Okay, just finished this a bit ago. As the title suggests, it’s about vampires. Anyone who has read anything by Chris Moore before knows that he is a top notch hilarious author who still manages to make you think. Moore has a gift for coming up with situations and bizarre analogies that definitely sets him apart in my eyes.

Fiends delivers on both hilarity and thought provocation.

The plot revolves around a insurance claims manager turned fledgling vampire, Jody, and her boyfriend/minion Tommy. It’s set in San Francisco. Tommy is an unpublished writer who’s just moved to town from Indiana and now stocks groceries (and occasionally bowls with them) at the local Safeway. Jody needs someone to help her deal with her ‘condition’ and run errands for her during the day. As oddball situations pile on, both Tommy and Jody struggle to deal with vampirism, a dead guy in their freezer, the cops, the Emperor of San Francisco, and the vampire who made Jody – who is apparently trying to frame them for the murder of several of his victims.

I laughed out loud several times. I cared about the characters, was surprised at a few points and generally didn’t like to put this book down. While I didn’t find this novel as good as some other Moore titles, in particular Lamb and Coyote Blue, I still thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it.