I have a really good question, more out of curiosity, when it comes to Dnf'ing books I'm not really sure if I should or shouldn't or when to do it... How do you know when it's time for you to DNF a book??

"What do all stories have in common, Witch?...they end...they may be revised or resold. They may, perhaps, change. A closed book may be reopened. But they must all have an ending. An ending may be delayed or rewritten. But the end, in its finality, comes for us all."

I loved this. It made me think about book franchises where you can tell that authors don't want to face the finality (I know what authors I'm talking about but I'll keep that snark to myself 😂). Postponing the ending can be even worse than finishing the story because it makes it so ungainly that the original foundations are not strong enough to hold up all the additional elements.

Fellow boundlings, to mark the occasion I would like to ask you what's your favourite vampire book or character and why?

Here are the ones that came to my mind:

Book: Carmilla in Sheridan Le Fanu's Novella Carmilla; one of the most intriguing vampire characters who I would've loved to read the backstory of.

TV: Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer; his character arc was wild and disturbing at times, but I really appreciate how he grew as a character, and he was fun to watch too.

Movie: Dracula (Gary Oldman) in the 1992 movie Bram Stoker's Dracula; Oldman's portrayal of Dracula was brilliant, menacing, tragic and a bit whimsical.

"World Dracula Day is celebrated every year on May 26. The international holiday commemorates the publication date of Bram Stoker’s famous novel “Dracula,” published on May 26, 1897."