The Deathless Girls
2019 • 304 pages
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Gothic, intoxicating, feminist, darkly provoking and deeply romantic - this is the breathtakingly imagined untold story of the brides of Dracula, by bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave in her much-anticipated YA debut. They say the thirst of blood is like a madness - they must sate it. Even with their own kin. On the eve of her divining, the day she'll discover her fate, seventeen-year-old Lil and her twin sister Kizzy are captured and enslaved by the cruel Boyar Valcar, taken far away from their beloved traveller community. Forced to work in the harsh and unwelcoming castle kitchens, Lil is comforted when she meets Mira, a fellow slave who she feels drawn to in a way she doesn't understand. But she also learns about the Dragon, a mysterious and terrifying figure of myth and legend who takes girls as gifts. They may not have had their divining day, but the girls will still discover their fate...
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You know that feeling when you read a book and you get angry that you hadn't read it sooner? That's my reaction to The Deathless Girls.
The Deathless Girls follows the story of Dracula's brides, women who have been forgotten in literature that deserve to have their stories told too.
The minute you are introduced to these characters, you are invested in reading about their journey. Kizzy and Lil are such fantastic characters. Their strength, bravery and love were so empowering to read and I rooted for them the entirety of the book.
As always I won't go too in-depth about this book because I think it's one that it's best to go in blind but what I will say is that this book needs more hype because I never see anyone talking about it.
Fast-paced, beautifully written and sapphic?
This is a book that I will be thinking about for a while.
