From Goodreads: Many have read and loved Bram Stoker’s Dracula. But questions remain. What is the true story of Dracula’s origin? What if Mina could not bring herself to record the true story of their scandalous affair—until now?
In Dracula, My Love: The Secret Journals of Mina Harker, Syrie James explores these questions and more. A vibrant dramatization, told from Mina’s point of view, brings to life the crucial parts of Stoker’s story while showcasing Mina’s sexual awakening and evolution as a woman, and revealing a secret that could destroy her life. Torn between two men—a loving husband and a dangerous lover—Mina struggles to hang on to the deep love she’s found within her marriage, even as she is inexorably drawn to Dracula himself—the vampire that everyone she knows is determined to destroy.
I won this book from Jennifer at Book Club Girl. I thought it was fairly good. The story itself was interesting. The writing was good. It had the unfortunate problem of making me fall asleep every time I started reading it. As a consequence it took me like 3 weeks to read it. I had to force myself to read the last 100 pages and I felt kind of bad about that because there wasn't anything really wrong with the book. I just don't think it was my cup of tea I guess. I don't want to deter anyone from reading it though, because it really was pretty interesting to look at the Dracula story from a different angle. I kinda felt like Dracula was a bit of a player. I wanted to fuss at Mina at times and tell her to not believe him that he probably tells that stuff to all the girls....what did she think he told Lucy??
Syrie James will be on Blog Talk Radio tonight at 7:00 pm ET. Should be fun! Check it out!
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