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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Read Udolpho with audio and physical. Majority read so counted that as the book.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
This book is so boring and nothing is holding my attention.
I didn’t think I was going to recommend this half way through—and it is long and boring—but I actually ended up liking it once I accepted its caricatured characters and plot absurdities. The “romance” part is mostly sickly, and the main character is unlikeably perfect, but I appreciate reading the author who inspired Austen, the Bröntes, and later mystery writers. The book may feel tropey, but then you realize it started the tropes! I also can’t get over the fact that a 19th century French author decided to make Radcliffe a character in his vampire fan fiction. So it turns out Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has literary precedent and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies isn’t that radical! So, read this if you are curious about the literary origins of this vein of the Gothic romance—I promise there is blood if you read far enough! If you are looking for entertainment and thrill on the level her original readers might have had it, read Stephen King instead.
Honestly, Valancourt is the worst romantic hero I've met since Heathcliff brooded across the moors. I think I liked every other character more than him - and that includes the legitimately rapey villains.
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes