Olga Wojitas

I didn't read the first book in this series, but I don't think it's necessary; this book stood alone just fine. Shona McMonagle, a librarian, time travels to 19th-century France to help a village that is being menaced by an unseen evil force that thus far has apparently claimed the lives of four men.

I kept waiting for the "vampire menace" part of the book, but it took a good 1/2 of the book before we really get into it. Don't get me wrong, the book was entertaining and laugh-out-loud funny in parts. I loved Shona McMonagle to bits. I loved the Dracula character. But I guess I was expecting more of a dark, menacing plot, rather than the light-hearted plot that it actually was. So my expectations were all wrong, and I guess that's why I was disappointed, since the book was focused more on Shona and her quirks than it was on any real vampire plotline.

Overall, I'd give this book more like 3.5 stars than 3 stars, but that's about it.… (altro)