You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Devoured this in one day. Loved.
100× better than the actual Dracula. Suffocating and lyrical, reminiscent of In The Dream House. I love books written in second person.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"This is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession. I suppose both are a sort of gentle violence, putting down in ink what scorches the air when spoken aloud."
I knew I was going to like this going into it, but I had no idea how much. This is my first five star rating out of 50 books this year because it was just stunning.
The book follows Dracula's brides (and groom) through a tumultuous relationship. The story unfolds as Constanta addresses Dracula with an explanation of why she disobeyed him. What follows is an incredibly dark recounting of the love she shared with him as he turned her, their second bride Magdalena, and their groom, Alexi.
Over centuries and across Europe, Constanta follows Dracula in awe and fear as he promises her love. While she is confused and frightened when he controls her and their partners, she ultimately believes he is good until things start to unravel.
There was nothing I didn't love about this book. I found it so unique in its writing style as Constanta addressed Dracula in the long explanation of why she ultimately murders him. The characters were all extremely captivating, Constanta and Alexei were my favourites.
The portrayal of the toxic relationship was extremely powerful in this book as the power hierarchies were mapped out. The ultimate freedom that was gained when Constanta organized the sires was excellent and delivered in a great crescendo.
I couldn't put this down, but I will be ordering a copy to put on my bookshelf.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I knew I was going to like this going into it, but I had no idea how much. This is my first five star rating out of 50 books this year because it was just stunning.
The book follows Dracula's brides (and groom) through a tumultuous relationship. The story unfolds as Constanta addresses Dracula with an explanation of why she disobeyed him. What follows is an incredibly dark recounting of the love she shared with him as he turned her, their second bride Magdalena, and their groom, Alexi.
Over centuries and across Europe, Constanta follows Dracula in awe and fear as he promises her love. While she is confused and frightened when he controls her and their partners, she ultimately believes he is good until things start to unravel.
There was nothing I didn't love about this book. I found it so unique in its writing style as Constanta addressed Dracula in the long explanation of why she ultimately murders him. The characters were all extremely captivating, Constanta and Alexei were my favourites.
The portrayal of the toxic relationship was extremely powerful in this book as the power hierarchies were mapped out. The ultimate freedom that was gained when Constanta organized the sires was excellent and delivered in a great crescendo.
I couldn't put this down, but I will be ordering a copy to put on my bookshelf.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book is sweetness of blood, illicit relationships, forbidden kisses, destructive cravings and sins of the flesh come to life. Every line of this book is like biting into the fruit of life and feeling its juices run down your lips and seep into your traitorous heart. It is written in a way to make the reader gorge themselves upon it, writhe in pleasure amongst its delicate and exquisite pain. It is the incarnation of the lust for life, in its many forms.
I love how this book explores many different types of toxic relationships within its polycule of Dracula and his spouses. Written in second person, without ever once naming Dracula, it makes the reader feel a variety of emotions - guilt, pleasure, pain, exultation and betrayal. Though told from the perspective of only one of the brides of Dracula, it paints all of them in many colours; while leaving Dracula in black & white. A revenge, of sorts, for all he does to his spouses’ souls, and in an immaculate reversal of how Dracula remixes are often told.
This book elicited every emotion under the sun from me in the span of its small length, all the while thrilling and delighting me with its evocative nature. It is one book that I will remember for a long time for its prose and themes, and one that I will revisit many times in the future.
I love how this book explores many different types of toxic relationships within its polycule of Dracula and his spouses. Written in second person, without ever once naming Dracula, it makes the reader feel a variety of emotions - guilt, pleasure, pain, exultation and betrayal. Though told from the perspective of only one of the brides of Dracula, it paints all of them in many colours; while leaving Dracula in black & white. A revenge, of sorts, for all he does to his spouses’ souls, and in an immaculate reversal of how Dracula remixes are often told.
This book elicited every emotion under the sun from me in the span of its small length, all the while thrilling and delighting me with its evocative nature. It is one book that I will remember for a long time for its prose and themes, and one that I will revisit many times in the future.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
