Vrolock

Vrolok
Nolene-Patricia Dougan
AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1-4208-8163-9
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror
Reviewed by Nancy Flinn Ludwin

For everyone there is one true a mate, and for the legendary Dracula there was Isabella, the Vrolok, the Slovakian term for vampire. In the medieval woods of Eastern Europe Transylvania, the story began as a young Vlad Dracula had fought a battle with his enemies. This story, unlike other gory fantasy vampire tales delves into the Dracula family history and reveals how vampires came to be.
Vrolok also has a different twist because it was written from a woman’s point of view. Isabella as a young child met Dracula who lived in his prominent castle on top of the village’s mountain. As Isabella grew up she was known for her exquisite beauty but was very headstrong which created problems for her. Evidentially Dracula made her a vampire like himself and for the next five centuries they endured a love-hate relationship, both shielding and protecting each other from their own demise while never admitting their true feelings to each other.
During all those centuries, Isabella and her many consorts traveled all over Europe and America. Isabella met some illustrious people along the way, famous literary people, world leaders, and notorious American frontiersmen while leaving a trail of countless victims whose bloodless bodies had but two small marks on their necks.
Throughout the book, Isabella was a solid fascinating character that protected her own village people and who kept the human qualities of empathy for society’s oppressed. Because she never aged, her beauty remained flawless and men everywhere sought her out. However, no one could capture her as long as Dracula wanted her for his own. Dracula was portrayed as a monster with softness for the only woman who could tame him.
This book is rich with folklore and is very well researched with documented historical facts. Its in-depth character portrayal will make the book difficult to put down. As a vampire lusts for the blood of the next victim, the reader will lust for more from this new author.