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Insatiable #2
Overbite
Meena Harper has a special gift, but it's only now that anyone's ever appreciated it. The Palatine Guard — a powerful secret demon-hunting unit of the Vatican — has hired her to work at their new branch in Lower Manhattan. With Meena's ability to predict how everyone she meets will die, the Palatine finally has a chance against the undead.
Sure, her ex-boyfriend was Lucien Antonescu, son of Dracula, the prince of darkness. But that was before he (and their relationship) went up in flames. Now Meena's sworn off vampires for good ... at least until she can prove her theory that just because they've lost their souls doesn't mean demons have lost the ability to love.
Meena knows convincing her co-workers — including her partner, über-demon-hunter Alaric Wulf — that vampires can be redeemed won't be easy ... especially when a deadly new threat seems to be endangering not just the lives of the Palatine, but Meena's friends and family as well.
But Meena isn't the Palatine's only hope. Father Henrique — aka Padre Caliente — New York City's youngest, most charming priest, has also been assigned to the case.
So why doesn't Meena — or Alaric — trust him?
As she begins unraveling the truth, Meena finds her loyalties tested, her true feelings laid bare ... and temptations she never even imagined existed, but finds impossible to resist.
This time, Meena may finally have bitten off more than she can chew.
Sure, her ex-boyfriend was Lucien Antonescu, son of Dracula, the prince of darkness. But that was before he (and their relationship) went up in flames. Now Meena's sworn off vampires for good ... at least until she can prove her theory that just because they've lost their souls doesn't mean demons have lost the ability to love.
Meena knows convincing her co-workers — including her partner, über-demon-hunter Alaric Wulf — that vampires can be redeemed won't be easy ... especially when a deadly new threat seems to be endangering not just the lives of the Palatine, but Meena's friends and family as well.
But Meena isn't the Palatine's only hope. Father Henrique — aka Padre Caliente — New York City's youngest, most charming priest, has also been assigned to the case.
So why doesn't Meena — or Alaric — trust him?
As she begins unraveling the truth, Meena finds her loyalties tested, her true feelings laid bare ... and temptations she never even imagined existed, but finds impossible to resist.
This time, Meena may finally have bitten off more than she can chew.
275 pages, Hardcover
First published July 5, 2011
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About the author
Meg Cabot
279 books35.4k followersLibrarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.
She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.
Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.
Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.
Series:
* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flunked freshman Algebra twice, then decided to cut her own bangs. After six years as an undergrad at Indiana University, Meg moved to New York City (in the middle of a sanitation worker strike) to pursue a career as an illustrator, at which she failed miserably, forcing her to turn to her favorite hobby--writing novels--for emotional succor. She worked various jobs to pay the rent, including a decade-long stint as the assistant manager of a 700 bed freshmen dormitory at NYU, a position she still occasionally misses.
She is now the author of nearly fifty books for both adults and teens, selling fifteen million copies worldwide, many of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, most notably The Princess Diaries series, which is currently being published in over 38 countries, and was made into two hit movies by Disney. In addition, Meg wrote the Mediator and 1-800-Where-R-You? series (on which the television series, Missing, was based), two All-American Girl books, Teen Idol, Avalon High, How to Be Popular, Pants on Fire, Jinx, a series of novels written entirely in email format (Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy's Got One), a mystery series (Size 12 Is Not Fat/ Size 14 Is Not Fat Either/Big Boned), and a chick-lit series called Queen of Babble.
Meg is now writing a new children's series called Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls. Her new paranormal series, Abandon, debuts in Summer of 2011.
Meg currently divides her time between Key West, Indiana, and New York City with a primary cat (one-eyed Henrietta), various back-up cats, and her husband, who doesn't know he married a fire horse. Please don't tell him.
Series:
* Airhead
* The Princess Diaries
* Mediator
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June 4, 2013
SHAME ON YOU MEG CABOT!!!!
I loved bk 1 Insatiable. It was hilariously funny, engaging, with witty dialog, fun characters with great snark and a totally different kind of comedic vamp story. The hero, Lucien, was supremely sexy, totally hawt and adorably loveable. Meena the heroine was cute, fun, sexy and charming. Every steamy love scene between Lucian and Meena was a DEFINITE page turning re-read. The supporting cast was fun - Meena's brother Jon, little Jack Bauer, the doofus Palatine guard Alaric, friends Emil, Mary Lou, Adam, etc. The story left me eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Overbite was such a disappointment. Same characters as before (sexy Lucien and cute Meena) and supporting cast (doofus Alaric, little Jack Bauer, Jon, etc.) but not nearly as much fun, little humor, and a rushed story line for a book with far fewer pages than Insatiable. About three quarters into this book I got a feeling the story would end badly but couldn’t believe I might be right. Shame on you Meg Cabot for teasing us through one and three quarters books with the Lucien/Meena relationship only to turn the tables with a HUGELY disappointing abrupt ending and a total reversal of emotions and actions between what ended up as being the three main characters instead of two. I won't give any spoilers but I can't imagine I'm the only one grossly disappointed in who got the unbelievable HEA (happily ever after) at the end. I'm just glad this was only a 2 book story and I hadn't invested more time in the sexy Lucien/Meena relationship. That would have been even worse. If I'd known how this book would end I'd never read either. Just sad when this story had so much potential.
I loved bk 1 Insatiable. It was hilariously funny, engaging, with witty dialog, fun characters with great snark and a totally different kind of comedic vamp story. The hero, Lucien, was supremely sexy, totally hawt and adorably loveable. Meena the heroine was cute, fun, sexy and charming. Every steamy love scene between Lucian and Meena was a DEFINITE page turning re-read. The supporting cast was fun - Meena's brother Jon, little Jack Bauer, the doofus Palatine guard Alaric, friends Emil, Mary Lou, Adam, etc. The story left me eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Overbite was such a disappointment. Same characters as before (sexy Lucien and cute Meena) and supporting cast (doofus Alaric, little Jack Bauer, Jon, etc.) but not nearly as much fun, little humor, and a rushed story line for a book with far fewer pages than Insatiable. About three quarters into this book I got a feeling the story would end badly but couldn’t believe I might be right. Shame on you Meg Cabot for teasing us through one and three quarters books with the Lucien/Meena relationship only to turn the tables with a HUGELY disappointing abrupt ending and a total reversal of emotions and actions between what ended up as being the three main characters instead of two. I won't give any spoilers but I can't imagine I'm the only one grossly disappointed in who got the unbelievable HEA (happily ever after) at the end. I'm just glad this was only a 2 book story and I hadn't invested more time in the sexy Lucien/Meena relationship. That would have been even worse. If I'd known how this book would end I'd never read either. Just sad when this story had so much potential.
July 21, 2011
What happened?!
I cannot believe how disappointing this book turned out to be; especially after loving the first novel "Insatiable" and having to wait a year for this one thinking it would be just as good as the first. Boy was I wrong. I've read other books and series by Cabot which have always been worthy. Did she have someone else write this on her behalf? Was she rushed?
This book lacked everything that made the first book so great; the humour, the excitement, and most notably, the heat and chemistry that Meena and Lucien displayed in the first novel. In fact, Lucien lost all his charm and sexiness in this one. Half-way thru the novel I realized what direction Cabot was taking with Lucien which really surprised me. Meena herself was a complete bore. And what's with all that crying? And the plot? It started off okay but took a nose-dive a third way in. Once I got to the end all I could think of was, "Give me a break!" and "I'm so glad I'm done." It's really too bad that Cabot didn't take the opportunity to develop Meena's character more, and considering how present Aleric is throughout, more character development would have made an improvement with the story-line - at least make the ending more plausible.
