Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Book review: Emma Carroll - Dracula & Daughters (2025)

 

Dracula & Daughters
 "Strange happenings are afoot in Temstown. everyone is saying vampires are to blame and the townsfolk have their stakes at the ready.

 But cousins Mina, Buffy and Bella are about to discover a family secret that might change everything.  Could their connection to Dracula give them the power to heal vampires.

 Temstown is about to welcome its very first vampire healing company.- Dracula & Daughters - and their first case is certainly close to the heart"

So right away the cover and the blurb give away some major plot points. Oh well. 

Sticking with the cover, I think you can guess that this is aimed at a much, much younger audience than me - but that doesn't auomatically mean it's a bad book. Far from it. I've read plenty of books aimed at children or YA and a good story is a good story. 

  I think Emma Carroll gets the job done quite nicely. Our three heroines are endearing, there's an interesting take on vampire lore, things move along at a brisk pace and I quite liked the frequent nods to other vampire works.  

This might be the newest book I've ever done on here - it only came out two months ago and as it happens , I found this advance proof-reading copy in a charity shop. 

Worth checking out. 

That's all folks. 

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