Synopsis
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…
Thoughts
I am so excited to read this book. I’ve read two books by Kiran Milwood Hargrave before – The Girl of Ink and Stars and The Way Past Winter – and I adored them both. When I heard she had a new book coming out I was really interested and then I saw that the book was an imagined untold story of the brides of Dracula. Where do I sign up? Dracula is one of my all time favourite books and I love reading new versions of the tale or untold stories like this one. Kiran Milwood Hargrave has such a gorgeous writing style and I’m so excited to see where she takes this story. Her previous books have been middle grade so I’m looking forward to seeing her first book for a YA audience. I’ve requested an ARC of this on Netgalley and I’m keeping my fingers and toes crossed that I get approved because I really can’t wait to read this one. The Deathless Girls is publishing September 19th 2019 from Orion Books.
The story follows a family who live in an everlasting winter. The scene is set beautifully and the icy landscape is lushly described in the book. I could almost feel the icy winds and see the frozen forest that Mila and her family live. The story definitely felt reminiscent of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and if anything that made me love this book even more.
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