Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs

Half-Moon Hollow, Book 1

By: Molly Harper

Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi

Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Maybe it was the Shenanigans gift certificate that put her over the edge. When children's librarian and self-professed nice girl Jane Jameson is fired by her beastly boss and handed $25 in potato skins instead of a severance check, she goes on a bender that's sure to become Half Moon Hollow legend. On her way home, she's mistaken for a deer, shot, and left for dead. And thanks to the mysterious stranger she met while chugging neon-colored cocktails, she wakes up with a decidedly unladylike thirst for blood.

Jane is now the latest recipient of a gift basket from the Newly Undead Welcoming Committee, and her life-after-lifestyle is taking some getting used to. Her recently deceased favorite aunt is now her ghostly roommate. She has to fake breathing and endure daytime hours to avoid coming out of the coffin to her family. She's forced to forgo her favorite down-home Southern cooking for bags of O negative. Her relationship with her sexy, mercurial vampire sire keeps running hot and cold. And if all that wasn't enough, it looks like someone in Half Moon Hollow is trying to frame her for a series of vampire murders. What's a nice undead girl to do?

Love in vein: bite into more of Jane Jameson's paranormal exploits.

©2009 Molly Harper White (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Hysterical laughs are the hallmark of this enchanting paranormal debut....Harper keeps the quips coming without overdoing the sarcasm, and her take on vampire lore will intrigue and entertain even the most jaded paranormal fan." ( Publishers Weekly)

Refreshingly funny delightful

Love this series. I've always liked vampire books but really this is the best ever. It's different in so many ways. It has everything. She covers the southern ways in such a way that it almost seems like home. The family dynamics are so funny.

Can shut off!

Would you consider the audio edition of Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs to be better than the print version?

Well acted...well written. Bridget Jones as a vampire meets the Clampetts. Didn't want to stop listening so I could see what happens next!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jane

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

She captures the characters....her timimg is impeccable.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

I am on my sixth book by Molly Harper/read by Amanda Ronconi. Will be sad when I have finished the next one.

funny

I thought that this was a great take on "vampires". The author has a wonderful sense of humor that I really connected with, kinda like my own. The narrator however, didn't have a very good range in the differant voices though.

Snarky ex-librarian fights to keep her home

What made the experience of listening to Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs the most enjoyable?

There is plenty of humor while Jane is trying to adjust to being a vampire in her own unique way, while the world falls apart around her.

What did you like best about this story?

The way Molly Harper works the southern mothesr into the story. I had one and I feel for Jane.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Jane goes to work for a telephone solicitor and gets cigarette smoke into her system so bad that her sire says it is like kissing an ashtray. Is just one of many favorites.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book had plenty of places when you wanted to laugh and the next minute cry. When Jane goes to the sports bar and gets plastered after being fired at the library, she meets Gabriel, her car breaks down on the way home, she is shot by the town drunk, and Gabriel who is following but not close enough turns her into a vampire..This is just a small example of the life of Jane.

Any additional comments?

This is a very entertaining adult readers book. Plenty of violence and some sexual content. This is not a series to miss if you like Sookie Stackhouse and are a fan of Southern vampire novels.

Do not eat or drink while listening

The first time that I listened to this I darn near choked on my diet pop... Now it is this fan's favorite!

Fun read

A fun book. Jane has personality...for her family too much, but the guys adore her. Loved it.

Amanda Ronconi is perfect as the reader.

Best vamp novel since Rice!

Best Vampire read in a long time. Great characters, great plot, and great narration! 7 stars!

It's like having your favorite candy

It's a girly romance but Jane is funny. Ms. Harper most have a heck of a sense of humor because all her books are fun.

Fun Supernatural Romp!

Never thought I would read another vampire centric novel. The market was saturated after Twilight. But this novel was so highly reviewed that I used my last credit to purchase months ago. Then promptly forgot all about it. I'm so glad I found it again in my account!

The author writes with an incredibly dry humor that kept me chuckling. I really want to read the Guide For The Recently Undead! The main character is adorably likeable. Her sire is just kind of there but didn't detract from the story. The characters were well written and interesting. I hope Gabriel is more fleshed out in the next books.

The bonus was the narrators performance. Each voice was recognizable. She did such a great job.

Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs

Where does Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I'd say between a 4 and a 5. Usually I'll love or not love a narrator. This was a winner.

What other book might you compare Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs to and why?

I won't compare it to Twilight, it's not that. It's hard to say, paranormal books aren't something I read a lot of. Maybe Kerrelyn Sparks Love at Stake.

Have you listened to any of Amanda Ronconi’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. I never listened to her before. And she'd made me love a book I didn't like much. I ended up getting the other Jane books.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Maybe not one sitting but any free time I had I was listening to this book.