433 reviews for:

Carmilla and Laura

S.D. Simper

4.11 AVERAGE

sadhecrts's review

3.0

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laura ready to die for her first lesbian relationship that’s real as fuck

z_mc2's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

muggens's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sunshine_honey19's review against another edition

4.5

dark hopeful mysterious fast-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

katnortonwriter's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

deathbyangst's review against another edition

5.0

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

windandwords's review

4.0

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they’re gay vampires how can i not support them unconditionally

kaitykat's review

5.0

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A gorgeous atmospheric Gothic love story and a quick read! I love vampires and romance, and when it’s sapphic - sign me up! Carmilla and Laura’s love story was beautiful and like Laura, I was as enchanted by Carmilla and glided through every page. ❣️Amazing, amazing, amazing!

juliette_dunn's review against another edition

4.5

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This is labeled as a retelling, but unlike a lot of retellings that switch the setting, Carmilla follows the exact same setting and characters as the original, only with an explicitly reciprocated romance.

I love the clear respect the author had to the original text, with many of its scenes and phrasings reused for this story. But it never becomes redundant, rather a great addition to the original that gives Carmilla and Laura the development they deserve.

The story does not shy away from or try to lighten Carmilla's darkness, she is still a sinister vampire who lures girls to their deaths. Carmilla is not a mere misunderstood victim, but against the social oppression of the time, her dark and bloody life has an appeal in its freedom, and you can see why Laura is tempted by it.

It's a difficult task to retell such a classic, but Simper did it more than well.

lara_oe29's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark 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: Yes