A review by redbeanm0chi
A Flame in the Night by Morgan Dante

2.0

In the decadent degeneracy of 1920s France, León and Claire live lives of passion, sex, and drugs. But as they’re haunted by ugly pasts who won’t leave them to heal, the stoic Matthias appears with luring secrets.

It gets a spice score of 3.5 for its handful of explicit, paranormal, bloody sex scenes. Whoever says vampire bites aren’t hot is lying through their teeth.

There’s nothing that claims my heart as thoroughly as queer polyamorous vampires, truly. And I could see the vision and the passion for the story, which is why I give it two stars, but lord this novella needed a good editor. 

There were some grammar mistakes, but what truly bothered me was the rush. Through the, at times, decadent prose and smoky atmosphere, there was no way of ignoring that this story needed a hundred pages more, AT LEAST. Did I find the characters intriguing? Yes. Did they have any sort of satisfying character arc or relationship development? Sadly, a no from me. 

Inconsistent tone and pace was also a struggle to read through, BUT what this novella does have is personality and passion, so I’d probably still recommend it as a read if one is interested in this particular flavour of debauchery!
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