Review: Dating the Undead by Gena Showalter and Jill Munroe

Title: Dating the Undead
Author: Gena Showalter and Jill Munroe
Publisher: Harlequin
Pub. Date: December 27, 2011
Format: Trade Paperback
Source: Bought

They're drop-dead handsome—and we're not kidding!

Welcome to the first and only guide devoted to loving the immortal man in all of his furry, feathery, fiery glory. Here is a forbidden-fruit salad of features, fiction, fashion, and more, including:

–Lipstick on His Collar

Is your immortal just a little bit…immoral?

–Angel in the Kitchen

Heavenly dishes that don'y take an eternity to prepare

–A Kiss Is Not Just A Kiss

Immortals we crave divulge their lip-smacking turn-ons

–Undead & Well-Read

What's hot between the covers this month

–A View from a Guy

Zombie Jack's turn

–Immorstrology

Our indispensable guide to heavenly bodies

Review

Dating the Undead is an uproariously fun book, written in the format of a magazine that is geared towards “LGs” (aka live girls) who are looking to date or already dating an immortal man. It is a spectacular parody that reads like an issue of Cosmo. There are plenty of articles providing advice and insights about all of your favourite undead men, from vampires to angels to dragon shifters. I really enjoyed all of the different ads, quizzes, and recipes. Dating the Undead is brilliantly written, in that it is engaging and really pulls you in, making you wish that you could have an immortal man for yourself and imagine what it would be like.

Fans of the Lords of the Underworld series get the added bonus of being able to read the first 2 chapters of The Darkest Seduction, Paris’ story. And for those that are looking for an introduction to the series, the first chapter of The Darkest Night is also included. But that is the beauty of Dating the Undead, it is not meant entirely for LOTU fans, it has something that will appeal to any paranormal fan.

While it is a fun, quirky read, I did find that I treated it much like a real magazine. I flipped through until I found something that caught my attention. I don’t read all of the articles in Cosmo, and I didn’t read all of the articles in Dating the Undead either.

Overall, if you are looking for a laugh and some sexy immortal beef-cake, Dating the Undead will keep you entertained. And be sure to check out the “Immortal Icebreakers Sure to Turn His Undead Head”. You never know when they might come in handy. ;)