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"It was not my intention to murder you. Not at first, anyway."

This was the most beautifully written story I have ever read. It was so lyrical and dreamy and the narrator for the audiobook was just so good at conveying every one of Constanta's emotions.

This is a retelling of Dracula's wives from the perspective of one of his wives, Constanta. The opening of this book when she meets him and he turns her into a vampire and she gets her revenge was so intense and the narrator made her words seen almost...heart breaking when she recounted the story.

I love how it's written like a letter to Dracula, its almost like Constanta is getting her final say to every crappy thing he did to her. The vocabulary is so well done, it honestly sounds like this book could have been around for years, it sounds wise and aged.

Listening to this book, it almost felt like I was dreaming the entire time. The story progresses through the centuries, and the two of them are completely unchanged as they add Magdalena and Alexi to their lives. It's a shorter audiobook, but the dreaminess of it makes you feel like you're living in those moments with them. You feel them go from grateful for having an enternity to do what they want to becoming restless as they realize they're being kept as caged animals to Dracula. You feel their fear when he gets angry and lashes out and you go from the appreciation in the beginning, for finding Constanta, to hating him as you realize they all do.

Your heart starts to beat with anticipation when they decide they're going to get out, one way or another, and start looking for a way to take Dracula down. Even the death of Dracula is told beautifully, even though it sent shivers up my spine.

S.T. Gibson created a phenomenal story, and it will remain one of my favorite books for a very long time. Very few stories have left an impression like this.