Saturday, March 30, 2019

Review: Strange Neighbors by Ashlyn Chase


Book Description

First in a feisty paranormal romance trilogy, shapeshifter-landlord Jason Falco's brownstone is occupied by the oddest of tenants: a gregarious werewolf, a vigilante vampire, two witches moonlighting as phone sex operators, and the beautiful all-too-human nurse he would desperately love to sweep off her feet.

There's never a dull moment when hunky all-star pitcher and shapeshifter Jason Falco invests in an old Boston brownstone apartment building full of supernatural creatures. But when Merry MacKenzie moves into the ground floor apartment, the playboy pitcher decides he might just be done playing the field...

Sexy Jason seems like the perfect fling, but newly independent nurse Merry's not sure she's ready to trust him with her heart...especially when the tabloids start trumpeting his playboy lifestyle.

Then pandemonium breaks loose and Merry and Jason will never get it together without a little help from the vampire who lives in the basement and the werewolf from upstairs.


My Review

Merry just moved into her new apartment and right away is attacked but a couple of guys come to her rescue. It turns out that the building she moved into not only has a hottie for a landlord but also witches, ghosts, a vampire and a werewolf. But Jason is hiding his own secret from everyone. Jason and Merry find themselves attracted to each other and start dating. 

A few things get thrown in their way but they pull through after a few hiccups. I really liked the other residents in the apartment building. It was fun getting to know all of them but it did seem like there was a lot going on in this story. The fact that this seemed more like Chad's story and trying to figure out who killed him more than it was about Jason and Merry's romance was a little irritating for me. 

Jason and Merry come across as a bit immature and their personalities just fell a little flat for me. But it did get a bit better because of all the interactions with the neighbors. Some of the other characters are great and I am looking forward to learning more about them. I usually really like this author's books but I didn't really care for Jason and Merry so this book didn't hit all the right spots for me.

I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. 

25 comments:

  1. Her books can fall flat in places during the story for me, too. But, the overall group of characters can definitely be fun so glad you had that.

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  2. the vampire who lives in the basement and the werewolf from upstairs

    Still pleasanter and more normal neighbors than your actual ones in that godawful "apartment hell" building you write about.....

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    1. LOL I wouldn't mind a vampire living net to me.

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    2. Lol, I was just going to comment that Mary knows all about strange neighbors!

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  3. Some fun characters can save a book

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  4. I have this book but haven't had a chance to read it yet. The neighbors do sound interesting.

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  5. We really have strange neighbors here. Nice review, we enjoyed.

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  6. I've never tried this author, but this sounds like something I would enjoy.

    Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart

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    1. I usually really like her books. I bet you would like some of her books too.

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  7. Either I read this one or I have it to be read and that's why it sounds like I read.

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    1. Well I hope you get a chance to read it if you haven't.

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  8. Sorry you didn't like the main characters as much as you had hoped. The title made me laugh thinking of your neighbor stories. :)
    ~Jess

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    1. It did me too. I had the same reaction to the title.

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  9. I read this one ages ago, when I was nicer too, haha

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  10. I wish there really was a thing as hot landlords. LMAO.

    Sorry this one didn't hit all the right buttons for you.

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  11. Oh there's a fine line with immature characters between endearing and just not :/

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    1. That's a fact. It's hard to take at times.

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