Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
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Jessica your everyday American seventeen year old girl always knew she had a past-adopted from Romania as a baby due to the death of her mother and father, shortly after was whisked away to the states to live with her vegan-environmental friendly parents.

Things change drastically for Jessica when Lucius, a Romanian Vampire Prince who was betrothed to her at her birth (eecckkk) comes to town to live as an foreign exchange student at where else, her house. To Jessica's (AKA The Romanian Princess Antanasia) shocked and bewildered mind finds out shes a vampire and a princess of royalty. The only princess left of her people. Lucius must win Jessica over so the pact can be sealed and the two vampire clans at war for centuries can finally have peace.

That's a lot to throw at a teenager and Jessica fights that reality in the beginning. Soon though Jessica does realize she has feelings for Lucius and deep down wants to accept being a vampire, but Lucius the always brooding, serious never has fun vampire becomes lured to the American lifestyle and the freedom of a life with no responsibilities.

The dialog between Lucius and Jessica was hilarious to the the point I was laughing out loud many times, Jessica's funny teenage banter verses Lucius Romanian gentleman was hysterical. From the start I loved both characters and wanted them to be together, the amazing tension Fantaskey builds was genius, I was yelling KISS HER, kiss her, BITE her already Lucius!!!

The lightness and humor sucked me in from page one. To my pleasant surprise the second half of the book lost most of its humor and became a dramatic intense read. The story that unfolds with Lucius was almost heartbreaking, although I did want to smack him around for the "dating phase" with Faith.....The ending was beautiful and closed nicely, I feel I can imagine the characters future but I would love to dive back into the world of Romania if mores to come!

An absolutely wonderful read, a lovely romance and fun plot.

4.5/5-YA-Vampires