Fangs for Nothing by Steffanie Holmes Review (Gifted/AD)

Hello Readers,
 
Thank you, NetGalley for giving access to an eBook copy of Fangs for Nothing by Steffanie Holmes for free in exchange for an honest review. Spice warning, I will not be discussing the spice levels as that’s all down to personal preference.
 
The eBook I received from NetGalley have a cover image, so I am using a cover image I have found through google (Fair use under the copyright act sections 29 and 30 under use for a review). Spoiler free review.
 
Title: Fangs for Nothing
Author: Steffanie Holmes
Genre: Vampires, Romantic fantasy, Romance novel
Pages: 584
Cover Image:
 

Synopsis:
Lord Alaric Valerian has a problem. His mother is visiting his castle for the first time, but she doesn’t know that Alaric has filled every room with his centuries of artistic passions and creative pursuits.

Desperate, he hires professional organiser Winnie Preston to help him tame the mess. But Alaric isn’t prepared for bubbly, passionate Winnie to show up at his castle and ram a metaphorical stake through his cold, vampire heart. Winnie sets his fangs on edge, but the more closely he works with her, the more he wishes she could be his.

So when Alaric’s mother arrives with a new bride-to-be in tow, Alaric convinces Winnie to pretend to be his fiancĂ©. He may be causing all kinds of scandal in the vampire court by being engaged to a human, but at least he doesn’t have to give up his reclusive life.

But Winnie still doesn’t know Alaric’s a vampire, and Alaric didn’t count on Winnie’s meddling book club pinning him for a mysterious murder in the village. Will their maybe-not-so-fake-marriage survive once Winnie discovers the monster that lurks beneath his fangs?
 
Miniature Review
 
I am going to keep this review spoiler free as the book has been out for less than a month. I got approved for this book in October after I had the months posts scheduled, and this was a perfect read for the spooky season. We all know I’m a sucker (Ha pun intended) for vampire books but sprinkle it with a grumpy x sunshine plot, your girl is a goner.
 
The plot was complex, interesting and it never had a dull moment, I was hooked from the first chapter. Its impressive how Steffanie managed to combine all of the best book boyfriend tropes and micro tropes within this book.
The fake-dating trope in my opinion was done perfectly. Especially with the added layer of forbidden romance mixed with close proximity, with having to fake-it-till-you-make-it. This book actually made me laugh out loud at points.  Winnie gets some cracking one-liners in this book and I even sniggered at Alaric's clever responses. Steffanie also addresses some sensitive topics, including mental health, coping with trauma, and the complexities of hoarding.
 
I can't wait for the second book in series to come out, but for now I am going to look at Steffanie’s other books.
  

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