▁promise ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁to ▁move ▁away ▁after ▁previous ▁inc idents . ▁Tommy , ▁her ▁boy friend , ▁is ▁shock ed ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁J ody ▁" turn ed " ▁him ▁( i . e ., ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁v amp ire ). ▁Upon ▁learning ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁v amp ire , ▁Tommy ▁sh outs , ▁" You ▁su ck !" ▁to ▁J ody — h ence ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁novel . ▁J ody ▁explains ▁that ▁she ▁did ▁it ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁together ▁forever . ▁They ▁struggle ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁relationship ▁despite ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁others ▁to ▁eliminate ▁them .. ▁ ▁Popular ity ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁reached ▁sixth ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best ▁S eller ▁list . ▁ ▁C ame os ▁and ▁Cont inu ity ▁ ▁Natur ally , ▁several ▁characters ▁from ▁Blood su ck ing ▁F i ends ▁appear ▁in ▁this ▁sequ el , ▁including ▁the ▁v amp ire ▁who ▁originally ▁" turn ed " ▁J ody , ▁" The ▁Anim als " — Tom my ' s ▁co - work ers ▁at ▁the ▁gro c ery , ▁police ▁detect ives ▁River a ▁and ▁Cav uto , ▁and ▁" The ▁Emperor ". ▁Abb y ▁Normal , ▁a ▁minor ▁Goth ▁character ▁in ▁A ▁D irty ▁Job , ▁here ▁provides ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁narr ation ▁from ▁the ▁di ary ▁of ▁her ▁advent ures ▁as ▁a ▁" min ion " ▁of ▁Tommy ▁and ▁J ody . ▁In ▁addition ,