Undead and Unstable

The Undead Series - Betsy, Book 11

By: MaryJanice Davidson

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

Fans can’t get enough of New York Times best-selling author MaryJanice Davidson’s Queen Betsy vampire tales, which combine sly humor, romance, and the supernatural.

In her 11th adventure, following Undead and Undetermined, Betsy’s up to her fangs in paranormal trouble. Still heartbroken over her friend Marc’s sacrifice, Betsy is further plagued by nagging suspicions that her half-sister, Laura, is up to no good. It seems that Laura has received an offer to assume her mother’s duties overseeing Hell - but only if she first kills Betsy.

©2012 MaryJanice Alongi (P)2012 Recorded Books

Better than the last one...

Where does Undead and Unstable rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

As a result of a series that was losing momentum, this book attempts to recapture the reader's interest by bringing together a lot twists and resolving them somewhat by the end of the book. Not to give anything away, but this book does give insight into the others and does answer quite a few of the more confusing questions. Can't speak for everyone but the series was getting a bit confusing to me.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I love Sinclair, although the narrator's voice for him is a bit corny. Keep in mind that Betsy has a pretty foul mouth in this book especially!

What does Nancy Wu bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Nancy Wu is a great Betsy.

The devil made me do it

Do people really use that excuse? It seems trite, but in Betsy’s case I think it applies. Worst part is I hope Laura will forgive her. Just as good and fun as all the others have been. Yay Betsy!

Undead and Uninteresting ...

I do so love Betsy and Sinc-lair and Tina and the whole bunch but unfortunately this series seems to be running out of steam. Lots of relatively random "stuff" went on in this book but nothing ever seemed to actually happen. I enjoyed learning more background but otherwise the book was not all that engaging. It felt like Ms Davidson was really struggling to think up things for Betsy to do.

If I hadn't already listened to (and loved) the previous ones I'm not sure I would have even finished listening to this one. It sort of droned on and then something would happen and then it would drone on again and then something else would happen that wasn't really related to the first thing that had happened. There were several times I checked to see how much more was left.

Sinclair was mostly absent. Their relationship was what really made the series for me and without their interaction the rest of it was just time spent hoping for Sinclair and Betsy to get together but it never happened. Even Betsy was getting frustrated at their not connecting.

While I think the narrator does an excellent job, Sinclair's voice seems almost snide when he speaks to Betsy. Sort of like a husband who has a chickie on the side and is just putting up with his dingbat wife who he can just barely stand - there isn't any more chemistry between them. And the way Betsy treats him who could blame him. I'm pretty sure that's not the intent but that's how it strikes me. I don't think I will puchase any more in the series (if there are more). Ms Davidson needs a new vampire to write about (werewolves don't interest me much) because I really do enjoy her writing.

I liked this

However, I felt the author was meeting her word count with Betsy's tirades rather than actually advancing the plot. This is why I gave it a 3 for story. I still listened to this non-stop which, for me, is a good thing. I like the original Laura and didn't care for the direction the books are taking with her character. I also thought Sinclair was turning into a wimp. On the plus side, I liked the way the major issue was resolved. I hope Ms Davidson continues to bring the series back up to her earlier standards.

Too short but the plot is interesting

I always like the way Wu molds the characters so "Performance" is still 5 stars but the rest of this book is more like Part 1 of 2. The cost should reflect it but doesn't.

Typical Queen Betsy Story

I almost did not get this selection after reading some of the reviews. I have read the entire series and was a little disappointed with the last book so wanted to check the reviews on this one.

I am so glad I went ahead and got it! I was still a little hesitant, but once I started, I wondered why in the world I waited so long!

It is a typical Queen Betsy story. Everything goes awry and Betsy feels put upon and feels she must fix things, which of course, gets all screwed up. With Marc, The Devil, Future Betsy, Nick/Dick, Antonia, Garret, Sinclair and the "Stomach that ate the world"...

All the characters I enjoy were there and of course, it all comes together in the end.

MaryJanice Davidson is such an enjoyable storyteller. Nancy Wu is perfect for the narration!

If you are looking for serious storyline, or sense made of Zombies and Werewolves, this is not the book for you.

But if you want an enjoyable, humorous story with great narration...ENJOY this next installment of the Queen Betsy series!

I can't wait for the next one.

It was OK......

Any additional comments?

I have listened to all the Betsy Books and I used to love them, but the last couple of books have felt like fillers.... Nothing really happens..... The book was entertaining and I enjoyed it because I enjoy the series, but overall nothing happened... So if you love the Betsy series it is worth buying but otherwise I probably wouldn't bother...

Sorry Besty but...your over

What would have made Undead and Unstable better?

to end the series and put poor Besty to rest...

What do you think your next listen will be?

I like Nancy Wu as a narrator, but shes over the top in this last book...

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I dislike Besty's whinning ALL THE TIME!!!!
it was a funny cute story in the beginging with book 1 but now it just BLAH BLAH BLAH.... I was sorry I bought it....

Any additional comments?

this series seriously needs to be over.....

Done done and done

So sad to be this far into a series, praying it will improve, but sadly it doesn't. With each book there's more rambling and the plot is nil. I QUIT!

OMG! What was MaryJanice thinking!!

Don't bother buying the book! Just sit at the book store and read the last 3 chapters and you'll be good. You'll also skip all the nauseating crap I had to listen to. The only saving grace was the narrator, Nancy Wu.