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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Seriously Annoying Heroine, 18 Feb 2006
Clair Frankenstein is determined to be taken seriously in the scientific world, difficult when the world in general still laughs at her attempts to prove the existence of ghosts, a remarkable failure she has yet to shrug off. Determined to uncover proof that the undead really do exist (discounting her cousin Frederick, who her uncle Victor made from dead body parts), she is convinced Baron Harold Ian Huntsley (aka Ian) is a vampire.At first, Ian thinks the ravishing beauty who has sneaked into his bedroom to possibly compromise him is completely mad until he discovers she is a Frankenstein, marked by raving genius and a bloodhound perseverance to uncover the truth at all costs. Realising Clair is a possible threat to the secret world of werewolves and vampires residing in London, Ian decides to seduce her in order to lure her away from uncovering certain things that could well get her killed. His plan fails miserably when he falls in love with the wacky Clair and he finds himself in some strange and often compromising situations when around her. While Clair continues to hunt werewolves and vampires, Ian does everything he can to keep her safe. Unfortunately her antics catch the attention of the master vampire, a being who too falls under Clair's bewitching spell and vows to make her his eternal queen. As a fan of MaryJanice Davidson's Undead series, I thought I would really enjoy this book; howevere whereas MJD's vampire queen Betsy is ditzy but adorable, Clair just comes across as seriously annoying. Supposedly of a scientific bend of mind, Clair shows none of this, and I'm sure no gently reared young victorian woman would display such a lack of decorum by traipsing into various mens' bedrooms without a thought for the consequences. Clair often thinks she should learn from her mistakes and then promptly makes the same ones again - more sheer stupidity than ditziness. The storyline was good with a nice little twist at the end and Ian a well developed, albeit long suffering character. Unfortunately after taking such a dislike to Clair, I did not enjoy this book as much as I could have, resulting in the poor star rating. I believe the sequel to this book "Reluctant Miss Van Hesling" has just been published - I wil not be purchasing a copy.
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