Have you ever read a book that you want to share everything about it, but don’t know what to say? My Unbeating Heart by Eli Wilde is that story. There is so much to unpack and reflect on. I finished this story two days ago, and it still has me lingering. Everything Eli has written has been beautiful horror.
Rufus Hobster is a lonely vampire, lost in a world of humans. He doesn’t remember his past as a human. This story is the beginning of his life as a vampire, learning how to exist in a world of humans during the late 1800s in Whitechapel, London. He experiences every emotion of a human, but as a vampire. So obviously, when you have vampire abilities and thoughts, the outcome of how he handles these situations is, at times, different from a human's response. The era and place he tries to become more human to exist among them was a time of poverty, death, and abuse. Rufus is watching, learning, and growing. As you can imagine, during that era, it was difficult. We are, to some extent, an extension of our upbringing.
Eli Wilde is a truly gifted writer, in my opinion, and he writes literary horror skillfully. There is a certain beauty to his style that can invoke emotions that will linger long after the story is over. He uses an amazing range in the voices of the characters and you visualize, easily, the scene. There is a movie in your mind and it is so effortless. If you have not read anything by Eli Wilde, I highly suggest you put him on your to-read list.
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