Bite Me! (You Know I Like It): Spooky Boys, Book 1
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Last update: 07-02-2024
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Blair
I'd been waiting my whole life to run. When I uncovered hidden papers detailing my inheritance, I knew my time had come. I packed my trunk full of plant babies, black nail polish, and determination. With my demons in the rearview mirror and my trauma for company, I made my way to Elmwood. The remote Maine mountain town is home to my future, a potential love interest, and a lot of really weird, possibly deadly secrets.
Richard
Until recently, the most interesting thing in my life had been a particularly difficult Sunday crossword. Even my vampiric transformation hadn't disrupted my life much—it was still boring and repetitive, albeit with more blood than I'd previously dealt with. When newcomer Blair—a charming five-foot-tall vegan ball of rage—blows into town, it's all I can do not to follow him like a love-sick puppy. He’s everything I’ve been missing, but there's a catch: I need to spy on him and convince the Council he’s innocent of his mother’s crimes. Here's hoping I don't end up with a corpse instead of a boyfriend.
Bite Me! (You Know I Like It) is a standalone slow-burn paranormal MM romance with high heat, an HEA, and no cliffhangers. If you like spooky stories with mystery, suspense, hilarious miscommunication, and characters that make you laugh, listen on!
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Guardian_angel545.0 out of 5 stars
Hauntingly beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2022
First of all, I need to state that Fae Quin is an artist, first and foremost. An amazing artist! Her work is next level stunning and I say this so that you'll understand when I describe her debut novel - Bite Me! While on the surface it appears to be a paranormal romance, featuring an adorable, if a little bit broken human, Blair and Richard, a blond Adonis vampire, who falls head over heels for the emo looking young man. That is where any comparisons end. What Fae Quin does is weave a masterful tale of terrible abuse and found family, and she does so with all the incredible detail of one of her artistic works. Her words are like poetry and they reveal so much more than mere words should be capable of. You don't just "see" the landscape and people - you feel the emotion and the living spirit seep off the pages - and this is a very rare skill indeed. Yes, there is a lot of angst and heartache in learning about the life that Blair has suffered through. It's not pretty. It's dark and gritty, and at times brutal, and I would definitely take the trigger warnings seriously here, but beyond that the author weaves a thread of hope. A light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak, and it shows in the way that both Blair and Richard push through the darkness with bravery and a fair amount of sass! Blair is unapologetic in his manner - a feisty little twink trying to figure out who he wants to be and where he fits in the world. Richard struggles with responsibilities that have been thrust upon him, when there is a part of him that just wants to be young and carefree. When the two of them come together it's a push and pull of wanting to resist but helpless to fight their attraction and a less than helpful dose of outside influences. I really don't want to give away too much of the story but it's part mystery, part romance and a lot of positivity regarding communication, learning to accept and love yourself, and learning to trust. There are several extremely important side characters and they are just as much a part of the story as the MC's. I particularly loved Collin - Richard's younger brother. That boy is an absolute hoot! There are revelations at the end that I did not see coming, and it segues perfectly into the beginning of the next book. I'd call this a HFN or a continuing happy, because while this story arc finishes it sets us up for more mystery and drama to come. Honestly, I was completely blown away that this is a debut novel and I can only imagine how much more the author has to share as they grow into their writing craft. I'd give this 20* stars if I could and I am going to be waiting with bated breath for the next book! Please give this book a try! I'm pretty confident you won't be disappointed!
DLM4.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible story, way too long
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2022
This really is a wonderful story. The characters are complex and deep, the world building is solid, the mysteries were tense (though there were quite a few minor plot points left dangling). The problem with the book is that it was excessively long. The sheer amount of introspection and internal dialogue was overwhelming and slowed down the action of the book to a snails pace. I ended up skimming quite a few parts due to the repetitive internal dialogue. This book really needed a good editor and a far more thorough editing in general because nearly half of the introspection could have been cut out without affecting the plot or characterization in any way. It’s a pity because Quinn’s writing is actually beautiful and the emotions she puts into her book are raw and compelling, but this book needed to be at the very least 25% shorter.
In general though, I loved Blair and while I liked Richard I feel like he needed a tiny bit more character development, especially at the end. I did also feel like the ending was a little too rushed which was odd considering how slow the rest of the novel was. The side characters were also incredibly well characterized, though one got off a bit too easy in my opinion. I hope that the next book can correct some of the mistakes from this one because I really love the characters and am eager to see a continuation (which, if I had to guess, will feature Jeffrey and a certain ghost).
Despite the issues, I still highly recommend this novel.
In general though, I loved Blair and while I liked Richard I feel like he needed a tiny bit more character development, especially at the end. I did also feel like the ending was a little too rushed which was odd considering how slow the rest of the novel was. The side characters were also incredibly well characterized, though one got off a bit too easy in my opinion. I hope that the next book can correct some of the mistakes from this one because I really love the characters and am eager to see a continuation (which, if I had to guess, will feature Jeffrey and a certain ghost).
