Blood Countess (Lady Slayers)

ISBN: 1419738860

Author: Popovic, Lana

Condition: Used

Lana Popovics Blood Countess is a YA horror novel based on Countess Elizabeth Bthory, the infamous, real-life inspiration for Countess Dracula.In 17th-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Bathory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, shes vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the countess begins to groom Anna as her friend and confidante.Its not long before Anna falls completely under the Countesss spell-and the Countess takes full advantage. Isolated from her former friends, family, and fiance, Anna realizes shes not a friend but a prisoner of the increasingly cruel Elizabeth. Then come the murders, and Anna knows its only a matter of time before the Blood Countess turns on her.Popovic also touches on how a patriarchal society can drive women to extremes without letting the truly terrifying Bathory, or Anna, off the hook for their own actions . . . A lush and bloody historical thriller. -Kirkus Reviews