DNF.

I just didn't click with the author's style, which is very tell-don't-show and loose, with so. many. ellipses. 

I found the characters all quite flat and the story railroaded by the tale it is retelling. I had high hopes for a fun historical take with added vampires, and maybe I'm coming from a place of ignorance since I am not wholly familiar with The Scarlet Pimpernel, but this strikes me as a story that should be able to stand on its own merit. I frankly couldn't see a reason that vampires existed in this world other than for the sake of it, which was a shame, as its an interesting concept that could be explored in so many ways. Maybe more is revealed later than I managed to get through. 

I hate being negative, but sadly this just wasn't for me.

eARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley.