elodiethefangirl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
melissatrew's review against another edition
4.0
”With the blood of the undead flowing through his veins, I am curious to see what will become of him when the morning light breaks. Does he even understand what he has become?”
Honestly this was so cool.
A jar that holds a beating heart. Ghostly fingers knocking at a second-story window. Wood splinters digging in under long fingernails. Cockroaches crawling, en masse, from a freshly unearthed grave. I was searching for a spooky fall read, and Dracul delivered!
”He’s come for us, Bram. He wants me, but he wants you most of all.”
This prequel to Dracula, written in the modern day by an actual descendent of Bram Stoker, held true to the romantic language and historical constraints of the day, while adding so much well-researched insight and creative depth to both Dracula’s and Stoker’s backstories. An absolute delight to read.
It was maybe a little longer than it needed to be, but the fascinating details in the authors notes more than made up for it, and made me glad I pushed through to the end.
”I believe his severed heart is beating even now…”
Honestly this was so cool.
A jar that holds a beating heart. Ghostly fingers knocking at a second-story window. Wood splinters digging in under long fingernails. Cockroaches crawling, en masse, from a freshly unearthed grave. I was searching for a spooky fall read, and Dracul delivered!
”He’s come for us, Bram. He wants me, but he wants you most of all.”
This prequel to Dracula, written in the modern day by an actual descendent of Bram Stoker, held true to the romantic language and historical constraints of the day, while adding so much well-researched insight and creative depth to both Dracula’s and Stoker’s backstories. An absolute delight to read.
It was maybe a little longer than it needed to be, but the fascinating details in the authors notes more than made up for it, and made me glad I pushed through to the end.
”I believe his severed heart is beating even now…”
aclockworkreader_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
4.0
ettegoom's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
A easy to read backstory to the original Dracula. Thoroughly enjoyable, a fun holiday read.
keanneberry's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
suria_go's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
manuflo97's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
alexsbooksandsocks's review against another edition
Is het wel echt spooky season als je niet iets over vampieren leest? Dracul was voor mij echt een goed boek. Een dikker boek, twee kleppers van auteurs en een verhaal dat alles had wat ik mij voorstel bij een lees over vampieren. De schrijfstijl is uitermate vlot waardoor het helemaal niet aanvoelt als een boek van bijna 500 pagina’s. Je krijgt zeker waar voor je geld met dit verhaal want er is voldoende actie. De auteurs zorgen ervoor dat je meteen in die heel speciale en specifieke sfeer zit dat rond vampiers hangt. Er is huivering, beetje horror en meer dan genoeg details. Als ik dan toch ga moeten muggenziften dan was het soms misschien een tikje te gedetailleerd waardoor ik mij kan voorstellen dat het voor sommige lezers wat saai werd. Het trok het tempo misschien met momenten wat uit het verhaal. Ik genoot enorm van dit boek.
holistic_kindle's review against another edition
5.0
If I could give this more than 5 stars I would! I’ve read Dracula dozens of times since since doing a project on it in Highschool. It’s one of my all time favorite books! The specific descriptions of Ellen had me thinking something was off but I never would have linked her that closely to Dracul. And the ending oh my god when I saw Harker I screamed so loud it scared my mother. I was wondering how this would tie in to the original book. Oh it was such a good read and I’ll definitely be visiting it again.