Set in England during World War I and told entirely through journal entries and letters or the characters, Nurse Mary Seward reads the journal of Lt. John Shaw, a patient badly injured-- physically but especially emotionally--during fierce fighting in France. She becomes wary of Captain Harker, John's commanding officer. As Mary grows more suspicious, Harker gets close to John's only living relative, a young and naive sister Lily. Before Mary can convince John of the danger, Harker and Lily run off to Transylvania to marry and the shared bloodline to Dracula becomes known. John and Mary follow to try to save Lily, and the entire family from their fate.
I am especially fond of stories told in journal and letter form. I really enjoyed the beginning and middle of this book--the journal entries brought trench life during the First World War to life. Cary knows something about the period, i suspect. The story was compelling and well written until about two thirds through, when i thought it felt hurried and got ridiculous. the entire vampire part bored me, honestly-- anyone could see it coming-- all the tension of a good creepy horror story was gone. Also, i did not much like the characters in the end, and so cared little for what happened to them.
So, a no for me personally, but vampire fans-- youngish, middle school aged ones-- will enjoy it fully.
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