Dracula, My Love
The Secret Journals of Mina Harker
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Author Syrie James (The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen) offers readers a breathtaking new perspective on Bram Stoker’s classic tale of the king of the vampires with Dracula, My Love. In these “Secret Journals of Mina Harker,” the object of Dracula’s desire relates for the very first time the shocking story of her scandalous seduction and sexual rebirth. This is not the chaste vampire romance of Twilight—Dracula, My Love celebrates a passionate obsession in all its hot and sensuous glory.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
James (The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen) tepidly reboots the Dracula story, reimagining the classic from the point of view of Mina Harker, a minor victim. Here, Mina is torn between two men dependable Jonathan Harker and darkly enigmatic Nicolae Dracula. While the men of the story enact the plot from the original, Mina secretly meets her lover, Dracula, and conspires to have the best of both worlds keep Jonathan as a husband for the term of her mortal life and keep Dracula as a lover for eternity. The mood and material may put readers in mind of Coppola's Dracula movie, though James does the narrative a disservice by waiting until too late to force Mina to make a choice the buildup isn't exactly riveting, and the hurried decision comes across as contrived. A few unexpected twists along the way offer pleasant surprises (Van Helsing, for instance, recast as a comically inept buffoon), but otherwise, this will have a hard time standing out on the increasingly packed vampire romance shelf.
Customer Reviews
Worth-reading for vampire harpies
Good and easy to follow read. Im impressed the author was able to portray the main characters in close resemblance to the original novel. I guess my only complaint is the ending: the build up of Dracula’s character only to crumble hastily in the end does not make much sense; then, the character of Mina, who, in my opinion, has the least growth; Vanhelsing’s intelligence and strong character was diminished greatly to a self-proclaimed genius fool. Lastly, just about the whole “rebirth” of Mina altogether; she has no resolve, she was willing to take the easy road, and seems to only accept the things to suits her narrative.. this or im just salty she didnt choose to be with him. Anyway, a must read. Concept not at all original but is nevertheless fun and engaging.