2.0 out of 5 stars -- I love
historical fiction with gothic overtones set in Victorian England so I
was happy to receive this book as an advance reader's copy and eager to
immerse myself in what was described as a mystery. A young Oxford
educated man disappears and his sister comes to London looking for him.
What I did not anticipate was that the book was about the undead --
vampires -- a secret society. It was full of grisly detail and sometimes
hard to follow the story with changing point of view narrative. I
longed for it to just be over though it seemed as if it took months to
labor to the ending. Honestly, I can't think of a single person to
recommend it to so I'll just say that it was my own mistake for not
investigating the details about this novel before I chose it. Those who
will enjoy this debut no doubt will be forewarned of the underlying
theme and want to read this type of book.
I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley and LibraryThing. |
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