The Deathless Girls
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- Author：Kiran Millwood Hargrave
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Summary
They say the thirst of blood is like a madness - they must sate it。 Even with their own kin。
On the eve of her divining， the day she'll discover her fate， seventeen-year-old Lil and her twin sister Kizzy are captured and enslaved by the cruel Boyar Valcar， taken far away from their beloved traveller community。
Forced to work in the harsh and unwelcoming castle kitchens， Lil is comforted when she meets Mira， a fellow slave who she feels drawn to in a way she doesn't understand。 But she also learns about the Dragon， a mysterious and terrifying figure of myth and legend who takes girls as gifts。
They may not have had their divining day， but the girls will still discover their fate。。。
On the eve of her divining， the day she'll discover her fate， seventeen-year-old Lil and her twin sister Kizzy are captured and enslaved by the cruel Boyar Valcar， taken far away from their beloved traveller community。
Forced to work in the harsh and unwelcoming castle kitchens， Lil is comforted when she meets Mira， a fellow slave who she feels drawn to in a way she doesn't understand。 But she also learns about the Dragon， a mysterious and terrifying figure of myth and legend who takes girls as gifts。
They may not have had their divining day， but the girls will still discover their fate。。。
Reviews
Hannah smith
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I really enjoyed this book
Laura
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2。5/5Swerves between bits I quite liked and bits I didn't care about at all。 Genuinely baffled as to why she doesn't just translate the word 'shit' into English when literally the entire book is what we can assume is translated Romanian - I sympathise if we're talking about titles or culturally specific ideas， but a swearword？ Also kinda felt that the F/F pairing was a bit underdeveloped， would've liked them to spend more time together before it was literally read as being the protagonist's fate 2。5/5Swerves between bits I quite liked and bits I didn't care about at all。 Genuinely baffled as to why she doesn't just translate the word 'shit' into English when literally the entire book is what we can assume is translated Romanian - I sympathise if we're talking about titles or culturally specific ideas， but a swearword？ Also kinda felt that the F/F pairing was a bit underdeveloped， would've liked them to spend more time together before it was literally read as being the protagonist's fate。 Oh yeah， and if we're talking about this as a Dracula prequel。。。the sun isn't fatal to vampires in Dracula。 That particular bit of vampire lore originates in Nosferatu。This might sound a bit like nitpicking and honestly， fair。 I get what this book was going for， and I appreciate it， but it didn't really do anything for me as a whole novel。 Suspect it might've suffered because I do really like Dracula， and so for a lot of this book I just wanted to reread that。 。。。more
VANESSA BARRITT
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Not gonna lie I thought this book was gonna be terrible but to be honest I actually loved this book， its like Dracula but told in the pov of the girls， I loved It and the darkness if this book， its like bride of Dracula but with a bit of a dark edge， never read books by this author and the only reason I read this was cause of the blurb and the cover lol glad I did read this though so well done
Catherine Cooper
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Unfortunate DNF。。。
♡milkbread♡ [hyunjin is back]
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hm。 dark ending。 vampyres sound pretty cool though。 would love to meet one someday。 👀
Tayla Van Deventer
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The writing in this book was excellent， each passage was beautifully written and wonderfully descriptive。 Sadly the pacing was off， the story moved far too quickly for me to form emotional connections to the characters and so I found myself not caring about what happened to them。 Although the story moved quickly nothing really happened until the last 100 pages and the ending was quite abrupt。 The descriptions and gothic vibe were great and what saved this story for me but I held no emotional con The writing in this book was excellent， each passage was beautifully written and wonderfully descriptive。 Sadly the pacing was off， the story moved far too quickly for me to form emotional connections to the characters and so I found myself not caring about what happened to them。 Although the story moved quickly nothing really happened until the last 100 pages and the ending was quite abrupt。 The descriptions and gothic vibe were great and what saved this story for me but I held no emotional connections to any of the characters。 。。。more
