The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

The Southern Book Club's
Guide to Slaying Vampires
by Grady Hendrix
⭐⭐

This was such a great concept and I had really high hopes of loving this book. Unfortunately, it just didn't work out that way.

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires follows the story of Patricia, a middle-aged house wife, as she discovers a ghastly monster living and feeding off of her quaint, suburban neighborhood. Out of pure desperation, she enlists the help of her book club - consisting of all the housewives that live in the neighborhood - to defeat this ghoul.

Most of this book consists of Patricia trying to convince her friends that she isn't crazy. There was so much wasted time in this book because it was like every chapter was the main character trying to prove that the monster and the threat he poses is real! It gets extremely repetitive and boring pretty quickly. I also felt like there would be more humor in this book, which is typical of Grady Hendrix, but it didn't really have much of that, either. The actual vampire wasn't very intimidating and I feel like this book could have been a bit darker and more gruesome. Patricia is also quite the White Savior in this story, which was totally unnecessary. 

There were some things that I did like, though, like the cast of women in the story and how diverse they were. I also thought that Grady Hendrix's portrayal of the relationships between these housewives and their husbands was a very nice touch. 

Overall, I would suggest skipping this one. It wasn't terrible, but it felt a little pointless upon completing it. Grady Hendrix is a great author though, and I'd absolutely recommend The Final Girl Support Group.