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- Condition
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- Dimensions
- 6.38 x 1.13 x 9.31 in
- Weight
- 1.16 lb
- Publisher
- Zando
- Publication date
- February 18, 2025
- Language
- English
- Print length
- 336 pages
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The seductive reimagining of a Gothic classic—a repressed wife encounters a mysterious woman who awakens her desire in the “lesbian vampire novel we need.” (Them) WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NPR Best Book of the Year • Goodreads Choice Award Finalist • Book Riot Best Book of the Year It’s the height of the Industrial Revolution, and ten years into Lenore’s marriage to steel magnate Henry, their relationship has soured. When Henry’s ambitions take them from London to the remote British moorlands, a shocking carriage accident brings the mysterious Carmilla into their lives. Carmilla, who is weak and pale during the day but vibrant at night. Carmilla, who stirs something deep within Lenore. Soon, girls from the local villages fall sick, consumed by a terrible hunger, and Lenore begins to unravel. Torn between regaining her husband’s affection and the cravings Carmilla has awakened, Lenore must confront a darkness that will place her at risk. This immersive reworking of Carmilla, the queer novella that inspired Dracula, delivers a richly atmospheric look at feminine rage and the desires that feed our hunger. “I didn’t like this, I LOVED it.” —Taylor Jenkins Reid Read more
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| Publisher | Zando |
|---|---|
| Publication date | February 18, 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 336 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1638932166 |
| ISBN-13 | 61 |
| Item Weight | 1.16 pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.38 x 1.13 x 9.31 inches |
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4.75/5 Stars
Format: Kindle
***SPOILERS AHEAD*** SUMMARY The Industrial Revolution was a good time for exactly one kind of person: wealthy men. Married to one, Lenore should be content with her station and the role she plays in her husband Henry's life. He's there to provide for her, and she's there to grant him social rank and status. Pretty standard for the 1870s. Until they stumble across a carriage accident on their way to their new country home in Sheffield and find themselves with a new houseguest. Carmilla is an intriguing, frustrating mystery to dear Lenore, one who wanders the moors at night, barely eats anything, and challenges her at every turn. The more time she spends with Carmilla, the more Lenore's eyes open to the things in her life that just don't add up...and things that may be killing her. Stick around for a crumbling country mansion, annoying frenemies, and at least three mysteries that'll keep you turning pages despite telling your friends, honestly nothing has happened yet except that everything has been happening...it was just so subtle you didn't even notice until it was too late. Just like our FMC. VIBES If you're looking for classic vampire tropes (not a spoiler, Carmilla was published in 1872), don't bother. This book isn't a vampire story so much as a story about finally facing the truths in your life...and dealing with the consequences. If you've ever felt like murdering and maybe nibbling on your husband, making out with your best friend, and running away with her forever in a glorious culmination of feminine rage, this one's for you.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2026 by Lindsey Foltyn
compelling
Format: Kindle
Compelling story that held my attention. Liked the atmosphere and the characterizations. Somewhat of an abrupt ending.
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2026 by Amazon Customer
I hate to say it but I was kinda bored.
Format: Kindle
I rented this book on Libby at first then decided to purchase the book so I can have more time with it. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This book follows Lady Lenore after she and her husband come across Carmilla's wrecked carriage on their way to their new property called Nethershaw. Their lives are turned upside down as they invite Carmilla to stay with them and everyone is affected. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– I thought this book was boring and was full of filler content. I thought the premise was great but I couldn't see where the feminism was located in this book. I still saw a lot of violence against women, especially from the FMC's husband to the FMC. I'm not sure how I feel about Carmilla and feel that she was a bitch at some points when speaking to the FMC. She wasn't even at the home for a lot of the novel toward the end. I'm not sure how I feel about the effect she had on the FMC, even when she wasn't physically there. I also didn't like Cora either but I'm not the type of person who can spend a lot of time in someone else's presence without feeling a certain sense of annoyance. I'm very introverted by nature so to spend as much time with Cora as the FMC did, I know I wouldn't have lasted as long as the FMC did. I feel bad for the FMC at the end of the day after everything she went through in this novel. I'm glad she got a "good" ending, even if it's ambiguous. I don't want to spoil the end of the book for anyone but I wouldn't necessarily consider this book to have your typical HEA for Carmilla and the FMC. I think that's the saddest part for me and it's one of the reasons I'd hesitate to recommend this book. If you want a good gothic vampire novel meant for adults and not teenagers, I'd say go for this one. However, if you want an HEA at the end, I'd skip this book entirely. Yikes!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2025 by Lisa Fourman
Love a spooky haunted villa
Format: Kindle
A very fun read
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2026 by Natalie G. Bergman
superb ending!
Format: Kindle
While I found it slow at times, then it picked up. The different complexities were great but the ending is by far the best!
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2026 by Linda J Mortensen
A book that leaves a mark
Format: Hardcover
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn felt especially sentimental to me. As a woman who relates more to this book than most, not just for its gothic atmosphere, but for the way it explores desire, repression, and the ache of wanting something you’re told you shouldn’t. This story leans into a dark, lush horror, but beneath the blood and stone is a deeply emotional story about identity and longing. I loved how the sapphic elements are handled with intensity and tenderness rather than spectacle. The relationships feel charged and dangerous in the best way, mirroring the gothic setting itself. There’s something incredibly validating about seeing queer desire portrayed as powerful and transformative, even when it’s messy and frightening. Hungerstone is moody, haunting, and unapologetically queer. It’s the kind of book that made me feel seen. Not just as a reader of horror, but as a woman whose love exists outside the norm. A beautifully unsettling read that lingered with me long after I set the book back on my shelf.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2025 by Peyton Montgomery
Hungerstone
Format: Hardcover
4/5 read - the cover is gorgeous and was not damaged in delivery. The book itself is a good read!
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2025 by Hendrik de Smidt
Desire vs. Repression
Format: Kindle
This is an extended and detailed adaptation of the novella Carmilla (written in 1872), but focuses more on the ways in which society forces the protagonist into a prison of her own making. The novel is atmospheric, and an easy read, but it really explores the theme of hunger and being alive. Hunger as desire, hunger as satiation, hunger as a way to feel belonging are the three different axes that intersect on the crumbling marriage that Lenore (the protagonist) has carefully constructed with her transactional husband. Although some of Lenore's self-pity and despair drags the plot, and Carmilla herself becomes more of an omen rather than a physical being, the novel still carries momentum and suspicion to push the reader along. This is not my usual genre of reading, but I enjoyed how immersive it felt.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2025 by Piyali Mukherjee