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Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal

ZOMROMCOM

Olivia Dade

A paranormal romantic comedy in which a human and her handsome vampire neighbor team up to defend their city from a zombie outbreak.

ZOMROMCOM is exactly what you'd expect from its title and more, a Zombie RomCom that delivers on the promise of laugh-out-loud comedy, teary-eyed sentiment, mildly terrifying situations, and heart-stopping feels - sometimes all at once. ZOMROMCOM is The Last of Us meets Jenna Levine's My Roommate is a Vampire, complete with Olivia Dade's signature writing style, and is ultimately a monster-filled adventure that's also hilariously and heartwarmingly human.

Eden "Edie" Brandstrup is dumbfounded when, while attempting to save her seemingly harmless human neighbor from the first major zombie breach in two decades, she is saved by him instead. As it turns out, he's actually a super-old, super-surly vampire. And for all her neighbor's newly revealed cynicism and lethality, Gaston "Max" Boucher is unexpectedly insistent that she stay in his safety bunker until the breach is resolved.

But Edie can't risk more innocent people getting killed - and Max won't let her save them alone. As they unravel a sinister conspiracy to set zombies loose on the world (again), the duo meet a host of lovable allies and discover they're not the only ones willing to fight for the future of humanity. Despite the awful timing, Edie finds herself falling for the vampire helping her save the world - but all their dangerous plans could end their future before it even begins. Does having a love worth living for mean having a love you'd die for? And in a world that grows deadlier by the minute, will Edie let herself love Max anyway?

Olivia Dade grew up an undeniable nerd, prone to ignoring the world around her as she read any book she could find. Her favorites, though, were always, always romances. As an adult, she earned an M.A. in American history and worked in a variety of jobs that required the donning of actual pants: Colonial Williamsburg interpreter, high school teacher, academic tutor, and (of course) librarian. Now, however, she has finally achieved her lifelong goal of wearing pajamas all day as a hermit-like writer and enthusiastic hag. She currently lives outside Stockholm with her delightful family and their ever-burgeoning collection of books.

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Book Published 2025-08-05 by Berkley Books

Comments

When Edie sees a stray zombie stalking her sweet but stupid neighbor Chad, who seems oblivious to the danger, she runs in and attacks with the only weapon she has: a burrito. The attack not only doesn't work, the creature turns on her instead. She'd be dead if Chad hadn't drawn a sword from out of nowhere and killed the ravenous beast. Chad, it turns out, is actually a cynical, antisocial, overbearing ancient vampire named Max, and the zombie he beheaded was only one of many. Somehow the undead containment compound has been breached, and zombies are pouring into inhabited Zones. With the internet, power, and phone lines down, Edie decides to warn her neighbors in person, and since Max has seemingly appointed himself her guardian, he joins in. As Edie and Max travel through the Zone, they meet potential allies, battle vicious creatures, and begin to fall for each other. VERDICT Dade's (At First Spite) hilarious, ridiculous, and steamy paranormal romance is full of puns and witty banter. The plot is fantastic, and readers will be turning pages long into the night to find out what happens next.

With this lively, laugh-out-loud romantic adventure, Dade (At First Spite) whisks readers to an intriguing post-zombie-apocalypse setting populated by vampires, witches, and werewolves. When soap maker Edie Brandstrup tries to save her "sweet idiot" neighbor Chad from a zombie who has somehow breached containment, he reveals that his name's not really Chad and he's not really human. He's Gaston Maxime "Max" Boucher, cranky fashion influencer and centuries-old vampire. Max is willing to let Edie ride out the zombie incursion, the first such in two decades, in his basement lair, but Edie's determined to alert the authorities that zombies have returned before things get out of control. As the two navigate the sparsely populated containment zone designed to prevent such an escalation, they realize the situation's bad and getting worse: someone released the zombies on purpose. Now only they and a ragtag band of supernatural allies stand ready to save the world from a second zombie apocalypse. Meanwhile, Edie and Max can't deny their growing mutual attraction, which thrives under the constant danger. Dade's leads have serious chemistry, both sexual and emotional, which serves them well throughout their misadventures. Edie's sarcasm and Max's world-weary grumpiness add plentiful humor even as the stakes mount. This is excellent fun.

UK: Little Brown Book Group

Sexy, smart, and funny. Set in a near future full of zombies, werewolves and vampires I was caught up not only in the world building but also the journey of the two leads. I loved this and I can't wait to read whatever [Dade] writes next.

This book is wildly, joyfully hilarious and deliciously thrilling, mingling real paranormal chills with zany humor. I can't remember the last time any rom-com made me laugh out loud so often! A total win.