It's a long story that didn't really enthrall me. I kept reading it because the clerk at the bookstore told me it was wonderful book. Sorry I can't say the same. While, I do believe Ms. Kostova did a tremendous job describing the locale in Bulgaria and Romania, and researching the history of the Dracula myth, the plot left me expecting and wanting more. The ending was thin and I figured it out myself, way before the finish.