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- Content warnings: Violence, Gore, Murder, Miscarriage, Infertility, Gaslighting, Manipulation, Eating disorders, Cannibalism, Toxic relationships, Captivity, Sexism, Addiction, Infidelity
Hungerstone
by Kat Dunn
A feminist Carmilla retelling where a Victorian wife discovers her hunger for freedom, desire, and revenge through a seductive stranger. The vampire element is metaphorical and hits harder for it.
goodreads 3.93/5 30,516 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length336 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice2/5 · Slow seduction
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- F/F
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Slow seduction
- Cathartic release
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- Mysterious stranger
- Power imbalance
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- The angst delivered
- Dark/tortured soul
- Hurt/comfort
- Taboo / forbidden
- Perspective shift
- Power dynamic
- Experienced x innocent
- First time / discovery
- Redemption romance
- Desperate / urgent
- Teasing control
- Power exchange soft
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Eye contact intensity
- Touch starvation
- Power exchange
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Primal play (hunting/chasing)
Fantasy promise
- Gothic romance
- Manor house / estate
- Historical
- Vampires
- Dark romance
- Forest / wilderness
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- Gothic
- Secret relationship
- Mountain / highlands
Reading experience
- First person
- Slow
- Lyrical
- Heavy
- Survivor
- Sapphic
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- Atmospheric
- Soft/gentle
- Bisexual MC
- Dark
- Innocent / sheltered
- Queer
- Sensual
- Immersive
- Eerie
- Haunting
- Emotional
- Brooding
- Dramatic
- Intense
- Seductive
- Melancholic
- Page turner
- Forbidden desire
- Slow descent into darkness
- Haunted castle
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Book details
- Length
- 336 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book