![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gibson depicts Constanta’s secret desire for freedom mingled with weary longing for a husband that may exist only in her mind in rich prose that keeps the reader hooked from start to brutal end. Dracula is manipulative and cruel the source of the psychological horror that runs throughout the book. The account only becomes more complicated when Dracula begins taking on new consorts, enmeshing the reader within a web of relationships acutely affected by the dubious blessing of immortality. She recounts her experience with Dracula from the moment he turned her into a vampire, detailing a love doomed from the start. A Dowry of Blood left me breathless Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching. “A Dowry of Blood” is an epistolary novel written from the perspective of Dracula’s first wife, Constanta. Many have played with the concept of vampires, from Twilight’s sparkly take on the vampires in the romance fantasy camp to the introspective “Interview With a Vampire.” Dracula himself has featured in many retellings since Bram Stoker brought him to life in 1897, but to date, there is only one popular novel told from the perspective of one of his wives. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. Vampires are a pop culture staple, with Dracula reigning supreme among these creatures of the night. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husbands dark secrets. ![]()
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