Review: Full of Great Surprises!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
I always eagerly await another installment in the Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider Series, and I was tickled to find that book 5, Vulgarian Vamp, was a nod to Bram Stoker's Dracula. Who doesn't love a good vampire? And of course, in classic Barbara Silkstone style, this comedy/mystery is full of wit, snark, and plenty of charm. I can't get enough of her sense of humor and her priceless descriptions. How does she do it, I ask myself with each read, because I'm never disappointed. Vulgarian Vamp has a load of clever characters, in particular Mina, Squirl, Renfield, and the Louts. Not only is the book full of surprises, I mean, genuine, satisfying surprises, but the relationship between Wendy and Roger is lovingly realistic. Far from the typical romance novel hero and heroine, they are full of flaws, clutzy and clueless at times, but as delightful as they come. Loved it, loved it, loved it!