Very enjoyable, sexy romp. Thea and Julian are from two totally different backgrounds — socially, financially, human vs vampire. The vampire world is full of dangers that Julian may not be able to protect her from. Deadly politics and family obligations stand between them. ( )

1.5?

I wanted to read this because I thought it would be goofy fun, but it was simply infuriating.

I don't understand. Romance fiction's primary demographic is women. Trashy romance fiction is primarily written by women. BUT DESPITE THIS, romance fiction all caters toward patriarchal ideals of romance. Tell me. What is so sexy about the objectification of women? The vampire/human dynamic did not feel fun as I had hoped- it made the woman protag feel like an Object. Subjugation is sexy, according to this book. I had trouble focusing on little else when I felt like I was being propagated. The power dynamic is so large: this is something that is so common within this genre, and instead of diffusing it somehow, we love that? I don't want to rail this book too harshly; I'm just getting frustrated at how common of an occurrence this is.

So, idk, I felt like the biggest issue was that they didn't have enough fun with the vampire thing. It just felt like a really, really rich guy. Vampirism only acted as an allegory for his level of control, and it was very thinly veiled imo. Sometimes it was self-aware and funny, but it was only like a sentence at a time. Also why are they both so ridiculously hot???!

Idk. There was a "cliff hanger ending" and some meandering plot that could get interesting, but I would not recommend. ( )

That ending though...
Highly suggest having the next book in the series ready to go after that one.

Filthy Rich Vampire is your typical 900+ year old vampire royal falling in love with a human. The FMC (vampire's human "pet") has literally no survival instincts and is 100% wholly wrapped up in the vampire MMC pretty much the minute he decides to protect her (he can't decide if he wants to eat her or protect her, shock). She literally is willing to do whatever he wants and I am just like...okay, cool.
For me, this is the worst in a vampire story. Please, FMC's have just a smidge of a brain!

Anywho, the story is quickly-paced and I recommend giving it a try if you love...
Vampires (the nonsparkly kind)
Forbidden romance
Fake engagement
Billionaire romances
Instant attraction

Thank you Entangled Amara for the early print copy to read. ( )

This was a strong case of mistaken identity. I meant to read another book with the same title. That said, I guess it was okay.