I love this author with all my heart but this didn’t land for me! I’m still giving it a solid 3 for writing and I defo think this will be some people’s cup of tea, but I was left a little disappointed. I had to claw my way through this book! I’ve read the original Carmilla many many times and I know the pacing in that is slow too but this was slow slow! The flashbacks weren’t doing it for me, the plot was just logged down by them at times for me! 

That said, the writing was absolutely stunning in tone and vibe, how things were phased and written was truly gorgeous. But I’d describe this book as more all vibes, low plot, which unfortunately isn’t something I enjoyed! I’d still recommend it if this sounds like your jam!!