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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Incredible
I couldn't put the book down. It was one long fan-girl scream from start to finish. Everything I could ever want from a Dracula novel.
I couldn't put the book down. It was one long fan-girl scream from start to finish. Everything I could ever want from a Dracula novel.
slow-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was disappointing. While I was into the concept and liked the main characters I found myself bored through most of the story. I love a villain love interest who remains the villain and their growing love was fine I just didn't feel like much happened through the book. There was some action in the beginning and then some at the end but throughout the whole middle not much.
Set in Boston in the early years of the US, Maxine is an empath with unusual powers who draws the attention of Count Dracula during his siege of the city. And there are three hunters who want to kill him, and use her as bait.
I liked this book. I’ve read all of Kingsley’s books this year and this might be my favorite. It is clearly dear to her, by her dedication page and I think it shows.
I like the connection between hero and heroine. Or rather villain and heroine. There’s a real sense of why these two are drawn to each other. It’s not some silly ‘oh I’ve lived thousands of years and this one girl is more spunky and beautiful’ - there is real reasons why these two fit. And Kinglsey takes time to explore that connection and let it develop. Which was missing for me in Steel Rose.
Maxine’s darkness is well founded. Even though her compassion is harped on a bit, she really has been through a lot and seen a lot more, which explains how she can be a match for Dracula while young.
The world building is a little loose- our imaginations are left to fill it all in, but the true construct of the book is between Dracula and Maxine so it’s not a big deal.
The Hunters are drawn sympathetically. The secondary vampires have distinct personas. I’m really curious about book two and how things will go with Dracula vs Maxine and her humanity. Hopefully she doesn’t just go the Alice route from the Julian Strange books!
I liked this book. I’ve read all of Kingsley’s books this year and this might be my favorite. It is clearly dear to her, by her dedication page and I think it shows.
I like the connection between hero and heroine. Or rather villain and heroine. There’s a real sense of why these two are drawn to each other. It’s not some silly ‘oh I’ve lived thousands of years and this one girl is more spunky and beautiful’ - there is real reasons why these two fit. And Kinglsey takes time to explore that connection and let it develop. Which was missing for me in Steel Rose.
Maxine’s darkness is well founded. Even though her compassion is harped on a bit, she really has been through a lot and seen a lot more, which explains how she can be a match for Dracula while young.
The world building is a little loose- our imaginations are left to fill it all in, but the true construct of the book is between Dracula and Maxine so it’s not a big deal.
The Hunters are drawn sympathetically. The secondary vampires have distinct personas. I’m really curious about book two and how things will go with Dracula vs Maxine and her humanity. Hopefully she doesn’t just go the Alice route from the Julian Strange books!
dark
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think that characters and conversations are steong, but half of the book was focusing too much on how horny they are for each other
✅ This book made me feel things ... And was so exciting that completely forgot to annotate after the 43% mark. Whooopsie!
❌ I now LOATHE the word "chuckled", it's repeated like every 5th sentence and it drove me MAD.
But, nevertheless ... I'm still waiting for a vampire to kidnap me.
❌ I now LOATHE the word "chuckled", it's repeated like every 5th sentence and it drove me MAD.
But, nevertheless ... I'm still waiting for a vampire to kidnap me.