The Book of Blood and Roses
Hardback Published on: 15/01/2026
Price: £20.00
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The Book of Blood & Roses
This book is a sapphic vampire story containing enemies to lovers, forced proximity and an academic setting! I really enjoyed reading this, the plot was in... READ MORE
Slow-burn vampire romantasy!
The Book of Blood and Roses is a brilliantly enjoyable vampire fantasy romance between a vampire and a vampire hunter.It's well-written with great pacing a... READ MORE
An unexpected favourite
I don’t know what I was expecting from this book but after putting it off for ages, I decided I needed something fresh in the new year. I can’t believe I p... READ MORE
A great read for fans of vampires and dark academia
This is a fun book for anyone who loves academia-set books and vampires. I found it slow in places and some things about intimate scenes didn’t make sense ... READ MORE
A brilliantly bingeable vampire read
This was a thoroughly enjoyable slow-burn fantasy romance with a surprisingly wholesome and yearning dimension to it that I would not have expected given t... READ MORE
Synopsis
I’ll drive her insane . . . and then I’ll go.
And she’ll spend the rest of eternity dying to taste me again.
In the mists of the Scottish highlands lies a university where vampires and humans alike live and study.
But there is one student very different from the rest.
Rebecca Charity. Vampire hunter.
Undercover at the university, Rebecca is 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 vampires three years ago.
But when Rebecca arrives, she finds something, or someone, unexpected.
Aliz Astra – heir to one of the most powerful vampire families . . . and the most beautiful woman Rebecca has ever met.
She is everything Rebecca has always hated, but also everything she has ever wanted, and now she doesn't know if she wants to kiss or kill her.
When, on a moonlit night, Aliz rescues her from a vampire attack, she accidentally makes Rebecca her familiar. And they must work together to break the curse before the next full moon.
Growing closer by the day.
Can a vampire hunter ever fall in love with a vampire?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241729113
- Number of pages: 368
- Dimensions: 242 x 165 x 34 mm
- Weight: 572g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allSuch a fun read!
Thank you Michael Joseph & Netgalley for my free eARC!
Ventured out of my comfort zone with this one & I think I've ended up discovering one of my fav r... READ MORE
This next big TikTok obsession has fangs
ARC courtesy of Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House | Michael Joseph - thank you, thank you, THANK YOU.
I’m just going to say it: this is going to be e... READ MORE
Easy to read debut novel
Stars. This was such a great debut novel an easy-to-read paranormal sapphic romance.
Rebecca has been working for the last four years as Vampire killer,... READ MORE
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Gothic Academy meets Vampire enemies to lovers
This dark enemies to lovers slow burn vampire romance brings together a story full of secrets and lies. The gothic academy setting follows the story of a v... READ MORE
An addictive story that I devoured (lol)
Okay, I loved this book. It was an excellently built world of vampires, vampire hunters and humans, in a dark academia setting, with a sapphic enemies to l... READ MORE
Gothic and Mysterious
Vampire hunter enters a vampire academy and falls in love? I mean, what more could you possibly want in a vampire romance book. This book has a gothic, mys... READ MORE
Great vampire read
Great read!I liked the way that the campus names were often in Gaelic, and little pieces of dialect were thrown in every now and then to remind you that it... READ MORE
Wonderful queer fantasy!
A twisty, sapphic take on vampire lore that had me hooked from page one. ‘The Book of Blood and Roses’ blends the supernatural with queer romance in a wond... READ MORE
Thrilling sizzling and heartwarming
I really enjoyed this, flew through it it’s Thrilling gothic vampire vibes! Queer steamy lesbian romance that’s sizzling & sexy! Definitely some heartwarm... READ MORE
I can’t stop thinking about this book
I absolutely loved The Book of Blood & Roses. As soon as I read the synopsis this was a pre-order for me and Annie Summerlee did not disappoint! I cannot w... READ MORE
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The unexpected fave
I went into this book feeling that it sounded like the kind of book I would enjoy. Understatement. I couldn’t have put this book down if I tried, the story... READ MORE
Gorgeous debut of vampire academia!
