Hunting Prince Dracula

Again I'm faced with the dilemma of how to talk about the second book in the series without actually saying anything about the plot of the first one. Ughh.

Anyway, Hunting Prince Dracula didn't disappoint me at all. I'm still in love with characters and setting and new characters and I start bubbling here so it's pretty obvious that I really really liked the book.

But the emotions!.. I never knew that I could almost be in hysteria while reading the book, just because of one or couple of scenes with a lot of small animals. However, that wasn't even the worst moment.

I do appreciate when books make me feel so much and so intensely. Therefore, I don't have a lot of other words for you besides “Read this book!”

And I will just be here, patiently waiting for the 3rd book to come out. Why is September more than half a year away?

P.S. I only now noticed the irony of the title.

I loved this book so much! I think I loved this more than the first. Even though I really enjoyed the Victorian London setting and the ripper murders over the lore of Romania, there are just so many things I adore about this book.

Well let's just say I didn't see the ending coming at all. In either books but particularly in this one. I love how you can see the repercussions about what happened in the first book but it is still it's own individual entity. Obviously the forensics aspect and cutting into cadavers was amazing. I just love how Kerri rights that and it interests me. There was also a wider cast of characters in this one than the first. But it focused on the main two from the last book.

And let me just say Dear, Mr. Thomas Cresswell can you come marry me? Thomas Cresswell is perfect! He is tall, dark and handsome. He has a sarcastic wittiness but it still sounds like he is from the time period with the way he puts things and I can appreciate that. On the inside he is a little messed up and makes mistakes but everybody has those days. He tries so hard to fix them too which is sweet. He is very very very protective and caring when he gets to the point of love and when he lives somebody he truly and wholeheartedly loves them. That's why he has the sarcastic front. But I just love everything about him especially when he is in a nicely tailored suit. Did I forget to mention is is flirty as all get out. And I love that!

Moving on from that to wrap this up the writing is impeccable, the characters are spectacular, the setting is mystifying, the plot is original and the twists and surprises are so shocking. I can't wait for the 3rd and 4th book in this series. All I have to say is thank you Kerri Maniscalco and thank you James Patterson for having this imprint that published these books.

3.5 stars.

This book kind of felt more of the same. Very similar structure to the first book, to the point where I found myself skimming through it already anticipating what was going to happen.

Sure I love the relationship between Thomas and Audrey Rose and all of their stolen moments, but I this book seemed to drag on and on. It would have been a much more enjoyable read without all of the fillers that didn't feel like they contributed much to the story line. With all of that said, I will definitely still be continuing the series!

As a person who lives in Romania, this book spoke to my heart. And especially the fact that my all time favourite book is “Dracula” by Bram Stoker. So, I assure you that the myth of Dracula is something very dear and important to me.

A small thing that bothered me in this book was the fact that the characters traveled from Bran Castle, where the Academy is located, to the village Brasov by foot. And they did is so fast, which is impossible because between Bran Castle and Brasov in reality there are 30 kilometers. So it's kind of impossible to go from one place to the other in just 10 minutes, but I ignored this small thing, because otherwise the story couldn't have developed in the way it did.

Unlike the first book, this one surprised me. I was shocked when I found out who the killer was. I was NOT expecting it. That's what makes this book even better than the first one, which I enjoyed a lot.
The story follows Thomas and Audrey Rose in their journey to a forensic medicine academy in Romania. There, they discover a series of murders and they do their best to find out who the killer is.
I fell in love with Audrey Rose's character again and again. She is one of my favourite female characters because she doesn't let the fact that she's a woman living in a man's world drag her down. She is strong and she knows what she wants. She follows her dream, she is a very intelligent woman and she has the best partner she could wish for: Thomas Cresswell.

These two characters have become some of my all time favourites, even if I haven't finished the series yet. Their chemistry is incredible, the way the are made for each other makes me want to cry, because their friendship is so beautiful and it will hopefully turn in to something even more beautiful.

This was so incredibly boring and I'm honestly surprised I finished it instead of DNF-ing it. I went with the audiobook again since I loved the first one so much, but the narration this time was so awful?? I'm not sure if I just missed it the first time around, but I feel I would have noticed such jarring issues with the narration. The narrator constantly slips out of her accent and it was so distracting. I switched to the ebook about 75% and that made it better because I could skim read this rest of it. In terms of the plot, I was let down. A forensic school seemed like it would be so fun and it just wasn't. The murders didn't interest me and I couldn't connect with any of the new characters. The romance was not at all what I wanted. The same arguments between Thomas and Audrey Rose kept happening over and over and I feel like they were useless and unnecessary as they didn't add any slow burn or angst at all. Basically the whole book was just one big disappointment and I'm sad I pushed myself to finish it.

OH MY GOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!! THAT WAS SO GOOOOOOD!!!!!!!! That was Every bit just as good as the first one!!!!!! I had No Inkling of who the killer was this time, I was SO SHOCKED AND HURT!!!!!!!! I also REALLY loved the character development of our 2 mcs, and how the relationship changed and was challenged throughout the book!!!!!! Definitely will be starting the third book ASAP!!!!!!

I didn't enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed Stalking Jack The Ripper (I think it's because of the change of setting; I've always been fond of Victorian England). Basically, Audrey Rose is still her lovable, air-headed self and Thomas is still adorable as ever.

Also, I didn't see that ending coming... at all. I had actually expected Daciana to be the one committing the murders tbh.

How is it possible that I love this more than Stalking Jack the Ripper? Maybe because it's filled with more gruesome endeavors, a harrowing mystery, historical myths and a budding romance.

Not to mention that Audrey Rose is a straight badass. Despite the pain she went through in SJTR and the blow to her confidence, she manages to overcome, grow and become even stronger.

AND then there's Thomas Creswell...need I say more!