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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved this book!
It's very rare that a book grabs me by the first sentence and that is exactly what Reluctant Mortals did! The story is a re-telling (kinda) mashup of two very famous books -- Dracula and Jane Eyre. Told from the perspectives of the women most affected and subsequently forgotten by time, Lucy and Bee (Bertha), Reluctant Mortals weaves a tale of immortal feminine rage against the backdrop of LA in the 1960's.
This book was short and sweet, less than 20 chapters and I found myself wanting more more more of Lucy and Bee's story. I think this would be a great summer read :)
It's very rare that a book grabs me by the first sentence and that is exactly what Reluctant Mortals did! The story is a re-telling (kinda) mashup of two very famous books -- Dracula and Jane Eyre. Told from the perspectives of the women most affected and subsequently forgotten by time, Lucy and Bee (Bertha), Reluctant Mortals weaves a tale of immortal feminine rage against the backdrop of LA in the 1960's.
This book was short and sweet, less than 20 chapters and I found myself wanting more more more of Lucy and Bee's story. I think this would be a great summer read :)
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery
Boring and repetitive, hard for me to keep going when there seems to be no real reason for the characters to behave the way they are. Seemed like a wattpad book
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
**3.5⭐**
My attention went back and forth on this one, and it took a bit for me to get into it. I wish the story would have gone deeper or darker, but it kept me interested enough to finish it. I didn't love it, but I liked it well enough.
My attention went back and forth on this one, and it took a bit for me to get into it. I wish the story would have gone deeper or darker, but it kept me interested enough to finish it. I didn't love it, but I liked it well enough.
This book was a wild ride in the best way. I didn't really know what I was getting into when I requested it, but I saw Dracula, Lucy Westenra, and Immortals all together and was sold. I love books about vampires more than just about anything and I think that this book provided some new fresh commentary on old tropes and tales. It really leaned into the perspective of vampires as creepy guys preying on young non-consenting women and it kind of killed it.
Reluctant Immortals is basically a story of Lucy Westenra kicking ass in the 1970s alongside Bertha (Bee) from Jane Eyre. They both are kind of running from their respective overbearing men, Dracula and Mr. Rochester. I got big Wynonna Earp vibes from both, Lucy, and the book as a whole. The book discussed trauma, friendship, and consent in fresh ways that I haven't really seen before, especially in the horror and fantasy genres.
There were definitely points of the story where I wasn't really sure what was going on, but was definitely vibing with it. The book is definitely more character growth over plot development and the writing really reflects that. I think I would have loved the story more if it had been 100-200 pages longer, if it had really dug into the meat of the story. I would have loved to see parallel timelines of Bee and Lucy back in the day and then present day. I think it could have added a lot of depth to the story. I would have loved to have seen more from the drive in and the family there. Daisy also had a potential source of depth. Overall, a great and unique book.
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!
Reluctant Immortals is basically a story of Lucy Westenra kicking ass in the 1970s alongside Bertha (Bee) from Jane Eyre. They both are kind of running from their respective overbearing men, Dracula and Mr. Rochester. I got big Wynonna Earp vibes from both, Lucy, and the book as a whole. The book discussed trauma, friendship, and consent in fresh ways that I haven't really seen before, especially in the horror and fantasy genres.
There were definitely points of the story where I wasn't really sure what was going on, but was definitely vibing with it. The book is definitely more character growth over plot development and the writing really reflects that. I think I would have loved the story more if it had been 100-200 pages longer, if it had really dug into the meat of the story. I would have loved to see parallel timelines of Bee and Lucy back in the day and then present day. I think it could have added a lot of depth to the story. I would have loved to have seen more from the drive in and the family there. Daisy also had a potential source of depth. Overall, a great and unique book.
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
slow-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes