A wonderful addition to the horrorotica genre, this dark romance explores the messy, abusive and yet incredibly erotically charged relationship between a blind woman and her vampire girlfriend. Having been rescued by Carm from more than one creep during their relationship, Adrianne feels indebted to her girlfriend and does her best to steal blood from the hospital she works at. But it doesn’t always work out and when Carm gets hungry she becomes mean, feeding from Adrianne with little care for how she feels. When her coworker Petra notices that Adrianne doesn’t seem to be doing too well, she starts asking questions and offering support. And despite knowing how dangerous Carm could pose to both of them, Adrianna finds she doesn’t have the strength to keep herself isolated and alone any longer.
I really liked Adrianna as a main character, her actions were understandable and the manipulation and abuse Carm put her through were heartbreaking to read about. It was also fascinating to be put in her mind and explore the ways she justified Carm’s behavior for herself, because while an abusive relationship may look easy to parse from the outside, this just makes it very clear that it is anything but. Carm is a deeply unlikeable character, expertly manipulative and a horrible person, but despite this, I could understand why Adrianna had fallen for her at first and then felt unable to leave her. I also love fucked up women in fiction and Carm sure delivers on that front, she’s just absolutely terrible and I adored it! (Also, she’s hot…) And finally, there’s Petra who plays an important role in showing support to Adrianna that finally enables her to leave. She clearly cares for Adrianna and the romance between the two of them was super sweet. I also liked how protective she was as well as how she provided an outsider’s perspective both on the relationship and the supernatural aspects of the storyline.
If you enjoy lesbian monsterfucking, dark romance, a disabled main character, a transfem LI, an exploration of abusive relationships and how to get out and a spicy but scary story, you gotta check this one out.