Katja
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3，5 ☆ The story rounded up quite fast at the end。 But it was a nice story and fresh perspective and prequel on the old tale。
Julianna Ayco
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what a wonderful retelling of Dracula's brides！！ may or may not have shed a tear becuz of the ending :（（ what a wonderful retelling of Dracula's brides！！ may or may not have shed a tear becuz of the ending :（（ 。。。more
Valentina
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This book is a quickly readable， easily digestible tale of the sisters who would later go on to be known as "the Brides of Dracula" in Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and popular culture thereafter。 It follows twins from a Gypsy encampment who are enslaved by the "settled"， white Europeans who so persecute them for their way of life。 The idea of controlling your own fate and free will is a lasting theme in this novel as the girls are propelled along by their fate and toy with the idea of changing it， ex This book is a quickly readable， easily digestible tale of the sisters who would later go on to be known as "the Brides of Dracula" in Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and popular culture thereafter。 It follows twins from a Gypsy encampment who are enslaved by the "settled"， white Europeans who so persecute them for their way of life。 The idea of controlling your own fate and free will is a lasting theme in this novel as the girls are propelled along by their fate and toy with the idea of changing it， examining choices at the various crossroads in their journey。 The idea of twins being so connected yet divergent in their personalities is such a necessary plot device， especially in a world where so much of our exposure to twins is limited to little kids identically dressed at the shopping centre。 What I love most about this book is that it can be regarded as historical fiction， which is a rare thing in the YA space。 There is so much story left to tell with the culture of the Romani， the legend of Dracula， and even more with the fascinating truth it is drawn from。 That said， the book wasn't perfect。 There were moments where I felt I was being belted over the head with the whole 'twins are deeply connected' thing。 But it gets away with it because of the sheer brevity of the book。 A few phrases are used more than once like "*。。。 the girl I once shared a body with， grew to be two halves of the same soul with"*。 It's like， ok， yes， twins。 I understand。 That's very nit-picky of me though。 There are some beautiful descriptions which lend to very vivid scenes， especially those where two characters are arguing with one another。 The description of the Count's castle， especially the barn managed to creep me out even in this late stage of Dracula lore。 The goth in me was squealing in joy at the satisfaction of reading a description that could easily have been comical but managed to retain the horror of a very real nightmare。 This book was written by the author as a commission for the Bellatrix project - an initiative by Hachette， wherein the untold stories of female side characters in popular fiction are explored and expanded by contemporary authors。 I would have loved to have had this book when I was studying Bram Stoker's "Dracula" in high school， as a means of enlivening a text that is a lot of fun， but ultimately difficult to relate to for a teenage girl。 The enduring allusion to the patriarchy in "The Deathless Girls" is an important historical reminder of how long women （and society） have suffered at the hands of men。 It's sad that those moments of exchange about men controlling the women in the book rang so true for me in 2021， which makes it even more necessary that authors continue to push the envelope in telling the stories of women who tried and fought， and overcame （or in this case， didn't） the control of men。 。。。more
Bethany Fletcher
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Rep - F/F POC （black）This book was great。 Fast paced， intriguing， kept me hooked all the way through。 I loved that Lil wasn’t your stereotypical heroine。 She accepted her fate as a slave and didn’t want to fight。 It was definitely different from what we are used to in books nowadays。 Kizzy was the opposite， never giving in and fighting to the end。 （I’m glad someone did but I am glad it wasn’t the main character。 Not all main characters have to be amazing at everything。）Lil spent the whole book t Rep - F/F POC （black）This book was great。 Fast paced， intriguing， kept me hooked all the way through。 I loved that Lil wasn’t your stereotypical heroine。 She accepted her fate as a slave and didn’t want to fight。 It was definitely different from what we are used to in books nowadays。 Kizzy was the opposite， never giving in and fighting to the end。 （I’m glad someone did but I am glad it wasn’t the main character。 