Gain The Vampire Next Door (Strange Neighbors, #3) Formulated By Ashlyn Chase EBook

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RatingStars: Liked it, but I had some issues recommend B

The primary focus of this book is on witch, Morgaine, and the building owners fatherinlaw, vampire Sly.
After Morgaine has a makeover from Goth to pretty blonde, Sly realizes he is attracted to his longtime friend, The two are a little shy and reluctant to share their feelings especially at first because of Morgaines cousin, Gwyneth, who has shown a little interest in Sly as well.


I have to say that once again, a story doesnt have to “mean something” to be enjoyable, This is one of those stories, The character development wasnt all that great, but I enjoyed Morgaine and Sly, Their “courtship” and mutual attraction didnt really strike me as overly passionate they did a lot of talking, so when they finally got it on, it seemed a bit over the top to be going at each other like animals.
However, after their initial encounter, I enjoyed the relaxed and sweet development of their love for one another,

The side plot lines in this book were a bit much this go around, First, Slys vampire maker is stalking him this vampire is “evil” according to our resident witches, and yes, he did kill Slys wife someyears ago because HE HAD A CRUSH on Sly.
shakes head I wish there had been a bit more development of Malvants character and involvement in the overall storyline,

Second, Sly needs to earn cash, but due to his “condition” vampire he is limited for job opportunities, Gwyneth comes up with the idea of building a still and creating moonshine, This is an example of the sometimes outrageous humor Ms, Chase uses throughout the story, In some cases it works, but in others it seems a bit too silly, In this case Gwyneth seemed a bit too crazy about moonshine, but if you just roll with the humor, youll find yourself laughing out loud at times.


The other neighbors all had a part in the story as well, It was fun to see where everyone had been and was headed, We learn more about Gwyneth and quiet Nathan, find out about Merry and Jasons soontobeborn infant, hear from Chad the ghost, and even Roz and Konrad make an appearance now and then.
But what I dont understand is new super, Jules, and new tenant, Lily, They are just odd, and their “romance” is out of place, The characters add very little to the story and I just scratch my head and wonder why they were put into the story,

Overall, this story is a fun read, Its quick and easy, light and fluffy perfect for the beach, You have to just go with the flow and not take the story seriously, The Vampire Next Door by Ashlyn Chase is another installment about otherworldly characters living in the same apartment building, This time the story circles around Morgaine, a witch who is not only afraid of the dark but has not left her apartment due to a case of agoraphobia the fear of open or public places.
This condition which can be debilitating, She starts getting the attention of Sly, a vampire who also lives in her building who comes to her to help heal a broken fang.
I should say that the apartment building is the home to all sorts of characters, There is the resident ghost, another witch, shapeshifters, a merman, and a dragon, Yes, a very eclectic mix of people, or er supernatural beings, An evil vampire and Sly's maker, Malvant, is bound and determined to gain control over Sly, so with Morgaine's help they try to find a way to stay just one step ahead of the nasty vampire and find a potion if you will that would enable Sly to be able to go out in the daylight.
There is romance aplenty, steamy sex scenes, and crazy antics, Enough wit and humor to go around, I loved how all the zany characters came together in the end to round out the story, The author sure has a way with words and characterizations to keep the story from getting boring, I enjoyed this book. A great read for anyone who is a fan of Ashlyn Chase and the paranormal,
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The Vampire Next Door by sitelinkAshlyn Chase is the third book in her unarguably jocular paranormal romance series, Strange Neighbors.
This time it's Sly and Morgaine who get their stories told,

I was really excited to finally get to read more about Sly, When we first learned his backstory in sitelinkStrange Neighbors he captured my interest, I'm vamp girl after all LOL! Anyways, learning more about him was great, I found it excellent that he always thought of his daughter, He was completely devoted to her,

Morgaine was always someone that I never paid attention to, She kinda paled in comparison to Gwyneth, Well, that was until her makeover in sitelinkThe Werewolf Upstairs, After that it was her turn to shine and shine she did, She had some psychological issues that I thoroughly understood, I respected how she fought against them, That took a lot of strength, It made me proud to see her fight them to help her man,

One thing that I will always remember about this book is the sex, Sly and Morgaine got it on a lot and that's all good as far as I'm concerned, While they had WAY MORE nookie than your typical PNR the explicitness was average, By average I don't mean it was without steam though, Those two definitely put off some heat!

