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The Deathless Girls

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。。。

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Reviews

Esmé Kennedy ，

This was one of the first fantasy novels I read and it has got me hooked， I really enjoyed this book and the way that Kiran Millwood Hargrave uses different aspects of all the Dracula stories。

Eden ，

Didnt read much of this bored me a bit

Caroline Brooks ，

I found some of the other reviews a bit confusing in referencing characters without their names。 To be clear， there's a story of twin sisters and one of them loves another girl。 A bit meh for me as too many bad things happen with sheer awfulness， not scary things that are supernatural or build a gothic terror， just very human awfulness。 Doesn't fit as a gothic novel at all， more a misery fiction。 Would also （as a 42 year old） not let a young adult read it。 I found some of the other reviews a bit confusing in referencing characters without their names。 To be clear， there's a story of twin sisters and one of them loves another girl。 A bit meh for me as too many bad things happen with sheer awfulness， not scary things that are supernatural or build a gothic terror， just very human awfulness。 Doesn't fit as a gothic novel at all， more a misery fiction。 Would also （as a 42 year old） not let a young adult read it。 。。。more

Justwanky ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What。 The。 Duck。 This book- I am entirely shaken。 Never would've thought that this was how their story's end。 Ngl I had tears in my eyes。 But the book is so amazing。 The vampire part took me by a big surprise but it was really well written and I really loved this book。 So ducking good。 What。 The。 Duck。 This book- I am entirely shaken。 Never would've thought that this was how their story's end。 Ngl I had tears in my eyes。 But the book is so amazing。 The vampire part took me by a big surprise but it was really well written and I really loved this book。 So ducking good。 。。。more

Ell Eastwood ，

Okay so I'm definitely an idiot that didn't read the back blurb properly meaning I didn't realize this was supposed to be the background story to the brides of Dracula until legit the very end of the book。 Which I think means I did not get the correct reading experience， lolBut even with that knowledge the novel feels pretty bland。 The characters weren't particularly interesting， the plot never really felt like it got going until the very end where it abruptly ended。 Honestly the ending really l Okay so I'm definitely an idiot that didn't read the back blurb properly meaning I didn't realize this was supposed to be the background story to the brides of Dracula until legit the very end of the book。 Which I think means I did not get the correct reading experience， lolBut even with that knowledge the novel feels pretty bland。 The characters weren't particularly interesting， the plot never really felt like it got going until the very end where it abruptly ended。 Honestly the ending really left me feeling robbed of the actual story and made it seem like not a single thing in the entire book mattered。Plus the word "crimson" was really over-used， jfc 。。。more

Tara Hall ，

great book！！

Elisabeth ，

They came to call us the three sisters - two dark， one fair - and worse。 The beautiful damned， the brides of Dracul， the deathless girls。 For what this book promised me， I have to say I was disappointed。I do not know the story of Dracula as well as I wish， yet I love it all the same。 This book gives promise of a prologue of sorts， the story of the brides， the women who lived with him， feeded with him， kept Jonathan Harker imprisoned within the castle。 Yet， we get none of that。Simply They came to call us the three sisters - two dark， one fair - and worse。 The beautiful damned， the brides of Dracul， the deathless girls。 For what this book promised me， I have to say I was disappointed。I do not know the story of Dracula as well as I wish， yet I love it all the same。 This book gives promise of a prologue of sorts， the story of the brides， the women who lived with him， feeded with him， kept Jonathan Harker imprisoned within the castle。 Yet， we get none of that。Simply put， this book was rather。。。well， rather dull。And I really dislike calling a book dull， but I can't find another word for it。One thing I did really enjoy was the f/f relationship， between Mira and Lillai， the connection didn't feel forced and the romance was actually really sweet。I was expecting a lot more of Kem & Albu， Kisaiya annoyed me， and Fen was a good character but not nearly fleshed out enough。All in all， really disappointed with what I was given。 。。。more

Dale ，

I did like this reimagining of the brides of Dracula， however it felt rushed and was less detailed and thorough than I wanted it to be unfortunately。 I feel like the world the author created could have been really juicy with more fleshing out。 The book is quite small， a very fast read， so I understand why this is but the story is very quest like and should have been longer to fully explore the potential that it had。 The beginning was very rich， I really loved the details that were provided about I did like this reimagining of the brides of Dracula， however it felt rushed and was less detailed and thorough than I wanted it to be unfortunately。 I feel like the world the author created could have been really juicy with more fleshing out。 The book is quite small， a very fast read， so I understand why this is but the story is very quest like and should have been longer to fully explore the potential that it had。 The beginning was very rich， I really loved the details that were provided about the Traveller’s lifestyle and lore but again， so much more could have been given with a longer story。 。。。more

Larissa ，

I'm just disappointed。 The ending was good tho。 I'm just disappointed。 The ending was good tho。 。。。more

