I love a macabre story . . . and this definitely qualified. It was fast-paced and the writing was very visual. But I think the author withhel3.5 STARS
I love a macabre story . . . and this definitely qualified. It was fast-paced and the writing was very visual. But I think the author withheld too much information from the reader for too long. I never got a sense of the characters' motivations. Instead of stringing me along and making me desperate for more, it made me apathetic. Like I didn't really care because I didn't know what the stakes were, either for the emotional well-being of the characters or the overall world itself. ...more
This was exactly what I needed; short and shocking, like a bit of a slap to the face. I've been slowly sinking into a slump for the last few w4 STARS!
This was exactly what I needed; short and shocking, like a bit of a slap to the face. I've been slowly sinking into a slump for the last few weeks and this renewed my love for reading.
My first erotic horror . . . and while I mostly skimmed over the gory parts, author Harleigh Beck sure knows how to show a dark romance reader a good My first erotic horror . . . and while I mostly skimmed over the gory parts, author Harleigh Beck sure knows how to show a dark romance reader a good time. ...more
There was absolutely no context given - for anything - in this novella, but from what I could pick out it Literarily bizarre . . . or ghoulish, maybe?
There was absolutely no context given - for anything - in this novella, but from what I could pick out it was a steam-punk apocalyptic horror read. I'm guessing one has to have read this author's full-length novels to make heads or tails of it. But it was beautiful in a poetic way. 3 stars?...more
I was no woman, I was merely a supplicant, a pilgrim who had stumbled across your dark altar and was doomed to worship at
5+ beautiful STARS!
I was no woman, I was merely a supplicant, a pilgrim who had stumbled across your dark altar and was doomed to worship at it forever.
SO happy I took a chance here!
Love was no girlhood game. It was an iron yoke, forged in fire and heavy to wear.
Honestly, this could have gone either way . . . I'd either hate its pretentiousness or I'd fall in love with the poetry of it all.
I was always your little mouse, kept in a gilded cage until it was time for the cat to play.
Obviously, you can see I savored every word of Constanta's 'love' of her master, Dracula.
I wanted to dash myself against your rocks like a wave, to obliterate my old self and see what rose shining and new from the sea foam.
Part erotic(ish)horror, part cautionary tale, A Dowry of Blood held me transfixed from beginning to end.
My piety was a sporadic, half-feral things, sometimes lashing out at God with teeth bared, other times nuzzling against His loving providence like a kitten.
Watching Constanta finally grow into herself and take control of her 'life' was so very satisfying. Call me crazy, but I identified with her struggle to protect herself . . . I, too, am much more zealous when those I love are put in danger.
I fell in love with her quickly, even as my head railed against the stupid machinations of my heart.
I highly recommend if you love words and how they can be built into something beautiful and awe inspiring.
"More often than not, love ends in tragedy, but we go on loving in the hopes that this time, it will be different."
Book 1 ==> 5 STARS! Book 2 ==> 4.5 STARS! Book 3 ==> 4.5 STARS!
I binged the entire series! Harrowing, terrifying, and dark, dark, dark from beginning toBook 1 ==> 5 STARS! Book 2 ==> 4.5 STARS! Book 3 ==> 4.5 STARS!
I binged the entire series! Harrowing, terrifying, and dark, dark, dark from beginning to end. Read at your own risk for sure (I couldn't even begin to list all of the triggers in this one, plus it's Omegaverse).
Despite the utter bleakness of the story and the complete lack of romance until almost the end of the trilogy, there's just something about the lyrical nature of this author's prose that's captivating. It kept me hooked the entire way through. If you're in the mood for close to pitch black, I'd recommend!...more
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