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A review by m3l89
Princess Dracula by John Patrick Kennedy
1.0
For me, Princess Dracula felt as though it was one long prologue to the rest of the series. This is probably going to sound harsh, but not a lot actually happened. There was a lot of nakedness and a lot of sex (which begs the question – do sex and horror go hand in hand? Not really) but plot wise, there wasn’t very much progression. I could probably summarise the entire book in a few brief bullet points.
In terms of writing style, Princess Dracula was comprised of short sentences which didn’t flow very well and I don’t think showed off the author’s talent. There was a little character development, with Ruxandra’s internal battle being made obvious by the use of italics, but I would have like to see this more evident in the plot. I don’t think this necessarily needed to be linked to Dracula as there weren’t any plot links except Ruxandra being his daughter, it could be argued that this was a hook to get readers interested. But perhaps the link is built upon further in the series.
In terms of writing style, Princess Dracula was comprised of short sentences which didn’t flow very well and I don’t think showed off the author’s talent. There was a little character development, with Ruxandra’s internal battle being made obvious by the use of italics, but I would have like to see this more evident in the plot. I don’t think this necessarily needed to be linked to Dracula as there weren’t any plot links except Ruxandra being his daughter, it could be argued that this was a hook to get readers interested. But perhaps the link is built upon further in the series.