Lucy is a High School student and thinks that school life is difficult enough so when her father suddenly announces, on her sixteenth birthday, that she is directly descended from the Lucy in Bram Stoker's Dracula she finds it hard to believe. So when he then adds the fact that her mother was a vampire killer and that this role has been passed on to her daughter she definitely struggles to come to terms with things.

As she learns more about her unique heritage she discovers that not only is she descended from one of Bram Stoker's characters so is her boyfriend - Vic. The problem is he comes from the opposite side of the story and can list one Count Dracula (also known as Henry Irving).

As they grow older Vic and his family try to exert control over Lucy and her friends but they soon find out that she is no defenseless little girl. Coming from a family of Vampire killers means that they are used to coming up with innovative solutions to the blood-sucking problem - even to the extent of developing a garlic-based perfume.

This book is fun. Based loosely on the book Dracula it is rather reminiscent (inevitably) of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The difference is, where Buffy has supernatural abilities, Lucy is a relatively normal teenager (well, as normal as they ever are) who just wants a normal life and a good dress for Prom night!

As a long-time fan of all things vampiric I was a little unsure when I realised that Liza Conrad was re-writing a reasonable proportion of Bram Stoker's original story but having read it I am impressed by the innovative way the new version of the myth was structured. The idea that Bram Stoker based the story on his own undead employer is definitely original and Liza handled it excellently.

I loved this story. It was refreshing, original and incredibly easy to read. Perfect to read if you want to relax with something entertaining and amusing.

Synopsis
Lucy Hellenberg is not your typical Pacific Cedar High student. Because in between hanging out with her friends, hating her hair and her math teacher, and trying to decide whether she should dump her on-again off-again boyfriend, she has to deal with a father who refuses to go outside and a house that bears way too much resemblance to the set of The Munsters.

And that's not all. Lucy has just discovered that she's a descendent of the lovely Lucy in Bram Stoker's Dracula-and that vampires really do exist (right here at Pacific Cedar High!). Now, she has to accessorize her homecoming dress with a necklace of garlic and learn how to drive while driving away vampires-without becoming their next victim.