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majesdane's review
4.0
You'd think this would be totally ridiculous, but it's actually ... not? All of the horror/supernatural aspects are played for straight and never actually seem over-the-top or outlandish. It's a nice little horror story; well written, well paced, and nicely played out at the end.
My biggest qualm are all the historical inaccuracies, but I've come to expect that from fiction based on/inspired by Elizabeth Bathory. To Blackburn's credit, this was one of the earlier works using Elizabeth as a plot point*, so I found it easy to handwave it away.
* As mentioned in the book's new introduction. Off-hand, [b:Carmilla|48037|Carmilla|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386923594s/48037.jpg|47015] (1871-2) was inspired by Elizabeth Bathory and Hammer Films' Countess Dracula (1971) were at least two fictional outings that beat Blackburn to the punch.
My biggest qualm are all the historical inaccuracies, but I've come to expect that from fiction based on/inspired by Elizabeth Bathory. To Blackburn's credit, this was one of the earlier works using Elizabeth as a plot point*, so I found it easy to handwave it away.
* As mentioned in the book's new introduction. Off-hand, [b:Carmilla|48037|Carmilla|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386923594s/48037.jpg|47015] (1871-2) was inspired by Elizabeth Bathory and Hammer Films' Countess Dracula (1971) were at least two fictional outings that beat Blackburn to the punch.
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