What a wonderful suspense thriller story!
I was on the edge of my seat from the first pages up to the fast paced and intense ending.
Consisting in the majority of a series of letters and journals composed by the 7 major characters, all of which are set chronologically, it is easy to follow as the story builds.
The subject matter, while gruesome, is handled delicately, consistent with the language and propriety of the Victorian era so the horror is only equal to the horror one allows their mind to imagine.
The only difficulty in reading this book is in the language which is Victorian English at its best and thankfully comes with a glossary at the end of the book. I did find myself at times skipping sections that droned on in monotonous description of mundane things – and only once or twice did I find myself lacking necessary details to where I needed to go back and re-read those sections.
I can’t seem to think that I would have stuck through this book in high school – the language was challenging which would have held me back then – and kept me intrigued now!
I have little desire to see the movie as I am certain that it will bring to life the horror more than I care for.
I am curious to see what my dear husband thinks as he reads it.
I am glad I read it, enjoyed every minute of it and highly recommend it to someone looking for a good read.
Just as when I read the Historian by Elizabeth Kostova – my interest in things of a historical perspective has been piqued
Transylvania, the Carpathian mountains, Albania, England, Vlad the Impaler, and on and on….
Have you seen the movie? It's excellent!
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