Undead and Uneasy/Unwelcome (Queen Betsy books 6&8)
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I loved this series when it first came out but gave up around #4 or so because what started out as cute and fluffy humor got old quick. Betsy and her friends never grow up or learn anything and they’re all idiots. And honestly, who really cares that much about shoes? I am female. I do enjoy shoes. But Betsy can be a freak about it. It started as a cute quirk that this far in is weird and bothersome.
Ok, book 6 she’s finally marrying Sinclair, a character I hated from book 1. He’s a jerk and pig and I don’t see why she’s so into him. Just because the Book of the Dead says they’ll rule together for 1000 years? So what? That doesn’t mean they have to be together! Anyway, Betsy’s in the last stages of planning with the wedding 2 weeks away and her friends disappear and she meets werewolves. Blah, blah, they fight a big bad and waddle down the aisle in the “perfect” wedding dress that sounds like a hot mess.
Book 8 deals with the werewolves again as apparently at the end of the book between these 2 Betsy’s werewolf friend died protecting her and they blame her. She has to face council but of course eventually wins them over with her “charms”. Meanwhile half-sister Laura, daughter of Satan, goes nutters and Betsy comes home to a fight with her. Blah, blah, devil reveals she had a hand in it. No one trusts Laura anymore but she calms down. Betsy realizes she could destroy the world - something we’ve known since Laura was introduced so I don’t get the shock.
I’m officially done with this series this time. The characters show absolutely no growth. If anything, they regress.
And really, is there really a classy, educated gal out there with a foul mouth on her like Betsy? It’s not super believable. No one in real life says “Fuck a duck”. Really. And she’s to old to say asshat as that started on the internet and Betsy complains she hates netspeak and internet stuff so I doubt she surfs web forums, so oops! Where’d she pick it up at?
