Recent Reads: Mere Mortals by Erin Jade Lange

Source: From Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.

Mere Mortals by Erin Jade Lange 

Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date:  September 27, 2022

 

Format: Ebook


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Goodreads Synopsis: 

"Two teenage vampires are turned mortal and must face the greatest nightmare of all--high school"--

This hilarious, fresh take on a classic vampire tale follows a pair of hundred-year-old teenage vampires who are turned mortal and must face the greatest nightmare of all—high school.

Charlie and her brother, Reg, have been vampires for…a very long time. For a century, they enjoyed the glitz and glamour of life as members of the wealthiest vampire clan. But now, after one careless mistake, they’ve been expelled from the vampire community and dumped in the middle of Nowhere, Iowa, to live as mortals.

Suddenly Charlie has to deal with zits, tears, and—worst of all—high school. But things start to change when she and Reg find a group of friends, including the deliciously good-looking Dexter. And though Charlie would give anything to be vampire again, she begins to appreciate some of the new experiences that humanity brings too.

But nothing could make them forget the life they’ve left behind. When they’re offered a second shot at immortality, Charlie is desperate to seize it. It’ll just mean a total betrayal of all her new friends, who will have their minds wiped of their memories of her. She can handle that if it means she can live forever…right?

Review: 
This review has been a long time coming. Sadly this book has sat on my TBR pile for a bit too long.  Mostly because of the mixed reviews it initially recieved. 

Mere Mortals follows Charlie and Reg, who have been vampires for over a century. Now they are in trouble and their punishment is to become mortal again. Now they are living as teens again for real, with high school and fake IDs and living in a place called Nowhere. 

This book had a great start, we are immediately with Charlie and Reg as they arrive to be changed into mortals and they are not happy about it. Charlie is actually livid and Reg is upset but kind of looking forward to the opportunity. Chapters 1-10 flew by with both characters settling into humanity but after that it just continued to be Charlie whining about the situation and complaining at every turn and Reg trying to talk her out of her mood.  Even in the end, I am not sure either of them had many redeeming qualities. There was little to no plot it felt like, the MCs were trying to become vamp again and they spend most their time just acclimating. The last 5 or so chapters were the action and then it ended so quickly. 

I felt like the plot got a bit predictable, though at times it was sweet and funny. I enjoyed the beginning so 3 stars for that reason. It is an easy read all things considered as well, which is always nice and there was LGBTQ+ rep.