Oh, Brother! I'm watching my brother swagger through our New York City apartment... smiling.
Rhys, the detached, surly man who turned brooding into an art form. But he[s not brooding now. No, he[s practically threatening to pistol whip me for shaking hands with the beautiful, half-dressed creature named Jane who just tried to sneak out of his bedroom. Weird.
Brother Grim has a sex drive? That's not all that has me freaked out. Something terrible happened last night, something that made Rhys break his own rule and save the life of a mortal. Trouble is he doesn't remember anything from the past two hundred years. Like that he's a vampire, not a Regency viscount with an English accent.
All I know is this mortal woman has managed to touch my brother's frozen heart, and I, Sebastian Young, will do whatever it takes to help him keep her...
Kathy Love has been labeled "a character-driven author, who prefers complex subjects that add an emotional, humorous edge" by Romantic Times. Originally from Maine, she now resides in Maryland with her daughter, Emily, their Boston Terrier, and six cats, all black. And five of which came with her boyfriend. So he's the crazy cat guy.
I have seen Kathy Love's "Fangs" books around for awhile but, I must admit, I avoided them because of the silly titles. The other day I picked up Fangs for the Memories off our book swap shelf at work and I was hooked from the first page. (Which is saying something because though I love paranormal romance, I'm usually not a big fan of the vamp/chick lit hook.)
This story starts out with Jane, our shy but determined heroine stopping at a seedy little bar in NYC after a rough first day in the big city. While there she encounters some dubious characters, including our hero- Rhys, a vampire who naturally is tired of drain of being a vampire. (pun intended). But rather than picking up on him to soothe her battered nerves, she turns to another and finds herself attacked in a dark ally after they leave the bar together.
Rhys knows he should leave the attractive but decidedly innocent girl alone to her own foolishness, but his character demands he step in. He rescues her and walks her home safe and sound and that, as they say, is the end of that. (Oh he wants her, but he knows he can't have such a pure soul as this fetching young lady.) So he goes back to find the creep who attacked her to finish him off- and perhaps get alittle feeding in too.
But Jane has realized she's lost a precious memento during her struggle with the creep and when she returns to the scene of the crime she finds someone other than the creep has overcome Rhys.
The stranger, who is in fact NOT a stranger but Rhys's embittered brother Christian, puts her under a spell too. They awaken later to find his other brother Sebastian standing over them. Rhys also has some serious holes in his memory, chief among them- he thinks it's the time before his turning, the 1800's, and has no memory of being a Vamp.
Sebastian knows something isn't jiving and he senses there is something more to Jane being there, so he brings them back to their home and promptly convinces Jane to stay til his brother's memories return.
You can guess what happens in the meantime. Rhys and Jane fall for each other ... hard ... and she quickly finds herself hopelessly entangled in the web of these three brothers' lives.
Jane is, of course, exactly where she should be, but letting herself remain becomes more difficult when she realizes she is in more danger of a broken heart then the very real physical harm lurking around the corner.
A steamy, sensual read as well as quirky I'm giving this one a 4 out of 5 and I'll be looking for Christian and Sebastian's story as well!!
I don’t actually remember buying Fang for the Memories. It’s entirely possible it was a gift, but honestly, who knows? In any case, I do think vampire romances have been done to death. That being said, this one wasn’t bad.
Rhys is an angsty vampire who bemoans his existence, feels bad that his two younger brothers are vampires too, and on Christmas Eve is sitting in a NYC bar looking for his next meal. Any member of the dregs of society will do. But in walks Jane, fresh from Maine who has just had the worst day ever. She’s out of the job she expected, the apartment she’d expected, and oh yeah, her purse got stolen. She’s ready to attempt to drink her problems away.
After a couple dangerous run-ins with evil-doers, Sebastian, Rhys’ brother brings the two unconscious people to the apartment he shares with Rhys. The next evening neither of the victims are worse for wear except for the slight problem that Rhys now believes he is back to being a nineteenth century viscount who is engaged to the American woman, Jane. Sebastian plot-wanks (gives an explanation that makes sense in the story) that Rhys’ mind is skipping over the bits of the modern world that don’t fit with his delusion.
