7-7-19 re-read audible version
4 stars

100 Miles and Vampin'
Straight Outta Fangton, Book 2
By: C. T. Phipps
Narrated by: Cary Hire
This audible book is a book I requested and the review is voluntary. I have read this book before and loved it but wanted to heat it professionally performed. It was great! It shows how lazy I get it now forgetful since I read it last. It still has all the action, hilarious fun, creatures, crazy plot, unpredictable situations, clever and witty dialogue, and solutions to problems in the most unusual ways!
Very funny book!
The narrator performed this book terrific! ( )

Note: This is Book 2 in the series and works best if you read Book 1 first. However, it’s not strictly necessary to enjoy this story.

Book 1 was fun but sometimes relied too much on snark and geek references. Book 2 is most excellent and manages to keep the right amount of snark & nerd culture references while also telling an engaging story. This is the tale that really made vampire Peter Stone work for me. While I have enjoyed many Phipps books, initially this series was ranked the last in my enjoyment when just considering Book 1. Book 2 launches it up to top 3 of Phipps’s series, I liked it so much.

The characters have more depth and I felt they had a greater purpose in this book. The stakes were higher, so I actually worried we would lose someone. And we do. I won’t say who, but that loss made the story better in that I now worry about my favorite character, not wanting to say goodbye to them.

Peter’s role in Detroit grows in responsibility with this story. I liked that he got stuck on bodyguard duty for a spoiled vampire, author Rebecca Plum. It was bound to go wrong. The addition of the fox lady Yuki was excellent. Then there’s the very powerful demon Gog (who makes an excellent bad guy in this tale). Peter has his hands full! In short, it was a lot of fun & sets the series up for something bigger in the next book. 5/5 stars.

The Narration: Cary Hite gave an excellent performance. He’s perfect for Peter Stone, capturing his humor well. I also like his ancient, kinda spooky voice for Thoth (Peter’s maker). Hite gave a credible performance for the lady voices and I liked his accent for Yuki. The pacing was perfect & there were no technical issues with this recording. 5/5 stars.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for review. My opinions are solely my own. ( )

100 Miles and Vampin' by C. T. Phipps is a book I requested and the review is voluntary. This book is typically Phipps, GREAT! It is action pack with vampires, zombies, ( our heroes being those creatures also) and other creatures. Lots of great suspense mixed with equal humor! If you want to giggle and fight vampires with a vampire then read this! There are heartwarming parts too. Love his books! ( )