An absolutely wonderful debut novel from Annie Summerlee - this was a really interesting and gripping read that had me absolutely desperate to pick it up e... READ MORE
What a fantastic book!
I was lucky enough to receive an advanced reader copy. I was sure what to expect when I first started reading this book I thought it was going to be just a... READ MORE
Good pacing. Plenty to keep my interest
I was unsure at first - the beginning seemed a little unfleshed out. But once Rebecca quickly arrives at the vampire-university in the Scottish highlands, ... READ MORE
One of the best books I’ve read in a while!
If you mixed the dark academia setting of Bloodwing Academy with the mystery and intrigue of Throne of Glass, and sprinkled in a touch of Netflix’s ‘Wednes... READ MORE
Sapphic fantasy romance set in a vampire academy? Sign me up!
I don’t tend to lean towards the vampire trope too much so it did take me a little while to get into this. After about 20% though I found the plot really p... READ MORE
Roses, Fangs, and Forbidden Love
The Book of Blood and Roses is a fun, easy paranormal read about Rebecca, a vampire hunter sent undercover to a vampire university, where she ends up roomi... READ MORE
Dark, witty adult/older YA fantasy
Adult, older YA fantasy, vampire/vampire hunter/academy/family tragedy story. Plenty of humour to lighten the darker parts. Very natural, slow burn/heating... READ MORE
Gothic vibes and Vampires ♥️
I really liked this book , The Scottish Highlands setting was atmospheric, and I liked the mix of vampire lore and dark academia it made the story feel mys... READ MORE
The Book of Blood and Roses
What a fantastic debut from Annie Summerlee, solid, enthralling, and wildly entertaining from start to finish.
This book is perfect for readers who love... READ MORE
Vampire, scottish Highlands, dark academia, gothic vibes. How can I resist ?
This book was addictive, like vampires with blood I devoured each page of this story.
A vampire hunter is sent to a vampire university with a mission, fi... READ MORE
Sapphic Vampire love. Yes please!
3.5 stars!
First off, lesbian vampires?! Sign. Me. Up!
I loved the whole premise of this, I loved the fact it was set in the UK and the author had do... READ MORE
Brilliant read :)
Let me start by saying that I bet the paperback version of this book is beautiful. The cover is lovely, and the illustrations at the beginning of every cha... READ MORE
A feb debut!
I had such a great time with this one!
I love a good vampire story, and The Book of Blood and Roses really delivered. It’s a sapphic romance that feels ... READ MORE
Exciting!!
From the moment I picked this up, I was hooked. I tore through it in just a few sittings because I genuinely didn’t want to put it down. The vampires felt ... READ MORE
fantastic read
I would first like to thank netgalley for sending this for me to read.I went into this book, not sure what to expect, for me vampire stories can be very hi... READ MORE
Sapphic vampires?! YES PLEASE
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Michael Joseph for the E-ARC!
A Vampire Romantasy with substance
This is not my usual genre, I went
into it for the Vampires and there is
plenty of good vampire lore that kept
this interesting for me. I'm not a big
r... READ MORE
Great Dark Academia/Paranormal Sapphic novel!
A sapphic vampire dark academia story was what I was looking for, and that is exactly what Annie Summerlee delivered.
We're following Rebecca, a vampire... READ MORE
Dark Academia meets Vampire Romance
The perfect dark academia vampire romance!
Vampire and hunter - vampire falls first.
I loved that the romance was more of a sub plot in this which really ... READ MORE
A nostalgic nod to vampire novels of the 00’s
ARC courtesy of Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House. A strong debut from Annie Summerlee! I grew up primarily reading vampire books around 2008 - 2012 and... READ MORE
A nostalgic nod to vampire novels of the 00’s
ARC courtesy of Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House.
A strong debut from Annie Summerlee!I grew up primarily reading vampire books around 2008 - 2012 an... READ MORE
Really fun but not a must read
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC
3.5 stars
Rebecca is a vampire hunter sent on an undercover mission on this vampire school to ste... READ MORE
Intriguing
I read an eARC of this book on NetGalley so thank you to the author and the publisher.
