Bloodthirst by Marc Alexander.
A fantastic read with some great characters. I loved the story. Brilliant. 5*.

The summary of Bloodthirst included with the book lead me to believe that it was going to be a story about the infamous blood countess, Elizabeth Bathory. While this historical figure did appear, she was more of an afterthought. For me, the author's intent was to take a scientific approach to a seemingly supernatural phenomena that was vampiric in nature (i.e. the bloodthirst). The story started out in a very convoluted way, making it hard for me to really get into. Parts of the story were disturbing to include scenes of rape and sexual references involving children. The version of the ebook I had was full of all kinds of grammatical errors and typos. Overall, it just didn't deliver what I was expecting.

The historical figure, savage Elisabeth Bathori, slaughtered hundreds of young women in her search for eternal life. Walled up in her castle, she died (?). Years later, during WWII, German soldiers take cover in a crypt, and disappear...is her spirit still alive? An intriguing, well written book. Recommended.

I found this very difficult to read and it wasn't to my liking.