A review by hummeline
Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard by Kim Newman

2.0

I've really enjoyed the previous Anno Dracula (Draculae?) books, but this one just seemed a little... less than. I think part of it is due to it being mostly composed of short stories, but it seemed more like a way for Newman to play around with references instead of give us a full plot. I love seeing Gené and Kate—and honestly Penny!—again, but it made me long for the days of the previous books, where I felt higher stakes, and there were characters I cared about. Johnny himself is just... dull, and I couldn't really care about his main goals—and so ultimately this fell flat because of that. There were definitely some bright spots, so it'll be three stars.