I've read several books about Elizabeth Bathory but I think this one is one of my favorites (and not just because it has one of the happier endings). UNHOLY WITH EYES LIKE WOLVES is a sapphic paranormal horror romance, in which Noemi, a thirty-something widow questioning her purpose goes to serve as the housemaid to Erzebet Bathory, a stern and brutal Countess.
This is a great combo of the Carmilla and Elizabeth Bathory stories (I thought it was so clever, making Mircalla an anagram). It's full of feminine rage, bi awakening, and blood shed as powerful women indulge in their baser impulses to the patriarchy's detriment. Noemi is the victim of SA and isn't sure whether she wants to be a wife or mother; giving into her anger and asking the dangerous questions people around her tried to repress lets her become powerful--
And dangerous.
I loved the philosophical and theological elements in this book. I've read several of Morgan Dante's books at this point and I think UNHOLY WITH EYES LIKE WOLVES is my favorite one to date.
Can't wait to read more of their work.
4.5 out of 5 stars
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