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At first, I thought this novel was a simple retelling of the Dracula story. After all, we have a young writer (this time, it's Theodora, the bookish young woman who refuses to settle down and marry) visiting a Roumanian count - Count Andrei Dragalescu. All the classic elements of the dracula story are there, from the horse-drawn coach to the castle set in a craggy mountaintop, to the superstitious villagers. In that sense, anyone who enjoys a classic vampire tale will love this book. However, the book contains some delightful surprises. Is it a murder mystery or a vampire story? Can the events that occur be explained by rational science or myths and superstitions? It fulfills the tropes of this genre, but also surprises with its clever heroine. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will gladly read this author's other works. She definitely knows how to please her audience. I thought I had read every type of vampire story there is, and this one kept me guessing. If you loved the original Dracula or more recently, the Historian, you will probably enjoy this book.


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The Dead Travel Fast Deanna Raybourn 9780778327653 Books Reviews

Theodora Lestrange is living with her sister and brother-in-law in Scotland unsure of what is next in her life. She is trying to make a living as a writer, not easy in Victorian times. Her sister wants her to find someone to marry and her publisher has proposed marriage to her. But while Theodora is fond of him, she wants true love. So when a former school friend, Cosmina invites her to stay with her for several months in a castle in Transylvania, Theodora jumps at the chance. She thinks the atmosphere will be perfect for the novel she wants to write. She is immediately attracted to the strange Count Andrei Dragulescu, Cosmina's cousin. But Theodora finds that the stories Cosmina used to tell her in school are not just considered folklore by the townspeople and that they believe in werewolves and vampires. After a maid in the castle is found dead with fang marks in her neck, Theodora is unsure what to believe.

my review I enjoyed the author's Lady Julia series and was unsure what to expect of this novel. But I really liked the Gothic atmosphere and the creepy characters. Theodora is young but knows what she wants. I liked her a lot. I also thought Andrei sounded sexy even while I wondered if he was a vampire.

I know some have been disappointed in this novel as compared to her series but I think I liked this one better. It was deliciously creepy and as it is a stand alone novel it didn't get bogged down with setting things up for future books. Of course I liked Theodora and Andrei so much that I would like it to be a series but then their relationship would have dragged on like Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane.

This is not a paranormal book but a dark, thriller in an excellent setting. It seemed like the author really did her research and created a fantastic mystery. I would have loved to stay in a castle in Transylvania though I would have been scared silly. I thought that the ending had some nice twists and I was unsure what to expect for much of this novel. It was worth the read alone for the atmosphere but Raybourn served up much more. I was sorry to have it end. This is a definite re-read for me!

my rating- 4.5/5
This was an entertaining enough read, but not up to the level I've come to expect from Raybourn's Lady Julia novels. There is an interesting contrast between the intelligent and respectful way in which the author treats the folklore of the Carpathians and the often simplistic personal interactions of her main characters -- they are stock figures (spirited heroine, ominous housekeeper, darkly handsome but mysterious Count, etc.), their dialog is peppered with cliches, and they exhibit too many improbable motivations to be credited. Surely, real people do not behave in such ways -- even in gothic novels (and I'm prepared to suspend a degree of belief in the course of a good storyline). I won't reveal the best example of this implausible behavior, because it would ruin a plot surprise, but when it occurred in the storyline, it so beggared belief that it caused me to groan aloud. Furthermore, the relationship between the heroine and the Count is about as sophisticated as a Barbara Cartland romance. On the positive side, the plot twists cleverly, and the atmosphere is created so evocatively that one can share with the heroine the frissons she felt when the chill mountain wind carried the cries of wolves in the night. For my money, Raybourn's brilliant description of the mountain castle is the best thing in the novel -- it is almost elevated to character status. Overall, this novel could have been a wonderful and creative re-working of the gothic genre, but for me, it fell short of the mark.
I love the Lady Julia Grey mysteries for their impeccable research and compelling storytelling. Ms. Rayburn has eased quite effortlessly into a vastly different millieu, and she has spun a tale that leaves you wondering, even at its conclusion, whether vampires are real. The only weak point for me was the resolution of the love story, which came out of the blue and was unconvincing. Better to have had the count work to win Theodora in a way that would have revealed his transformation through actions, rather than merely to tell us that he had transformed. There was a whole subplot that got left behind. After the tempestuous Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane saga, the reunion between Theodora and the count was rather tame, and without any real suspense.
At first, I thought this novel was a simple retelling of the Dracula story. After all, we have a young writer (this time, it's Theodora, the bookish young woman who refuses to settle down and marry) visiting a Roumanian count - Count Andrei Dragalescu. All the classic elements of the dracula story are there, from the horse-drawn coach to the castle set in a craggy mountaintop, to the superstitious villagers. In that sense, anyone who enjoys a classic vampire tale will love this book. However, the book contains some delightful surprises. Is it a murder mystery or a vampire story? Can the events that occur be explained by rational science or myths and superstitions? It fulfills the tropes of this genre, but also surprises with its clever heroine. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will gladly read this author's other works. She definitely knows how to please her audience. I thought I had read every type of vampire story there is, and this one kept me guessing. If you loved the original Dracula or more recently, the Historian, you will probably enjoy this book.