Fangs in Fondant by Melissa Monroe

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Category: Adult
Genre: Paranormal, Cozy Mystery
Content: Clean


This vampire has a sweet tooth — two of ‘em
Priscilla Pratt is 377 years old, give or take a decade.

She’s the best baker in Bellmare, Massachusetts, and just wants to continue to lead a quiet life in the quaint and haunted tourist destination.

Not even an elaborate, last-minute wedding cake commission— a multi-tiered, fondant replica of Dracula’s castle— could be a stake in her side.

But when the bride turns up dead hours before the wedding, Priscilla and her pastries are the first to be suspected.

Priscilla will have to get to the bottom of this frosting-laden murder, or her business and reputation will be six feet under.

You might NOT want to take a bite out of this one, as I found it to be rather dull. Paranormal Cozies are not something I've read before this book, but the odd combination interested me, so I decided to give it a try. I went into it thinking it would be cute and funny. There could have been plenty of opportunities for humor (and maybe a little romance) as this vampire involves herself in solving a murder mystery. On top of that she bakes sweets, so it just had to be cute and entertaining, right? Unfortunately, I found this book to be a let down in most all aspects.

The characters were likable, but a bit flat, and the vampire's backstory was boring. There were some interesting ideas with vampires coming out to the public, and the rules and regulations on them that ensued. One example would be how it is now illegal to turn minors into vampires. I thought it was interesting, and also a little weird how the existing child and teen vampires were adopted by people, and enrolled in school like normal kids. For me, never really growing up and repeating school over and over would be one way to describe living Hell! 😂

Unfortunately, with this book being a disappointment, I will not be continuing on with this series.