I don't think Cabot knew what to do with this book. "Insatiable" is 464 pages; "Overbite" is 288 pages. I think that says a lot. She should have just ended it with the first one. With the way the book ended, I don't expect a third novel to follow.
If you enjoyed "Insatiable" like I did, read this one. You might as well finish off the series. Just because I didn't enjoy it doesn't mean you won't.
I cannot believe how disappointing this book turned out to be; especially after loving the first novel "Insatiable" and having to wait a year for this one thinking it would be just as good as the first. Boy was I wrong. I've read other books and series by Cabot which have always been worthy. Did she have someone else write this on her behalf? Was she rushed?
This book lacked everything that made the first book so great; the humour, the excitement, and most notably, the heat and chemistry that Meena and Lucien displayed in the first novel. In fact, Lucien lost all his charm and sexiness in this one. Half-way thru the novel I realized what direction Cabot was taking with Lucien which really surprised me. Meena herself was a complete bore. And what's with all that crying? And the plot? It started off okay but took a nose-dive a third way in. Once I got to the end all I could think of was, "Give me a break!" and "I'm so glad I'm done." It's really too bad that Cabot didn't take the opportunity to develop Meena's character more, and considering how present Aleric is throughout, more character development would have made an improvement with the story-line - at least make the ending more plausible.
I don't think Cabot knew what to do with this book. "Insatiable" is 464 pages; "Overbite" is 288 pages. I think that says a lot. She should have just ended it with the first one. With the way the book ended, I don't expect a third novel to follow.
If you enjoyed "Insatiable" like I did, read this one. You might as well finish off the series. Just because I didn't enjoy it doesn't mean you won't.
October 5, 2016
It's my fault. I didn't like Insatiable, but I thought that maybe that was because I didn't realize it was part of a series when I read it. I was sure that was why I thought the ending of Insatiable was retarded made no sense.
Well, I was wrong. The ending to this onewas just as stupid made no sense, either.
Anyway, it wasn't just the ending that was bad. The whole thing was just awkward. I think it was supposed to be funny. It wasn't. It also wasn't interesting. Which is something that I tend to look for when I choose a book.
If you feel the need to read everything that Meg Cabot has ever written, then by all means, pick this one up. Otherwise, I wouldn't recommend this series.
Well, I was wrong. The ending to this one
Anyway, it wasn't just the ending that was bad. The whole thing was just awkward. I think it was supposed to be funny. It wasn't. It also wasn't interesting. Which is something that I tend to look for when I choose a book.
If you feel the need to read everything that Meg Cabot has ever written, then by all means, pick this one up. Otherwise, I wouldn't recommend this series.
July 30, 2011
SPOILER ALERT!
Reading other people's reviews, it seems Overbite isn't very well received. I actually loved it a lot, so it seems I am one of the few who do. I generally give anything by Meg Cabot five stars because she is an amazing author, and I would have for this one too- if it weren't for the last part. Not the part where all the vampires are killed because Lucien died (I thought that was an amazing idea, that he had to sacrifice his life for the goodness of others and all that), the part after that, I guess it's more of an epilogue than anything.
Because what. The. Hell. She moves to freaking ANTIGUA with Alaric to retire for the rest of her life? I still remember the end of Insatiable, where Alaric talks about how talented people must use their talents to protect others. I thought that she would definitely go back to work on helping people, having a happy, satisfied life kicking ass killing bad things, or at least helping prevent people from dying at work, and you know- help the greater good and everything. A life with danger, but with MEANING. The same with Alaric. I mean, obviously, I expected them to get together and love each other and all, but REALLY? They move to some random exotic place, leaving everyone behind for what? So they can be together? They can do that where they live. They could also be helping people every day. Meg Cabot gives some explanation for this, but it makes no sense to me at all. The people who she used to work for have been replaced by better people who ca about others. Honestly, that epilogue just ruined the whole book for me.
Other than that, though, I liked the book a lot, although there were many elements of what made Insatiable amazing that were missing in this book. The banter between her, John, and her friends, and Jack Bauer... The humor was gone from it. I still loved the book, but it also wasn't as good as the first one, in some ways. I liked the notion that Lucien became an angel of some sort and all. His dying, although very sad (I cried!) made good contributions to the book.
Perhaps this sequel was not as great as the original in some ways, yet it was still addictive and awesome.
Reading other people's reviews, it seems Overbite isn't very well received. I actually loved it a lot, so it seems I am one of the few who do. I generally give anything by Meg Cabot five stars because she is an amazing author, and I would have for this one too- if it weren't for the last part. Not the part where all the vampires are killed because Lucien died (I thought that was an amazing idea, that he had to sacrifice his life for the goodness of others and all that), the part after that, I guess it's more of an epilogue than anything.
Because what. The. Hell. She moves to freaking ANTIGUA with Alaric to retire for the rest of her life? I still remember the end of Insatiable, where Alaric talks about how talented people must use their talents to protect others. I thought that she would definitely go back to work on helping people, having a happy, satisfied life kicking ass killing bad things, or at least helping prevent people from dying at work, and you know- help the greater good and everything. A life with danger, but with MEANING. The same with Alaric. I mean, obviously, I expected them to get together and love each other and all, but REALLY? They move to some random exotic place, leaving everyone behind for what? So they can be together? They can do that where they live. They could also be helping people every day. Meg Cabot gives some explanation for this, but it makes no sense to me at all. The people who she used to work for have been replaced by better people who ca about others. Honestly, that epilogue just ruined the whole book for me.
Other than that, though, I liked the book a lot, although there were many elements of what made Insatiable amazing that were missing in this book. The banter between her, John, and her friends, and Jack Bauer... The humor was gone from it. I still loved the book, but it also wasn't as good as the first one, in some ways. I liked the notion that Lucien became an angel of some sort and all. His dying, although very sad (I cried!) made good contributions to the book.
Perhaps this sequel was not as great as the original in some ways, yet it was still addictive and awesome.
October 3, 2011
Severely disappointed by the whole post-modern New-Ageic mess of casually throwing together mythologies, ancient symbols, and Zodiac, and sure signs of church corruption, and Blake's 'no good without evil, no evil without good', and what not...
You know, Meg, some people out there actually believe in God and the sacred. Plenty of them, in fact. And if you write about Catolic priests and nuns, be aware than none of them would speak of their sacred in terms 'no good without evil' or be content when crosses are used as magic talismans protecting their wearers from the said evil, regardless whether these wearers are believers or just happened to like Tiffany's jewellery...
I am well aware that this book is for entertaining only and not a theological paper, but there were too many inaccuracies in depicting my faith for me to even like it. I found myself skipping pages.
If you don't get it, research it. If you still don't get it, try writing about something you are good at. But please or please stay clear off religion, philosophy and mythology - they are three different areas of human thought. Ancient. Varied. Mesmerizingly complicated. Each of them deserve proper treatment and respect. Or at least respectful silence.
You know, Meg, some people out there actually believe in God and the sacred. Plenty of them, in fact. And if you write about Catolic priests and nuns, be aware than none of them would speak of their sacred in terms 'no good without evil' or be content when crosses are used as magic talismans protecting their wearers from the said evil, regardless whether these wearers are believers or just happened to like Tiffany's jewellery...
I am well aware that this book is for entertaining only and not a theological paper, but there were too many inaccuracies in depicting my faith for me to even like it. I found myself skipping pages.
