I’m not entirely sure what I’m trying to ask for here, so bear with me. I’m looking for vampiric books, but with a side of whimsy and humor rather than the brooding, intense, steamy side you typically see. Romance is fine as long as it’s fun and flirty rather than possessive and lusty. Stakes, what with that of Vampire hunters and similar things, make it even better. I still want the stakes and the angst and the vampire lore.
If anyone has ever encountered the comic series about Charles the Vampire and his human wife Cheryl, that’s pretty much what I’m looking for just with more stakes and storytelling. I can elaborate if I need to in the comments. TYIA 😅
by J0rdyn_the_wr1ter
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The one I liked was monsters and mainframes. It’s a bit of a wild ride. Won’t give a spoiler but go and borrow it and enjoy
sorry, it’s not a novel, it’s manga (has an anime adaptation too) but my favorite media of all time is a vampire comedy called The Vampire Dies In No Time. really stupid premises, first chapter/episode is not like the rest of the series.
I think the Fred the Vampire Accountant series might work for you.
Sooky Stackhouse is pretty funny at times.
The books NOT the series.
Christopher Moore A Dirty Job
*Carpe Jugulum*, by Terry Pratchett (bonus books with important vampire secondary characters: *The Truth*, and *Monstrous Regiment*)
*Single White Vampire*, by Lynsay Sands (after the series progressed beyond a couple of books, it got more serious and less comedic – this was the first book she wrote, but she also seems to have adjusted the series order at some point)
*The Reluctant Vampire*, by Eric Morecambe
Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
Mary Janice Davidson’s Queen Betsy books, maybe? The first one is Undead and Unwed. Also, Bill the Vampire by Rick Gualtieri.