I knew then I would chase your tiny moments of weakness all the way into hell and back. What is more lovely, after all, than a monster undone with
I knew then I would chase your tiny moments of weakness all the way into hell and back. What is more lovely, after all, than a monster undone with want?
Gorgeous from head to toe. Absolutely the right thing for me to have read right now, when I was just yearning for something beautiful, for good wordsmithing and character interrogation. This was all that, but also just raw and naked and clean from start to finish. You know the type of story it's going to be from the beginning; at the very least you can make an educated guess. But the journey there was voluptuous and terrible and wonderful. It's a love story -- a multitude of love stories -- wrapped around a revenge story in a super unique way. It's very compact, fitting hundreds of years into a novella format, but the author still painted a very vivid image of Constanta, the first bride, and the rest of our little cast.
And of course, what I really love is the fact that this is a Dracula story, and that's clear off the bat, but his name is never mentioned once. Powerful. The writing doesn't shy away from the violence and ugliness that's a part of their lives (it honestly got to be a bit much for me at times?) but it also very lovingly catalogues all the beauty in it too. I loved Constanta's relationship with Magdalena best, of course, and how helplessly she fell in love with her. All of the relationships involved were fascinating in their own way. Everything is queer and nothing hurts!
(That's a lie. A lot of things hurt. Especially helpless villagers, RIP. ...more
A fun read; a lot less substance than I'd imagined, but still like, good. Tits out for historical poly.A fun read; a lot less substance than I'd imagined, but still like, good. Tits out for historical poly....more
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