Vlad

Rating:
Summary: A gripping tale!
Review: History meets horror in this real-life story of Prince Vlad Tepes (Dracula). The fast-paced writing style and engaging characters take us through a web of deceiption, intrigue, and gruesome reality as the novel's heroes try to end the bloody reign of the Impaler Prince once and for all. Action and suspense with a cast of strong characters kept me turning page after page, but my favorite part was the romance. Just when I thought I had everything figured out, I got another surprise at the end. Intentionally, I suppose, it was often difficult to separate the history part from the fiction part. Although death lurks around every corner, the scariest part for me was that most of this story actually happened - that Vlad Dracula really lived in the 15th century and killed all those people, a brutality unequaled until Adolf Hitler. I strongly recommend this book.

Rating:
Summary: Very highly recommended!
Review: This novel is based on the history of the REAL Vlad Dracula, Prince of Walachia, who lived during the 1400's. The author added her own fictional characters, Nicolae of Cozia and Maria, so this story is a work of fiction. However, most of the other characters were real.

As the reviewer of my own web site, I took the liberty of placing this title under "Horror" instead of "Fiction" due to all the awful acts described in the book. Many impalings, massacres, acts of torture, etc. are revealed within these pages, all of which really happened in history. Yes, it is actually documented that Vlad would drink the blood of some of his victims, but NOT as Bram Stoker's vampire did. The truth can be found within the pages of this awesome novel.

** Author melodie Romeo did much historical research while creating this book. She more than earned the five stars I have rated it, not only for the research, but also for the well crafted story. I highly recommend it to all. **

Reviewed by Detra Fitch.