If you don't get it, research it. If you still don't get it, try writing about something you are good at. But please or please stay clear off religion, philosophy and mythology - they are three different areas of human thought. Ancient. Varied. Mesmerizingly complicated. Each of them deserve proper treatment and respect. Or at least respectful silence.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 1, 2013
I really enjoyed this, as much as, if not more than, Insatiable. I heard that this book was really bad compared to the first one, but I found the story just as interesting and quickly paced, and the quality to be pretty much identical to Insatiable. The only explanation I can think of for the bad reviews is that people were disappointed by the ending. Well, I loved it. I would have been ok with a different ending. I wasnt against the alternative, but I love how this series decided to be different, and pulled it off.
I am not entirely sure, but I think this series may have been somewhat satirical. I am not great at identifying such things, but it didnt seem to take itself seriously, and the characters' flaws were way too obvious and like caricatures of familiar PNR traits. So, if you find it creepy and unromantic when girls fall for vampires who want to eat them, this book is for you!
I am not entirely sure, but I think this series may have been somewhat satirical. I am not great at identifying such things, but it didnt seem to take itself seriously, and the characters' flaws were way too obvious and like caricatures of familiar PNR traits. So, if you find it creepy and unromantic when girls fall for vampires who want to eat them, this book is for you!
September 17, 2011
I like Meg Cabot books but "Overbite" is just another foray into a tired genre: cute and quirky girl with paranormal abilities becomes obsessive love interest of a vampire hottie.
It's cute, but there's nothing origional here.
It's cute, but there's nothing origional here.
October 27, 2022
Bad, very bad.
It's almost like this author had planned this out to be a longer series, and then the reviews weren't good, or maybe she wanted to work on other projects, and then she rushed to finish this and cram an ending into 300 pages. Awful. Truly, truly, utterly, awful.
It's almost like this author had planned this out to be a longer series, and then the reviews weren't good, or maybe she wanted to work on other projects, and then she rushed to finish this and cram an ending into 300 pages. Awful. Truly, truly, utterly, awful.
January 17, 2012
I'm so glad that other readers feel, like I do, that this was a really lackluster sequel. I honestly had to force myself through the first seven or so chapters, and continually found myself skipping whole paragraphs because they kept restating and going through the same things I'd read earlier from the same character and knew I'd have to read again from another character's perspective. I eventually gave up and skipped to the end to find out what happens and was incredibly displeased. Obviously, Lucien did a lot of things that would be hard to reconcile with a happy ending, but I felt like the wrap up there was far too cheesy even for this genre.
More importantly, I was left with a really bad taste in my mouth about Meena as a character in this novel. Where I felt some manner of compassion for her in the previous novel, in this one, she's pretty unlikeable. Aside from having lost the humor and charm she possessed in the previous novel, Meena has transitioned to a wishy-washy girl who doesn't know what she wants anymore. It seems like Meena didn't actually care about Lucien at all, and in the end, his survival became a means to an end for her, a tool to save people. Her wavering between Alaric and lucien came across as incredibly pathetic and dis genuine to me; i don't think it mattered ever to her who ultimately filled the romantic hole in her life as was made evident from her continual back and forth her very swift turnaround after Lucien fraking DIED at the end of the book.
Part of me hopes there is a third book wherein Cabot can redeem this character and this book series, since I paid good money for a very dissatisfying read and I, like Meena, was left with a very strong sense that there are too many loose, dissatisfying ends. But another part of me thinks that if this is the result of Cabot's foray into the vampire romance genre, she would be better off finding something else to write about because this was just not good.
More importantly, I was left with a really bad taste in my mouth about Meena as a character in this novel. Where I felt some manner of compassion for her in the previous novel, in this one, she's pretty unlikeable. Aside from having lost the humor and charm she possessed in the previous novel, Meena has transitioned to a wishy-washy girl who doesn't know what she wants anymore. It seems like Meena didn't actually care about Lucien at all, and in the end, his survival became a means to an end for her, a tool to save people. Her wavering between Alaric and lucien came across as incredibly pathetic and dis genuine to me; i don't think it mattered ever to her who ultimately filled the romantic hole in her life as was made evident from her continual back and forth her very swift turnaround after Lucien fraking DIED at the end of the book.
Part of me hopes there is a third book wherein Cabot can redeem this character and this book series, since I paid good money for a very dissatisfying read and I, like Meena, was left with a very strong sense that there are too many loose, dissatisfying ends. But another part of me thinks that if this is the result of Cabot's foray into the vampire romance genre, she would be better off finding something else to write about because this was just not good.
August 12, 2011
As a reader who formerly waited eagerly for new Meg books to come out (or to get my hands on old new-to-me books) and then hungerly devour them in one sitting, I am so disappointed to struggle through a new book and finish it completely unsatisfied. I waited not-so-patiently for ten years to finish the Princess Diaries series, despite some lackluster storylines towards the end.
I wish Meg (and several of my other favorite authors, to be honest) would stick to writing what she's best at and stop jumping on whatever the new (or played-out) bandwagon is. Vampires, Meg? Thank goodness it wasn't a teen novel. I've loved and reread so many of her books; early Princess Diaries, her e-mail series, Mediator, Missing. I loved All-American Girl and Ready or Not. I even liked Avalon High (and was greatly disappointed by the Disney Channel movie -- go figure).
But reading any book, as I'm coming to find all too often by many authors, and feeling like the last 20-50 pages were written in the middle of the night against a pressing deadline, much like a kid in the library frantically writing a term paper, is not what we invest so much of our time (and money) into these authors' books. This book is just another example of an ending that didn't meet expectations, and felt contrived as though Meg ran out of pages (or time, or steam), and had to wrap it up ASAP.
Don't we (and Lucien) deserve more than that?
I wish Meg (and several of my other favorite authors, to be honest) would stick to writing what she's best at and stop jumping on whatever the new (or played-out) bandwagon is. Vampires, Meg? Thank goodness it wasn't a teen novel. I've loved and reread so many of her books; early Princess Diaries, her e-mail series, Mediator, Missing. I loved All-American Girl and Ready or Not. I even liked Avalon High (and was greatly disappointed by the Disney Channel movie -- go figure).
But reading any book, as I'm coming to find all too often by many authors, and feeling like the last 20-50 pages were written in the middle of the night against a pressing deadline, much like a kid in the library frantically writing a term paper, is not what we invest so much of our time (and money) into these authors' books. This book is just another example of an ending that didn't meet expectations, and felt contrived as though Meg ran out of pages (or time, or steam), and had to wrap it up ASAP.
Don't we (and Lucien) deserve more than that?
December 18, 2020
*1.5*
I liked the first couple of chapters then it went downhill from there. I didn't like how the love triangle was handled, I hated the main character, I was bored throughout most of this book.
Lucien deserved better.
I liked the first couple of chapters then it went downhill from there. I didn't like how the love triangle was handled, I hated the main character, I was bored throughout most of this book.
Lucien deserved better.
October 28, 2024
Not the normal lighthearted Meg Cabot. More suspenseful. Great finale.
July 29, 2011
Once I got past the beginning hump of the first book, I quickly finished Insatiable and was eager to start Overbite. I'm pleased to say that I enjoyed this book so much more than I enjoyed the first book. It's so good to see Meena, Jon, Alaric and even Lucien back in action.
In this book, Meena is now working for the Palatine Guards with Alaric and Alaric has the total hots for Meena but is annoyed that she only sees him as a friend. The relationship that bloomed between Meena and Alaric was strictly platonic even though Alaric wanted more from Meena. They were friends first and I really enjoyed them together.
