This & That

“This and That” is a feature to showcase books that I think sound similar or have similar themes.

About the Books:

The GEORGINA KINCAID series by Richelle Mead

About Succubus Blues:

When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe is killer, and mortal men will do anything just for a touch. Granted, they often pay with their souls, but why get technical?

But Seattle succubus Georgina Kincaid’s life is far less exotic. At least there’s her day job at a local bookstore–free books; all the white chocolate mochas she can drink; and easy access to bestselling, sexy writer, Seth Mortensen, aka He Whom She Would Give Anything to Touch but Can’t.

But dreaming about Seth will have to wait. Something wicked is at work in Seattle’s demon underground. And for once, all of her hot charms and drop-dead one-liners won’t help because Georgina’s about to discover there are some creatures out there that both heaven and hell want to deny. . .

YOU by Caroline Kepnes

When a beautiful, aspiring writer strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he Googles the name on her credit card.

There is only one Guinevere Beck in New York City. She has a public Facebook account and Tweets incessantly, telling Joe everything he needs to know: she is simply Beck to her friends, she went to Brown University, she lives on Bank Street, and she’ll be at a bar in Brooklyn tonight—the perfect place for a “chance” meeting.

As Joe invisibly and obsessively takes control of Beck’s life, he orchestrates a series of events to ensure Beck finds herself in his waiting arms. Moving from stalker to boyfriend, Joe transforms himself into Beck’s perfect man, all while quietly removing the obstacles that stand in their way—even if it means murder.

YOU by Caroline Kepnes
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The Why:

I’m sure you’re thinking What could these books possibly have in common? The Georgina Kincaid series is an urban fantasy series with a fantastic forbidden romance. You features a completely unstable yet charismatic psychopath who’s obsessed with finding love but goes about it in all of the wrong ways. But trust me, there’s a connection.

The main characters of these novels, Georgina Kincaid and Joe Goldberg, made me laugh out loud. Georgie and Joe have a dry sense of humor with a deadpan delivery that I find hilarious. These books are not comedies but they’ve made me laugh more than many books in the comedy category.

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