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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
The story definitely kept me interested, regardless of perhaps feeling a little rushed in some parts. I feel in some cases that things were left to the readers imagination that would have been more well suited if Henderson spent more time on that storyline then maybe the sex scenes. Don't get me wrong, those were cool but at times, it just felt recycled. Countess, fingers, blood. Yeah yeah yeah, okay. I've heard this like 5 times before. Also, feeling on the other bloodmaids' beauty felt excessive at times. Things could have been better prioritized. Still, I enjoyed the story.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Blood
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
okay, i thought i was going to love this. the premise sounded amazing. a sapphic, vampire-adjacent gothic novel? my brain says “give here 🙇🏻♀️”
this story was just not as fleshed out as i wanted it to be. we had amazing world building, but what’s the point if the other households didn’t play any significant part in the plot? they were kind of just there. i agree with a lot of other reviewers that marion’s attachment and obsession with lisavet seemed so sudden and underdeveloped. and, the conclusion (~ last 50 pages) seemed so rushed. it was almost like the author didn’t know how to end it so just gave us this awkward and unbelievable chasing-stabbing-kissing repeated montage until it finally came to an end.
i just wanted MORE. more details, more development, more plot, more suspense. you know?
edit: one thing i did love about this book was how it was centered it around lust and desire, an incredibly important theme in gothic and vampire literature. the author did a really amazing job with that.
this story was just not as fleshed out as i wanted it to be. we had amazing world building, but what’s the point if the other households didn’t play any significant part in the plot? they were kind of just there. i agree with a lot of other reviewers that marion’s attachment and obsession with lisavet seemed so sudden and underdeveloped. and, the conclusion (~ last 50 pages) seemed so rushed. it was almost like the author didn’t know how to end it so just gave us this awkward and unbelievable chasing-stabbing-kissing repeated montage until it finally came to an end.
i just wanted MORE. more details, more development, more plot, more suspense. you know?
edit: one thing i did love about this book was how it was centered it around lust and desire, an incredibly important theme in gothic and vampire literature. the author did a really amazing job with that.