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A review by chirpnmeow
How to Flaunt Your Chains and Surrender a Vein by D.N. Bryn
5.0
Before I begin, I would like to thank D. N. Bryn for allowing me to read a copy of their upcoming book, How to Flaunt Your Chains and Surrender a Vein, which is the fourth book of their Guides For Dating Vampires series and will be available on itchio and Amazon on May 22nd, 2025.
Rahil Zaman has many reasons why he isolates himself from others, and only one of them is because he’s a vampire. He gets blood via dangerous one-nightstands on dating apps full of hunters. After an awful hookup, he finds himself trapped in the work shed of the person he wishes would give him a chance. Mercer Bloncourt didn’t expect to find the handsome vampire in his shed, but trying to balance being a craftsman and his stormy relationship with his chronically ill daughter means no time for a relationship. But when a hunter and a research scientist both threaten his daughter’s life in exchange for him making holy silver, Mercer has to deal with the morality of crafting metal deadly to vampires and grief from his wife’s murder. Rahil, immune to the silver, offers to work with him to develop the item. As mistakes from the past come to light, Mercer and Rahil must decide if guilt and grief will hold them back from finding new love and happiness.
I loved this book so much. You have Rahil Zaman, a kind, considerate, clever, charming, and handsome vampire that keeps himself emotionally distant to avoid people getting hurt. You have Mercer Bloncourt, a strong, talented, honest, gruff, and beautiful man that’s dedicated to protecting his daughter and providing the best life for her. The interactions between the main characters were funny, sweet, and vulnerable. I loved the scenes with Mercer’s daughter and how chronic illness was written with honesty and compassion. It was great seeing familiar faces from the previous books, and the suspense throughout the book was well done. Topics of grief, illness, secrets, and ethics were written wonderfully. I cheered for both Mercer and Rahil to heal from their pasts and have courage to pursue what they wanted throughout the story. Overall, if you like great found family dynamics, chronic illness representation, complex characters, and sweet finding-love-again mlm romance with fantastic spice, then I would highly recommend it.
Rahil Zaman has many reasons why he isolates himself from others, and only one of them is because he’s a vampire. He gets blood via dangerous one-nightstands on dating apps full of hunters. After an awful hookup, he finds himself trapped in the work shed of the person he wishes would give him a chance. Mercer Bloncourt didn’t expect to find the handsome vampire in his shed, but trying to balance being a craftsman and his stormy relationship with his chronically ill daughter means no time for a relationship. But when a hunter and a research scientist both threaten his daughter’s life in exchange for him making holy silver, Mercer has to deal with the morality of crafting metal deadly to vampires and grief from his wife’s murder. Rahil, immune to the silver, offers to work with him to develop the item. As mistakes from the past come to light, Mercer and Rahil must decide if guilt and grief will hold them back from finding new love and happiness.
I loved this book so much. You have Rahil Zaman, a kind, considerate, clever, charming, and handsome vampire that keeps himself emotionally distant to avoid people getting hurt. You have Mercer Bloncourt, a strong, talented, honest, gruff, and beautiful man that’s dedicated to protecting his daughter and providing the best life for her. The interactions between the main characters were funny, sweet, and vulnerable. I loved the scenes with Mercer’s daughter and how chronic illness was written with honesty and compassion. It was great seeing familiar faces from the previous books, and the suspense throughout the book was well done. Topics of grief, illness, secrets, and ethics were written wonderfully. I cheered for both Mercer and Rahil to heal from their pasts and have courage to pursue what they wanted throughout the story. Overall, if you like great found family dynamics, chronic illness representation, complex characters, and sweet finding-love-again mlm romance with fantastic spice, then I would highly recommend it.