A Dowry of Blood: THE GOTHIC SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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But I've grown to understand that you have more of the scientist obsessed than the lover possessed in you, and that your examinations lend themselves more towards a scrutiny of weakness, imperfection, any detail in need of your corrective care. A Dowry of Blood whisks readers through human history, arriving at the dawn of the 20th century, drenched in blood. If you do not consent to us sending you cookies, then your browsing functions may be limited on our site.

Despite its difficult subject matter, it’s a lyrical story of “desire, obsession, and emancipation” that will undoubtedly be one of my favorite reads of 2021. T. Gibson’s A Dowry of Blood, a deliciously dark retelling of Dracula; a story of desire, obsession and the lengths to which we’ll go to protect the ones we love. T. Gibson, who asks us to raise an intoxicating glass to the vampire’s carnal nature and drink deep.

I will make you into nothing more than a man, tender and brutal in equal measure, and perhaps in doing so I will justify myself to you. I’ve never read a piece of fiction where every single word is quotable; the narrative is effortlessly crafted in a way which tugs at the reader’s heartstrings as Constanta pours her heart and soul to someone she loves and hates in equal measure. I didn't know what I was asking for, besides begging not to be left alone in the dirt to drown in my own blood. A Dowry of Blood is a vampire novel that sparkles of gothics, decadence, and delights but hits hard with a sexy bite. I would carry that viper inside me for years, letting it out intermittently to rip the wicked to pieces.

Gibson balances mournful gothic possession with heartfelt emotional authenticity for a thrilling ride from start to finish.

I just knew I would claw out the eyes of the next man who touched me, if my fingers didn't seize up and betray me. Or was I already marked for you, my cooperation merely a bit of pomp and circumstance to mark the occasion? Really 700 Years Old: Dracula looks like a handsome, romanesque young man, but in reality he's over a thousand years old as vampires can only gain the ability to sire others into other vampires after they reach that age. Our Vampires Are Different: Vampires here are able to go out in sunlight normally and feed off blood, but do not need to take the lives of others.

I writhed in your grasp, but your hands were strong as a vise on my shoulders, pinning me to the ground. This definitely seems like a book produced in 2020, not just because of descriptions of plague (they’re not overwhelming, don’t be deterred) but because of descriptions of a megalomaniacal narcissist who wants control at the cost of everyone else’s life and joy. The novel follows Constanta, the first of Dracula's brides, and is told in a letter format, being set before and after the original Dracula. There was the clanking of armor and the low chatter of men, far enough away that I would never have been able to hear it before, but not so far that we couldn't close to distance between us and them in a matter of minutes.You broke his leg with a swift, efficient kick, then sent him hobbling back my way like a parent turning around a wind-up soldier wandering too close to the playroom door. The horror—pulsing and beautiful—comes as much from Constanta’s insights into her husband’s psychology as it does from bloodlust. I just couldn't fathom having an appetite for food, for black bread and beef stew and a mug of beer, after everything that had happened to me that day. I wrapped my fingers around his upper and lower sets of teeth and wrenched his jaw apart before he had the chance.

The appetite for revenge those men had sown in me was still there, curled up tight and sleeping fitfully. It is the only way I can think to survive and I hope, even now, that you would be proud of my determination to persist. Serial-Killer Killer: Constanta, upon becoming a vampire, decides to dedicate herself to killing and feeding off the most odious or evil of society. Vampires initially start off as weak but their blood grows more powerful as they mature, with vampires that reach 1000 years old able to sire and create new vampires. I had so many names for you in those days, my cup of devotion overflowing with titles worthy of your station.

My head was swimming, my heart was racing, and I had gone from nearly dead to viscerally alive in a matter of minutes. Magdalena’s malaise brings secondhand depression representation, and as expected also brings Dracula’s useless dealing with it. From the first squirt on the tongue to the last dying jerk of your prey under your hands, the whole experience builds and builds into a screaming fever pitch. My throat was hoarse from smoke and screaming, and my body was a tender mass of bruises and shattered bones.