Beth Fantaskey

A sequel to Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side finds newlywed Jessica Packwood struggling with her initial responsibilities as a royal vampire until Lucius is wrongly condemned for the murder of a powerful elder. 75,000 first printing.

Jessica Rules the Dark Side

Vicky  Nuñez 

I was not terribly impressed with this sequel. I think I expected more, I expected Jessica to be more mature, but she was still the same girl from the first book.

Definitely recommend this who want to know more about the characters, especially Lucius and Raniero, who in my opinion, are what kept me reading this book. 

Besides that, I cannot say that I was surprised with the mystery, it was pretty clear who the bad guys were all along. And Jessica's and Mindy's POVs were somewhat annoying. Still Raniero and Lucius kept the story going.

Briar's Reviews

Jessica Rules the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey is one of my favourite books in a series that ended FAR TOO SOON!!

When I initially picked up this series I became furious - there was only two books in the series and then POOF it was gone, just like that! I was addicted, I needed more and Beth hadn't provided the literature to fill that need. With a book and sweet and cute as this one, it was highly upsetting.

The Romanian vampire universe that Beth built within these two books was thrilling. We follow Jessica and her vampire husband (who has been accused of murder, by the way) in a magical adventure. There's romance, drama, danger, thrills and everything you want in a YA, vampire novel.

This book does let you down though - it's the final in a two book series that could have been so much more. It could have been the next Vampire Academy, in my eyes. Why go so far and waste the effort to create such a beautiful universe to end it after two? Our characters still had room to grow, since their character development was quite small, and there were so many loose ends that weren't tied up in the end. When there's so many mysteries entwined in this series, it was incredibly frustrating to know the books just stopped here. 

Jessica is related to the audience - she doesn't fit in, she's strong willed and headstrong and is willing to save her friends. She's not overly dramatic in my eyes, especially in a YA adult novel, but she's still an excellent lead. Mixed in with a fast paced story, and an excellent story line makes for a truly great recommended read from me!

Five out of five stars.