Sebastian offers Jane the job of being Rhys’ caretaker. Since she’s homeless and jobless she accepts. Sebastian doesn’t let her or Rhys in on the fact that he and Rhys are vampires. Hijinks ensue.
I rounded up from a 2.5 to 3 stars. It is an entertaining read and the plot rolls along quickly. However, nothing happens that isn’t telegraphed a mile away. I’d say it’s a starter romance, for those junior high girls just starting to take the plunge into adult romances after the Twilight series.
Personal note: Thanks to the Twilight books, I can no longer use the word ‘twilight’ seriously, so I’ve been substituting the word ‘gloaming.’ Sadly, no one seems to know what the heck I’m talking about.
Jane has just arrived in New York City to start a new life, only to lose her job before she's even started and with no where to live but a crummy hotel. So she does something she's never done before: go to a seedy bar for a strong drink.
Obviously a bad idea for a young, innocent woman, she's saved from an attempted rape by a beautiful, brooding yet charismatic man called Rhys Young. Going back to the alley later to look for her necklace, she comes across Rhys again, this time while he is being attacked ... by a vampire.
The morning after the attack, she wakes up in a lavish bed in a lavish apartment next to Rhys, who suddenly thinks he is the Viscount of Rothmere, is living in Regency London and that she is his American fiance. His younger brother, Sebastien, rescued them both and brought them to the apartment. He likes the new - or is that old? - Rhys, who laughs and talks and smiles and loves.
Sabastien convinces Jane to stay to take care of Rhys and protect him from the real world until his memory returns, though he knows that Rhys has done this to himself because he could never enjoy Jane without suppressing his vampire self.
This is a fun, entertaining, sexy romp - a little like Lynsay Sands but a bit more serious. It's a more original premise than most, and the characters are great. The prose is quick and precise, with none of those long-winded, syrupy lovey-dovey scenes that get so repetitive.
I would probably give the first two 2.5 stars. ( and the 3rd one 3)
Ok-- quick comments on all 3 of these... They had a lot of cute humor-- more so as they went along-- but they were not nearly as humorous as I thought they would be. Reading the synopsis of the first one about a vampire with amnesia made me think I'd be rolling on the floor laughing. But they were only "okay" cute.
Each book picks a different brother to find love....and each finds their "perfect match". The women in the stories are always a bit needy and a couple of them ( all except book 2) are a bit weak and of course these guys have to "rescue" them...unfortunately by intense sexual stuff in some parts which I thought was super overdone for what these were.
The good news-- light easy reads and at least provides some mild entertainment and the 3rd one especially some decent laughs.
I will admit that I loved the whole idea of this book, but I was worried about how the author was going to pull it off. I was hooked after the first chapter I loved the degree of darkness and humor that seem to counter act each other, I read it in one night but and this is a big but I had no connect to the main characters what so ever, I connected more with Christian and Sebastian the two brothers than I did with the main couple. I mean yes Jane was strong and sweet but she was a complete idiot, I mean sure yes she thought this thing to be crazy and maybe she shouldn't have done it but really what smart woman would just accept what Sebastian was telling her. I mean really Dr. No, come on. I did however understand and get why Rhys would choose that time and reason to suppress what and who he was . He felt it the only way to be with her. Which was very sweet and sad. But almost the whole book was about Who he wasn't and how she fell in love with who he wasn't. That bothered me, and also the fact that she just stumbled upon all of the answers and didn't care. The part of the book where the brother Christian shows back up is the only reason I will read the next one. I hope its easier for me to connect to.
Book #1 of the Young Brothers series. Stories encompassing the vampire brothers Rhys, Christian, and Sebastian Young.
