Undead and Unworthy (Queen Betsy, Book 7) | 
 enlarge | Author: Maryjanice Davidson
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 929
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0425221628
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780425221624
ASIN: 0425221628
Publication Date: June 24, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
Seventh in the hilarious New York Times bestselling series featuring Vampire Queen Betsy Taylornow with a hot new look.
The series New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan calls DELIGH TFUL, Wicked Fun is looking hotter than ever
No one does humorous romantic fantasy better than the incomparable MaryJanice Davidson (The Best Reviews), and nobody reigns over the undead with more savvy than her heroine Betsy Taylor, back to rule the nights as Vampire Queenand survive the days as a new suburban bride. But its not all marital bliss. Betsys husband, Sinclair, has been perusing The Book of the Dead, Betsys being hounded by a ghost whos even more insufferable in death than in life, and a pack of formerly feral vampires has decided to pay an unwelcome visit
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 Unworthy of entry into the series July 20, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have loved this series since the beginning, so I was looking forward to the latest entry (pre-ordered it and everything). What a letdown! The humor and interesting characters that populate prior books is gone. This book takes a serious and depressing turn that doesn't fit with earlier entries in this series. Plus, characters that I looked forward to seeing were tossed aside in a most callous manner. This book betrays long time fans.
 What the.....???? July 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
!!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!!
I am a huge MJD fan and have to say that, despite the preface mentioning a new story arc, my final thought when I finished the book was "What the hell just happened?".
I enjoyed the book, don't get me wrong. However, I often felt like I was reading the script from some daytime soap opera because characters were popping up and biting the dust left and right. Three secondary characters were killed off (don't forget Alice - in addition to Garrett & Antonia - she was with us from the first book!). Fiends were rising up for justice and getting mowed down pretty quickly. The ghost of The Ant was back, but for no reason that was ever really explained. We also discovered that Nick The Cop is mega-rich (am I the only one who vaguely remembers him saving money by vacationing with his buddies a few books ago, but now he is a trust fund baby - hello!!!). Think of it as, As The Blood Flows, Episode 7...... A few good laughs with death, drama, and cheesy moments all rolled into a hardcover package for your enjoyment.
Overall, the book was quite good, but it was definitely darker than the others in the series. Betsy is starting to come into her own as Queen and that isn't a bad thing - it just may take some getting used to. Most Betsy fans will be happy to follow along for the ride and see where this literary train is headed. If you are thinking this will be a light read, along the lines of the first two books in the series, you will probably be disappointed.
At the conclusion of the book, I still had one overall nagging question that was left unanswered. Who was smoking crack in the art department the day this book's cover was approved? We may never know.
I too was disappointed July 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Let me start off by saying i have read every mjd book out there. And betsy started of very strong as a series but i would not spend money on the hard cover books. I get mine from the library because they are just not worth the cash. The book goes into to many directions without getting to the point and the end fells rushed. I hope her next one is better then this. I miss the lol in this and the last book.
A Matter of Fluff and Death July 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
MJD points out in her introduction that the new cover of UNDEAD AND UNWORTHY reflects the new direction that this book and the two upcoming ones will follow; a mini-story arc within a story arc. Frankly, I'm not all that thrilled.
Betsy is still Betsy -- still childish, still prone to immaturity, still interested with having sex with her new husband as often as possible, still the new guardian of Baby Jon (although he's conspicuously missing from this installment), still back-and-forth with best friend Jessica, still vampire-non-grata for Detective Nick.
It's all still there, with a bit of humor thrown in, and a new weird sideline into what I guess is the aforementioned "arc."
My biggest complaint with the story was the fact that, although after seven books I realize that MJD never goes into much description for ANYTHING, I was shocked that there was a major (and majorly depressing) conclusion to the book that was summed up in about three pages.
I hate that. Really. I don't expect the author to go into intricate detail (a la Stephen King) of description, dialogue, and backstory (as I said, it's not MJD's trademark), but just a few pages when you've seriously lessened the number of main characters??
Okay, overall, I didn't mind spending 2 1/2 hours reading UNDEAD AND UNWORTHY. And I'll still follow the series, even though it's not as great as it once was (basically, during the first two books). But I'm putting MJD on notice that, really, it's just not right to indiscriminately kill off some of my favorite characters.
 Nice Addition To the Series July 15, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I honestly don't understand the low rating on this book. I think it was a great addition to the series in terms of character development and general growth. I am really looking forward to the next two books in this series arc and how/why/what new powers Queen Betsy will develop.
SPOILER
Some people have complained about the death of characters in this book. I thought that while sad it was somewhat needed and actually helped the story overall. To keep a series moving you have to rotate some characters and often in order for there to be character growth tragedy has to occur. I like that the book, while still funny, was a bit darker than the previous books in the series. Overall not my favorite book in the entire series, but still a great and entertaining read.
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