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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism
Minor: Incest, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Pandemic/Epidemic
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I almost DNF’d. Here’s how I would describe this book: Interview With The Vampire told in a gender bent, not well thought out way.
Here’s what I liked:
Here’s what I liked:
- I think the authors prose is great! She writes very beautifully.
- I loved the idea of “Dracula” being this abusive partner and the “brides” desperately trying to escape him.
- When they finally decide to escape and how it really was written like how someone truly feels when they come to terms that the partner is abusive and they decide to escape.
Here’s what I didn’t like:
- Dracula WHERE? The only and I mean only mention that the male abusive vampire is Dracula is a very brief mention of the “Harkers” referencing the characters from the novel by Bram Stoker.
- Incest?? The author HEAVILY HEAVILY references an incestuous relationship between the characters in this book. It’s…weird and unnecessary!
- Timelines not adding up. I could be wrong but I’m fairly certain at one point it’s the 1930s and the character references another character using a carriage for transportation?
- The first brides (and all the others if I’m being honest) don’t really have any sustenance or backstory. It leaves me as the reader feeling very unconnected and uncaring towards the characters.
What I wish this book was (because the premise had so much potential):
- An actual deep dive into who Draculas brides were. He could still have to abusive nature but make me give a hoot about the ones he’s abusing.
- A deeper connection and a clearer connection to the fact that the head vampire is Dracula and these are his “brides” even though one is a male?? It’s almost like the author was overcompensating trying to tell us she is an ally or accepting of LGBTQ relationships.
- I’m all for a sapphic love story so it would’ve been interesting to see the brides, actually falling in and maybe even having like a secret love for and a connection between them to really break free of this abusive Dracula character.
- Having the ending of the novel of Dracula being woven in with the story of the brides survival and maybe the brides secretly helped in the characters from the novel Dracula, kill the famous monster.
Needless to say, I would not recommend this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, War
challenging
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
started last night, finished an hour ago. The writing is absolutely beautiful to me and the fact that Constanta never actually said his name is for some reason such a plus for me?! like this book is amazing and i never would have though i would like a vampire book this much! i do have to say though is that the last part felt a bit forced (?), maybe not forced but something was missing and i also came to the conclusion that i dont really like how alexi was introduced so late. he felt a bit underdeveloped i guess? Also Magdalena felt a bit 2d in the last part aswell, but i did love every character and their personalities in the first 2 parts! (though i never stopped loving constanta) (i also imagined dracula as henry cavill for some reason, but im not complaining)
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't really understand why this was given such a high rating. I feel like I was missing chapters. The characters could have been so much more but you have Italian sister wife that had no life before becoming a vampire, Spanish sister wife who was ambitious but became submissive when she became a vampire, everyone obsessed about how young he is Russian brother child husband. And Dracula is their passive yet mildly abusive master who really enjoys uncomfortable power dynamics and lying to his partners because CLEARLY they aren't equals. He's obviously such an alpha male.
This was weird. It was presented to me as horror but it became hot topic goth that desperately wanted to try to be Anne Rice erotica. Not my cup of tea. The characters were all diminished to sex objects and I can only handle so much smut before I get bored. I got bored. I'm so grateful this wasn't longer because I would probably not finish it.
This was weird. It was presented to me as horror but it became hot topic goth that desperately wanted to try to be Anne Rice erotica. Not my cup of tea. The characters were all diminished to sex objects and I can only handle so much smut before I get bored. I got bored. I'm so grateful this wasn't longer because I would probably not finish it.
slow-paced
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes