YMMV / A Dowry of Blood

• Complete Monster: Dracula appears at first to be a knight in shining armour to his Vampire's Harem but is soon revealed to be anything but. A vicious sadist who savours killing, Dracula makes a habit of charming men and women into becoming his spouses and eventually killing them if he finds them to be no longer of any use. Though he initially appears to care for his current harem, Dracula reveals himself to be abusive and possessive, planning to turn them into playthings with no will of their own but his. Over the course of the novel, Dracula murders untold numbers of victims by charming them into coming with him only to stamp out that hope that he loves them as he gleefully devours them. A horror that has lived for thousands of years, Dracula's handsome face and charisma belie the fact that he views himself as above humanity and ultimately that no one is safe from his murderous whims.