She lives basically in a castle schloss in the middle of nowhere with her father and governesses and that’s it and she’s pretty socially deprived which she says multiple time. This girl, Laura, (her name is mentioned only once the entire story), lives in Styria (yes this is a real place)Īnd she’s recounting basically the tale that changed her life. I actually have no idea what Dracula is about so I don’t know if they’re similar or not but the plot is pretty simple. Okay, it’s actually a pretty neat little story. Oh yeah, it’s a pretty old story (1872) and gothic vibes and pretty much just not the usual teen read of the month type thing that you usually see here but I felt like an exception has to be made here. It’s basically a female Dracula EXCEPT its came out 26 years before the beloved Stoker version so this is the original and really doesn’t get the attention it deserves. First, it’s categorized as horror (note horror, not romance, just putting that out there now because it may seem like a romance as you get along) because vampires fall under ‘things that go bump in the night’ but truth be told, it’s not actually scary (hello, biggest scaredy-cat ever here – I cover my eyes when I walk past a horror movie). So gather round all, we’re gonna have a lil history lesson about this nice novella. When a mysterious and beautiful stranger is stranded at the castle in odd circumstances and becomes a guest, the heroine quickly forms a close bond with her –but she subsequently discovers that her “friend” has a dark and lethal secret. A young woman living at her father’s castle is the narrator of this novella.
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