“Fangs for the Memories” tells the story of the oldest brother Rhys; his self-loathing and hate of his vampiric life style. When a chance meeting in a seedy bar with a mortal woman on christmas eve and a devastating attack by another vampire in the bar alley out back; Leaves Rhys with selective amnesia thinking he’s mortal and falling in love with the woman Jane from the bar.
A very fun and funny romance with plenty of sex. I know the amnesia angle has been done to death _pun intented_ . But the story is well written and flows smoothly with no slow spots. Something fun to read on that morning transit commute to and from work.
I'm loving this so far and I'm only on chapter 2!!
O'MY LANTA!!! I couldn't put the book down! 3 hours later, I was done! I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!! It was funny, had a great story and a wonderful family of gorgeous vampires and of course my HEA. Thank goodness I got the entire series and I'm off to read the 2nd one now.
This whole series is cute and very fun, but the books get better as they go. Actually, my favorite in the series was Christian's book.
But this one was quite funny. A vampire with amnesia, who falls in love (or thinks he's already in love) with some random girl caught up in his mess. Yup, the book takes place in modern times, but he still thinks himself back in the Victorian era, and also thinks he's human (and the cute girl that seems to be "with" him must be his fiance, as arranged by his parents).
Uh huh...lol! Lucky Sebastian's there (his brother) to help things along. Or does he make things worse? A little of both I think. Fun stuff, great read!
Fun quote from the book:
But now Sebastian had the peculiarities of being a vampire to deal with. Being a vampire was easy. Being a vampire who didn’t know he was a vampire; that might be tricky. Rhys could end his existence with one short stroll in the sunshine. Or if his hunger wasn’t appeased regularly, Jane could die from one overzealous chomp.
This is the first book in the Young Brothers series. Fangs for the Memories tells the story of Rhys Young, the oldest vampire of the Young brothers who saves Jane from an attempted rape. He was about to head home but was attacked by another vampire and as a result of this attack, he woke up with an amnesia. Sebastian, Rhys brother upon learning of this situation, asked Jane to stay until his brother recovers from amnesia.
A vampire with amnesia? I liked this book and the love story of Rhys and Jane. I love the dialogue especially when Rhys is talking to Sebastian. I was laughing every time they're together. I enjoyed reading this book though I have to mention one thing I didn't like in this book.
The sex scenes are so over the top - never ending. I've read tons of books with mild to wild sex. Most of the time, they're needed in the story but in this book, I didn't think it was needed. I was already enjoying the story! I had to skim a couple of sex scenes because I got tired of reading them.
Overall, this is recommended for paranormal romance lovers but if you are not into non-stop sex, then probably you shouldn't read this book.
I read so many summaries I forgot that this was an amnesia story. (So I got to be surprised.) But I initially didn't like the forgotten memory Rhys, he was too ordinary. (even if he thought he was a ninteenth century viscount.) I preferred the brooding vampire I'd gotten to know.
Jane was a nice protagonist. Her character should've been flat, but she wasn't. (An accountant moving from a small town to the big city.) And although there was too much romance and not enough action for me, the romance was well done. Usually when the couple falls in love in a week it feels too quick, but here it actually worked.
There was a villain and some excitement at the beginning and end, but the middle slumped a bit. (Too much sex and romance without enough drama and action!) Still, overall it was a good if not great book, and I plan to eventually continue the series.
I really liked this book. I'm sitting in the doctors office, I.V. in arm, laughing to the point they had to come in and ask me to keep it down because the people in the waiting room could hear me and were getting worried..lol... I laughed out loud and did a lot a giggling.. which in my opinion is always the sign of a book I will enjoy tons.
Very differnet then the same old same old... Rhys almost gets killed by his brother then ends up with parcel amnesia and his brother come after his new mate. Very good read with plenty of HOT sex plus humor in this book...
I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard during a book. This was a very funny, sweet love story, and I enjoyed it very much. I can't wait to read Christian and Sebastian's books.
