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My Unbeating Heart by Eli Wilde Book Review

 

Title: My Unbeating Heart

Author: Eli Wilde

Genre: Historical Horror

Published: 7/23/23 

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the copy for review.

 

Rufus Hobster is a vampire who hires a man to record his life story which takes us on a journey to 1800's London. This is the story of a new vampire on a path of discovery of himself and human kind. 

This is an atmospheric vampire story. There is a modern day timeline following Rufus as he works to record his life story, and there is a past timeline that weaves in chilling true events from 1800s London. The 1800s timeline is especially atmospheric. A dark grand tale of all the confusion, love, and mistakes in an immortals life. It is a dark tale to capture the imagination. I recommend My Unbeating Heart to fans of vampire stories and like a historical timeline.

My Rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars

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