My letter “U” pick for this year’s A To Z Challenge was THE UTTERLY UNINTERESTING TALES OF FRED THE VAMPIRE ACCOUNTANT by Drew Hayes. This happens to be book one of a series, and if you’re a fan of funny, cozy fantasies like LEGENDS & LATTES, this series is a must for you.

The book focuses on Frederick Frankford Fletcher, a mundane and not particularly inspiring young accountant who wakes to find himself a vampire. He sees no reason to make a drastic change in his life other than the diet, so he continues to run his accounting business from home and generally stays under the radar in both the human world and the world of para-humans that coexist within it.

That all changes when a group of werewolves attack his ten-year high school reunion, where he teams up with Crystal, a former nerdy high school outcast and friend (now a hot young woman) who happens to be employed by the agency that polices para-human activity. From there, each chapter is a new adventure for Fred, each a mixture of perilous circumstance and crazy hilarity. Along the way, he picks up a found family of zombies, mages, and shape-shifters, along with his hot new girlfriend, Crystal (who has a big secret). This was a short, light, but very enjoyable read that was full of fun. Three and a half stars.