As much as I adored Lucien early on in Insatiable, for me it was always about Alaric for Meena. The protectiveness that comes out in Alaric was just too cute for words. Lucien was protective as well but his protectiveness wasn't as sincere as Alaric's was and I never once swooned over him even though I probably was supposed to. I wasn't a big fan of him biting Meena without her express permission and then when she asked him not to bite her, her bit her anyway. Yeah, that's a quick way for me to not pick to be on your team buddy.
There's a new kind of vampire, not from Lucien's batch of vampires around the world (which kind of confused me since he's supposed to be the Prince of Darkness so I thought he knew about all vampires, etc..) but he's looking for them because they're trying to get to Meena as well and you know nobody messes with Meena. The Church/Palatine Guards send out a priest from Costa Rica, Padre Caliente who Alaric hates more than anyone (well not more than Lucien, I don't think but close) because he's a cowardly man who lives in the limelight.
These new vampires on the street are making the other vampires from Insatiable look tame little puppies because these new vampires not only suck their victims blood and drain them but they're flesh eating vampires like zombies and well, eww gross! So while Meena and Alaric are trying to figure out what's going on, they're hitting road block after road block and they're starting to wonder if the culprit works for their organization because whoever it is, is stripping Meena and Alaric of all of their goodies and they're not liking it one bit.
The action is back and funnier than ever. This cast of characters had me cracking up throughout the story and Meg Cabot did a wonderful job of keeping me invested in the story and the characters. I came to care for Meena and was rooting on her to save Alaric and the world from these crazy vampires. Alaric's personality shines in this book and I fell in love with him over and over again with each passing page. He's just awesome.
Jon Harper is back and determined to show the Palatine Guard's that they need someone like him working for them. His invention had me cracking up and his interactions with Adam, Meena and everyone else (Yelena was cute too) made this book even more enjoyable. This was a great follow up to Insatiable and I have every faith that fans of Insatiable will love this book as well. Meg Cabot strikes again and she proves that she can write the hell out of a story and create characters that you'll want to follow over and over again through their different adventures. This book doesn't disappoint.
Grade: 4.5 out of 5
This review was originally posted on Book Binge by Rowena.
In this book, Meena is now working for the Palatine Guards with Alaric and Alaric has the total hots for Meena but is annoyed that she only sees him as a friend. The relationship that bloomed between Meena and Alaric was strictly platonic even though Alaric wanted more from Meena. They were friends first and I really enjoyed them together.
As much as I adored Lucien early on in Insatiable, for me it was always about Alaric for Meena. The protectiveness that comes out in Alaric was just too cute for words. Lucien was protective as well but his protectiveness wasn't as sincere as Alaric's was and I never once swooned over him even though I probably was supposed to. I wasn't a big fan of him biting Meena without her express permission and then when she asked him not to bite her, her bit her anyway. Yeah, that's a quick way for me to not pick to be on your team buddy.
There's a new kind of vampire, not from Lucien's batch of vampires around the world (which kind of confused me since he's supposed to be the Prince of Darkness so I thought he knew about all vampires, etc..) but he's looking for them because they're trying to get to Meena as well and you know nobody messes with Meena. The Church/Palatine Guards send out a priest from Costa Rica, Padre Caliente who Alaric hates more than anyone (well not more than Lucien, I don't think but close) because he's a cowardly man who lives in the limelight.
These new vampires on the street are making the other vampires from Insatiable look tame little puppies because these new vampires not only suck their victims blood and drain them but they're flesh eating vampires like zombies and well, eww gross! So while Meena and Alaric are trying to figure out what's going on, they're hitting road block after road block and they're starting to wonder if the culprit works for their organization because whoever it is, is stripping Meena and Alaric of all of their goodies and they're not liking it one bit.
The action is back and funnier than ever. This cast of characters had me cracking up throughout the story and Meg Cabot did a wonderful job of keeping me invested in the story and the characters. I came to care for Meena and was rooting on her to save Alaric and the world from these crazy vampires. Alaric's personality shines in this book and I fell in love with him over and over again with each passing page. He's just awesome.
Jon Harper is back and determined to show the Palatine Guard's that they need someone like him working for them. His invention had me cracking up and his interactions with Adam, Meena and everyone else (Yelena was cute too) made this book even more enjoyable. This was a great follow up to Insatiable and I have every faith that fans of Insatiable will love this book as well. Meg Cabot strikes again and she proves that she can write the hell out of a story and create characters that you'll want to follow over and over again through their different adventures. This book doesn't disappoint.
Grade: 4.5 out of 5
This review was originally posted on Book Binge by Rowena.
August 27, 2015
“Embrace what you are, and others will embrace you as well. Find what it is that you do well, then do it, and the rest will fall into place.”
I started reading this book with so much expectation and excitement. I love love Insatiable, yes although there were parts that were a bore, I was willing to overlook. But this book just made me sad.
I didn’t mind Meena Harper’s POV and her so much rambling, and I even enjoyed Jon’s POV while he was spending time with his friend Adam. But in the end, it become a bore and tiring and I didn’t enjoy the humor anymore. It also became a nuisance when it would include so much detail that I really could go without.
One thing I hate so much about is Alaric Wulf. I hate how he thinks, I hate his actions, I hate everything about him. He had potential in Insatiable but really, anything I felt about him? Poof! Gone!
And then there’s Lucien Antonescu.
Ah yes? Oh right, Lucien. We were talking about Lucien. We were talking about Lucien, right? Right. I just love everything about Lucien. The Prince of Darkness. Lucien. I am all but speechless.
And let’s not forget Lucien’s cousin Emil and his wife Mary Lou. I love that couple. Their exact opposite personality. Too bad there was just so little of their time here.
But my love for those three people couldn’t make me ignore everything. I don’t like where the story went, how everything happened, the bloody gore, even the fighting. Most especially, I don’t like the ending. Just, just, just-
May 29, 2012
Is it good clean fun? No. But, it is fun. :) I put most of my books into two categories - books I recommend to my mom and grandmother OR book I recommend to my friends. What is the difference, you ask? To put it bluntly, sex. Yes, I know my grandmother and mother knew about sex long before I was born. But, I don't necessarily need to recommend books to them that include sexual situations. It just feels weird to me. I sure as heck don't want to talk about sex with them, so why would I encourage them to read a book with sex in it? I wouldn't. I'll let their girl friends recommend those books to them and stay in the safe zone.
Now, on to books that I recommend to my girl friends. Overbite is one of those books. I'm kidding with the italics. Overbite is the second in the series and it's where I decided to jump in. I will be going back to read the first (Insatiable) and then any others in the series. Meena Harper is our main character and she has the gift/curse to be able to predict how everyone around her will die. This is an odd gift, and I applaud Cabot for giving us something just a little different. The vampire thing has been done so many ways and often the same way for so long, I like a different spin on the story. Meena works for/with/beside The Palatine Guard - the demon hunting arm of the Vatican. I enjoy that the Vatican is tied into the story, as well. Much of the conflict is caused by Meena's feelings for pseudo-bad guy and vampire Lucien AND her feelings for her coworker, the Super-Duper demon hunter Alaric. Life is further complicated by the arrival of creepy Father Henrique with his own agenda for Lucien, Alaric, and Meena. The external conflict with the Padre is fine, but it's the story of the love triangle between Lucien, Meena, and Alaric that is the real fun.
