There's a reason I bought this. I'm also reading "The Lovely Bones" and that book is seriously depressing. I couldn't take it any more and was looking for some lighter fare, so the tongue in cheek adventures of a vampire investigator searching for a book on undead sexual artistry while trying to solve the murder of an alien looked like it'd be just the ticket. The book ended up being just what I'd hoped - a light piece of comic fiction, with good characters and writing.