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This was an overall mediocre book. The plot was adequate but not exceptional and I wasn't too satisfied with the climax; however, I thoroughly enjoyed the supernatural aspect of the story and the sadistic horror of the Countess's virgin bloodbaths & torturing of innocent girls.I have to say I was far more engrossed in 1600s Čachtice Castle, rather than Betsy Path's adventures with Daisy. I found myself reluctantly forcing my way through each chapter in the present and happily returning to the world of Janos, Zuzana, and Countess Bathory.
I was on a titillating historical fiction bender this summer. I loved Linda Lafferty’s other novel The Bloodletter’s Daughter, so I was excited for this one. A fictional account of the very real Countess Bathory (who bathed in the blood of virgins to prolong her youthfulness, wikipedia it), the book jumps between a modern day plot and a plot set in the 1600s. Super good, exciting twists and turns, Linda Lafferty is good at what she does.
Dark, evil and consuming. Hard to read at times but harder to put down.
Excellent! A page turner right to the end