An Unattractive Vampire

By: Jim McDoniel

Narrated by: Drew Campbell

Jim McDoniel's debut novel, An Unattractive Vampire, is a darkly comic urban fantasy of ancient horrors in suburban cities.

After three centuries trapped underground, thousand-year-old Yulric Bile, also known as The Cursed One, The Devil's Apprentice, He Who Worships the Slumbering Horrors, awakens only to find that no one believes he is a vampire. Apparently he's just too ugly. Modern vampires, he soon discovers, are pretty, weak, and, most disturbing of all, good. Determined to reestablish his bloodstained reign, Yulric sets out to correct this disgusting turn of events or, at the very least, murder the person responsible.

With the help of part-vampire wannabe Amanda; Simon, the eight-year-old reincarnation of his greatest foe; and a cadre of ancient and ugly horrors, Yulric prepares to battle the glamorous undead. But who will win the right to determine, once and for all, what it truly means to be a vampire?

©2016 Jim McDoniel (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Jim McDoniel's first novel is quirky, wild, and weird, and definitely for those who hate those sexy vampire stereotypes who like their monsters nice and gross." (Geeks of Doom)

good listen

The story and the narration were very well done.
It reminded me of Neil gaimans book Good Omens.

Better read than listened to.

Would you try another book from Jim McDoniel and/or Drew Campbell?

Author yes, narrator - no.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Simon. I think the character was underdeveloped though, and in general the backstories of the main characters were revealed a bit late in the book to put their actions in context.

Would you be willing to try another one of Drew Campbell’s performances?

Not inclined to. His timing was very odd, inserting pauses where they made no sense and throwing the cadence of the text off.

Could you see An Unattractive Vampire being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Yes - and no idea!

Any additional comments?

I liked the story a lot, but it felt a bit rushed in places and the pacing was a bit uneven.

Refreshing!!!

An old fashioned vampire in an age of modern vampires. i like it a lot. I hope that this is just the beginning of a new series. It reminds me of the old Hammer vampire movies which I grew up with. Please give us more. Something more to sink our teeth into.
As far as the audiobook. it is a very easy listen. The narrator is able to give each character his or her own unique voice. One of the best narrations I have ever listened to.

I tried

I really tried to enjoy this book. I'm a truck driver, so anything to pass the time. However this just wasn't it. I did listen to the end, since I've misjudged books for the beginning half of it before, but it was just as bad.

LOL

There's the line where the vampire notes that the child keeps slipping air fresheners, car air fresheners in his pockets funny.

New Vampire genre!!

I really liked this book, It was so funny! I hope there will be more to come.

Hysterical

Such a hysterical take on how vampire stories have changed over the years. Clever story, well read.

A Fun Read

I truly enjoyed every second of this book. I was constantly giggling. Drew Campbell does so well giving the characters great personalities. I found Jim McDoniel's writing to be witty and best of all I wasn't right once when I assumed what might happen next. I really hope more of his work will be available soon.

Enjoyable

Good concept, good characters, plot could be better. I enjoyed it despite the flaws and would recommend it.

fun

fun book, great twist to horrible new genre that gets hammered in this story. liked the performance and characters and the fun ending...