Hunting Prince Dracula

I admit, I don't read many mysteries anymore. I believe that's a side effect of reading Agatha Christie's books before I was a teenager. Nowadays, mysteries just seem so obvious most of the time. Or like there's no clues to the actual answer. This book however...well, I'm not reading it for the mystery.

I'm reading it for Audrey. She's amazing. She's smart and determined and just absolutely wonderful. She's determined to make a go of it in a very male dominated profession, and demands that no one think less of her for being a woman. And at the same time, she's a girl. She likes pretty clothes, likes having girl friends to talk to. She's a feminine feminist and she is glorious.

I admit, I'm also reading it a little for Thomas. He blunders a couple of times in this book, true. But he listens to Audrey and learns from his mistakes. (And, truthfully, the mistakes were made with the best of intentions, he just doesn't understand how to human sometimes.) He loves her because she's strong, not in spite of it. He wants a partner, an equal and that is something wonderful to see in a historical.

Finally, there's a lovely established lesbian side relationship that I cannot talk about in fear of giving away spoilers. I just want to say <3 That is all.