Not all main characters have to be amazing at everything。）Lil spent the whole book trying to protect Kizzy and I felt that Kizzy was kind of selfish， she cared more about the injustice done to her and not about what taking action would mean for her sister。 It felt very much like she wanted to make things better for herself regardless of everyone else， which made me dislike her。 And I really feel like the ending was her fault and could have been avoided。 Obviously， this is an origin story for the Brides of Dracula so I knew where it would end but it was still very much Kizzy’s fault and avoidable。 I feel like the way we got to the ending could have been different。 As it is an origin story we knew where the end would take us， so I feel we should have got there with no possible escape routes。 However there were plenty of times that the story could have， and should have， deviated from this path。 I feel like those options should have been omitted。 It felt like the author was forcing our characters towards Dracula。 Which， again， origin story so it had to happen but because there were escape options which the characters were too stupid to take， and any other person would have taken， it felt really forced。 I feel like those escape choices shouldn’t have been there。 They made our characters feel flat and idiotic。 There was no evolution。 The characters were confined to what they has to do to make the story catch up to Dracula。 They couldn’t make the choices presented to them so why present them？ I did really enjoy this book though。 I hope the Bellatrix series gets more instalments as it’s a great idea and I would be interested to read more。 。。。more
Carolyn Potter
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I really enjoyed this book。 A great read for young adults and adults who are young at heart。
Jade Clarke
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A divinely dark retelling of the elusive brides of DraculaThe Deathless Girls brings us on a journey with twin traveller girls， Kizzy and Lil。 Following the devastating loss of their home and family， the girls are brought to the Boyars castle and sold as slaves， once there and under the instruction of the nasty Malovski， the twins are set to become servers for the Lord as he continues to host countless guests。 While Kizzy catches the eye of many a man， Lil finds herself drawn closer to another s A divinely dark retelling of the elusive brides of DraculaThe Deathless Girls brings us on a journey with twin traveller girls， Kizzy and Lil。 Following the devastating loss of their home and family， the girls are brought to the Boyars castle and sold as slaves， once there and under the instruction of the nasty Malovski， the twins are set to become servers for the Lord as he continues to host countless guests。 While Kizzy catches the eye of many a man， Lil finds herself drawn closer to another servant girl， Mira。 This is until Kizzy catches the eye of a visiting lord， an envoy of the mysterious ‘Dragon’。 The girls are torn apart and Lil endured a perilous journey to rescue her。 But can you save someone you love without sacrificing yourself， or the greatest love you’ve known？ A beautiful read， Hargrave brings to us the darkness of the vampiric legends in a completely different light， the tenacity of these young women compelling and the weavings of a terrific storyteller。 I was completely enthralled with every detail， from the girls terrible loss and individual skills to the darkness of the counts castle。 Ever the terrifying legend， this plays right up to the works of fiction that have inspired the author。 And I’m delighted they have。 Excellent， dark， gritty and divine。 。。。more
Evelyn
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I listened to this as an audiobook。
Lilly
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I cant give this book a high rating because not much happens and it was difficult to get through （bonus points for the stunning cover though）。 Reviews described it as gothic， romantic and deeply feminist but i really didn’t get those feelings。 It showed how deep a sisterly bond can go and i cam appreciate that they got to take control of their fate， however dire。 I also liked the Romani inspired world building and culture which was refreshing。 Maybe i would have enjoyed it more if i knew more ab I cant give this book a high rating because not much happens and it was difficult to get through （bonus points for the stunning cover though）。 Reviews described it as gothic， romantic and deeply feminist but i really didn’t get those feelings。 It showed how deep a sisterly bond can go and i cam appreciate that they got to take control of their fate， however dire。 I also liked the Romani inspired world building and culture which was refreshing。 Maybe i would have enjoyed it more if i knew more about the brides of dracula but not having background knowledge on the story that inspired a book has not stopped me from enjoying it with others like the song of achilles。 It was an alright read but not one i‘d revisit。 。。。more
