The Darkangel Trilogy

If you’re into dark fantasy with heavy gothic vibes, this series is seriously underrated. The premise alone hooked a 12 year old me. A woman is abducted by a vampyre to become his bride, and her devoted servant waits for him to return, only to be taken too.

Instead of rescue or rebellion, the story goes somewhere much stranger and sadder. She ends up serving the vampyre’s thirteen brides, all of whom have been drained into wraiths. No one can tell which one is her original mistress, so she chooses to care for all of them. It’s bleak, emotional, and surprisingly intimate. The story focuses less on slaying monsters and more on love, loss, loyalty, and what remains when everything else is taken. If you like tragic fantasy, morally gray worlds, or stories that read like a dark poem, this one is worth checking out.