My first Bram Stoker novel was, as most people's, "Dracula". For some reason, I have always loved Victorian Horror books, even the clichéd ones. I never minded having a weak female character, even though I consider myself to be a feminist (as in, I believe in equality, not superiority); and I kind of enjoyed the stereotyped male character who is dragged unfortunately in a dire situation, the clever yet lonely doctor, the rough and focused law-enforcement officer, and finally the wise elder man. And, of course, we need a monster. Who doesn't love monsters, right?

The characters themselves were, as I had expected, not original nor excessively deep, but I must admit I was expecting a better villain as the story progressed. Maybe I was waiting for another Dracula, a creature so evil it would not let me stop reading. And instead I found... Well, Queen Tera.

I'm not saying she's a BAD villain, as a matter of fact, I might be saying that my hopes were unrealistic. The ending, though, was absolutely disappointing, until I found out that there had been another one, an older one, which had been replaced. That ending made it better, though.
Seriously, don't read the 1912 version ending if you can avoid it.

Anyway, for better or for worse, this story didn't really affect me in any way. I didn't hate it, nor did I like it, so it just became another "already read" book in my list.