thebookconfessions
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I wasn't sure how to rate this book and I still have some mixed feelings about it。I liked the concept of the story and going through this book wasn't boring however I think it fell flat。It took me to go through most of the book to get seriously interested in what was going on and when I was finally completely invested， the story was over and it felt rushed。 So it's a good read but not a read that will stick with me。 Yeah that sums it up。 I wasn't sure how to rate this book and I still have some mixed feelings about it。I liked the concept of the story and going through this book wasn't boring however I think it fell flat。It took me to go through most of the book to get seriously interested in what was going on and when I was finally completely invested， the story was over and it felt rushed。 So it's a good read but not a read that will stick with me。 Yeah that sums it up。 。。。more
Berith
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It took me forever to start this， because sometimes books do take forever to start and they become fixed members of your TBR。 I'm very happy I started it though。 Not only did it get me out of my reading slump and gave me the power and motivation to read some Dutch literature for a class afterwards， it was also simply really good。 The ending was absolutely perfect and fitted the atmosphere of the entire story so well。 The bond between the sisters was both beautiful and toxic and in a way fit a si It took me forever to start this， because sometimes books do take forever to start and they become fixed members of your TBR。 I'm very happy I started it though。 Not only did it get me out of my reading slump and gave me the power and motivation to read some Dutch literature for a class afterwards， it was also simply really good。 The ending was absolutely perfect and fitted the atmosphere of the entire story so well。 The bond between the sisters was both beautiful and toxic and in a way fit a sibling-bond perfectly （after all， I'm pretty sure I'd go into an evil castle for my sister as well）。Thanks to， once again， a friend for recommending it to me！ 。。。more
daisy
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this was not good， i didnt even realise it was a vampire thing until like 50 pages to the end
Sara Rahimi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was very okay。 Some nice elements of magic and nature。 Some references to lesbian romance， which is cool。 But the characters were too underdeveloped。 Some of them， like Kem， only appeared much later to play a role in the story。 Dracula only appears in the last 30 pages。 Kizzy was the only character that was fleshed out， but the ending felt rushed。 Characters were used and then thrown away。 Overall， I don't regret reading it， to which I conclude this review with a confident "meh， I kinda liked It was very okay。 Some nice elements of magic and nature。 Some references to lesbian romance， which is cool。 But the characters were too underdeveloped。 Some of them， like Kem， only appeared much later to play a role in the story。 Dracula only appears in the last 30 pages。 Kizzy was the only character that was fleshed out， but the ending felt rushed。 Characters were used and then thrown away。 Overall， I don't regret reading it， to which I conclude this review with a confident "meh， I kinda liked it"。 3/5 。。。more
jess mountain
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really cool cover + was quite a good book but i have no idea what happened at the end it was very confusing！！
Alice
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Thirty-fifth sapphic book read in 2021。Tragic and horrific， with a touch of gay。 Overall？ Okay。 Slow-paced， character-based， a bit thin around the edges。 Nothing astounding， but it passed the time。Trigger warnings: ethnic cleansing， racism， sexual assault。
Bailey
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Very well written story about twin sisters facing the hardships of being taken as servants and meeting a certain supernatural icon but there was little of the supernatural and not a lot of substance。
Anna Saunderson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An unexpected novel full of twists and turns and I cannot understand anyone who wouldn’t rate this 5 stars！ Now， I think Kizzy （one of the twin sisters） is a show off。 I think I just prefer Lil who is the narrator and is about as soft as a flower。 Dracula sort of comes into perspective during the second half of the story。 The ending was wistfully sad， I loved Lil’s relationship with Mira。 I mean yasssss that lesbian relationship is so adorable。 A lovely compelling book。。。
Caroline
