Vampire Story With A Fun Twist

Mere Mortals by Erin Jade Lange

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I listened to the voice galley audio arc of this book and it was a quick listen. I finished listening to this all in one sitting and was very engrossed. It was a unique take on classic vampires, but in this story, they’re turned back into mortals and have to face the nightmare of going to high school.
Charlie and her brother, Reg, have been vampires for a long time, but after they make a mistake, they’re punished by being turned back into mortals and sent to live in a place called Nowhere, Iowa. They both begin to find friends and enjoy some of what being human brings with being in the sunlight and tasting food. But even though they find themselves enjoying some of the experience of being human, they don’t forget their former life as a vampire and still want to return to being vampires again. They try to get someone to help them to appeal the decision and talk with the Elders to get them to give them another chance at being vampires again. When they finally get the chance to. speak with the Elders, the Elders are willing to give them another chance at being immortal again if Charlie and Reg agree to some terms, which will only involve a betrayal of their new friends and the new town they’ve started to grow attached to as well. The ending is some of what I expected, but it also was a bit different.
If you like paranormal stories, vampires, and such then you’ll love this one. It’s a great listen. I can’t comment as to the narrator as it was a voice galley. Make sure to put this one on your list, get it, listen to it and read it when it comes out this next week.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and Harper Audio for letting me listen and review this story. All thoughts and opinions are my own.



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