Reviews - A Dowry of Blood

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A Dowry of Blood

S.T. Gibson

4.06 AVERAGE

raven4's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A complication of journal entries in the pov of draculas first wife. Their lives through her eyes and the people, places, lives they lived. Classic vampire tropes with hints of vampire seduction and lust.

maisie_rose's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

almoore09's review against another edition

1.0

Quite possibly the worst book I have ever read.

bunnyk1ss's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

daffodilaes's review against another edition

4.0

*insert 'my subs have unionized' meme format here*

no but on more serious note, this spin of dracula's brides is really good--granted yes i havent read many, but this is my favorite so far. it's a really good story that deals with abusive relationship and power dynamics, and how the victim regains back their footing and deals with their abuser.

i really love how the book started with

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constanta's voice on the night of the murder, and how it proceeded to take us back to how it all started. the short little 'stops' of chapters throughout the book with constanta's thoughts on the present time/leading up on the night of the murder are also really good. they all work really well in cultivating the story and its message--in delivering what the story wants to tell

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honestly there are so many things i really like and find worked really well in this book, but as usual my brain shuts down after reading a good story and forgets everything lol.

the only reason why it's 1 star less is because the ending is too abrupt for me. personally i would like to see more on

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constanta's inner turmoil—her thoughts and feelings post-murder, how she grasped and wrestled and coming to terms with what she had done; and magdalena's and alexi's too through constanta's eyes, plus their journey and time together before parting ways

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