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The first half of The Deathless Sisters I was absoloutly hooked。 The descriptions of the gyptain culture and bear dancing sucked me in and I was ready to be whisked into an alternative world。 Thats where is ended unfortunately， I really struggled as soon as the vampire element came in。 It just felt very 'random' and shoved together which is a real shame， because the author has a wonderful style of writing。 I was constantly wanting more from Mira and felt she lacked background （for example: why w The first half of The Deathless Sisters I was absoloutly hooked。 The descriptions of the gyptain culture and bear dancing sucked me in and I was ready to be whisked into an alternative world。 Thats where is ended unfortunately， I really struggled as soon as the vampire element came in。 It just felt very 'random' and shoved together which is a real shame， because the author has a wonderful style of writing。 I was constantly wanting more from Mira and felt she lacked background （for example: why was she beaten before they arrived？） I wanted to love this book and half way through thought it would be a 4/5 star read but was left a bit baffled and disappointed。 I would love to see a book just about the gyptain culture from the author as I have no doubt it would be magical！ 。。。more
Jenine
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I stumbled upon The Deathless Girls completely by accident， having never read any of Hargrave's writings previously and knowing nothing about her as an author， but intrigued by the concept of the novel and the characters at the centre of it all。 That intrigue compelled me to read on even when the second act of the novel seemed to falter and stall， but the best way I can describe how I feel now that I have made it to the end of Lil and Kizzy's tale is。。。 conflicted。Hargrave writes with the confid I stumbled upon The Deathless Girls completely by accident， having never read any of Hargrave's writings previously and knowing nothing about her as an author， but intrigued by the concept of the novel and the characters at the centre of it all。 That intrigue compelled me to read on even when the second act of the novel seemed to falter and stall， but the best way I can describe how I feel now that I have made it to the end of Lil and Kizzy's tale is。。。 conflicted。Hargrave writes with the confidence of a historical academic about the customs of the travellers in medieval Eastern Europe which makes the story feel very grounded - like a story passed down from generation to generation。 She also has an amazing talent for descriptive imagery that stirs the imagination and carries you along with the story。But on the other hand， character development is practically non-existent。 Outside of Lil and Kizzy we don't really get to learn about the background stories of any of the secondary characters - they are but pawns， used to move our protagonist on her journey like the NPCs in a computer game。 And similarly， the villains feel signposted， completely opposite in every way to the presentation of Lil and Kizzy down to the ying and yang of the twins' colouring compared to the boyar's people， with no redemption opportunity and feeling very much like the boss to be defeated at the end of the game's level before progression to the next chapter can happen。 Does Lil herself undergo a hero's transformation？ I think that would very much depend on your interpretation， but to me， the answer is no。 She is the same person at the start of the novel as she is at the end， still in Kizzy's shadow， still one step behind， and the progress she makes （view spoiler）[exploring her sexuality and falling in love with Mira （hide spoiler）] is completely undone by the closing moments。The big boss at the end is foreshadowed with all the subtlety of a brick throughout the novel。 Built up to be a terrifying， depraved monster with no humanity， Dracul is to be feared， revered and reviled。 His very name spoils the crops， sickens cattle and spreads dread like wildflowers。So why then， when we finally get to meet him on the page， does it feel like an anti-climax？ Dracul himself appears in perhaps one scene， but he does not command the stage。 Our attention only briefly settles on the strongest， most threatening character in the room before being redirected， where he seems to slink off like a disinterested terrier。 His temper is deadly - or so we are told。 We do not experience it。 His rage， his fury becomes the lapping of a wave on the beach when it ought to be a tsunami。 Contrary to our expectations， there is no big battle and the sacrifice is （view spoiler）[Lil's， and Lil's alone when she decides to give up her life and happiness to be by her sister's side for eternity （hide spoiler）]。It feels like a whimper of an ending instead of a bang。Everything at the end of the story is wrapped up very quickly and neatly in a bow， almost as though Hargrave was reaching the upper limits of a word count and was loathe to cut details from any earlier part of the story， and so her hand was forced into tying up loose ends with an appendix。 I feel there were certainly parts that needed further exploration after the final chapter， a further story to be told， which was cut off in its prime because the author got tired of playing with the dolls in this particular dollhouse。 It's a shame， because the premise holds such promise and is a story I can easily see making its way to the big （or small） screen in the future。 。。。more
