She begins as a dying peasant girl saved by a mysterious stranger (who of course turns out to be Dracula). She is incredible and her growth over the course of the book was extremely well-written and realistic. For me, as a survivor myself, it did amp up my anxiety, I got knots in my stomach, BUT following Constanta and her journey was a breath of fresh air. So beware, it could be triggering for you. It does deal with domestic abuse (verbal/emotional/mental/physical) and there are parts that were hard to read especially if you’ve experienced that. This story is NOT for the faint of heart. Reading the path that Constanta takes first adoring him, then mistrusting and then finally realizing his abuse and fighting to save the other brides and herself was cathartic. He made his lovers, taught them, saved them, loved them but he also abused them, manipulated them and controlled their lives. It was extremely interesting to read a new perspective on Dracula. It has everything I’ve wanted to know about Dracula’s brides and then some. Which is to say, I read on my phone every time the baby woke up to nurse which was every couple hours all night (haha). It did not disappoint and I ended up staying up to the wee hours to finish it. I love everything vampire, so when I saw a Dracula’s brides retelling I quite literally jumped on it.
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