Now, on to books that I recommend to my girl friends. Overbite is one of those books. I'm kidding with the italics. Overbite is the second in the series and it's where I decided to jump in. I will be going back to read the first (Insatiable) and then any others in the series. Meena Harper is our main character and she has the gift/curse to be able to predict how everyone around her will die. This is an odd gift, and I applaud Cabot for giving us something just a little different. The vampire thing has been done so many ways and often the same way for so long, I like a different spin on the story. Meena works for/with/beside The Palatine Guard - the demon hunting arm of the Vatican. I enjoy that the Vatican is tied into the story, as well. Much of the conflict is caused by Meena's feelings for pseudo-bad guy and vampire Lucien AND her feelings for her coworker, the Super-Duper demon hunter Alaric. Life is further complicated by the arrival of creepy Father Henrique with his own agenda for Lucien, Alaric, and Meena. The external conflict with the Padre is fine, but it's the story of the love triangle between Lucien, Meena, and Alaric that is the real fun.
August 2, 2012
Oh..well.
Sometimes it's good things end early. But I have to tell you, half way through this book I caught myself thinking "Wow! This is so much more of a better book than the first one! It's more original (not constantly pulling from and referencing vamp lit & pop culture out there)"
And then she f'd it all up by ending it in the worst way ever. Seriously? There was not that much attraction between her and Aleric (forgive spelling, I listened to *not* read the book). And by the end Lucien was a drag too. It felt like such a cop out to let the vamp die and set her up with the guy she hadn't even talked to in two weeks and I'm sorry... but the LOVE OF HER LIFE she gets over in 2 weeks?? And goes off to an island with some other guy she's only kissed ONCE. Once!??!
And let's not forget that this has to be the most g rated vampire book for ADULTS ever. There was one maybe 2 curse words in it. At least 5 or 6 times I could think of a perfectly appropriate curse word to use for the crazy shit that was happening around these people. It's not like they were saying "golly gee" or anything, it just didn't feel real. I heard that Ms. Cabot wrote fluffy chiclit kind of YA first. Maybe her strict guidelines for language carried over to this vampire nonsense she tried to get on the bandwagon for. I don't know who she was writing for but it wasn't me. And the book started off with so much more potential...
I would not recommend this to any of my adult friends who wanted to read fun vampire fiction. The longer I'm done listening to the audiobook the more pissed off I am about it and the further down it's stars have gone. I want my hours of audio listening time back. At least this is her final book. The ending didn't feel real or right at all. I was very dissappointed in how it all played out.
Sometimes it's good things end early. But I have to tell you, half way through this book I caught myself thinking "Wow! This is so much more of a better book than the first one! It's more original (not constantly pulling from and referencing vamp lit & pop culture out there)"
And then she f'd it all up by ending it in the worst way ever. Seriously? There was not that much attraction between her and Aleric (forgive spelling, I listened to *not* read the book). And by the end Lucien was a drag too. It felt like such a cop out to let the vamp die and set her up with the guy she hadn't even talked to in two weeks and I'm sorry... but the LOVE OF HER LIFE she gets over in 2 weeks?? And goes off to an island with some other guy she's only kissed ONCE. Once!??!
And let's not forget that this has to be the most g rated vampire book for ADULTS ever. There was one maybe 2 curse words in it. At least 5 or 6 times I could think of a perfectly appropriate curse word to use for the crazy shit that was happening around these people. It's not like they were saying "golly gee" or anything, it just didn't feel real. I heard that Ms. Cabot wrote fluffy chiclit kind of YA first. Maybe her strict guidelines for language carried over to this vampire nonsense she tried to get on the bandwagon for. I don't know who she was writing for but it wasn't me. And the book started off with so much more potential...
I would not recommend this to any of my adult friends who wanted to read fun vampire fiction. The longer I'm done listening to the audiobook the more pissed off I am about it and the further down it's stars have gone. I want my hours of audio listening time back. At least this is her final book. The ending didn't feel real or right at all. I was very dissappointed in how it all played out.
December 29, 2011
(Spolier Alert: Do not read if you have no read the first book, Insatiable)
Overbite picks up a bit after Insatiable left off. Meena is now working for the Palatine Guard while staying under the radar with her brother John from her ex-boyfriend (and also the Prince Of Darkness) Lucien Antonescu. And just as she starts finding some normalcy in her life, well as much normal one can find when working for a supernatural division of the church, all changes.
People are missing, vampires are running amuck and Lucien appears back in New York. And something is wrong with Lucien. Meena must figure out what is going on with the Palatine, decode Alaric’s hot-and-cold-behavior since their kiss at the church, figure out why she keeps dreaming of Lucien’s mom’s prayer book all the while keeping the visions of her friends deaths from happening. It won’t be easy as she faces new enemies but old allies will be at her side to do so.
One of the things I love most about this series is the ties in to real history. While some of it, like the Palatine Guard, Cabot has taken her own spin on, they still have some historical background. Pair that with the quick wit, juicy plot lines and characters you can’t help but relate to Overbite is as great as Insatiable, maybe even better. My only complaint is the ending is a bit on the rushed side, I found myself wanting more explanation. I do hope for a third book, but this one is a good ending to the series.
Book Rating: 9.5/10
Overbite picks up a bit after Insatiable left off. Meena is now working for the Palatine Guard while staying under the radar with her brother John from her ex-boyfriend (and also the Prince Of Darkness) Lucien Antonescu. And just as she starts finding some normalcy in her life, well as much normal one can find when working for a supernatural division of the church, all changes.
People are missing, vampires are running amuck and Lucien appears back in New York. And something is wrong with Lucien. Meena must figure out what is going on with the Palatine, decode Alaric’s hot-and-cold-behavior since their kiss at the church, figure out why she keeps dreaming of Lucien’s mom’s prayer book all the while keeping the visions of her friends deaths from happening. It won’t be easy as she faces new enemies but old allies will be at her side to do so.
One of the things I love most about this series is the ties in to real history. While some of it, like the Palatine Guard, Cabot has taken her own spin on, they still have some historical background. Pair that with the quick wit, juicy plot lines and characters you can’t help but relate to Overbite is as great as Insatiable, maybe even better. My only complaint is the ending is a bit on the rushed side, I found myself wanting more explanation. I do hope for a third book, but this one is a good ending to the series.
Book Rating: 9.5/10
November 27, 2018
Buy the book or check it out from the library.
Meena is annoying all throughout this one. Plus, wtf kind of ending is that.
This book had potential. Like... I really thought it was going somewhere and then... its like the author gave up or got mad at one of the characters and... the end.
Oh and I got the audio book version of this and it totally sucked. I wouldn't even give it any stars because it cut off the last sentence of every chapter.
Buy the book or check it out from the library.
Meena is annoying all throughout this one. Plus, wtf kind of ending is that.
This book had potential. Like... I really thought it was going somewhere and then... its like the author gave up or got mad at one of the characters and... the end.
Oh and I got the audio book version of this and it totally sucked. I wouldn't even give it any stars because it cut off the last sentence of every chapter.
Buy the book or check it out from the library.
August 5, 2017
Ah. Overbite... Meg Cabot, why was the ending of the novel so damn rushed and crammed in??
Okay, the book wasn't all that bad which is the reason why I'm giving it a two out of five stars. The first third of the book was teasingly good - I loved the relationship between Lucien and Meena! But the rest of the novel went absolutely downhill. Meena was suddenly depicted as a lost and helpless girl torn between her decision over whether her loyalties and love should lie with her handsome dark prince Lucien or the Palatine Guards (or more specifically Alaric). My frustration amplified and spares because this brutally murdered the strong, stubborn, 'different from any other girls' Meena I grew to know and love in Insatiable. Now I'm really wondering if Meg Cabot had hit a writer's block at the time of writing Overbite considering how short and, not to mention, dull this novel was compared to Insatiable.
