Review: iDrakula by Bekka Black

iDrakula by Bekka Black

Sourcebooks Fire

October 1, 2010

(from my personal collection)

Synopsis from Goodreads: The classic vampire story that started it all gets new life for a generation of connected teens
18-year-old Jonathan Harker is diagnosed with a rare blood disorder after visiting a Romanian Count. His girlfriend Mina and a pre-med student named Van Helsing team up to investigate the source of the disease. The teenagers discover a horrifying truth: the Count is a vampire. The harrowing events unfold through emails, text messages, web pages, Twitter feeds, and instant messaging-the natural modernization of Bram Stoker's original Dracula, which was written in letters, diary entries, and news clippings.

My Thoughts:

I bought this book from Borders because I felt like getting something in the mail. I had seen it a few times on other blogs and I thought that it would be interesting to read. I have a thing for vampires, I always have but I was never able to get through Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Wow, was I sucked in to this book. The format of the book through emails, text messages and browser pages made it a fast read but I was not disappointed. I ended up reading it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down. The story itself is dark and frightening, but the text messages give the reader a little bit of distance from the action. You never hear about things firsthand because everyone is talking about what has already happened. I'm guessing that it was not as scary as the original but that was alright with me. 

I really liked the character of Mina. I thought that she stayed true to herself through the story and didn't let anyone push her around. 

My only complaint is that I didn't feel like I was in the middle of the action, which is something that I look for in my books. I felt removed from what was going on and that may have been why it wasn't as scary as I expected it to be.

Overall, I was very impressed and would definitely read more from Bekka Black.

Rating: 4/5