The Eater of Flies

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.

The atmosphere in this book is everything. In word this book is amazing. It reminded me a lot of classic vampire books like Carmilla and Dracula. It was just the right amount of thrilling and scary. A boon that you'll think about long after you are done with it. This is an author to look out for!

A retelling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula which absolutely hit the mark for me.
I’ve never read Stoker’s original but the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola movie adaptation remains one of my favourite films. I loved that the author included reimaginings of the main characters (with a few changes) and even found some laugh out loud moments amongst the grit and gore of the vampyr’s quest in Victorian London.
For me this book was a really easy read. Other reviews cite the slow pace but I really can’t agree with that. I found it gripping and atmospheric and definitely recommend!
This was a 4.5 ⭐️ for me

This was a unique concept for a vampire novel, it had that overall feel that I was looking for in a Gothic tale. The concept was strong and I was enjoying figuring out this world and thought the vampyr worked so well overall. I enjoyed how everything worked together in the story. I enjoyed the way Richard Gadz wrote this and can’t wait for more.