There are a number of other great things about this story, Like the other books in this series, The Vampire Next Door was filled with lots of pop culture references and I loved that! I always smiled when I come across them.
There was even an appearance of the famous American witch, Laurie Cabot, The setting for this book is Boston so there were a number of street names and places mentioned that the reader might recognize, Since I've been lost in the city a few times I certainly did G, Also, I found it quite ingenious that Chase managed to use sitelinkVampire Vintage in this story, That just happens to be the name of one of her

Ellora's Cave titles,

There was a sidestory in this book concerning the new maintenance man and new neighbor, Though it was hilarious it got to be a little to much for me, There was merit to the characters however and if Chase were to adapt them and create a new story I would read it for sure.


Another thing that brought this book down for me was the timing, I found that the story lagged at times and I was a bit bored, IMO, the story could have been condensed more at the end without harming the plot whatsoever,

All in all The Vampire Next Door was an enjoyable read for me, It was a great ending to a wonderful series, I'm gonna miss that brownstone and all it's strange neighbors!

Giggleworthy Gwynisms

Gwyneth is Morgaine's cousin, She's a total country gal and has a flair for words that always has me giggling,

"What's got y'all madder than a bottle full of bees"
"Well, snap my granny's garters!"
"Y'all are helpless as a Yankee at a gritseatin' contest.
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"Ya'll look like a pup that was left behind when the family went for a Sunday drive, "

Favorite Quote

"You're amazing," she whispered hoarsely,

He pushed back the hair from her face, "You too. "

"How All I do is let you play me like a piano, "

He chuckled. "You've got a great keyboard, "

Cover comments

I think this is my favorite cover of the three books in the series, It has Morgaine with the delightful swirlies coming from her hands, They give a whimsical feel to the book as well as signify Morgaine's magic, The coffin is great as it appears in a pivotal point in the story, I also love the bottle on the floor, It's a great detail. It even has a V on it for Vampire Vintage!

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This is book three in Ashlyn Chase's series about an apartment block where nearly all the inhabitants coincidentally happen to be supernatural beings.
It is a lighthearted and fun book, I've read books two and three and wouldn't say you need to read an previous books in the series to pick any of these up.


'The Vampire Next Door' is a love story about vampire Sly and witch Morgaine, Sly is a vampire who was turned twenty six years ago by a cruel vampire who also caused the death of his beloved wife, Morgaine is a witch with a lot of issues, namely she is afraid of the dark and agoraphobic, A nyctophobic witch is certainly an interesting match for a vampire,

As much as I liked Morgaine and Sly as characters, I felt like their relationship lacked chemistry, Their coming together felt flat, rather than full of anticipation and excitement, Because of this, I didn't quite buy into their love story, It also meant that the sex scenes to me lacked, well, sexiness and just resulted in me skimming over the pages in order to get to the next part of the story.


It was actually the secondary stories around some of the other apartment's inhabitants that were much more entertaining, Firstly we had Morgaine's somewhat ditzy cousin Gwyneth, From her funny Southern ways to her total outspokenness, she made me chuckle regularly, as well as the fact she shares her apartment with resident ghost Chad, who in itself a great, sardonic character.
Then we had new fiery resident Lily and then apartment super Jules who also happens to be a merman, I hope to see more from the latter couple, hopefully even their own book

My other problem with the book is that a lot of issues were sort of scooted over.
For example Morgaine's agoraphobia and nyctophobia seemed to come and go in its severity, Sly was being stalked by his evil maker that started to lead to a climactic showdown and then was all over with comical abruptness, Then we have the Sly's refusal and sudden change of heart over Morgaine's future that happened with no explanation behind the reason for the change.


