Dracula Everlasting Vol. 2
Dracula is back again and this time he is possessing the body of Nicholas Harker, a teenage descendant. Nicholas is only able to maintain control over his own consciousness with the help of Jill, a member of the Van Helsing family. Familiar with Stoker’s classic story, Jill knows she is destined to destroy the boy she loves, but it isn’t until Dracula kills her mother that she fully joins the fight. The story speeds ahead very quickly in this second volume (sometimes leaping forward fast enough to cause confusion), but readers familiar with common vampire story tropes will easily catch up. Although originally published in English, the book reads right to left, and the artwork is done in typical shojo manga style. Readers who can’t get enough gothic romance and manga fans who like their vampire stories on the sparklier side should enjoy this addition to the canon. Grades 9-12. --Eva Volin