Cocoline
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P O S I T I F S: - Je ne savais vraiment rien de ce livre avant de le lire et j'ai donc été agréablement surprise par cette histoire qui est une sorte de réécriture du mythe des vampires en Transylvanie。 Je n'avais jamais lu de livre se déroulant dans ce cadre et où la culture roumaine est présente et j'ai donc trouvé ça rafraichissant （même si au vu de certains commentaires plusieurs choses sont inexactes， ça m'a au moins donné envie de m'intéresser davantage à l'histoire de ce pays et à sa cul P O S I T I F S: - Je ne savais vraiment rien de ce livre avant de le lire et j'ai donc été agréablement surprise par cette histoire qui est une sorte de réécriture du mythe des vampires en Transylvanie。 Je n'avais jamais lu de livre se déroulant dans ce cadre et où la culture roumaine est présente et j'ai donc trouvé ça rafraichissant （même si au vu de certains commentaires plusieurs choses sont inexactes， ça m'a au moins donné envie de m'intéresser davantage à l'histoire de ce pays et à sa culture）。- J'ai apprécie le retour a un mythe du vampire plus sombre que ce dont on a eu l'habitude ces dernières années même si j'ai été surprise de la violence et cruauté dont font preuve certains personnages。 （view spoiler）[ La scène avec le pauvre serpent m'a perturbé notamment （hide spoiler）]- J'ai aimé les thèmes abordés dans ce roman tels que la relation entre les deux sœurs Lil et Kizzy， les notions de courage， d'amour mais aussi de racisme， de patriarcat et d'oppression même si j'ai trouvé que certains aspects manquaient de subtilitéN E G A T I F S :- Certains personnages comme Malovski et Mira étaient trop sous-exploitées à mon goût。 J'aurais aimé en savoir plus à leur sujet pour en faire soit des personnages plus ambivalents et complexes ou juste pour pouvoir m'attacher d'avantage à eux。 （view spoiler）[ Malovski en particulier aurait pu être un personnage beaucoup plus intéressant car elle a l'air d'avoir un passé compliqué comme le suggère un des personnages en disant qu'elle n'était qu'une prostitué （hide spoiler）]- La romance est totalement fade à mes yeux notamment car rien ne nous montre pourquoi les deux personnages s'aiment。 Ils ne se connaissent pas， interagissent ensemble 2 fois à tout casser et hop ça y est c'est le grand amour。 Je n'ai pas été convaincu même si sur le papier ça aurait pu être une belle histoire。- Après avoir fini le livre， j'ai appris qu'il faisait partie d'un projet pour mettre en avant des figures féminines de la littérature oubliées et que ce livre se concentrait sur l'histoire des fiancées de Dracula。 Si j'avais su cela avant de lire ce livre， j'aurais eu des attentes beaucoup plus élevées concernant le traitement des vampires et de Kizzy et Lil et je pense que j'aurais été déçu （view spoiler）[ car les vampires arrivent très tard dans l'histoire， qu'il n'y a que très peu d'interactions entre "Dracula" et ses fiancées et que j'ai trouvé cet élément assez en retrait dans l'histoire。 （hide spoiler）] Mais ne sachant pas cela lors de ma lecture， j'ai plutôt apprécié la dernière partie 。。。more
Alice Poinsignon
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I'm dissapointed in this text。 I really love Kiran Millwood Hargrave writting but this book loose his power in the middle of it。。。 Even with a racial and LGBTQ+ reprensentation， it still not enough to be a favourite of mine （The Mercies is， for me， the best work of the author）。 I'm dissapointed in this text。 I really love Kiran Millwood Hargrave writting but this book loose his power in the middle of it。。。 Even with a racial and LGBTQ+ reprensentation， it still not enough to be a favourite of mine （The Mercies is， for me， the best work of the author）。 。。。more
Bianca Mogos
