My Roommate Is a Vampire

When I say this book was stupid, I mean it with all the affection in the land. I checked out a skip-the-line copy on Libby, and was worried I wouldn't finish it in time. Then I listened to the entire book in one day. Cassie is a starving artist whose intricate mixed media work is not exactly a crowd pleaser. She works part-time at a coffee shop and a public library. Her piecemeal income does not easily cover cost of living in Chicago, and she's facing eviction when she stumbles on a Craigslist ad for a beautiful furnished apartment with rent listed at a mere $200. Suspecting either a typo or a serial killer, she visits the apartment and finds an extremely hot, extremely weird man. Unable to pass up the deal of the century, she moves in and all is well until she finds the fridge (in an unusually empty and dusty kitchen) brimming with bags of blood. Still, $200.I really liked this. I was cackling out loud at the audiobook. Specifically the contrast between the end of Chapter 17 and the beginning of Chapter 18 (Frederick's complete ineptitude and victimhood in a crucial moment was hilarious to me, as Cassie just goes on a job interview and rescues him once her schedule is clear), his nerves conjuring fruits out of thin air, and “Do you eat sauce?” I texted multiple friends about “Do you eat sauce?”I love speculative texts that don't take themselves too seriously. This was campy and absurd, lurching between accepting ridiculous developments without batting (heh) an eye and self-awareness about how horrifying and disturbing things have suddenly become. Casually anti-capitalist as well, always a plus.I did not like the sex scene, because it went on for 80 years. I also felt like there were a few too many loose ends introduced, with both characters and plot. This was probably laying the groundwork for sequels, but I'd rather build off of something more concise, so the foundation doesn't feel as scattered. I'd recommend this to fans of a strange mix: What We Do in the Shadows (the movie or show), [b:The Humans 16130537 The Humans Matt Haig https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1353739654l/16130537.SY75.jpg 21955852], this [b:Flintstones 32273168 The Flintstones, Vol. 1 Mark Russell https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486622526l/32273168.SY75.jpg 52898165] graphic novel, [b:Hench 49867430 Hench (Hench, #1) Natalie Zina Walschots https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594616305l/49867430.SY75.jpg 73236179], season 1 of Scream Queens, [b:The Flatshare 36478784 The Flatshare Beth O'Leary https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1552471375l/36478784.SY75.jpg 58189559], authors [a:Emily Henry 13905555 Emily Henry https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1573928938p2/13905555.jpg] and [a:Sarah Hogle 18914276 Sarah Hogle https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], and this image: