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Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste
3.75
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 :)