Vampire With Benefits (Supernatural Selection #2) in MM Romance and Gay Fiction

Dec 01, 2018 Kathleen rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal, shifters, series, vampires

Utterly delightful. Snarky, charming, clever twist. I can hardly wait for the next one!

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Mar 21, 2022 Trio rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-book-uk, arc-r2r, romance-mm, humor, sci-fi-para-fantasy-magic, mpreg-shifter-abo-omegaverse

Oh my gosh, adorable! What a fantastic story.

Vampire with Benefits, the second book in E.J. Russell's Supernatural Selection series, is about as opposites-attract as it's possible to be. And these two guys end up making the perfect couple. Funny banter, and wonderful chemistry between the MC's, plus E.J. Russell's incredibly clever universe, made me happy from beginning to end.

Icing on the cake? Greg Boudreaux's absolutely spectacular narration! Simply perfect.

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Nov 21, 2018 Sherry rated it liked it

While I don’t think it’s a requirement, reading the first book in Russell’s Supernatural Selection series would probably be a good idea before tackling this one. In the previous book, bear shifter Ted and incubus Quentin accidentally got married to each other rather than the men who were magically selected as their perfect matches. Vampire with Benefits explains how their rejected husbands, vampire Cas and beaver shifter Rusty, wind up together, too.

As with Single White Incubus, part of the plot ...more

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Sep 16, 2019 Elena rated it liked it

Shelves: lgbtqia, location-usa, magic, fantasy, m-m, paranormal, series, shapeshifters, light, pub-riptide

Review for the entire series. (no spoilers)

Every book has a different couple, but the stories are all linked together through characters and events, and there is a very loose arc that starts in book 1 and has its resolution only at the end of book 3.
This series is also linked to another series by the same author (Fae Out of Water), and there are spoilers about it, so take that into account if you want to follow the chronological order and are bothered by spoilers. Otherwise, it’s possible to rea Review for the entire series. (no spoilers)

Every book has a different couple, but the stories are all linked together through characters and events, and there is a very loose arc that starts in book 1 and has its resolution only at the end of book 3.
This series is also linked to another series by the same author (Fae Out of Water), and there are spoilers about it, so take that into account if you want to follow the chronological order and are bothered by spoilers. Otherwise, it’s possible to read this series without getting lost, since the author provided enough backstory about characters from the previous series whenever it was needed.

As for this series, it was my first read by this author and it was pretty much what I expected, cute and uncomplicated, with a premise (a matchmaking service for supernatural beings) and some unusual pairings that made it more original than the “usual” shifter/paranormal stories I’ve read so far.
There were a few instances (especially in book 2) of miscommunication and/or the characters making stupid choices, and (again in book 2) (view spoiler), but in general I found it an entertaining and light read.

The world building was very interesting, with lots of species and realms, and I liked how the supernatural politics were woven with the romances. Despite that, the world building had at least one obvious failing. It was never explained how everyone was so worried about protecting the secret of the supernatural world’s existence and yet a band of supernatural musicians had been touring for decades without anyone noticing that they weren’t getting older. Or how a bear shifter could plan on living the rest of his (much longer than usual) life in the same place, while interacting on a regular basis with humans living nearby. Humans that, supposedly, in the future couldn’t fail to notice that he won't be getting any older. Same thing for the beaver shifter who owns a construction business. What’s the long-term strategy?
None of these issues were ever addressed, even though the necessity of keeping the existence of non-human species a secret was repeated constantly throughout the series. ...more

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Oct 26, 2018 Lori S. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: vampires, fantasy, audios, lgbtqa-et-al, 2018_challenge, shapeshifters-weres, 2019_biggerontheinside, 2020_roaring, ejrussell-mythmatched_series, 2021_return

Seriously enjoyed reading this. Though I liked the first book (Single White Incubus) in the series a lot, this one is even more fun. Casimer is an interesting guy who'd I love to interact with, especially to hear his stories about old Hollywood. Rusty (aka Elmer) is just a sweetheart. The time surfing idea is a cool one (though I do think running around in your birthday suit is just a tad too gratuitous on the author's part, it's great to get to see Bryce again [from ([book:The Druid Next Door|3 ...more

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