MY ROOMMATE IS A VAMPIRE

Gilli Messer gives voice to both a modern 30-something artist and a 350-year-old vampire in this romantic comedy. Cassie is being evicted and needs a place to stay right away. She answers an ad for a roommate--even though the rent is suspiciously low for a Chicago apartment with a lake view. Frederick J. Fitzwilliam has spent the last hundred years in the vampire equivalent of a coma, and he needs some human help fitting into the 21st century. As Messer portrays sweet, respectful, and hapless Frederick, the chemistry between him and Cassie is palpable. As Cassie teaches him how to buy clothes and ride the "L," her own life starts to fall into place, too. Overall, though, the audiobook doesn't live up to its fun premise. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2023]