Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 Did you know that there's a Regency series about a young woman who is chosen to stand-alone against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness, but who just wants to have a normal life and marry well? And this woman's name is not Buffy? I did not know this either until Smart Bitch Amanda told me, and now I have to read this whole series because Regency Slayer is a brilliant idea, even if the execution of the idea had problems. 
 This book is the first in a series and boy howdy does it NOT have a happy ending, although in an afterword the author promises a happy ending at the end of the fifth book. One of the nice touches is that Victoria's aunt has a happy love life despite being a Woman of a Certain Age and the maid and the coachman are the most levelheaded members of this party. This book is more Regency as a fantasy about pretty clothes and parties than a historical - Victoria gets away with an astonishing amount of stuff. 
 I found the book to be entertaining but a bit bland - perhaps, since its such an open tribute to Buffy, I expected more of the wit I got from Buffy. This book was actually quite dark and angsty once it got past the first few chapters. Although it did not prove to be my personal catnip, it was quite obvious to me why it has a devoted following - lots of angst, lots of pretty clothes, lots of hot guys. And the "stake as part of the hairdo" was stellar. 
 - Carrie S