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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
dark
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing is gorgeous! The author does a fantastic job painting atmosphere, setting and characters, despite an uncomplicated plot. I enjoyed this very much.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was so good! Also the audiobook was amazing the narrator did such a great job. The writing was fantastic and the way the story was told drew me in and I was captivated. This book was a lot at times because it was bringing up a lot of difficult subject matter particularly domestic abuse. This is told in an epistolary style which calls back to the original Dracula which I thought was really cool. Because of this format we are being told the events that took place from the perspective of Constanta, one of Dracula's wives, looking back on her undead life all through the lens she has at present and not the one she did when everything was actually happening. She has faced so much and is looking back on all that happened in this new light and realizing how much she and the others had to endure at the hands of their abuser. She's looking back on everything with this new understanding of how suffocating and abusive that relationship was and realizing how long it took to fully internalize it and to finally be able to break free from it. I really enjoyed the characters and their dynamics with one another and it gave a different and interesting twist to the Dracula story. All the main characters are queer and in a polyamorous relationship with one another. I could hardly put this one down I was so engaged. This was so well done, I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to reading more from this author in the future!
I might have enjoyed this more if I hadn’t read Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil first…
But still, vampires and sapphic yearning.
But still, vampires and sapphic yearning.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don’t think words can express how incredible this story is. It’s such a beautiful, raw tale of love, tears and tragedy. I wish I had picked this book up sooner. The way Constanta writes to Dracula does plenty of justice to every teeming emotion in her head. She writes so powerfully, so gracefully that every accusation and grievance makes me feel bad like it's directly addressed to me, haha.
This was supposed to be a read over the course of a few days, but I couldn't stop reading until the very end. I'm not all that familiar with Dracula and his stories, but the plot of this book was way too captivating and I absolutely had to give it a try.
I like the gradual change of Dracula's character, the way he developed and acted throughout the course of the story. Even during scenes he's not present, you could feel his impact/control and how he has influenced the characters. He's arrogant, domineering and so full of power. I did like him at first because of how he cared for Constanta, but that wore off pretty quickly.
Constanta my beloved!! There is such a strong edge of angst and tragedy to her tone. She's definitely the highlight of the story. I admire her persistence to live and survive, and how it carries her on. She's so gentle and sweet to Magdalena and Alexi - both of whom I absolutely adore as well. Her relationship with them blurs the line between familial and romantic love, and is some sort of strange combination of the two. Constanta also sometimes compares her dynamic with Dracula to that of a parent and a child, and it just show in-control and overarching he is.
This is definitely one of my favorite reads this year. The writing style is so elegant yet simple, and flows so smoothly. I can't help but fall in love with Constanta's dark and somber voice. It really sets the scene for the novel, right from the start.
Off to my fave tags it goes! ₊˚⊹☆
This was supposed to be a read over the course of a few days, but I couldn't stop reading until the very end. I'm not all that familiar with Dracula and his stories, but the plot of this book was way too captivating and I absolutely had to give it a try.
I like the gradual change of Dracula's character, the way he developed and acted throughout the course of the story. Even during scenes he's not present, you could feel his impact/control and how he has influenced the characters. He's arrogant, domineering and so full of power. I did like him at first because of how he cared for Constanta, but that wore off pretty quickly.
Constanta my beloved!! There is such a strong edge of angst and tragedy to her tone. She's definitely the highlight of the story. I admire her persistence to live and survive, and how it carries her on. She's so gentle and sweet to Magdalena and Alexi - both of whom I absolutely adore as well. Her relationship with them blurs the line between familial and romantic love, and is some sort of strange combination of the two. Constanta also sometimes compares her dynamic with Dracula to that of a parent and a child, and it just show in-control and overarching he is.
This is definitely one of my favorite reads this year. The writing style is so elegant yet simple, and flows so smoothly. I can't help but fall in love with Constanta's dark and somber voice. It really sets the scene for the novel, right from the start.
Off to my fave tags it goes! ₊˚⊹☆
“I knew then I would chase your tiny moments of weakness all the way into hell and back. What is more lovely, after all, than a monster undone with want?”
“I was simply a non-entity when you weren’t looking at me, an empty vessel waiting to be filled by the sweet water of your attention.”