Overbite was missing the humour that was hilariously displayed in Insatiable. It was also missing clever character development that was so vivid and evident in Insatiable. The list of how unsatisfied the ending left me could truly go on forever, but I think only because I had such high hopes for Overbite after reading Insatiable.
Okay, the book wasn't all that bad which is the reason why I'm giving it a two out of five stars. The first third of the book was teasingly good - I loved the relationship between Lucien and Meena! But the rest of the novel went absolutely downhill. Meena was suddenly depicted as a lost and helpless girl torn between her decision over whether her loyalties and love should lie with her handsome dark prince Lucien or the Palatine Guards (or more specifically Alaric). My frustration amplified and spares because this brutally murdered the strong, stubborn, 'different from any other girls' Meena I grew to know and love in Insatiable. Now I'm really wondering if Meg Cabot had hit a writer's block at the time of writing Overbite considering how short and, not to mention, dull this novel was compared to Insatiable.
Overbite was missing the humour that was hilariously displayed in Insatiable. It was also missing clever character development that was so vivid and evident in Insatiable. The list of how unsatisfied the ending left me could truly go on forever, but I think only because I had such high hopes for Overbite after reading Insatiable.
April 20, 2014
Overbite or What Bella Should Have Done. (Spoilers included)
Let me say at the beginning that I gave this book an extra star because Meena picked Alaric.
Lucien was obsessive, callous about Meena's life and turning eviler by the minute. While I can see how that's sexy, it's certainly not the kind of man you want to be with forever. He ignored Meena's insistence that she'd rather stay alive than become his mate for eternity and actually plotted to kill her because she refused to be turned! How is that ok?
Hence, I fail to understand why so many people are disappointed that they didn't end up together.
So Meena got a spine (which is more than we can say for Bella)and started losing her attraction to Lucien. Instead finally, finally, the heroine falls for the good guy. Bravo Meg Cabot, champion of mostly healthy relationships with the good guy.
Other than that, the book was pretty average. Somewhat slow-moving, I went through the middle parts only because I wanted to know whether or not Meena would drop everything and run into Lucien's arms. There at least, this book satisfied. More than anything, I'm glad this series is over. Meg Cabot made her point, and well.
Let me say at the beginning that I gave this book an extra star because Meena picked Alaric.
Lucien was obsessive, callous about Meena's life and turning eviler by the minute. While I can see how that's sexy, it's certainly not the kind of man you want to be with forever. He ignored Meena's insistence that she'd rather stay alive than become his mate for eternity and actually plotted to kill her because she refused to be turned! How is that ok?
Hence, I fail to understand why so many people are disappointed that they didn't end up together.
So Meena got a spine (which is more than we can say for Bella)and started losing her attraction to Lucien. Instead finally, finally, the heroine falls for the good guy. Bravo Meg Cabot, champion of mostly healthy relationships with the good guy.
Other than that, the book was pretty average. Somewhat slow-moving, I went through the middle parts only because I wanted to know whether or not Meena would drop everything and run into Lucien's arms. There at least, this book satisfied. More than anything, I'm glad this series is over. Meg Cabot made her point, and well.
July 29, 2019
I liked this book wayyy more than its predecessor. Meena isn't lovesick over the *perfect* professor Lucien and is only a little bit falling in love with
October 19, 2021
This was very disappointing! I loved the first book, Insatiable. It has been several years since I read that book but I don't think that was a major factor for me. There was barely any action in this book and there was way too many qualifiers that broke up the flow. I constantly had to go back to beginning of sentences to figure out what the heck was going on. And what was up with Meena crying all the time?! And then the ending, it was AWFUL! If you liked the first book, DO NOT read this one. Just stay in your happy place with the first book.
Want to read
July 6, 2011There is no way in heck that I am reading this book. (HE TURNED INTO A DRAGON! WTF? I STILL CAN'T GET OVER THAT!)
May 2, 2019
I see why this book isn't as popular as the first one.
My OTP is in shambles :'(
My OTP is in shambles :'(
January 7, 2025
Didn’t hit as hard as the first book but crazy ending. Very queen of babble vibes. Also very Dracula/nosferatu (cause I am a chump and havnt read it, the ending checks out after seeing nosferatu 😂)
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July 21, 2011While my thoughts on Insatiable were not exactly gushing, that did not stop me from squealing with delight when I opened the envelope containing its sequel and from putting it towards the very top of my review pile so that I could get to it sooner rather than later. Thankfully, some of the problems I had with the first novel were resolved so that I could enjoy Overbite that much more. A worthy conclusion to a fun story, Meg Cabot does not disappoint in the furthering saga of Meena Harper.
The biggest issue I had with Insatiable was with Meena's voice. In the first novel, I felt her voice was too young and did not properly reflect a woman with her experience. Thankfully, Meena's voice has changed slightly to better reflect her age and her recent experiences at the hands of Lucien, the Dracul, and the Palatine. It was more authentic to a thirty-something who had faced agonizing decisions and life-and-death experiences. It still maintained the spunk and verve that makes Meena so lovable, but this time, there is a world-weariness that better fits.
Other issues with the first novel centered around the supposed heroes of the story, Jon and Alaric. Jon remains as child-like and goofy as ever. If anything, he is reminiscent of Jason Stackhouse in Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series with his ability to always get into trouble and his guilelessness. Whereas in the first novel he was annoying, in Overbite he is not a character about which the reader will give much thought. His role is Meena's life has been relegated to that of the endearingly annoying sidekick, providing comic relief and a foil for some of the stickier situations. Alaric has similarly changed. He is still overbearing and egotistical, but this time around, his inability to vocalize his feelings for Meena in an appropriate fashion is slightly hilarious, if a bit unbelievable. The miscommunication between the two adds more comic relief while building more tension to an already intense situation.
This time around, the biggest fault I could find was that there was not enough Lucien. The broody, gorgeous and charismatic Prince of the Dracul turns a bit too broody, but there is an additional element of danger that prevents Overbite from becoming melodramatic tripe. Sparks all but fly from the scenes with Meena and Lucien, as theirs is a relationship as complex and emotional as any more realistic one. While I personally would have preferred a happier ending for all, Ms. Cabot did an excellent job of maneuvering through the supernatural elements to maintain its heartbeat and realism.
In Overbite, Meg Cabot relies on the elements that make her so famous - mystical, fairy tale-esque elements, spunky heroines with plenty of snark, spark, and romance added to the mix. The conclusion to Meena's story will upset some readers and please others but remains true to Ms. Cabot's penchant for realistic endings versus the standard happily ever after. Just like Meena, Ms. Cabot stands her own ground and sticks with the plausible versus the impossible. In the case of Overbite, it works exceedingly well.
Thank you to Chelsey Emmelhainz at William Morrow for my review copy!
The biggest issue I had with Insatiable was with Meena's voice. In the first novel, I felt her voice was too young and did not properly reflect a woman with her experience. Thankfully, Meena's voice has changed slightly to better reflect her age and her recent experiences at the hands of Lucien, the Dracul, and the Palatine. It was more authentic to a thirty-something who had faced agonizing decisions and life-and-death experiences. It still maintained the spunk and verve that makes Meena so lovable, but this time, there is a world-weariness that better fits.
