10 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was NOT anywhere near as close to enjoyable as the first book. I gave up after 120 pages because I was hoping it would improve. The repetitive tackiness of the lead character got old by page 2 and I found myself rolling my eyeballs at the redundancy of the flakiness that the first book offered.
Normally, I love a well-written vamp-lite comedy, but this one borders on awful with it's bimbo of a lead character, Lil, who's more worried about her shoes than anything else. (I believe we've seen this type of character before... Betsy anyone? At least those books were more likable.) And then there's Ty, the bad-boy bounty hunter... umm... Janet Evanovichy a bit?
The majority of the characters in this book, even though they're supposed to be centuries-years-old, are quite juvenile and undeveloped. There are definitely other authors out there who are more creative and witty than this one, so I'll probably skip reading any more books by Ray due to her unoriginality. I'm really glad I didn't buy this book new and just used a PBS credit to get it.

Cali M. (
Cali) wrote on 3/20/2007...
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
- This is Book 2 "Dead and Dateless" of the "Dead" Series.
- Bk 1 - "Dead End Dating"
- Bk 3 - "Your Coffin or Mine?" will be the next book in the series.
- Wonderfully witty and fun! The only reason this did not receive 5 stars is the storyline was way to slow to get going and just didn't give you something to explore or think about. You know like "Who done it? Why? etc.
- Great series though! Enjoy! =)
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Glad I got this one at the library - another interesting concept with an unsatisfying execution. The first book in the series left a cliff-hanger for the heroine born vampire running the dating service and a made vampire private investigator. That tease continues in this book, with a lot of useless witticisms on fashion and interspecies dating. Another installment of the characters with a few drops of romance here and there, and doses of inexplicable lust and secondary characters in sexual situations. Not recommended, this author will just continue this type of extended rambling as long as people spend money on the books - boycott this tripe and cut the weed down before it spreads.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I laughed through out the whole book. Lili is such a lovable, funny, fashion obsessed, ditzy vampire. I can't wait for the next one!

Melissa P. (
bretnmel) wrote on 6/15/2008...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Well I thought DED Book 1 was slow...book 2 is worse. Character has made no progress since book 1 and it was a long, drawn out process for her to wind up in the same spot emotionally at the end of this book than she was at the end of book 1. Seems to have no personal growth and it's getting frustrating reading it. Book does have it's funny parts though, if you can get through the constant repeating of the same background info over and over.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Second book in the series and just as good as the first one. Lil is funny and stylish a real Diva really who would had thought a vampire could turn in to a bat a color other then Black???? Read the book and find out what color bat she turns into.
Someone is out to frame Lil in this book and she has to be protected by bounty hunter TY, who's one hot vampire/bounty hunter... Being around Ty makes Lil hot... Just how hot I'm not telling....
I'm looking forward to reading book 3 Your coffin or Mine?
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Fun..Fast paced writing style. Lil is so style conscious and HIP! What a modern girl and she's only 500 plus a few !!! If you enjoy contemporary, fun vampire romance with enough mystery to keep you turning pages..I think you will ge a kick out of this and just in time for light summer reading.

Jennifer L. (
JennL) wrote on 2/12/2007...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Love the whole chicklit vampire genre, but this novel is a little slow to progress. Lil rocks, but she really needs to decide if Ty is the "one" or just there for "fun".
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Loved this book!
****

Jamie B. (
JamieB) wrote on 3/17/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I love this series! Terrific!