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Ok。 I don’t expect much from a YA book about vampires。 It was an easy， relaxing read， and I always enjoy retellings of myths from my own country。 However， if you’re going down this part I expect you do your research。 If you’re going to use 10 random words from another language I do expect you to master those 10 words。 Not just randomly drop them here and there， consistently using a plural form when a singular is needed and making a singular form out of a noun that has no singular form in Romania Ok。 I don’t expect much from a YA book about vampires。 It was an easy， relaxing read， and I always enjoy retellings of myths from my own country。 However， if you’re going down this part I expect you do your research。 If you’re going to use 10 random words from another language I do expect you to master those 10 words。 Not just randomly drop them here and there， consistently using a plural form when a singular is needed and making a singular form out of a noun that has no singular form in Romanian （ielă is not a word！）。 I expect you to consistently use the proper definite/non definite noun form not just as random， whenever you remember。 Then I’d expect you study a bit and find out if people actually use these words in their daily speech。 We don’t use ‘dragă’ as you would use darling in English。 A bit of research could have cleared that out。 You use Wallachia but then use Ardeal。 Was Transylvania too cliche？ Dracula / Dracul does not equal ‘dragon’。 Instead of ‘biker’ you use ‘Bihar’ but ‘voievod’ stays。 Half Romanian names， half。。。 made-up names。。。 one Hungarian name。 The list goes on and on。Too bad， the cover was just so pretty。 。。。more
Bianca
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed reading this book a lot but there was still more that I felt was missing。 I love that it’s an origin story for Dracula’s brides and that they’re WOC and the writing was great。 But I wish we could have seen the story from both sister’s perspectives instead of just Lil （who seemed btw way more into her sisterly bond than Kizzy and it would’ve been cool to see what she thinks about her sister） and I wish that we could’ve gotten more of Kizzy’s twisted values as a vampire and more of them I enjoyed reading this book a lot but there was still more that I felt was missing。 I love that it’s an origin story for Dracula’s brides and that they’re WOC and the writing was great。 But I wish we could have seen the story from both sister’s perspectives instead of just Lil （who seemed btw way more into her sisterly bond than Kizzy and it would’ve been cool to see what she thinks about her sister） and I wish that we could’ve gotten more of Kizzy’s twisted values as a vampire and more of them BEING vampires。 But the gay is gay！ 。。。more
Gina
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It took me a little while to click with this one， but once I did it flew。An interesting idea of how Dracula's brides came to be， who they were before they joined him。Beautifully written， with a sweet LGBT twist。 It took me a little while to click with this one， but once I did it flew。An interesting idea of how Dracula's brides came to be， who they were before they joined him。Beautifully written， with a sweet LGBT twist。 。。。more
Lauren
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3。5 as although a powerful book with a heartbreaking ending， the plot didn't pack quite as much punch as I wanted。The story follows traveller twins Lil and Kizzy after a traumatic event kills their family， and they become slaves。 I liked how the traveller community and traditions were strong throughout the book， it was nice to read a completely different way of life and see another culture。 The beginning is quite horrific and you feel for the girls right from the start。 For the first half of the 3。5 as although a powerful book with a heartbreaking ending， the plot didn't pack quite as much punch as I wanted。The story follows traveller twins Lil and Kizzy after a traumatic event kills their family， and they become slaves。 I liked how the traveller community and traditions were strong throughout the book， it was nice to read a completely different way of life and see another culture。 The beginning is quite horrific and you feel for the girls right from the start。 For the first half of the book their situation gets worse and I was reading quickly hoping that something good would finally happen to them。 It didn't。At the start of the book， Kizzy is the strong， beautiful twin that would do anything to protect Lil。 And although the book is short， Lil really does develop， and ends up being the one doing everything to save Kizzy。 Her character arc was so powerful。The side characters are really interesting too。 I wanted more from Dot and Szilvie as they seemed so fascinating are had developed personalities for very minor side characters。 Mira was cool to， and I liked the representation that her relationship with Lil gave to this book。The plot for me was almost missing to start with。 It was one disturbing event after the next， without any clear line of where we were going。 This cleared up in the second half， although I was hoping for a bit more explosion 。 The ending though。。。not what I expected at all and very emotional。 I won't say anything more than that。For anyone who wants a dark story with strong females and a surprising， emotional ending， I'd recommend giving this a go。 。。。more
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