Review: Well-drawn characters, world and mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2012
Veronica Mason is a failing witch and successful musician on the verge of signing that all-important record contract. Then she loses her bass-player, starts having visions and dreams, and finds herself under suspicion in a vampire FBI inquiry. All she needs now is for the paranormal investigators to get on her case.Buzz is a bass-playing playboy with all the right moves and music, but how did he suddenly appear just when Veronica needed him, and can he be trusted? Veronica's voice in this first-person novel by Rose Pressey is pleasingly convincing and gently amusing, though occasionally repetitive. The world of vampires, werewolves and other paranormals is nicely blended with real-world modernity (even Twitter) and 50's band life, making this an intriguingly different tale of romantic suspense. The scares are well-played with all the senses involved and fully detailed. And the romance is pleasingly old-fashioned as Veronica struggles not to fall for smoking-hot Buzz.Veronica's magical failures are delightful, as is her world's response to them, though I might have enjoyed a few more mystical touches. Light, fun, and a fairly quick read, Rock `n' Roll is Undead is a nice introduction to another mystery series with interesting characters, well-planned paranormal world, and rockabilly music.Disclosure: I received a free ecopy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.