A vampire walks into a New York bar ... is unusually attracted to a woman, and wakes up the following morning to find her in his bed. There's a couple of slight problems, neither of them can remember what happened (or even if it did!) and he's suffering from a weird case of amnesia in which he believes, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that he's a normal human and living in 18th century London. Rhys is of the opinion that Jane is his American fiancée and she is persuaded by his brother, Sebastian, to keep him company until his mental health is restored. When the inevitable happens Rhys insists that they post the banns at once and marry as soon as possible to preserve her good name. And so it goes. There is a third brother, Christian, and he's the cause of the amnesia. "Fangs for the Memories" is a light read and not a bad one but it could have been a lot better if it had a darker heart. It's destined to end in a HEA from the start and that decision by the author pre-determines what happens throughout. 3 Stars.
This book was riveting from the start. I was unable to put it down, for the most part. While I loved the story and the connection brought to life between Rhys and Jane... there was so much erotica that I got bored and tired of it. Yes, it helped more the story forward slightly, but it was such a large chunk of the book that I kind of lost interest.
An entertaining read. I read the 2nd book first & this one was just as good. It was funny that Rhys didn't remember he was a vampire or what century it was. He could remember lights & running water but not that there weren't carriages nor that he wasn't in London....Love does conquer all in this one.
It was cute! You HAVE to remember this is from 2005 so it has the 2000s vampire vibe.
Rhys and Jane are an adorable couple, I like how her transition was explained in the end. Their easy connection was simply explained. The amnesia went on for a little too long. It was like 200 pages long of straight amnesia.
Travelers checks??? I almost forgot those were a thing. 😂
4.25 This was porn with a plot. A really really good plot. After I got over the stupidity of Jane, I realized Rhys was stupid too. They are perfect for each other. I like the different ways their perfection is explained. An enjoyable read. ♡
I love the emotions in these books. They entertain without leaving me feeling like a wrung-out dishrag at the end. Don't mistake, these are not great literature but they are quite fun and more traditionally paranormal. Love the characters and how they LOVE!
This series - goes on the top of the shelf - this is the 1st book in the Young Brother's Series. It catches the reader immediately, Kathy Love goes on my short list of authors and I wish she would do another Vampire Series. I recommend the whole series.
Esqueça a safra de livros sobre vampiros com romances adolescentes insossos.
Kathy Love tira sarro de todos os tropos mais comuns na literatura juvenil atual e cria um par romântico em que o vampiro acredita ainda estar no século XIX e a mocinha é uma ex-agente funerária.
I think I read Sebastian’s book years ago and the description of this one sounded good so it’s been in my TBR for a while. But I didn’t enjoy it as much. I want something a little heavier and wittier now. Cute but not enough to satisfy me.
Dit boek maar eens herlezen, maar het duurde wel tot over de helft voor ik echt in het boek zat. Rhys was in het begin niet sympathiek en daarna zo ongeloofwaardig, dat het ik het raar vond lezen.
A different type of vampire, but not bad by any means. I just want to know if he's cold or warm as it started out with him being cold and didn't stick with it.
Heck of a lot of sex. But what else can you do when the majority of the book takes place in an apartment. I got a bit bored with this one, but stayed with it till the end!
I wish this book had more of a plot to offer, but sadly I feel as though the author was hiding behind the passion/bedroom too much. The writing felt juvenile at times up until the protagonists were intimate, then back to aimless writing. I liked the characters and the book had so much more potential than what it actual gave. Every time I thought she was moving the actual story along, nope, let’s have sex again. Like, why?! I was rolling my eyes it was so annoying and forced. She set up for the next book, so I’m going to attempt to read it and see if it actually goes somewhere, however I am completely prepared to call this series an incomplete if the next book is written like this one. (I did see that reviews for book 2 said it was better than book 1, so fingers crossed.) Not a book I would recommend.
Follow up: Do not waste your time with this series, please! I physically could not continue with it. I made it to page 80 of the second book and quit. Worst book/series I’ve read or tried to read in a very long time. 👎