Heart of Darkness by Claire MartaMy rating: ⭐⭐⭐ stars
Heart of Darkness is a different spin on the Dracula classic and how Vlad came into being and became the myth/legend that he is today. The book follows Vlad from meeting his first love, Elizabeth, to Mina (Dracula) and into the twenty first century with a woman who is surprisingly like Elizabeth. The story is dark, sensual and at times alarming when you’re trying to piece together this almost obsessive love that Vlad has for Elizabeth and what he will do to find her again.
The story has lots of twists and turns and we see characters like Van Helsing whose sole purpose is to rid the world of evil, even if he comes across as hypocritical. The story is predominantly about lost love and second chances in a dark and twisted realm which is the author’s mind with such vivid description that you feel like you are walking along with the characters.
Other famous characters from the Gothic period such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Dorian Gray who have banded together in a sort of immortal group, trying to evade those that would do them harm whilst living a life of luxury and excess which only immortals can.
If you like dark reads with a twist of a re-telling, then this is the book for you!
ARC received for a fair, honest and sometimes long review 😊
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