Book Review: Zombie Moon by Lori Devoti

Title:  Zombie Moon
Author:  Lori Devoti
Grade:  DNF

Paranormal Romance (PNR) can be a lot of fun.  And what could be more fun than joining forces against the scourge of brain-feasting zombies?

I very seldom quit reading a book (DNF means did not finish).  But this was so bad that I had to skip large parts of it. 

Heroine is an idiot:  Heroine brings a small snub-nosed revolver and just 5 bullets to a zombie fight.  C'mon, she went looking for the undead, they did not take her by surprise.  Why on earth would she not come 'loaded for bear?'

Hero is an idiot:  Infects self with lycanthropy (werewolf) virus to immunize himself (hopefully) against a zombie bite.  But there's no guarantee that this works.  I for one, would want some assurances.  Subplot includes him taking over a pack from another alpha.  But there's no real reason for him to do so.  Except that this would make him an alpha male.  Yeesh.

Romance falls flat:  The only thing they have in common is killing zombies, which she's not even that good at. 

Book Review: The Secret of Cypriere Bayou by Jana DeLeon

Title:  The Secret of Cypriere Bayou
Author:  Jana DeLeon
Grade:  F

I usually like romantic suspense.  But I will swear off this author forever.  I had hoped for a little southern charm.  Instead we are treated to setting worthy of an episode of "Scooby Doo," complete with secret passageways and a ghostly history. 

The romantic relationship falls flat.  There's little emotional connection for either hero or heroine.  She leases the old mansion to write a horror fiction novel.  He's the caretaker who happens to have vital signs.  Therefore it is IMPERATIVE that she sleep with him.  I don't get it.