Out of the Madhouse

After a disappointing beginning it quickly gets better: the authors do know something about Europe and they can empathise with the characters (though this very often feels like they are using a checklist of typical phrases). As always with franchises like this, it's not allowed to have something important happen to the main characters, so the interactions remain rather shallow and the plot inches forward at an uneven pace.

However, once the limitations have become clear (and they really should have from the beginning), there's a lot of fun to be had: several kinds of vampires, vaguely outlined demons, evil cults and old nemeses – nothing is missing here. And what more can be expected from a tie-in novel?