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summary of 61 ratings (see reviews)
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Blood (13 reviewers), Emotional abuse (9 reviewers), Violence (5 reviewers), Death (4 reviewers), Domestic abuse (4 reviewers), Sexual content (4 reviewers), Toxic relationship (4 reviewers), Gore (3 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Confinement (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Moderate
Death (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Mental illness (2 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Confinement (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Minor
Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Child abuse (1 reviewer), Incest (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), and Toxic relationship (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 100%
emotional 71%
tense 57%
mysterious 35%
reflective 28%
challenging 14%
sad 14%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 4%
informative 2%
emotional 71%
tense 57%
mysterious 35%
reflective 28%
challenging 14%
sad 14%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 4%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 37%
slow 15%
fast 37%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 6% | A mix: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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A lyrical and dreamy reimagining of Dracula’s brides, A DOWRY OF BLOOD is a story of desire, obsession, and emancipation.
Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband’s dark secrets.
With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death.
Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband’s dark secrets.
With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death.
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A lyrical and dreamy reimagining of Dracula’s brides, A DOWRY OF BLOOD is a story of desire, obsession, and emancipation.
Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband’s dark secrets.
With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death.
Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband’s dark secrets.
With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death.
What the community thinks
summary of 61 ratings (see reviews)
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Blood (13 reviewers), Emotional abuse (9 reviewers), Violence (5 reviewers), Death (4 reviewers), Domestic abuse (4 reviewers), Sexual content (4 reviewers), Toxic relationship (4 reviewers), Gore (3 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Confinement (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Moderate
Death (2 reviewers), Domestic abuse (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Mental illness (2 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Confinement (1 reviewer), Physical abuse (1 reviewer), and Murder (1 reviewer)Minor
Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Child abuse (1 reviewer), Incest (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), and Toxic relationship (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 100%
emotional 71%
tense 57%
mysterious 35%
reflective 28%
challenging 14%
sad 14%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 4%
informative 2%
emotional 71%
tense 57%
mysterious 35%
reflective 28%
challenging 14%
sad 14%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 4%
informative 2%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 37%
slow 15%
fast 37%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 6% | A mix: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 33% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Average rating