Book Review: Sed de Sangre by V. Castro

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Title: Sed de Sangre

Author: V. Castro

Release date: March 10, 2020

 

I had the pleasure of recently reading V. Castro’s ‘Maria the Wanted’ and was blown away with her re-imagining and re-taking of Vampire fiction.

(Review for that is here; http://kendallreviews.com/book-review-maria-the-wanted-and-the-legacy-of-the-keepers-v-castro/ – the book is currently $0.99, so snag that as well!)

Now, in 2020 we’ve been lucky enough to see two Castro releases – her Unnerving Rewind or Die! release – ‘Hairspray and Switchblades’ and this – ‘Sed de Sangre.’

I snagged this one on release day and devoured it that night.

What I liked: Made up of three short stories, V kindly ramps up the erotica and explicitness over each story. This is key for those who may be put off from the term ‘erotica.’ The three stories are ‘Carnival of Gore,’ which was a fantastic story about a special night where the vampires all get to feast, ‘The Four Horseman Inn’ which was a stunning take on the apocalyptic themes of Woe etc and lastly ‘Snake Hips,’ which was a depraved take on two creatures having a fun evening.

As I mentioned, each of these stories has gore, blood and sex, but Castro slowly pushes the gas pedal more and more as it goes.

What I didn’t like: TOO SHORT! Haha! I wished these were each novella length or full length (although with ‘Snake Hips’ it would be like buying a full length adult film and never making it beyond the first five minutes!).

Why you should buy it: Castro has firmly put her stamp on ‘Vampire Gore-otica’ if that’s such a thing. She’s a confident writer who isn’t afraid to spray brain matter or semen and the reader is all the better for it. I, shamefully, still haven’t managed to read her ‘Hairspray and Switchblades’ release yet, but that will be rectified shortly!

Go snag this and support a fantastic writer and a great human!

5/5