Blood Orange

"*Check trigger warnings*<br/><br/>Read this in a day. I'm in freaking love. Captivating, very atmospheric, and brutal. Good grief I am a complete sucker for heartache and this had plenty to go around. AND WHAT AN ENDING! Thought I knew how the finale would play out. Boy was I floored.<br/><br/>Don't worry, Blood Orange did not include the typical tropes. Honestly, it was madness and I was all in from the beginning. Usually, Vampire romances include a woman compelled by a hot vampire. But this was more about fate. Destinies intertwined, history forced to repeat itself. Soul-crushing inevitable defeat. Ya got me Karina Halle hook line and sinker.<br/><br/>This takes place in the modern day with a Gothic Venice atmosphere. And can I just say the author includes a Spotify Playlist and I bow down to the because man does music bring a story to life. As I said this story is a mess. It's not perfect. There are morally grey characters, death, heartbreak, and cowards. And that my friends is realistic and relatable.<br/><br/>The chemistry yaaaaaaas. These two were literally destined for each other. And the **** was top-notch. *standing ovation* I keep playing back scenes on repeat in my head and that is a compliment. Dahlia is an undercover witch with Vampire slayer tendencies. Valtu is Dracula in the flesh. By day he is a reserved music professor..... yes you heard me correctly.... and yes it makes him hotter and by night a wild animal. His shift changes making him all the more intriguing.<br/><br/>Dahlia is very smart playing the game but inevitably she falls in too deep. Valtu is possessive and seemingly trying not to get his heart broken a third time. I couldn't get enough. Came into this story with a blank slate and left not knowing how much time had passed while I was immersed. And oh man the epilogue, chiefs kiss. Could not sleep till the last page and a few chapters of book two haha."

"This is the best book I have read in a while! So good. 😊😊"

"This was so powerful and devastating read! It’s definitely a book that while it’s short, it still needs to be given time and thought while you’re reading to really let it absorb. I think it’s a very important read and I’d very much recommend it to everyone!"

"⭐️⭐️⭐️"

"Katrina can never fail in my eyes! This was an amazing read!"

"Technically there are a lot of things in this book that didn’t really add up but I don’t want to think about that because I am obsessed with Dahlia and Valtu so. UPDATE: I think I am more obsessed with the idea of your soulmate being reincarnated to come back and find you again that’s what made the book to me"