Book Review for The Awakening: Or The Plight of Vampire Christian Du Mauré by Denise Rago

 

The Awakening: Or The Plight of Vampire Christian Du Mauré by Denise Rago

Published:  October 13, 2026

Genre:  Vampire, Historical Fiction

Taken from Amazon:  “I was not always a bloodthirsty monster …” Thus begins the memoir of the once-mortal Christian Du Mauré wherein he recounts the years and circumstances leading to his decision to become a vampire. He begins with his life as an impoverished mortal deeply in love with his best friend’s sister; when Leila suddenly marries another man and Michel falls for a dangerous mystery woman in Paris, Christian finds himself facing an impossible choice, unaware that his
destiny has actually left him no choice at all. Told in vignettes over the course of a decade in eighteenth-century France, Christian’s story is one of love, legacy, and his very life lost to betrayal, and the way he rose damaged but restored from the ashes of his mortal past.

My Thoughts:  I enjoy vampire books,  there was a time when that was all I read.  I have since branched out but I still look for unique vampire stories.   This one caught my attention due to the historical fiction aspect of the story.  Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres right now.   Put a vampire in a historical fiction book and I knew I would love it…spoiler!  I did love it. 

Author Denise K Rago wrote a novella that told a full story.  The characters were well developed and easy to relate to. The story moved along at a steady pace with enough detail that I could see the book in my head as I read the words.

Thank you to the author for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

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