The Lady Is a Vamp

Argeneau Vampires, Book 17

By: Lynsay Sands

Narrated by: Paula Christensen

Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Lynsay Sands, one of paranormal romance's original superstars, delivers a scorching and delightful story of a mortal man on a mission - and the Vamp who is his only hope.

One late night leads to...

Kidnapped! When Jeanne Louise Argeneau left work, she never thought she'd end up tied down by a good-looking mortal. More attracted than annoyed, she quickly realizes there is more to her abductor than meets the eye.

One desperate act leads to...

Love? Paul Jones has need of a vampire, and only Jeanne Louise will do. He just has to convince this beauty of a Vamp to help him, never imagining that he would fall in love. But with the immortal world's answer to law enforcement hunting them, their time together is running out... and Paul and Jeanne Louise will need to risk everything to spend an eternity together.

©2012 Lynsay Sands (P)2012 HarperColilns Publishers

The Lady is a Vamp by Lynsay Sands

Any additional comments?

I love this series but this is not one of my favorites. I am new to listening to audiobooks but I didn't really like this ones performance all that much. It was okay but not great.

Argeneau and Rogue Hunter series
1) A Quick Bite
2) Love Bites
3) Single White Vampire
4) Tall, Dark & Hungry
5) A Bite to Remember
6) Bite Me If You Can
7) The Accidental Vampire
8) Vampires Are Forever
9) Vampire, Interrupted
10) The Rogue Hunter
11) The Immortal Hunter
12) The Renegade Hunter
12.5) Bitten By Cupid [anthology]
13) Born to Bite
14) Hungry For You
15) The Reluctant Vampire
15.5) The Bite Before Christmas [anthology]
16) Under a Vampire Moon
17) Lady Is A Vamp
18) Immortal Ever After
19) One Lucky Vampire
20) Vampire Most Wanted
21) The Immortal Who Loved Me
22) About a Vampire
23) Runaway Vampire
24) Immortal Nights
25) Immortal Unchained

Not the usual

The kid is a big part of this story. I could've done without this one.

Transitions can be hard

Sometimes it’s really hard to accept narrator changes. There is nothing wrong with this narrator except Carolyn now has a sort of European accent. Lucian, Leigh, and Marguerite all sound stuck up. Anders no longer has a Russian accent, etc. Shouldn’t a director or someone catch these inconsistencies? It’s tough to stay in the story with these constant changes.

Totally Predictable....

This book was so predictable.. before the 2nd chapter was over I knew the whole story. I didnt even finish the book. I went back and read recent reviews and yep I was right. What's the point in reading a book if you know what is going to happen by the 2nd chapter?? Book 17.. maybe a new series is in order.

Horrible - Don't Waste Your Money

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

No one, or atleast they will wish they hadn't if they did purchase it.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Ms. Christensen did a horrific job narrating this book - she read without any kind of emotion at all. She read in spurts - one line, stop. One line, stop. Again, no emotion or flow at all. Her attempt trying to create other voices for the other characters was even worse. Why didn't Ms. McGee read this story?

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Total disappointment! If the narrator wasn't bad enough, the plot for this story was even worse. Jeanne Louise (JL) gets kidnapped. JL doesn't even try to escape; in fact, she just goes a long with the whole thing. All for the chance the kidnapper is her life mate and for the life of the kidnapper's daughter? Okay, saving a little girl is a great thing, but does it take 9 hours and 45 minutes to do that? There is only so many times you can struggle with the - if I turn the girl, then I lose the chance at my life mate. JL repeats that over and over again until she figures out to change the kidnapper first, and then have him change the little girl. Again, doesn't take 9 hours and 45 minutes to come up with that. The story line dragged horribly; there was no adventure at all - no distress, other than trying to elude JL's family. Which by the way, the family should have found them much earlier then they did with all of their training, abilities and technological capabilities. They've found/caught other characters much quicker in other stories, but for some reason, just didn't seem capable this time? I hope Ms. Sands isn't just trying to pump out a book without really trying to develop the story first. Will there be ( or should I say, should there be) a next book in this series? It looks like Ms. Sands has run out of ideas based on the gripping story line this book had (lots of saracasim here). Don't get me wrong, I've truly enjoyed her other stories in this series. If her next story is as boring as this, I probably won't purchase anymore of her work. One more chance....mix it up! There needs to be adventure, intrigue, struggles, despair, hope, some comedic flubs along the way, hot interludes and a different narrator!

Not one of my favorites

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend this series, but not this specific book. I don't particularly like this book and though the narrator was better than Victoria McGee, she still didn't do that great of a job.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I liked the ending and how it all worked out, but I felt that the angst that the main character put herself through was a little bit over the top and kind of ridiculous. Real life is, we don't always get what we want, and I thought that punishing herself and who she wanted because it didn't turn out exactly the way she wanted was just ridiculous. I wanted to smack her in the back of the head at least a dozen different times.

What aspect of Paula Christensen’s performance would you have changed?

She used the same set of voices (mostly) in this book as she did in the previous books that she has narrated in this series, but not for the same characters. It was very frustrating and I could hear her breathing quite often. It was distracting.

Do you think The Lady Is a Vamp needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No… Absolutely not… Unless you count the next book in the series as a follow-up book. If that's the case then sure. I believe Jean Louise's story was covered more than amply.

Mind numbing boredom

What disappointed you about The Lady Is a Vamp?

Lack of decent plot, weak characters and dreadful narration

Would you ever listen to anything by Lynsay Sands again?

No

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Most of the characters have dreadful British or wheezing, "I am at death's door" accents. The child sounds like a mouse high on crack. The narration does not brighten the mood or experience.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Lady Is a Vamp?

Half the book

Any additional comments?

This is the most disappointing and unsatisfying (and last) of all Lynsay Sand's novels I have read/heard. Her novels have progressively lost their zest. I keep buying them and hoping the original exhilaration will return but alas no, this one is the worst. The most interesting character is the dog. The intriguing, multifaceted characters of the previous novels appear as poor imitations, the main characters of this novel are dull and flat. The plot is unerring in its intention to drive the reader/listener to commit ritual suicide. The dreadful narration adds to the depression.

Not her best

Not as good as other books in this series. This book was missing the investigations that her other books contained. I was disappointed in this book.

this was a so-so...

I was looking forward to listening to this book and I wish I hadn't bothered. I have enjoyed other books in this series, however, this one is a miss for me.