VERDICT:

Don't get me wrong, I didn't dislike this book or even Sly and Morgaine, it was fun and light, but it felt like it needed a bit more development around some of the key plot moments, and a bit more time spent building the chemistry between Sly and Morgaine, so that it swept me away, rather than left me gently shrugging.
But it is worth reading for the great setting Ashlyn Chase has created and to get to know the apartment's other residents, Originally posted at: sitelink blogspot. c

An apartment building full of supernatural creatures is bound to be a riot, When one supernatural moves out it seems like another moves right in, and when they move into the “love shack” sparks are guaranteed to fly.


Morgaine seems to be an unlikely mate of a vampire with her agoraphobia fear of public places or leaving safe places and nyctophobia fear of the dark.
Therefore, when she fancies the owner of the building's vampire papa she is more than a bit confused, It could never work can it

Morgaine seemed to be the glue that helps things together throughout the story, She definitely keeps her cousin Gwyneth in line, and even the other residents in the building seem to come to her with their problems, Sly was no exception to this, he could think of no one else to help him in his piling issues, She may have suffered a few phobias but she was definitely one of the strongest characters throughout the story, One thing I do regret is not getting to know more about her background story, I know she suffered years ago which caused her to not date for a long time I would have just liked to have learned more about that incident.


Sly is everything but, There is nothing slick about a vampire, He is the kindest hearted and most genuine male in the building and story, I love that he refused to take handouts from others and is determined to figure out a way to do things himself, Especially with a daughter married to an athlete, he could have easily just let them take care of him, Moreover, he is somewhat of a tortured soul, with the tragic way he was forced to become a vampire and deal with the consequences for the rest of his life.
Luckily, with Morgaine by his side he can find a little relief from his vampire vices as well as a little relief for his manly needs.


While I found the characters within this story entertaining, the plot was just a little on the dry side, I would like to have seen the plotline with Slys maker drawn out a little longer and a more climactic, It seemed to end a little too easily, The wine/whiskey making was the plot that really carried the story for me, I was just as excited to see a good mixture as well as the characters in the story,

The characters, whether they are main or supporting, really drive this story, With entertaining supernatural creatures around every corner this story is a real hoot, growl, spell and whatever else supernatural creatures do,

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This is the third book in the Strange Neighbors series and as much as I liked the first two books, I felt this installment lacked development even with its many plot twists and side stories.
There really was nothing exciting about the main love story between Sly the vampire and Morgaine the witch, Their relationship went fromtoin a matter of a few chapters and seemed to be mostly physical, Even though the book is meant to be lighthearted and funny, it would have been nice to see Sly and Morgaine connect on a deeper level.
There was an attempt to introduce a plot line with action and suspense but even that was over before it really began, We were also introduced to a few new paranormal characters as well as possible romantic connections, however these side stories were shortlived or glossed over and really didnt add anything to the book except for a bunch of filler pages.
So I was a little disappointed with this book, I still think the idea of an apartment building full of paranormals is different and Im hoping the author can take one of the next couples and form a more believable connection and intertwine more plot action.
Decent story, but so much giggling! Little campy at times and ridiculously scripted, Good for a quick, borrowed read, but not a series to reread again and again, Im almost reading the back issues of this connected universe series from Chase so I knew a lot of what would happen in this book but the biggest draw is how the temporary vampire cure is made.


If youve read later books in the series heres my list of things that for me did not age well:
The I love you now that youre more girly/gave up on your goth phase.
Having read The Werewolf upstairs and seeing Morgaine as a goth but not described as a goth in later books I was curious if this would be a gradual shift but now, her friend takes her to get a make over because its time for a change and then she finds love.
Very tired plot from the time the book originally published,

Thes slut shaming, A secondary character is introduced as a dragon who uses sex to control their dragon powers and everything is very sex positive and progressive until the landlady finds up and slut shames her tenet from her position of authority as she kicks her out and thats the last time we see the character.
This is what really tanked the star rating for me,

Overall it was a fine book for the time but it doesnt hold up at all and I in general did not find the main pairing appealing side couples yes.
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