REAs are mostly vile. Had 2 who were lovely, and they got replaced by vermin. The kick in the pants to do the less common cleaning bits is useful, but never ever let them in unsupervised!
I have a thing for not sparkley vampires. Warrington does romance, Lumley does NOT. Were-creatures my library tends more towards mind bonded animals rather than directly turning into.
I thing she means the fun exercise/scratch wheels, not a wheelchair