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Granny Shanny
February 18, 2026
Wives of the Vampire Queen, Book 4
This series is a gothic dark fantasy built with each novella as the next installment of the story. It starts with a village located down the mountainside from a dark, mysterious castle. Surrounded by forest, this castle housed the "King" who oversaw the village and received an annual tithe. Each winter solstice, a village female was chosen to be left at his gate to become "Queen" for one year. Let's begin...
Helena's whole existence changed when a group of violent raiders came upon her father's house where she lived with her many younger sisters. After her family was destroyed, Xenia, who was hunting, came upon Helena's dying body. For vengeance, Helena allows Xenia to save her so she can reap bloody retribution until all the raiders are destroyed.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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The Book Dragon's Hoard by A.V.
January 30, 2026
So far, this is definitely the novella in this series that stood out to me. I connected with Helena's character in a way I didn't with the MCs from the previous books, and her feelings around everything that happens to her resonated. This is also the most action-packed of the stories so far, while having less of a spooky factor. I'm enjoying the nuances that each new volume brings to the question of vampirism and vampire lore, and I like how the author really engages with ideas around monsters, what makes monsters so, and what actions can be considered monstrous.
My only gripe with this book is the man-hate, but it does have a place within the setting and with regards to the girl-power trip this series is clearly on. So, fun but not quite as socially grounded as I would have liked to be able to truly love the series. I understand that this is a matter of personal preference, so if you love man-bashing girl-bosses, this will definitely be the series for you. 4,5 stars.
I’ve read books with vampires before, but mostly MF, so it was a pleasant change to read about sapphic vampires. But that is where the pleasantries stop. Hello, these women are vampires, so there is a lot of blood lust…and bloodshed.
This book touches on FFF, but the s3x scenes felt a little awkward and weren’t really my cuppa. That’s a personal preference, so don’t let that stop you from checking out a fabulous story.
I’ll be sure to check out more books by this author.
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Dulaine Roode Author
January 3, 2026
In the last book they tried adding Eudoxia to the family and we never knew if it was successful or not.
Helena and her family is attacked by a band of raiders who do unspeakable things to them and killed all of them, but Xenia found Helena before she could die and turned her into a vampire. They then went on a revenge spree of the raiders camp before going back to the castle. Anna wasn't happy at first, but in the end they grow close too.
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kelly c
December 15, 2025
3.5 stars, 3🌶
This book starts with a punch, and keeps rolling. Helena is the eldest of 10 daughters. Her ailing father can't perform the heat of the household duties, so it's up to get to provide for the family (farming/foraging, etc). When she catches a raider party in the woods set to attack her home, her life changes.
This look at what routinely happened years ago fuels her fury and rage at the sheer barbacity of this tragic situation. What comes next is pure retribution. The story continues the journey of the queen and her wife Anna. How they take Helena under their wing. The juxtaposition of the elder vampires and what they once thought, now as they've matured over the centuries to their new fledgling's viewpoints is a natural progression. This read let's your inner fury run free for a bit. I enjoyed this installment in the series and will new looking forward to what's next.
