A review by kavuyi
Blood Orange by Karina Halle

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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

5.0

Tropes: 

Dark fantasy romance 

Dark retelling 

Enemies to lovers (for her) 

Forbidden love (Professor x student)

Reincarnation

Gothic vibes 

Vampire x Hunter/witch

Dark academia

Dual POV

Spice!!!!

Karina Halle!!!! 

What a story. 

Get all my stars!!!

The story is about vampires and witches basically being enemies. The bad ass FMC is sent to kill Dracula while he is a professor at a music conservatory. 

Backstory is Dracula once fell in love and lost the love of his life not just once, but twice in his long existence and he lived all these years basically existing, but according to the witches, he deserves to die. So our FMC, Dahlia is sent in to end his life and get a spell book. Shes so bad ass and guess what? She meets Dracula and sparks fly while in the background the city is changing and monsters are on the loose. 

I love the idea of reincarnation how the FMC kept on coming back to him through time. Karina got me hooked!!! 

Their connection was out of this world. I love that it transcends time. 

I screamed in the end!!! Plot twist!!!! Twists. Cliffhanger!!!!Ahhhhhh I’m so reading part 2!!!!