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Blood & Flowers
by mars adler
Enemies to lovers (and I’m talking ‘I want to stab you’ enemies) Trans Man-led creepy erotic horror…. What’s not to love? -- For fans of [b:Exodus 20:3|196943539|Exodus 20 3|Freydís Moon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1694798117l/196943539._SY75_.jpg|93030785] and [b:Lord of Eternal Night|57996660|Lord of Eternal Night (Darkmourn Universe, #1)|Ben Alderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1620625077l/57996660._SX50_.jpg|89379107]
Blood & Flowers by [a:Mars Adler|32388584|Mars Adler|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1690301106p2/32388584.jpg] is an Adult Paranormal-Gothic Erotic Horror Novella about two men – one Trans and one cis – from warring vampire families who are dependent on one another and must navigate one of their ancestral homes to rid it of an old curse. You guessed it, Trans Achillean Romeo and Juliet with Vampires, baby!
Representation: Gay Trans Man MC, Achillean Love Interest
Content Warnings: dubcon, sex pollen, generational trauma, past child abuse, non-con body modifications (mentioned), scientific experimentation (mentioned), discussions of fertility (but not pregnancy), matricide, blood, ritualistic self-harm, blood drinking (including during sex), knife play (including blood drawn), choking, language that some may find uncomfortable i.e trans man referring to his genitals as ‘cunt’ and ‘clit’
I read this story in a single sitting which is a real testament to the gorgeous and decadent writing style. I really didn’t want to put this down and found myself falling into the immersive and deliciously creepy world. This book has the kind of setting where you creep around corners and do double-takes over your shoulder, it’s got an edge to it that I really love.
The Vampiric twist on Romeo and Juliet doesn’t feel contrived or forced, as some retellings of R&J can, but merely uses elements of the core story to boost plot along or bypass clunky world-building that would otherwise eat up the small word count. I think this was a great choice as it feeds off of the reader’s familiarity with other stories in order to build this one.
The Trans Achillean sex was really well written, and felt more intimate than a great number of other Queer sex scenes/ stories that I’ve read. The quickly established enemy dynamic between Elio and Valerian drips with tension so that every touch between them, no matter how inconsequential, feels like fireworks.
I’d highly recommend this story for anyone looking for a sexy and spooky time, a wonderful enemies to lovers fix or a story about a Trans half-witch, half-Vampire and a Queer Vampire.
Blood & Flowers by [a:Mars Adler|32388584|Mars Adler|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1690301106p2/32388584.jpg] is an Adult Paranormal-Gothic Erotic Horror Novella about two men – one Trans and one cis – from warring vampire families who are dependent on one another and must navigate one of their ancestral homes to rid it of an old curse. You guessed it, Trans Achillean Romeo and Juliet with Vampires, baby!
Representation: Gay Trans Man MC, Achillean Love Interest
Content Warnings: dubcon, sex pollen, generational trauma, past child abuse, non-con body modifications (mentioned), scientific experimentation (mentioned), discussions of fertility (but not pregnancy), matricide, blood, ritualistic self-harm, blood drinking (including during sex), knife play (including blood drawn), choking, language that some may find uncomfortable i.e trans man referring to his genitals as ‘cunt’ and ‘clit’
I read this story in a single sitting which is a real testament to the gorgeous and decadent writing style. I really didn’t want to put this down and found myself falling into the immersive and deliciously creepy world. This book has the kind of setting where you creep around corners and do double-takes over your shoulder, it’s got an edge to it that I really love.
The Vampiric twist on Romeo and Juliet doesn’t feel contrived or forced, as some retellings of R&J can, but merely uses elements of the core story to boost plot along or bypass clunky world-building that would otherwise eat up the small word count. I think this was a great choice as it feeds off of the reader’s familiarity with other stories in order to build this one.
The Trans Achillean sex was really well written, and felt more intimate than a great number of other Queer sex scenes/ stories that I’ve read. The quickly established enemy dynamic between Elio and Valerian drips with tension so that every touch between them, no matter how inconsequential, feels like fireworks.
I’d highly recommend this story for anyone looking for a sexy and spooky time, a wonderful enemies to lovers fix or a story about a Trans half-witch, half-Vampire and a Queer Vampire.