This had so much potential. I was so excited for this book. But unfortunately, it was so so hard to get through, for some reason. I think a big reason is the writing style. It's so formal, dense and wordy. I think it was the author's attempt to create that mysterious old-age aura around the vampire but it just weighed down the story. The conversations between our two characters were painful to read because they were so jerky and awkward and is lowkey reminiscent of socially inept highschoolers. Maybe it was the author's attempt at creating tension but again, it wasn't executed very well. I had to DNF because I was really trudging through thick, thick mud in order to get past the pages. I thought this would be a fast and run read but unfortunately, it's not for me.