I think if you read this on the basis of it being a horror novel you will be disappointed. At no point does it approach anything close to being scary, and the elements that you could maybe say are 'horrifying' don't really appear until the 60% mark. But if you go into it looking for a fresh take on the vampire novel... you may very well enjoy it as much as I did. The audiobook is delightful (although the narrator's narration voice sounds like a Barbie narrator. With all the talk of being indentured I felt like I was listening to Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper at points). Not sure if I would've enjoyed it as much if I read it rather than listened to it, I'd recommend the audiobook to be honest. I was gripped from beginning to end and found it a really intriguing and thrilling novel, but I can completely understand why others didn't. This is a horror novel almost in a 19th century sense, and doesn't really hold up to modern day qualifications of 'horror', but that's perfectly fine for me.