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ClaudiasBookNook

~CURRENT VIBES: šŸ’€Gothic Horror & Witchy stuff šŸ”®~ //in general i'm into fantasy, horror, lit fic, historical fiction, romance //

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Blood Suckers
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Our Share of Night
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Faithbreaker (Fallen Gods, #3)
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Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1)Tender Is the Flesh

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  • Gods of Jade and Shadow
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  • A Dowry of Blood (A Dowry of Blood, #1)
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    Oct 29, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.5
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    A very refreshing take on Dracula lore (and groom), told from one of his bride’s perspectives. I really appreciated and liked the choice of using the second person voice as the main narrative style — feel like it’s massively underutilized in fiction. In particular, this choice made the story feel more intimate and the emotions more vivid.

    But the plot itself was just average, no particular twist or turn.

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    So far I’m loving the second person perspective!! It’s so rarely used in fiction and it’s very refreshing to see!!

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  • The Bewitching
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    Oct 23, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5
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    TLDR: If Guillermo Del Toro redid Hocus Pocus, it would be this book.

    Definitely a fantastic atmospheric gothic spooky book — it’s not necessarily full on horror but kind of horror lite. The first third was a bit of a slow build-up, but when the pace picked up….OH BOY IT PICKED UP AND SPINES WERE TINGLING.

    I do love a spooky tale set in New England. The jumping POVs and different eras really reminded me of Bury Our Bones In the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab.

    On a more serious note, there really should be some trigger warnings even though I predicted it happening, I feel like one particular plot line could be a major a dealbreaker for some people….

    In any case, I enjoyed it!

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  • New addition!

    I would suggest adding Lucy Undying by Kiersten White to the list!! Supposed to be a🩸 sapphic vampire story of love and revenge🩸 featuring one of dracula’s first victims šŸ§›

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