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I saw one (1) tweet about this book talking about vampires, an all bi cast, sapphic longing, & a polyamorous relationship, and I was sold. We all know I have a soft spot for vampires and gay girls, so I had to get my hands on this book.

A Dowry of Blood is written in the point of view of one of Dracula's brides, Constanta. It's an open letter from her to Dracula, telling him about her feelings, about the way she experiences her life with him, about her relationship both with him and with the other brides, about her love, her jealousy, her fear, her doubts.
The writing is beautiful, it reminded me of Deathless in so many ways. And any book that reminds me of Deathless is an absolute wonderful book. I've highlighted so many gorgeous quotes.
I fell in love just as Constanta did, with Magdalena, with Alexi, with Dracula even. I fell in love with their family, their relationships, their love. It's a book about love, but also about power, and violence, and abuse, and freedom. It's a journey, from loosing yourself to finding yourself again, finding out who you are and what you want and need.

As soon as I had finished this book I preordered a physical copy (I mean look at that cover), and I know I'm definitely going to reread it, that's how much I loved this book.

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