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A review by twiinklex
Black Mass Rising by Theo Prasidas
2.0
Man, I wished I loved this more. I mean, a Dracula retelling in graphic novel form? Hell yeah! Sadly this was a book that I actually considered DNFing.
Dracula was such an intriguing character and his flashback love story was the only part that I enjoyed. I initially thought Aurelia was a strong heroine but she faded into the background once the rest of the cast was revealed. Bulk of the story was lost on me and I was left confused about so many things, especially with zero prior background knowledge of Dracula lore and origins.
Overall, I did not enjoy this at all because reading it felt like too much work. Such a shame as it definitely had potential. There were many awesome horror moments and solid frames, but the reading experience was sorely lacking.
Thank you TKO Studios and Netgalley for an ARC of this book.
Dracula was such an intriguing character and his flashback love story was the only part that I enjoyed. I initially thought Aurelia was a strong heroine but she faded into the background once the rest of the cast was revealed. Bulk of the story was lost on me and I was left confused about so many things, especially with zero prior background knowledge of Dracula lore and origins.
Overall, I did not enjoy this at all because reading it felt like too much work. Such a shame as it definitely had potential. There were many awesome horror moments and solid frames, but the reading experience was sorely lacking.
Thank you TKO Studios and Netgalley for an ARC of this book.