Mina Harker: The Curse of the Vampire

by Louise Lake

Seven years after the eventful night that Mina was almost turned into a vampire, she is now happily married to Jonathan Harker and has a lovely son called Quincy until her past comes back to haunt her. Mina’s life is thrown into turmoil as a gypsy sorceress with a hidden agenda casts a spell from the book of the dead to bring Dracula back from his grave. Mina’s worst nightmares are unleashed as her husband and child are brutally slaughtered and she is reborn with a bloodthirsty appetite and dark vengeance. Seeking revenge and to be reunited with her loved ones, Mina battles against all odds and survives into the twenty first century, until a handsome stranger arrives to document Mina’s life who is not quite what he seems… Mina The Curse of the Vampire is a compelling sequel to Dracula, which also acts as a standalone story. Bringing back the old characters and adding new ones to create an emotional, action packed modernised fantasy from Mina’s perspective with an added twist at the end.

94 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 6, 2014

Reviews

[Sarah Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mina Harker. The curse of the vampire, is a captivating read that draws your attention from the very first page. Louise Lake's version of Mina has captured a powerful side to her character and shows us there is a strong side to the once fragile Mina Murry, that was victim in Bram Stroker's novel Dracula. The dark story is filled with suspense, and had me wondering if the end was nearing for Mina, with every page I turned. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and loved the twist at the end. A compelling read for all vampire fans. The only downside to this book, was that I could not put it down, and read it very quickly from cover to cover. Which brings me to the point, I will be looking out for more work by Louise Lake and can't wait for her new book series, Heaven's curse, coming out. Don't hesitate to purchase this book, as I am glad I did.

[Liz Meldon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book had an interesting plot that could have been fleshed out more. I understand the majority of it is Mina telling her story, but it didn't need to necessarily read like telling. I also think it needs an editor to give it a once over--there are definitely some noticeable mistakes: apostrophes missing, misused words, quotation marks before the final comma, etc. All in all, an interesting and captivating idea that was dragged down a little by the final editorial polish.

[Adam Boustead · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a rely good book a realy brave attempt to make a good second book you should try to do what I tyres to do and read it with a open mind this is wunderfall I can not wait for her heven and he'll books to come out

[Tami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Louise Lake's Mina Harker: The Curse of the Vampire was a fabulous read. I never heard the story quite like this. It puts a new spin on Interview with a Vampire that's for sure. This book has 'edge of your seat' suspense. I so did not see that ending coming :O

[Ashley Redican · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mina Harker is a very short story. However it is well written and paced. It is about Mina confronting her demons and fighting her creator-Dracula. It is short so I would recommend it for long journey's home. It is a lot like Interview with the Vampire by Annie Rice, so if you like that, you will like this