#RentABook | Gothic Romances pt. 2

Buongiorno booklovers, come state? Nonostante l'aesthetic pastellosa del mio blog possa trarvi in inganno, in realtà sono una hardcore gothic fan (e chi mi conosce nella vita reale SA che mi metto addirittura la matita nera come contorno labbra). Ecco a voi una lista, divisa in più parti, perché il gotico non muore mai nel mio cuore! 

PS: Parte 2 di 3

1. A DOWRY OF BLOOD, S.T. GIBSON

TRAMA:

This is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession. . .

Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things.

Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death.

2. AN EDUCATION IN MALICE, S.T. GIBSON

TRAMA:

Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from Sunday Times bestselling author S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood.

Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua's College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls. Here, secrets are currency, ambition is lifeblood, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold.

On her first day of class, Laura Sheridan is thrust into an intense academic rivalry with the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla. Together, they are drawn into the confidence of their demanding poetry professor, De Lafontaine, who holds her own dark obsession with Carmilla.

But as their rivalry blossoms into something far more delicious, Laura must confront her own strange hungers. Tangled in a sinister game of politics, bloodthirsty professors and dark magic, Laura and Carmilla must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in their ruthless pursuit of knowledge...

3. LE RAGAZZE IMMORTALI, KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE

TRAMA:

Le gemelle Lil e Kizzy stanno per compiere diciassette anni, ed entro poche ore arriverà per loro il giorno della divinazione: l'Anziana Charani svelerà alle ragazze quale destino le aspetta. Ma non faranno in tempo a partecipare alla cerimonia perché il crudele Boier Valcar le fa rapire per farne le sue schiave. Costretta a lavorare nelle cucine del castello, un luogo tutt'altro che accogliente, Lil trova conforto nell'incontro con Mira, una compagna di sventura verso cui si sente attratta in un modo mai provato prima. E lì sente parlare del Drago, che ricorda la terribile figura mitologica di cui raccontano le antiche leggende, un mostro a cui si portano in offerta giovani ragazze. Forse Lil e Kizzy non avranno la loro cerimonia di divinazione, ma le gemelle stanno per scoprire comunque il loro destino...