The third and final book in Christopher Moore’s Love Story series, I hope, was dismal by comparison to the first two. The hilarity and charm of Tommy and Jody’s back and forth in Bloodsucking Fiends is gone in this book. We spend the majority of the book inside the head of Abby Normal, whose interjections in You Suck were quite amusing, but whose perverted use of language just grated on my nerves by the end of #3.

Bite Me does have some saving graces that make it worth reading, especially if you’ve already read #1 and #2. First, for me, was learning the term douche nozzle from Abby. Some of her smartass exchanges had me laughing til I nearly peed. (Seriously, click that link and read pg. 31 — probably NSFW.)

After Chet, the giant cat-friend of the homeless guy, is turned, the city becomes overrun with vampire kitties. Jody’s maker is in deep for letting that happen, the cop duo Rivera and Cavuto find out that Jody and Tommy have not left the city, Steve-with-the-Honda-Civic becomes a hero, and”oh-my-fucking-God-ponies-in-the-barbecue,” as Abby says, this book is just chaos. Funny chaos, but perhaps in need of a bit more editing.

You will laugh (as long as you are a fan of Moore’s sense of humor), but don’t expect too much from this one. It is not even close to Moore’s best work.

Grab Bite Me: A Love Story used from Amazon, under $5.