The reviewer found the book's premise inventive but ultimately disappointing, as the plot collapses under its own weight and the characters feel shallow. The ending was anticlimactic and unsatisfying, leaving the reviewer frustrated.
The reviewer appreciated the inventive premise of the book, which reimagines Victorian England with Queen Victoria as a vampire. However, they found that the plot eventually collapses under its own weight, with the characters feeling shallow and the suspense lacking. The large cast of characters, including historical and fictional figures, did not add much to the narrative. The ending was particularly disappointing, as it relied on an anticlimactic and unsatisfying resolution. The reviewer felt that the book had potential but ultimately left them frustrated.
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The absence of Dracula until the last 20 pages also added to the disappointment and, while the scene in which Genevieve and Charles finally visit the vampire court is horrifically twisted, I was disappointed in the anticlimactic ending that was over with too quickly and easily.
The book is not entirely without its merits and I can certainly see where hardcore Dracula fans or Victorian Era Anglophiles would enjoy the hell out of this.
The absence of Dracula until the last 20 pages also added to the disappointment and, while the scene in which Genevieve and Charles finally visit the vampire court is horrifically twisted, I was disappointed in the anticlimactic ending that was over with too quickly and easily.