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The Vampire Of Highgate (2012)

by Asa Bailey(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1444903519 (ISBN13: 9781444903515)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Hodder Children's Books

series

Highgate

review 1: 'Kathy Bilic is adopted. Until now, she’s had only a vague memory of her real family. But terrifying dreams and visions of her sister Amber are waking her in the night. When Amber starts giving her messages, Kathy gets a sickening sense that her sister is in danger – from a deadly, inhuman source. Kathy hits London to find her sister – but when she arrives at her aunt’s house in Highgate, she is actively dissuaded from pursuing the mystery.Undeterred, Kathy’s trail leads her through a bloody murder in the British Museum to a charged meeting with the mysterious, hypnotic Antwain and a final confrontation with her sinister father. Before long, Kathy uncovers the full horror of her heritage and her sister’s fate at the hands of the Vampire of Highgate.'I read this... more in the space of 5 days (the same day as The Lunatics Curse Book) and I loved it. At first I didn't think I would enjoy it as it wasn't action packed from the being but when the book carried on it became more action packed and I liked it for that as it made me keep reading to find out when the action began. I really loved how the book was finished as Kathy finds her family but cruelly taken away from her but this also means that it might have been left open for a second book but I'm not to sure if it will be. I have got to say that my favorite character was Draco and I'm not going to spoil who that is and I love how Asa wrote the 'evil' characters and it made you hate them immediately and it made no space to love them like some characters might.Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.
review 2: I found this one to be very chilling and spooky; there is an undercurrent of tension that runs through this book which only adds to the heightened darkened mood.What I found interesting was that this novel was based on the real life story of the vampire of Highgate. This is really exciting as it adds extra oomph to the story. I have a friend who lives in the area and she was very excited to find a book about the local folklore. There is certainly no glamorising of the vampires in this books, it is hard, ruthless and not at all romanticised.I must admit I did take a couple of chapters to settle into the story, but once I did I really loved it. The main character Kathy is flawed, but she shows real power when it comes to finding out what happened to her half sister Amber. I think she is a very brave girl and you can certainly see her character develop throughout the book. She is a much different person from the girl who left America at the beginning of the book.This book is dark and gothic and you can get to feel the real terror of some of the victims that befall the vampire. The scene is set well and you can certainly get the feel of the locations, this for me is a must in a book. I really want to feel that I am walking the streets with the character whilst also feeling their raw emotions.It does jump period a little and I did have to re-read some of the pages again just to make sure I didn’t miss any detail out. These flashbacks were very useful as it made the story more detailed.I wasn’t too sure what to expect of this book, but it did not disappoint me. I would recommend this book as I do think it is a chilling and worthy read. I thought the writing style flowed nicely, but like I said before I did have to re-read a few pages just to make sure I hadn’t missed out any of the vital details.Overall summary: If you want a dark, gothic and chilling read and don’t mind vampires being terrifying then this is the book for you. It has an added bonus of being based on a real life story of the Highgate Vampire. less

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