We Become Darkness
by Grace Marrow
My Rating: 🟊🟊🟊🟊
Spice Rating: 🌶
Blurb:
A human and a vampyr forge an unsteady alliance in this marriage-of-convenience romantic fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpent and the Wings of Night and One Dark Window.
Thalia, Princess of Agripa, has spent the last four years hunting her ex-lover, Cassius—the man who shattered her heart and betrayed her kingdom by becoming a Vampyr. Vampyrs and humans have had a tenuous past since Thalia’s father and sister were murdered thirteen years ago. But with Agripa’s ore supply—the lifeblood of human cities—running out, Thalia’s mother strikes a desperate and dangerous deal: Thalia will marry a Vampyr prince in exchange for their ore.
Thalia is blindsided by the arrangement—and horrified to find Cassius, now serving as the prince’s Hand, is the man tasked with bringing her to the Vampyr kingdom safely. To save her people, she agrees to the marriage: but plans to dismantle the Vampyr kingdom from within
by killing the prince.
The Vampyr court is rife with danger and secrets, and Cassius is always watching. When a monstrous new threat emerges, Thalia realizes the safety and security of their world is far more fragile than she ever believed.
Caught between duty and desire, Thalia must grapple with her feelings for Cassius and decide if she will fulfill her duty to the human crown or embrace the darkness within herself to protect both realms.
We Become Darkness is an atmospheric romantasy perfect for fans of Nosferatu to sink their teeth into.
Thalia, Princess of Agripa, has spent the last four years hunting her ex-lover, Cassius—the man who shattered her heart and betrayed her kingdom by becoming a Vampyr. Vampyrs and humans have had a tenuous past since Thalia’s father and sister were murdered thirteen years ago. But with Agripa’s ore supply—the lifeblood of human cities—running out, Thalia’s mother strikes a desperate and dangerous deal: Thalia will marry a Vampyr prince in exchange for their ore.
Thalia is blindsided by the arrangement—and horrified to find Cassius, now serving as the prince’s Hand, is the man tasked with bringing her to the Vampyr kingdom safely. To save her people, she agrees to the marriage: but plans to dismantle the Vampyr kingdom from within
by killing the prince.
The Vampyr court is rife with danger and secrets, and Cassius is always watching. When a monstrous new threat emerges, Thalia realizes the safety and security of their world is far more fragile than she ever believed.
Caught between duty and desire, Thalia must grapple with her feelings for Cassius and decide if she will fulfill her duty to the human crown or embrace the darkness within herself to protect both realms.
We Become Darkness is an atmospheric romantasy perfect for fans of Nosferatu to sink their teeth into.
My Review:
We Become Darkness follows Thalia, princess of Agripa, who is forced into a political marriage with the prince of the very creatures she loathes, the vampyres. Instead of the prince, her sworn enemy and former lover turned vampire, Cassius, stands in as proxy for their vows, binding together two kingdoms that have every reason to remain at war. Thalia travels to Vaccarium with a secret mission to destroy the vampyres from within, but once there she discovers a dangerous sickness spreading through their kingdom. As tensions rise and old feelings resurface, she is forced to choose between revenge and something far more complicated, the fragile security of both the human and vampire worlds.
This was an incredibly atmospheric and vivid read. I loved how immersive it felt from the very beginning. The world building never talked down to the reader. Instead, it trusted you to pay attention and piece things together, which made the experience even more satisfying. There is a menacing undercurrent throughout the story, especially surrounding the mysterious sickness and the monsters lurking in the shadows, and it kept me completely hooked.
The twists were one of my favorite parts. A few I suspected because of the careful details woven into earlier chapters, which made their payoff feel earned, while others genuinely caught me off guard. I also appreciated that not every thread was neatly tied up by the end. There are lingering questions that have me eager to see where the story goes next.
As a newer vampire story, this one completely won me over. I am absolutely in love with We Become Darkness and cannot wait for more.
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