Social_Sloth ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book got better as I kept reading， around the part where Mira， Lil， and Fen escaped the castle I got hooked， before that I found the book to be rather slow。 There were lots of things happening， but it wasn't until then that I felt I cared about the characters enough to care。 The ending was inevitable， and while it feels a bit sad that everything between Mira and Lil faded with time as Lil became deathless it was a good ending considering the myth that the book is built up around。 Kizzy and This book got better as I kept reading， around the part where Mira， Lil， and Fen escaped the castle I got hooked， before that I found the book to be rather slow。 There were lots of things happening， but it wasn't until then that I felt I cared about the characters enough to care。 The ending was inevitable， and while it feels a bit sad that everything between Mira and Lil faded with time as Lil became deathless it was a good ending considering the myth that the book is built up around。 Kizzy and Lil were bound to become vampyres， yet the lack of fight once they were united seems uncharacteristic of the sisters considering how they constantly rebelled against their oppressors previously。 Dracul plays such a tiny role when his reputation has been built up to such an extreme。 We see why he is feared， but that he would give all that up for Kizzy also seems very peculiar。 The journey from the castle to Dracul's castle is my favorite part of the book。 We get to see the close bond that Lil and Fen share， how their Traveller heritage has brought them close throughout their lives and how they mourn their lost families together。 Mira and Lil's relationship developing is also beautiful， seeing them accept and embrace their feelings for each other。 That's why it all ending so suddenly and without a fight seems odd。 Especially when Lil's mother was showing her that the whole thing was unnatural， it goes against their faith as well。 All that has lead up to the final fight came to nothing， there was nothing they could do。 This was a good book， some parts just don't add up to me。 。。。more

Nimalee Ravi ，

This story is about retelling of Dracula so I was really wanted to read this book。 To be honest I was a little disappointed。 I found the writing style of the author beautiful in places but found it very slow。 This book wasn't scary or dark at all which I was expecting it to be。 Despite being slow， I enjoyed the characters， especially Mira。 I always enjoyed strong female characters。 I liked the culture and heritage shown throughout the book。 I just felt there wasn't enough of Dracula for Dracula' This story is about retelling of Dracula so I was really wanted to read this book。 To be honest I was a little disappointed。 I found the writing style of the author beautiful in places but found it very slow。 This book wasn't scary or dark at all which I was expecting it to be。 Despite being slow， I enjoyed the characters， especially Mira。 I always enjoyed strong female characters。 I liked the culture and heritage shown throughout the book。 I just felt there wasn't enough of Dracula for Dracula's book。 This book will not stop me from reading more books by this author。 。。。more

kennedy ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ？？？？？？？？ i wanted to like this， i really didwhy on earth did lil have to become a vampire？？？ what was so wrong with her staying with mira ？

Abbie ，

So this was a take on Dracula's brides。 The tone was sad， and the ending even more so。 But it fit my mood perfectly。 So this was a take on Dracula's brides。 The tone was sad， and the ending even more so。 But it fit my mood perfectly。 。。。more

Vandani ，

The ending was quite odd but I guess overall the novel was a good read。 The writing was smooth， understandable and great！ I love the characters and each was unique。

Flynn ，

3。5 starsI had very high expectations for this book entirely due to the cover。。。 which is a poor way to go into a book， I know。 It wasn’t exactly what I was expecting and I found a few minor issues with the pacing and some character connections， but overall it was solid。 I will say that I enjoyed the fable-like quality at the very end， and the last five pages or so had the biggest impact by far。

fig Hill ，

this was such a tragic love story， I wish i could read it for the first time again。

Lauren McCarthy ，

I enjoyed the story but it ended disappointing me as the ending felt rushed。But I felt the world building in places was a little bit flat and the characters were fine but not really fleshed out。 Considering we spend the book in Lil's head， I feel like we really knew nothing of her life， before the attack。 And her attraction to Mira comes out of nowhere。 I also thought it would be more of their lives as Vampires instead of just a small chapter on the aftermath so that was a bit disappointing as i I enjoyed the story but it ended disappointing me as the ending felt rushed。But I felt the world building in places was a little bit flat and the characters were fine but not really fleshed out。 Considering we spend the book in Lil's head， I feel like we really knew nothing of her life， before the attack。 And her attraction to Mira comes out of nowhere。 I also thought it would be more of their lives as Vampires instead of just a small chapter on the aftermath so that was a bit disappointing as it was marketed as a Vampire book。 And Dracula the main villain is barely in it。 。。。more

Karina ，

I bought the audiobook version of this on sale and wasn't sure what to expect， based on the varying reviews I kept my expectations pretty neutral and was not disappointed。 Don't get me wrong， this book didn't blow me away but I genuinely loved Lil and Kizzy's journey together。 The world from Lil's perspective was perfectly captivating， it was a great backstory to the tale of Dracula's brides。 I bought the audiobook version of this on sale and wasn't sure what to expect， based on the varying reviews I kept my expectations pretty neutral and was not disappointed。 Don't get me wrong， this book didn't blow me away but I genuinely loved Lil and Kizzy's journey together。 The world from Lil's perspective was perfectly captivating， it was a great backstory to the tale of Dracula's brides。 。。。more

Lakisha ，

The best way to describe this book is just meh… 🙈It has so much world building that takes up the majority of the book， which makes it feel like it’s going to have a big ending。 But no the ending is just falls so flat and is boring。 The characters are also just super boring， nothing made me care about their stories or have any emotional investment into how their story ended。 I feel like it had so much potential to be such a good story but just missed the mark so badly！ It’s not a bad book， it’s j The best way to describe this book is just meh… 🙈It has so much world building that takes up the majority of the book， which makes it feel like it’s going to have a big ending。 But no the ending is just falls so flat and is boring。 The characters are also just super boring， nothing made me care about their stories or have any emotional investment into how their story ended。 I feel like it had so much potential to be such a good story but just missed the mark so badly！ It’s not a bad book， it’s just not that good either。 。。。more

Leanne Penning ，

3。75 ⭐️

Meru ，

Twins and vampires and gay？？？ I am obsessed

Hannah smith ，

I really enjoyed this book

Laura ，

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 ，

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 ，

Unfortunate DNF。。。

♡milkbread♡ ，

hm。 dark ending。 vampyres sound pretty cool though。 would love to meet one someday。 👀

Tayla Van Deventer ，

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 ，

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。

eezia ，

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 ，

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

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