![]() ![]() What she will decide about her own future. ![]() ![]() Some other aspects I loved was the queerness and the ways in which A Dowry of Blood is grounded in Constanta’s story. With vampire stories, I always find that exploration to the most fascinating to me, but I feel like I was lacking a bit of internal introspection about this specific element. Starting off as a story about revenge and love, A Dowry of Blood asks us if power and specifically immortality changes us. The diary journal type entries not only seem like a letter to Dracula – which is a nice twist and homage to the original – but also grounds us in her image and perception of Dracula. At the same time, it allows us to see a different side of Dracula which doesn’t shy away from the blood and the manipulation, the love and the fear. I did enjoy this aspect of the reimagining because it gives Dracula’s brides a voice and stories. It’s not a retelling in the sense you might expect if you’re a fan of the classic. That’s why I think the label of reimagining is very apt. While I have studied it in the past, Gibson certainly takes some liberties. So I first heard that it was going to be a reimagining of Dracula. I enjoyed A Dowry in the Blood, but not for the reasons I thought I would. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) (Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. ![]()
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