Despite the issues, I still highly recommend this novel.
Heather5.0 out of 5 stars
A Bit Trope-y but A Solid Story
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2022
I just want to preface this by saying I read a lot of fanfiction, I have no shame about it. There are book series out there that I absolutely love and I want more once they're over so I head off to find well-written stories from other authors about my favorite characters. Who wouldn't want that? To keep it short, I've read all the tropes. Aaaaaaaaaall the tropes.
This does have some of my favorites: slow burn (slowwwwwwwww burn), enemies to lovers (in a misunderstanding enemies kind of way, my fave), hot vampire/tiny boyfriend (c'mon...c'mon, it's glorious), mysterious pasts: the book has a bunch.
I want to get into the things I didn't like so much first though. I saw a few other reviews mentioning the length and I do have to agree, this is a bit longer than it needed to be. I felt like Blair spent a lot of his inner-monologue repeating something he told me 3 chapters ago. I'll take anything I can get from Richard because please...it's Richard. There are a lot of chapters and some of them did drag (I didn't realize until another review mentioned it but yes the first spicy scene is pages and pages long). I think a solid 50-100 pages could have been chopped off of this and we wouldn't have missed anything.
Something else I didn't like which is why I hesitated in buying the book in the first place was the sexual specific pining (the word twitch was used frequently and y'all know how it was used). Once the spice got going however, it was gooooood stuff. Also they were both virgins? Ehh. I could see it for Blair, sure with my little shy sheltered boy, but the century old vampire? Ehh. Especially since Mr. Sex on a Stick ended up being exactly that...in bed.
The side characters (other than Collin, really) aren't super developed. The only thing I can remember about Chastity was her ever-changing hair colors. Her sister had RBF. Solid people but not super developed. This isn't entirely a con from my POV though since I personally do not care about them, I was there for Richard/Blair.
Richair? Blairchard?
The development of their relationship is really sweet. The way Richard cares and shows that he cares, I enjoyed it from Blair's very first gay panic. They way he calls Blair "baby" made me squeal, oh it was so cute. The movie date, adorable. The forcibly taking him to the mall to go shopping then realizing later that he was being a POS to a guy he liked because he liked him? We like a man that takes accountability for his actions.
I'm giving this 5 stars. It's a solid 4+ for me. Is it the best book I've ever read? No. Would I read it again? Yes. Am I preordering the sequel? Yes, if I can. If you've read books like All for the Game by Nora Sakavic or Go Ask Alice or 13 Reasons Why or anything by Ellen Hopkins, you will like this book.
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This does have some of my favorites: slow burn (slowwwwwwwww burn), enemies to lovers (in a misunderstanding enemies kind of way, my fave), hot vampire/tiny boyfriend (c'mon...c'mon, it's glorious), mysterious pasts: the book has a bunch.
I want to get into the things I didn't like so much first though. I saw a few other reviews mentioning the length and I do have to agree, this is a bit longer than it needed to be. I felt like Blair spent a lot of his inner-monologue repeating something he told me 3 chapters ago. I'll take anything I can get from Richard because please...it's Richard. There are a lot of chapters and some of them did drag (I didn't realize until another review mentioned it but yes the first spicy scene is pages and pages long). I think a solid 50-100 pages could have been chopped off of this and we wouldn't have missed anything.
Something else I didn't like which is why I hesitated in buying the book in the first place was the sexual specific pining (the word twitch was used frequently and y'all know how it was used). Once the spice got going however, it was gooooood stuff. Also they were both virgins? Ehh. I could see it for Blair, sure with my little shy sheltered boy, but the century old vampire? Ehh. Especially since Mr. Sex on a Stick ended up being exactly that...in bed.
The side characters (other than Collin, really) aren't super developed. The only thing I can remember about Chastity was her ever-changing hair colors. Her sister had RBF. Solid people but not super developed. This isn't entirely a con from my POV though since I personally do not care about them, I was there for Richard/Blair.
Richair? Blairchard?
The development of their relationship is really sweet. The way Richard cares and shows that he cares, I enjoyed it from Blair's very first gay panic. They way he calls Blair "baby" made me squeal, oh it was so cute. The movie date, adorable. The forcibly taking him to the mall to go shopping then realizing later that he was being a POS to a guy he liked because he liked him? We like a man that takes accountability for his actions.
I'm giving this 5 stars. It's a solid 4+ for me. Is it the best book I've ever read? No. Would I read it again? Yes. Am I preordering the sequel? Yes, if I can. If you've read books like All for the Game by Nora Sakavic or Go Ask Alice or 13 Reasons Why or anything by Ellen Hopkins, you will like this book.
I'm so happy I found you on TikTok!
Ira Nealy3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Read, but lost me in the end.
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
It does give you that HEA, but I wish there was more to Jeffery’s story. It felt too short. I wanted more POV’s. But overall I was hooked so good work!