I found the central premise of this book quite fascinating. Vamp... READ MORE
Five stars!
The Book of Blood and Roses is a seductive, fast paced book that blends paranormal fantasy, dark academia and sapphic romance into something thoroughly add... READ MORE
Brilliant
I received a free ARC from Netgalley.
I really enjoyed this, Rebecca is sent undercover to enroll in a vampire university that is accepting human studen... READ MORE
fantastic
This book did not disappoint in the slightest, full of mystery, intriege, secret organisations, double life's and betrayal, it kept me guessing and on my t... READ MORE
Lesbian vampires!!! Read or else
Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the ARC in exchanges for an honest review.
I really enjoyed this! it reminded me a lot of vampire academy b... READ MORE
A new vampire hunter x vampire romance
Engaging from the start, this was a really exciting and mysterious story.. set in a vampire academy in Scotland!
Assuming a secret identity, our FMC vampi... READ MORE
Loved this
I wanted to love this AND I DID. UNDERCOVER VAMPIRE HUNTER?? VAMPIRE AND HUNTER LOVE STORY AND ITS SAPPHIC AND WE’RE IN SCOTLAND???? PERFECTION.
Book review
This book was a really fun, moody read and a great start to a sapphic paranormal fantasy series.
I loved the dark academia vibe—the Scottish Highlands, ... READ MORE
Sapphic vampire dark academia
Are sapphic vampires now my thing? Maybe I don’t know but I’m loving this genre right now.
Mortal enemies to lovers
Mystery
Puzzle solving
Dark ac... READ MORE
YES to this debut delivering on its promise!
***4.5/5 stars, rounded up!***
Yes, yes, yes, to this novel absolutely delivering on dark academia and gothic vampire vibes while maintaining the thril... READ MORE
Sumptuous sapphic delights!
The Book of Blood and Roses is dark, lush, and utterly compelling. Annie Summerlee delivers a myth-soaked story where beauty and brutality collide, powered... READ MORE
As hot as it is gory!
The hunter and the hunted, holed up in a Scottish University. An unbelievable romantasy, that is as hot as it is gory. Wonderful characters with some cleve... READ MORE
5 stars!! Perfect Dark academia vibes
I received an ARC copy by prhukexport!
This book was perfection. Let me break it down for you.
sapphic dark academia vampire tale
I thought I knew where this story was going, but I was so wrong and I loved it even more for that! The twists, the turns, the moral dilemmas and blurry bou... READ MORE
Seductive and satisfying!
The Book of Blood and Roses carries this captivating, gothic, atmospheric draw that immediately hooked me. It embraces the classic tale of vampire and vamp... READ MORE
Sapphic vampire romance in a Scottish university - what more could you want?
4⭐️ thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for the ARC!
As soon as I saw the blurb for this book I was screaming sign me up. A vampire university in the Sco... READ MORE
THIS BOOK IS ADDICTIVE!
i devoured the book of blood and roses in 2 days and loved every single second of this sapphic, vampire x human rollercoaster adventure full of yearning.
... READ MORE
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INCREDIBLE
INCREDIBLE. Then tension between Aliz and 'Cassie' was incredible from the start. The storyline that developed, including those of side characters had me g... READ MORE
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Amazing
When I read the description for this novel I instantly knew I'd love it. This is a seductive sapphic paranormal fantasy full of vampires what more do you ... READ MORE
Sapphic enemies to lovers with dark academia & gothic vibes
Sapphic enemies to lovers with dark academia & gothic vibes
The best vampire book I have read in a long time
Sapphic, vampire, dark academia....say no more. I was hooked!This book is about Rebecca, a vampire hunter, who is placed undercover in a vampire school and... READ MORE
A Wonderful Vampire Read!!
I absolutely love a vampire romance - especially in a dark academia setting!
This sapphic forbidden romance tale was amazing and I particularly loved the ... READ MORE
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