Imagine that you are an English solicitor who is traveling to an unknown land in order to facilitate the purchase of land in England. Imagine that you are very nave and have no idea what you are getting yourself into. That is what happens to Jonathan Harker when he travels to Transylvania to meet with Count Dracula.

On the way he is nearly scared senseless by a pack of wolves who terrify the horses to such a degree that they need special attention in order to even reach the crumbling castle in Transylvania where Dracula lives. Jonathan Harker then becomes the prisoner of Dracula and has to remain with him for an entire month. During this time he sees things that really scare him but also make him very curious. As he seeks to uncover various mysteries and tries to escape you feel his desperate longing to be free. Do you feel terror seeping into your soul? I did.

Fortunately for Jonathan there are warm fireplaces and a library of books to keep him busy. However one night he falls asleep in a different room of the castle and is nearly killed by three female vampires. The story can at times be sensual but more often than not it is disturbing and horrifying. This is especially true when the wolves attack a woman who has lost her child due to Dracula stealing it. You get the feeling that this is the story of the most evil vampire you've ever read about. Dracula is not a sparkly vampire with good intentions he is evil to the core.

Most of the first part of the book is highly suspenseful and intriguing to read. Then the format changes and the story is told in letters, diary entries and newspaper clippings. This makes the book a little more difficult to read and I will admit that I sped through this portion of the book to get to the ending.

This book is truly a grim adventure and a very richly told story. You need patience to read this book as it is very, very long. It will take you days to read it. Apparently it took Bram Stoker seven years to research stories of vampires before he wrote this book. So that may explain why this book is so good.

~The Rebecca Review
Imagine that you are an English solicitor who is traveling to an unknown land in order to facilitate the purchase of land in England. Imagine that you are very nave and have no idea what you are getting yourself into. That is what happens to Jonathan Harker when he travels to Transylvania to meet with Count Dracula. On the way he is nearly scared senseless by a pack of wolves who terrify the horses to such a degree that they need special attention in order to even reach the crumbling castle in Transylvania where Dracula lives. Jonathan Harker then becomes the prisoner of Dracula and has to remain with him for an entire month. During this time he sees things that really scare him but also make him very curious. As he seeks to uncover various mysteries and tries to escape you feel his desperate longing to be free. Do you feel terror seeping into your soul? I did. Fortunately for Jonathan there are warm fireplaces and a library of books to keep him busy. However one night he falls asleep in a different room of the castle and is nearly killed by three female vampires. The story can at times be sensual but more often than not it is disturbing and horrifying. This is especially true when the wolves attack a woman who has lost her child due to Dracula stealing it. You get the feeling that this is the story of the most evil vampire you've ever read about. Dracula is not a sparkly vampire with good intentions he is evil to the core. Most of the first part of the book is highly suspenseful and intriguing to read. Then the format changes and the story is told in letters, diary entries and newspaper clippings. This makes the book a little more difficult to read and I will admit that I sped through this portion of the book to get to the ending. This book is truly a grim adventure and a very richly told story. You need patience to read this book as it is very, very long. It will take you days to read it. Apparently it took Bram Stoker seven years to research stories of vampires before he wrote this book. So that may explain why this book is so good. ~The Rebecca Review