wanting to eat them.
The gothic vampire matriarch who insists on keeping me in her
castle finds everything deliciously dramatic. She swears I
need a supernatural guardian or my powers might detonate. After my divorce, the
last thing I want is to be bound to anyone.
My new job at a supernatural law firm seemed like a step in
the right direction… until a magical artifact went missing and everyone started
pointing fangs. Now I’m hunting for the Twilight Concordat with a purple-haired
mage whose idea of fun is “light breaking and entering.” Meanwhile, Clara
Blackwood, the Council’s Chief Investigator, looks at me like I’m a puzzle she
can’t quite solve. I can’t decide if that makes her my worst enemy or something
infinitely more dangerous.
My review:
This isn’t your normal recent divorcee turned vampire without
consent type of story. Gillian is turned by an unknown vampire on her way home
from celebrating her divorce. She is prevented from eating her children when
she arises by a family of vampires who take her and her children in and assist
her through the turn. She may live at night but even as an undead being she’s
more alive now than throughout her disastrous marriage. Gillian finds new friends and new problems in
her new life.
I really enjoyed this mystery and new take on the newly undead,
I cannot wait for the next installment. I’ve got questions.
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