Other issues with the first novel centered around the supposed heroes of the story, Jon and Alaric. Jon remains as child-like and goofy as ever. If anything, he is reminiscent of Jason Stackhouse in Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series with his ability to always get into trouble and his guilelessness. Whereas in the first novel he was annoying, in Overbite he is not a character about which the reader will give much thought. His role is Meena's life has been relegated to that of the endearingly annoying sidekick, providing comic relief and a foil for some of the stickier situations. Alaric has similarly changed. He is still overbearing and egotistical, but this time around, his inability to vocalize his feelings for Meena in an appropriate fashion is slightly hilarious, if a bit unbelievable. The miscommunication between the two adds more comic relief while building more tension to an already intense situation.
This time around, the biggest fault I could find was that there was not enough Lucien. The broody, gorgeous and charismatic Prince of the Dracul turns a bit too broody, but there is an additional element of danger that prevents Overbite from becoming melodramatic tripe. Sparks all but fly from the scenes with Meena and Lucien, as theirs is a relationship as complex and emotional as any more realistic one. While I personally would have preferred a happier ending for all, Ms. Cabot did an excellent job of maneuvering through the supernatural elements to maintain its heartbeat and realism.
In Overbite, Meg Cabot relies on the elements that make her so famous - mystical, fairy tale-esque elements, spunky heroines with plenty of snark, spark, and romance added to the mix. The conclusion to Meena's story will upset some readers and please others but remains true to Ms. Cabot's penchant for realistic endings versus the standard happily ever after. Just like Meena, Ms. Cabot stands her own ground and sticks with the plausible versus the impossible. In the case of Overbite, it works exceedingly well.
Thank you to Chelsey Emmelhainz at William Morrow for my review copy!
July 11, 2011
As much as I loved Insatiable, this ended up being a lot more of a disappointment. There’s a lot of things that I wished had gotten expanded on, or given more explanation. It’s not a bad book, but there’s so much more room for improvement that it could have been better.
I liked seeing more about the Palatine Guard and how they work, particularly in regards with the Vatican. There’s more of bureaucracy feel to it, especially when it comes to the field agents and how they’re treated. However, it really bothered me that all of these other hunters and field agents are continually mentioned throughout the book, but are never seen. I wanted to know more about Meena’s friend Carolina and how they interact, but all we know about Carolina comes from second-hand information. (This is even more problematic when coupled with the fact that Meena’s other friend, Leisha, does not appear once.)
The inclusion of different vampire species and further details into various demon “lore” within the verse were also a new factor that I liked. I wanted to see more of the Lamir, especially since their methods are a lot harsher than the European/Tepes line of vampires. The use of the Mannete stream was also an interesting MacGuffin that didn’t infringe too much on the plot, although it seemed a little too randomly introduced. (And I D: whenever it’s mentioned that the Jersey Devil ends up a casualty.)
My big problem with the book as a whole is the derailment of the three main characters. I will say, I liked Alaric’s characterization a lot more in this book than the previous one. His whole checklist of personality quirks have been turned down, and you can really get the sense of his frustration and his inability to deal with people. On the other hand, Meena and Lucien spend the majority of the book moping, either over each other or their personal situations. I wanted Meena to stand up for herself more in this, particularly when she and Alaric leave their supervisor to deal with a potentially feral vampire nest. Instead, she goes back to New York and beats herself up over it. Lucien’s whole storyline basically boils down to “Meena Meena I love Meena mope mope mope.” I wished that he put in a more active role regarding the Lamir situation.
The end of the book was a big deus ex machina with no explanation of what the hell happened. Meena has a whole big speech about how everyone has a choice between being good and evil and Lucien ends up purified and then he’s killed. And a broken-up Meena goes off with Alaric with no warning. I’m sorry, but what? There’s no lead-up, there’s no reason for all of this to happen, the other MacGuffin of Lucien’s mother’s book is never fully explained and the book just ends. There’s not enough to justify the book ending where it did.
There are some good moments and some good plot threads in this, but they’re not well-developed and frankly, left me underwhelmed. I’ll probably read the next entry, and hopefully, the story will pick up in that.
I liked seeing more about the Palatine Guard and how they work, particularly in regards with the Vatican. There’s more of bureaucracy feel to it, especially when it comes to the field agents and how they’re treated. However, it really bothered me that all of these other hunters and field agents are continually mentioned throughout the book, but are never seen. I wanted to know more about Meena’s friend Carolina and how they interact, but all we know about Carolina comes from second-hand information. (This is even more problematic when coupled with the fact that Meena’s other friend, Leisha, does not appear once.)
The inclusion of different vampire species and further details into various demon “lore” within the verse were also a new factor that I liked. I wanted to see more of the Lamir, especially since their methods are a lot harsher than the European/Tepes line of vampires. The use of the Mannete stream was also an interesting MacGuffin that didn’t infringe too much on the plot, although it seemed a little too randomly introduced. (And I D: whenever it’s mentioned that the Jersey Devil ends up a casualty.)
My big problem with the book as a whole is the derailment of the three main characters. I will say, I liked Alaric’s characterization a lot more in this book than the previous one. His whole checklist of personality quirks have been turned down, and you can really get the sense of his frustration and his inability to deal with people. On the other hand, Meena and Lucien spend the majority of the book moping, either over each other or their personal situations. I wanted Meena to stand up for herself more in this, particularly when she and Alaric leave their supervisor to deal with a potentially feral vampire nest. Instead, she goes back to New York and beats herself up over it. Lucien’s whole storyline basically boils down to “Meena Meena I love Meena mope mope mope.” I wished that he put in a more active role regarding the Lamir situation.
The end of the book was a big deus ex machina with no explanation of what the hell happened. Meena has a whole big speech about how everyone has a choice between being good and evil and Lucien ends up purified and then he’s killed. And a broken-up Meena goes off with Alaric with no warning. I’m sorry, but what? There’s no lead-up, there’s no reason for all of this to happen, the other MacGuffin of Lucien’s mother’s book is never fully explained and the book just ends. There’s not enough to justify the book ending where it did.
There are some good moments and some good plot threads in this, but they’re not well-developed and frankly, left me underwhelmed. I’ll probably read the next entry, and hopefully, the story will pick up in that.
October 25, 2015
2.75
Ummm excuse me ending! You do not belong here in this book!
In the end I was just waiting for Lucius to come back to life or for his angel half to stay alive.
That didn't happen. I was pissed because as I mentioned in my review for the last book, I can't feel ANY real love between Meena and Alaric! It's like a Lucien-is-gone-but-the-main-character-cannot-remain-loveless-therefore-lets-throw-her-with-a-random-character-to-please-the-readers! I can definitely say that I am not pleased.
I mean it's cool that "Plot twist" but not cool that "that plot twist".
Go Mary Lou! She is pretty much the only cool one in this book. Emil is still stupid.
I thought the ending was kind of abrupt. And then the whole leaving-for-iforgotwhere-with-Alaric-and-abandoning-their-jobs crap. It wasn't very believable. Meena plays the responsible character role and deprives herself of Lucien and his love, but then just marches off to Florida with Alaric without telling anyone..etc. Please! It's an epic failed attempt at a romantic ride off into the sunset to finish the story.
A) It's horribly cheesy
B) It's Cliché
C) I hated it
I really don't have much I want to say about this book so this review is going to be wayyyy shorter than my normal ones!
Jack Bauer is still the same bleh.
Jon the dumb-ass brother hasn't changed. We see NOTHING about him and Yalena because, you know, he's just so unimportant that we can't care about him. We can only care about Meena's love interest.
