By Bekka Black
Published by Source Books
Released on October 1st, 2010
Source- Source Books
3 stars- It's a good read
A modernization of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, in cell novel form, in which two rebellious teens find themselves in over their heads when one girl’s boyfriend reappears from a mysterious summer internship in Romania gravely ill and craving blood (quoted from Goodreads).
Bekka does a great job with her modern day spin on Drakula, as iDrakula is written all in text or email form. I honestly didn't know what to expect reading a book written all from email and text, but it worked for iDrakula and I was pleasantly surprised.
Mina Murray's boyfriend Jonathan Harker travels to Romania for a summer internship, but while there something happens to him. He finds himself locked in a castle with the mysterious count. Mina doesn't hear from Jon for days, and when she finally finds out what happened to him, Mina travels to Romania with his father to bring him back to the United States. Jon has all the trademark traits of turning into a vampire, but it's something Mina doesn't catch on to until it's too late.
While Mina is at Jon's bedside, Mina's best friend Lucy is rushed to the hospital and thought to have autoimmune hemolytic anemia, the same disease doctors say Jon came home from Romania with. While Mina is with Jon fighting for his life, Lucy doesn't make it. Even though the story is fast passed, and there's no need for a lot of character depth, I felt bad for Mina when her boyfriend confesses his betrayal to her on the same day she loses her best friend. She not only feels alone from the loss of her best friend, but she has to deal with her own broken, heart.
Mina is a fighter and she teams up with Abe (Abraham) Van Helsing (Lucy's ex) to solve the mystery behind Lucy's death. Mina & Abe are great team as they work together to track down the "Master", other wise known as The Count. In killing him, they'll also release those he's tried to turn. I think vampire fans will enjoy iDrakula. It's a quick, fun read, with a great modern day Drakula spin for teens.
Mina Murray's boyfriend Jonathan Harker travels to Romania for a summer internship, but while there something happens to him. He finds himself locked in a castle with the mysterious count. Mina doesn't hear from Jon for days, and when she finally finds out what happened to him, Mina travels to Romania with his father to bring him back to the United States. Jon has all the trademark traits of turning into a vampire, but it's something Mina doesn't catch on to until it's too late.
While Mina is at Jon's bedside, Mina's best friend Lucy is rushed to the hospital and thought to have autoimmune hemolytic anemia, the same disease doctors say Jon came home from Romania with. While Mina is with Jon fighting for his life, Lucy doesn't make it. Even though the story is fast passed, and there's no need for a lot of character depth, I felt bad for Mina when her boyfriend confesses his betrayal to her on the same day she loses her best friend. She not only feels alone from the loss of her best friend, but she has to deal with her own broken, heart.
Mina is a fighter and she teams up with Abe (Abraham) Van Helsing (Lucy's ex) to solve the mystery behind Lucy's death. Mina & Abe are great team as they work together to track down the "Master", other wise known as The Count. In killing him, they'll also release those he's tried to turn. I think vampire fans will enjoy iDrakula. It's a quick, fun read, with a great modern day Drakula spin for teens.
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Fascinating. I love the cover. Very timely for this modernization to be told.
ReplyDeleteIt's very fascinating and the cover totally fits the book! They did a great job with it.
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