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You Suck
A Love Story
First published 2007 · 384 pages
A manic, blood-splattered rom-com that trades brooding gothic romance for slapstick comedy and teenage goth snark.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like being strapped into a neon-lit roller coaster with a crew of lovable, foul-mouthed weirdos. It completely abandons the brooding, romanticized tropes of vampire fiction in favor of manic slapstick, bawdy humor, and chaotic urban fantasy. The narrative bounces with a hyper-kinetic energy, heavily flavored by the hilarious, slang-drenched diary entries of a teenage goth minion. Beneath the relentless barrage of crude jokes, turkey-bowling, and comic violence, there is a surprisingly sweet core about navigating the messy realities of a new relationship, even when you are both undead. It is a brisk, laugh-out-loud experience designed to delight readers who love their supernatural adventures laced with heavy doses of absurdity and irreverent snark.
- Mood
- manic
- chaotic
- neon-lit
- goofy
- Tone
- irreverent
- bawdy
- snarky
- absurd
- satirical
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- messy romance · absurdity of immortality · unconventional found family · navigating early adulthood
- The writing
- Hyper-kinetic and unapologetically vulgar, blending sharp comedic timing with highly stylized, early-2000s teen slang.
- The arc
- Moves from frantic, blood-soaked confusion to a surprisingly sweet, if deeply unconventional, romantic solidarity.
- Who it's for
- Fans of slapstick urban fantasy who prefer their vampires cracking crude jokes rather than brooding in castles.
Content notes
- profanity
- crude humor
- comic violence
- sexual content
About the book
"You bitch, you killed me. You suck!"Being dead sucks. Make that being undead sucks. Literally. Just ask Thomas C. Flood. Waking up after a fantastic night unlike anything he's ever experienced, he discovers that his girlfriend, Jody—the woman of his dreams—is a vampire. And surprise! Now he's one, too.For some couples, the whole biting-and-blood thing would have been a deal breaker. But Tommy and Jody are in love, and they vow to work through their issues. Like how much Jody should teach Tommy about his new superpowers (and how much he needs to learn on his own). Plus there's Tommy's cute new minion, sixteen-year-old goth girl Abby Normal. (Well, someone has to run errands during daylight hours!)Making the relationship work, however, is the least of Jody and Tommy's problems. Word has it that the vampire who nibbled on Jody wasn't supposed to be recruiting any new members into the club. Even worse, Tommy's erstwhile turkey-bowling pals are out to get him, at the urging of a blue-dyed Las Vegas call girl named (duh) Blue. And that really sucks.
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