i am rounding this up to 3.5 !!!

a diary of a viampire breakout in victorian england.

although i did enjoy the incision of chinese mythology and culture. this very much, felt like most gothic-vampire themed books i’ve read.

the descriptive writing was absolutely incredible and i loved how there was “articles” / diary entries about the murders sprinkled through the book.

this book is perfect for people who haven’t read a lot of gothic fiction as it’s very predictable yet enjoyable ..

Well, I can honestly say this was intriguing to me. I am not a fan of horror-movies or books-but this caught my attention. At times I feel like it was extremely slow, sort of rambling. I can appreciate the writing style and the direction it was moving, it just wasnt for me.

This was a gripping read, I thought the characters were intriguing and I'm going to keep an eye out for more from this author.

A fun and spooky romp that does some interesting work with vampire lore! Highly enjoyable read! Thank you to NetGalley and Deixis Press for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review!

4 STARS FOR ME. I LIKED TO READ THIS BOOK SO MUCH! I LIKED THE CHARACTERS. THE PLOT THE WAY THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN.

3.5/5

I review this book as someone who has never read horror. I am familiar with Vampire films.

The story follows a debt collector who goes to recover the money owed from a wealthy businessman in Transylvania. Returning to London from the successful trip, a dark turn of events means the streets of London are even less safer than normal.

London in the 1800's is depicted brilliantly. Dirty and foggy. Focussing heavily on theatre performers and the patrons who visit to view the stage productions. The social observations are sharp with the class divide playing quite a role. There's a level of subtle detail that pops up from time to time in the references of the people, conversations and the surroundings that will raise a smile.

The story is broken up at times with journal entries form various characters offering further insights. (I would have liked more of these please)

Initially I felt a strong resemblance to Bram Stokers as the story was really gothic. Similarities ended when the Story moved to London.

I really did enjoy this book. The characters were at times a little dumb in the decisions made but not having been in their situation I'll have to cut them some slack :P

I am unsure why the book is called 'The Eater of Flies' as only one fly was harmed during the story that I recall.

If I were to be critical. I think 'Clacking of teeth' didn't fit the tone the rest of the descriptions took. Cheapened the mood. Less tongue in cheek references to being hungry "I had a light Lunch" etc , There was a point with Host 2 that the reference to being hungry was borderline annoying.

Thank you Netgalley and Deixis Press for letting me read your book.

This was ok. The pacing was quite slow so I found it very tough to get through. The overall writing was decent but the description was lacking.

I didn’t particularly enjoy this as the writing style was not to my taste. One dimensional.

I did like the fantasy elements and think if the writing was more fleshed out it could have been good.

This was basically a retelling of Dracula. I liked it, but it was nothing new. I felt the author could have spiced it up in her own way a wee bit more