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Vivacious Vampires
“Immortal, insufferable, irresistible.”
Night Huntress and everyone who followed. Half-vampires with grudges, vampire princes with castles, and the specific joy of a man who has had three hundred years to get good at this.
The whole Vivacious Vampires category
Every review filed under Vivacious Vampires. Mostly urban fantasy with the romance front and centre; a few lean paranormal-detective and are cross-filed there. Reading order matters for the series — the Start Here pick is the first book for a reason.
Spice: open door and up. Darkness: red flags, rarely worse.
Highest rating first
Each title links to the one real review on the site. Within a rating tier, the newest review comes first.
A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal
A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows
At Grave’s End
Queen of Myth and Monsters
Here Be Sexist Vampires
First Drop of Crimson
Bound by Flames
Twice Tempted
Up from the Grave
One Grave at a Time
This Side of the Grave
Dracula: His First Centuries
Single White Vampire
Crimson Debt
Lover Awakened
Thirst
Destined for an Early Grave
One Foot in the Grave
Lover EternalNot read, not rated, not endorsed. Yet.
The Throne of Broken Gods (Gods & Monsters, #2)Amber V. NicoleTo read · not yet reviewed
The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2)Carissa BroadbentTo read · not yet reviewed
Throne of the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar, #6)Zoey DravenTo read · not yet reviewed
The Wolf & the Wildflower (Fated Fae)Ella FieldsTo read · not yet reviewed
Craving in His Blood (Brides of the Kylorr, #2)Zoey DravenTo read · not yet reviewed
The Warrior Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #1)Cinda Williams ChimaTo read · not yet reviewedThe newest additions to my Goodreads to-read list. No ratings, because there aren’t any yet.
Latest rant / rave on this shelfA Kingdom of Blood and BetrayalStars and Shadows #2 · October 2026★★★★★Read the review →Not sure how dark you want it?
Read the two-minute guide on spice vs. darkness on the hub, then come back and pick with confidence.
Spice vs. darkness