I take back what I said about Mary Lou being the only cool one because Yalena was pretty cool too! But we barely see her :(
Lucian and his stupid twist in character. Meena played the "responsible" care, which is actually the "irresponsible" card because she was the reason the Prince of Darkness decided that Satanism was better than acknowledging the kindness in him.
**cue sarcasm**
Way to go Meena!!
Padre Caliente! Father Henrique! Evil Lamir Vampire! Whichever title you choose, he sucks all the same. Apparently he's immortal? And he is the same priest who made the pact with Satan to trade Vlad the Impaler's soul for eternal life. He somehow got that gift, but as a much more brutal one. Instead of sucking blood, Lamirs eat people...yay.
Oh and that part when Abraham, the head of the Palatine in New York was like "We found the devil in New Jersey, and killed him"....
What?
First of all, that was soooo out of the blue. Just a spontaneous devil that only serves as a scare factor in this book for a couple pages and that's about it.
Also Abraham was saying it was the devil.
Oh really?
Don't you think he'd be a bit harder to kill if he was the real and actual devil in the flesh, so to speak?
This was one of those times when I questioned the author's research efforts......or common sense because I did no research to come to this conclusion.
This is officially the end of this review.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 5, 2016
I won this book in a Goodreads First Reads giveaway. And, wow, I’m sorry to say that I really did NOT care for this book AT ALL!! It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book that I’ve had to force myself to finish. I did like the first few chapters of the book and thought they showed some promise, but then it all went downhill. And, I guess the last 2 pages of the book were decent, but they still seemed off to me--kind of “out of the blue” and without solid foundation, but they at least promoted a little good feeling in me at the end--although it was all really too little, too late.
I spent most of this book irritated that it wouldn’t return to the lightheartedness of the first half of INSATIABLE!! And wondering why the author couldn’t let Meena go back to the original love interest--or give me a reason to believe in and root for the other guy!!? Alaric’s behavior around Meena was irritating--he didn’t really seem to respect her opinion or understand her, didn’t make any real effort to win her, and he seemed so arrogant and self-absorbed most of the time. Lucien was so much more caring and concerned--at least in the last book. Why make him attempt to be evil?! I HATED the change in Lucien’s personality in this book!! Seemed like the author was trying to create some hard excuses to get rid of him and push Alaric. I decided midway through the book that I think Meena was a large part of what was really bugging me here! I decided I’d come to hate her character--I didn’t understand or relate to her AT ALL as I read further into the book. I really could not understand what Meena was trying to accomplish either with her supposed “research.” Really, the only decent character in the book was Alaric, but not with Meena. He never listened to her, which was really annoying, and his ending seemed bizarre and like an afterthought (kind of: “I guess as long as you’re here…”).
Overall, this book was a chore to read! I almost put it down permanently several times--or skipped to the end to find out what happened so I wouldn’t have to read it--but, I persevered and finished it. But, boy, did it drag like no other!! No more fun humor, no connection with the characters (many from the first book were largely missing here), no hot romance at all (the book was very passionless except for a couple of seemingly tacked on moments with Lucien which were very unsatisfying and a part at the end that, as I mentioned, didn’t really work for me). The story, Meena’s “research”, and Henrique were all confusing to me, too, and lacked any depth or emotional punch. This book was just VERY irritating!! 2 stars is probably too generous--it probably shouldn’t be more than 1.5 for me.
I spent most of this book irritated that it wouldn’t return to the lightheartedness of the first half of INSATIABLE!! And wondering why the author couldn’t let Meena go back to the original love interest--or give me a reason to believe in and root for the other guy!!? Alaric’s behavior around Meena was irritating--he didn’t really seem to respect her opinion or understand her, didn’t make any real effort to win her, and he seemed so arrogant and self-absorbed most of the time. Lucien was so much more caring and concerned--at least in the last book. Why make him attempt to be evil?! I HATED the change in Lucien’s personality in this book!! Seemed like the author was trying to create some hard excuses to get rid of him and push Alaric. I decided midway through the book that I think Meena was a large part of what was really bugging me here! I decided I’d come to hate her character--I didn’t understand or relate to her AT ALL as I read further into the book. I really could not understand what Meena was trying to accomplish either with her supposed “research.” Really, the only decent character in the book was Alaric, but not with Meena. He never listened to her, which was really annoying, and his ending seemed bizarre and like an afterthought (kind of: “I guess as long as you’re here…”).
Overall, this book was a chore to read! I almost put it down permanently several times--or skipped to the end to find out what happened so I wouldn’t have to read it--but, I persevered and finished it. But, boy, did it drag like no other!! No more fun humor, no connection with the characters (many from the first book were largely missing here), no hot romance at all (the book was very passionless except for a couple of seemingly tacked on moments with Lucien which were very unsatisfying and a part at the end that, as I mentioned, didn’t really work for me). The story, Meena’s “research”, and Henrique were all confusing to me, too, and lacked any depth or emotional punch. This book was just VERY irritating!! 2 stars is probably too generous--it probably shouldn’t be more than 1.5 for me.
August 6, 2011
at first i didn't know how to rate this book. it was my first time of cabot hence i didn't know how she usually write her character or is it her style that a hero HAVE to die and the heroine easily falls in love with someone handsome but completely stone unlike her former boyfriend??? i mean, what is the use being a hero if at last u're just going to be ashes??? i supposed only Lucien Antonescu didn't have that advantages. i was completely in love with Insatiable since i LOVE Lucien Antonescu soOoooo much but at the end of Insatiable, i kinda guess that Meena was never going to choose Lucien no matter how hard she says she falls in love with him. i hate her. i totally hate her. it was obvious since the first book-until the second- that Meena was having a soft spot for Alaric eventhough she clearly said that she hates him but still, i was hoping that the 2nd book will shows how Lucien cud be turned to goodness or something but it was clear in Overbite that Cabot wants us to hate Lucien so that she can kill him at the end but sorry to say, i'm not as stupid as Meena so i still see the goodness in him and i never hate him! i figuratively crying my eyes out when he dies and i will forever despised Meena Harper+Alaric Wulf. it is also not fair as at the end, Meena was just going to fly to Aguano where she will never see her family+friends and didn't even have to use her power to help people when Lucien at first offered to go away with her she gives thousand reasons about her family+friend+her power......
don't u think it's fair??? and owh, next time don't put the hero name on the synopsis if u're just going to kill him. put only the ungrateful heroine who at the end choose her own hero. i think the reason Lucien become bad during Overbite is because of Meena didn't want to go with him at the first place! if she chooses Lucien, things might become different, Lucien can remained a good person that he is and we can solved Father Henrique in other ways..... seriously the reason i'm this furious is because i love Lucien+Meena too much..... why u'd have to kill him??? i'm as disappointed as it was with Insatiable and Overbite. nevertheless, it's a good read. one that makes me turning the page without realizing i was at the end already.it's just that i can't accept what become of the character in the story......... (especially my Lucien!!!)
don't u think it's fair??? and owh, next time don't put the hero name on the synopsis if u're just going to kill him. put only the ungrateful heroine who at the end choose her own hero. i think the reason Lucien become bad during Overbite is because of Meena didn't want to go with him at the first place! if she chooses Lucien, things might become different, Lucien can remained a good person that he is and we can solved Father Henrique in other ways..... seriously the reason i'm this furious is because i love Lucien+Meena too much..... why u'd have to kill him??? i'm as disappointed as it was with Insatiable and Overbite. nevertheless, it's a good read. one that makes me turning the page without realizing i was at the end already.it's just that i can't accept what become of the character in the story......... (especially my Lucien!!!)
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