Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery, YA
Format: Hardcover
THE CANDID COVER came up with an amazing idea of combining 2 book memes together. Helena and I think this is an amazing and super creative idea to discover new books and to share the ones we love with everyone else!
The Two memes we will be featuring on Fridays will be none other than Book Beginnings, a book meme hosted by Rose City Reader where participants share the first sentence (or so) of the book, along with initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. And The Friday 56, hosted by Freda’s Voice, the rules are quite simple: Grab a book, any book, and turn to page 56 or 56% on your e-reader. Find any non-spoiler sentence(s) and post. You can also link up your post on Freda’s Voice blog so others can visit you as well. Hope you enjoy!
Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco
Published by Little Brown & Company on September 19th, 2017
Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery, YA
Format: Hardcover
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In this New York Times bestselling sequel to Kerri Maniscalco’s haunting #1 debut Stalking Jack the Ripper, bizarre murders are discovered in the castle of Prince Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Dracula. Could it be a copycat killer…or has the depraved prince been brought back to life?
Following the grief and horror of her discovery of Jack the Ripper’s true identity, Audrey Rose Wadsworth has no choice but to flee London and its memories. Together with the arrogant yet charming Thomas Cresswell, she journeys to the dark heart of Romania, home to one of Europe’s best schools of forensic medicine…and to another notorious killer, Vlad the Impaler, whose thirst for blood became legend.
But her life’s dream is soon tainted by blood-soaked discoveries in the halls of the school’s forbidding castle, and Audrey Rose is compelled to investigate the strangely familiar murders. What she finds brings all her terrifying fears to life once again.
Book Beginnings
First Line: “Our train gnashed its way along frozen tracks toward the white-capped fangs of the Carpathian Mountains. From our position outside Bucharest, the capital of Romania, the peaks were the color of fading bruises.”
Impression: EEEEeeeee! I really can’t wait to start reading about Thomas and Audrey’s adventures! Kerri Maniscalco is definitely one of my favorite writers ever! I started to read Hunting Prince Dracula recently and I love it already 😍❤️
The Friday 56
A young maid stood abruptly from her place near the tub, apologizing as her cleaning rag plunked into a bucket. Gray eyes stared back at me.
She wore an off-white peasant blouse tucked into a patchwork skirt with an embroidered apron.
“Didn’t mean to eavesdrop. My name is Ileana”
Have you guys read Stalking Jack The Ripper? What about Hunting Prince Dracula? As I said, I’m not that far in the book but I’m really loving it so far! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below, would love to chat!
About Kerri Maniscalco
Kerri Maniscalco grew up in a semi-haunted house outside NYC where her fascination with gothic settings began. In her spare time she reads everything she can get her hands on, cooks all kinds of food with her family and friends, and drinks entirely too much tea while discussing life’s finer points with her cats.
Her first novel in this series, Stalking Jack the Ripper, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. It incorporates her love of forensic science and unsolved history.
I haven’t read Stalking Jack the Ripper yet, but I’ve heard so many good things about it! Hope you enjoy this next installment!
I loved Stalking Jack the Ripper! I so need to get Hunting Prince Dracula because I’m so dying to read it. Enjoy it!!
Thank you so much Anna! I really hope you like it when you read it 🙂
Love this idea! I’m reading this book now and – this is such a weird coincidence – I’m currently on the 56% mark! xD
So far it’s been a bit less enjoyable than I had expected but at least the mystery aspect seems to be better executed. I still haven’t found who the killer is yet and what will happen in the end. So yeah, not too bad! I figured it out pretty quickly on the first book.
I’m glad you’re in love with it already, though <3 Maybe I'll eventually feel the same? Hope so!
Hello Sophie, I really hope you like the book when you finish 🙂
Hunting Prince Dracula was better than the stalking Jack the ripper. The story was dark and creepy and I loved the setting. I hope you enjoy the rest of the book. Happy reading! 🙂
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AHH REALLY! I can´t wait to finish it then 🙂
I’m so glad to hear that you’re enjoying Hunting Prince Dracula. I loved Stalking Jack the Ripper and can’t wait to read more about Audrey Rose and Thomas Cresswell!
Thank you so much Suzanne!
I have both of these on my Kindle but still haven’t had a chance to read them yet. Darn NetGalley addiction.🤬
YAY! You should definitely read them ASAP! I hope you like them when you read them 🙂 can´t wait to hear hear your thoughts 🙂
I’ve been keeping an eye on this series. Now that two are available, I’ll give it a go. I hear really good things!
My Friday 56 from Not A Creature Was Purring
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You definitely read them ASAP! I always recommend SJTR to everyone I know, I just love it 😍
I still need to read Stalking Jack the Ripper! I may need to do a challenge this year where I start working on the series I need to start but haven’t had a chance to yet. 🙂 Great fun with this!
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Hello Lisa! These books are amazing and I highly recommend them, I hope you like them when you read them 🙂