Wednesday 3 October 2012

REVIEW: The Dead Travel Fast

dear readers,


THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST
Standalone 
written by Deanna Raybourn
genre: paranormal, romance, gothic, history

2.5 STARS

I really liked Raybourn's Silent in the Grave and was looking forward to this stand alone novel and was sorely disappointed.   Set in Victorian times Theodora's grandfather has died leaving her with debts and in the hands of her brother-in-law. Her writing does not bring in enough money so they wonder what to do with Theodora. She then  receives a letter from a boarding school chum who invites her to her upcoming wedding. Arriving in Transylvania she discovers the myths she heard as a child seem to be coming true.  And the count may be more than a mortal.


This Gothic novel falls flat as the characters are not likeable, the heroine is annoying and wishy washy, the supernatural aspects are weak (cannot give examples without giving away the little suspense there is) and it ends quickly but rambles on with unimportant parts that have nothing to do with the novel.  


love, 
kris

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