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Heartstopper meets Buffy in this queer paranormal rom-com where a college sophomore must survive becoming a vampire—and the cute boy who discovers his secret.

It’s only natural nineteen-year-old Brennan’s life would be upended by something as ridiculous and unexpected as turning into a vampire. But if there’s one thing Brennan can do, it’s pretend everything’s fine when he’s close to losing his mind. Brennan is nineteen and just clawed his way back to Sturbridge University after recovering from a suicide attempt, and this is not the new life he was hoping for.

Brennan’s newly bloodthirsty existence gets way more complicated when Cole, the super cute librarian and everyone’s campus crush, stumbles on Brennan drinking from a stolen blood bag. Luckily, adorable Cole is happy to keep Brennan’s secret, and even seems to maybe like him? Navigating a new relationship is hard enough without the added struggles of vampire puberty, an eclectic clan of self-proclaimed “good” vampires, and growing feelings for the one person who makes Brennan feel normal. With swirling rumors of a missing student and a rise in strange “animal attacks” near campus, Brennan must uncover the secrets of the clan and figure out how to balance vampirism and humanity, or risk losing the first real friends he’s ever had.

Filled with humor and heart, The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood & Boyfriends has a gentle bite.

starting this now!

chapter 3
(view spoiler)[i love how cole is making brennan read twilight, HAHA (hide spoiler)]

chapter 7
(view spoiler)[uh-oh…the missing blood bags are going noticed!! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 10
(view spoiler)[i like dom’s outlook. “if being a vampire is all that comes from her death, it has to be a good thing.” i feel so bad for her, but hopefully that piece of advice from travis helps! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 13
(view spoiler)[oh man…i would probably react the same way if i were mari, but i do hope she comes around soon (hide spoiler)]

chapter 21
(view spoiler)[dang! i was anticipating when brennan would drink from cole but i didn’t think it end badly like that. also, tony knows now, yay! (hide spoiler)]

done!
(view spoiler)[i thought this was, overall, a fun book! the ending was so sweet. (hide spoiler)]

still have this one on my soon list!