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The Book of Blood and Roses

by Annie Summerlee

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·The Callisto Chronicles #1

Why Read This?

dark romance satisfaction

Synopsis

In book one of a seductive sapphic paranormal fantasy, a vampire hunter goes undercover at a mysterious university and falls in love with her roommate, an alluring vampire. “Then her red eyes are on mine, gentle, deadly. She takes her time kissing my neck. I pull her closer and say: Bite me.” In the mists of the Scottish Highlands is a university where vampire students study alongside humans. Rebecca Charity is a vampire hunter undercover at the university, searching for the mysterious Book of Blood and Roses, a lost compendium of ways to kill vampires. If she finds it, she’ll be one step closer to avenging her parents, who were slain by those creatures of the night. But when Rebecca arrives, she finds something unexpected: a coffin. Her new roommate is Aliz Astra, scion of one of the most powerful vampire families... and the most beautiful woman Rebecca has ever met. The maddeningly gorgeous Aliz is everything that Rebecca has always hated, but also everything she ever wanted, and now Rebecca doesn't know if she wants to kiss or kill her. When Aliz rescues her from a vampire attack one moonlit night, she accidentally makes Rebecca her familiar. Now, they must work together to break the curse, but as they get closer to solving the mystery, Rebecca and Aliz get closer, too. But can a vampire hunter ever fall in love with a vampire?

At a Glance

3.96 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingF/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

forced proximityhidden identitysecret relationship

Mood

gothicmysteriousdarkromanticadventurous

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.96 ★

Page Count

368 pages

Published

2026

Primary Genre

Paranormal Romance

Pairing

F/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Unknown Narrator

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

conversationalatmosphericsuspenseful

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

moderate

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

Seductive sapphic vampire romance with dark academia tension and forbidden love that feels like walking a knife's edge between danger and desire.

Characters

FMC Archetype

athletic / warriormorally gray

Relationship Dynamics

mutual piningenemies to loversforbidden love

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 3

Spice Style

sensual with tension

Getting Steamy

slow burn tensionforbidden desire

Bringing the Heat

None
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World & Setting

World Type

paranormal

Primary Setting

academy / campus

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

N/A

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

autumn

When & Where to Read

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