I enjoyed the wlw relationship between Meya and Nina, but their relationship also extended to the main vampire, who I didn’t find likeable. This novel focuses on relationship dynamics and brings in some interesting representation. That is pretty much where the vampire lore ends. I feel like the author did research on the subject matter, or read a lot of historical fantasy previously, though can’t confirm that as I’m not a fan nor big reader of historical fantasy. The setting is very much true to the genre, I think. This novel definitely was historical fantasy with the only fantasy element being the bits on vampires that I mentioned. Their blood can heal wounds and cure illness pretty effectively, and it’s rather ritualistic as to how they are turned. There were implications of super strength and speed in this work too, so vampires likely have that power. Instead, the primary vampire character used a knife to cut and get some blood. There are no fangs involved, though I’m someone who likes fangs. Their blood is purple/dark fuchsia, which is an unusual take and very creative. My Lord brings some rather unique vampire lore to the table, which I wish was explored more in the work! Vampires here have ‘transcended’ and become immortal. For information on this blog, click here!
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