Birth of the Bacchae by Stephanie MirroMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Quite Dark
I’d probably give this 3.5 ⭐️ if I could.
I’m feeling quite conflicted about this book. On one hand it is an unusual perspective on the idea of ‘vampires’, which is always fun, on the other hand it was pretty depressing and dark in places, particularly at the end.
Sera is an archaeologist and whilst on a dig in Italy she comes across her first big find, an amulet, found in the temple of Bacchus. She instantly feels a connection to the amulet and is drawn towards it.
When she gets back to the US, they are able to take the amulet back with them to study it, which she has the opportunity to take the lead on. Her perfect boyfriend, Hiro, is sweet and kind and loves Sera as much as she loves him, completely. He is such a lovely character, and it is unusual for a lead character to start the story in a strong relationship. Sera also has a best friend Nora, who as also on the dig. When Sera starts to have vivid and inexplicable dreams, Nora persuades her to go with her to visit her mother’s best friend, who is a psychic. Renee turns out to be able to help Sera with her dreams.
All the time whilst Sera is trying to come to terms with the pull on her from the amulet there are vampires searching for it too, which puts Sera and her loved ones in danger.
There is a lot of torment and suffering in this book, which is something I don’t enjoy very much, but if you don’t mind physical and emotional suffering, then you may enjoy this book a lot more than I did.
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