First of all: the audiobook of this is exquisite. One of my all time favourite performances. Melodramatic, breathless, emotional. Perfectly matched to the story and really brings out the poetic prose.

This is pretty exactly what it says on the tin. Written in an open letter format from Constanza to Dracula, chronicling the entirety of the turning of her as a vampire to the conclusion of their relationship. It’s got Bluebeard’s Bride vibes with a dash of queer relationships as their marriage grows to include others and Dracula controls his family by putting them under his thumb with sex, violence, and mercurial attentions that feels in-line with his character, but also expanded upon for this more intimate setting.

Had the structure had more points of conflict or interest to interrupt the overlong brooding and one-track, predictable denouement, it would have been an easy 5 star read for me. I started with reading it on the page but when I switched to audio when cooking, I never went back. I highly recommend the audio experience.