“What is more lovely, after all, than a monster undone with want?”

“I still wanted to believe I was living in a fairy tale, that I laid down every night with a prince instead of a wolf. I wanted to believe you.”

A beautiful and dreamy reimagining of Dracula’s brides, as told from one of the brides. It recounts her death, her rebirth, her life, and ultimately the ending. It deals with the bonds of love, of family, of trust, and above all, the bonds that are tested when love is corrupted. The story follows Constanta, a medieval peasant turned into bride, into Dracula’s Bride. It shows how her love is twisted and turned, of how it went from first love to obsession, to hurt, and ultimately to survival and freedom. She slowly starts to see under the veil of her new life and how her prince, her husband, is not as princely as he seems. It was a gorgeous book to read. I absolutely adored it! It even had a little name drop of our favorite victorian family, the Harkers, haha. It’s a great read for fans of Dracula and gothic romance! It’s a story of family, of survival, and of the love that twist and turn in all of us. If we love a monster, does that in turn make us monsters?

*Thanks Netgalley and Nyx Publishing for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*