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The Girl Who Bit Me: A Spicy Sapphic Vampire Romance
Six hundred years of immortal friendship. One bite that changes everything.
Ancient vampires Aster Castelmar and Sylvia Maroven have been inseparable for six centuries. They’ve survived inquisitions, wars, collapsing empires, the industrial revolution—but now they face their most challenging obstacle New York City rental prices.
With only a week left in their last apartment, the broke best friends hatch a bold get-rich enthrall a billionaire. With Sylvia’s charm, Aster’s raw strength, and a dash of vampiric hypnosis, the plan should be foolproof.
Then Sylvia bites Aster.
It’s meant to be a joke, a fleeting thrill between lifelong companions. But instead, the bite awakens an ancient bond reserved for soulmates, forcing them to face feelings they’ve spent centuries denying.
Ancient vampires Aster Castelmar and Sylvia Maroven have been inseparable for six centuries. They’ve survived inquisitions, wars, collapsing empires, the industrial revolution—but now they face their most challenging obstacle New York City rental prices.
With only a week left in their last apartment, the broke best friends hatch a bold get-rich enthrall a billionaire. With Sylvia’s charm, Aster’s raw strength, and a dash of vampiric hypnosis, the plan should be foolproof.
Then Sylvia bites Aster.
It’s meant to be a joke, a fleeting thrill between lifelong companions. But instead, the bite awakens an ancient bond reserved for soulmates, forcing them to face feelings they’ve spent centuries denying.
442 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 24, 2026
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Review of advance copy
Valerie Hunter could write Carmilla, but could Sheridan Le Fanu write The Girl Who Bit Me? I think not.
I loved this book so much! I am definitely looking forward to future installments! Everybody should read this book at least once in their lifetime- it truly is that good <3
I loved this book so much! I am definitely looking forward to future installments! Everybody should read this book at least once in their lifetime- it truly is that good <3
January 28, 2026
IS THIS HOW STRAIGHT PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT TWILIGHT
NEED THIS TO BE 1000 PAGES LONGER
UGHHH I DO NOT HAVE THE WORDSSSSSSSS
NEED THIS TO BE 1000 PAGES LONGER
UGHHH I DO NOT HAVE THE WORDSSSSSSSS
February 1, 2026
i love me some friends to lovers romance especially that it comes with vampires🤌 the shift from platonic feelings to a more romantic ones is so well made and I love the angst that came with that, had me kicking my feet and blushing🤭. The cover is so cute as well
February 2, 2026
Of course my first 5 star read of the year is about yearning lesbian vampires
The way I could’ve finished this in a day but decided to drag it because I was enjoying my time so much, says something! I adore our characters so much, their chemistry and their backgrounds, leading them together was so endearing and well put together.
The Girl Who Bit Me , along with its need of a bit of editing— had humor, spice, tenderness, reeling, and enjoyment. I really can’t wait to read more of this author’s work. I mean I also wouldn’t mind a part 2☺️!
Some Highlights
”So I was a little... wound up. So my teeth enter your neck.
Oops”
"Aw, you want that so bad, don't you? You want me to call you my wife while I fill you up? While I fuck you until you lose your hearing?" she drawled, breathless. "You want to pretend to be my wife while I mark you all over? You want to repeat our vows with my fangs buried in your neck? When you come on my fingers?"
“I've always considered myself the anti-romantic, because I don't like poetry or pop music or Notting Hill or Shakespeare or the Old Testament. But I actually think I might just be overqualified in the subject. Because if romance is about finding the point in pointlessness, I found it very early, and latched on like a dog. You are the point to me, Aster. You create meaning in this big, sloppy, pointless soup”
raise your hand if you want to be called my wife while sharing blood with your 600 year old bestie and secret lover
The way I could’ve finished this in a day but decided to drag it because I was enjoying my time so much, says something! I adore our characters so much, their chemistry and their backgrounds, leading them together was so endearing and well put together.
The Girl Who Bit Me , along with its need of a bit of editing— had humor, spice, tenderness, reeling, and enjoyment. I really can’t wait to read more of this author’s work. I mean I also wouldn’t mind a part 2☺️!
Some Highlights
”So I was a little... wound up. So my teeth enter your neck.
Oops”
"Aw, you want that so bad, don't you? You want me to call you my wife while I fill you up? While I fuck you until you lose your hearing?" she drawled, breathless. "You want to pretend to be my wife while I mark you all over? You want to repeat our vows with my fangs buried in your neck? When you come on my fingers?"
“I've always considered myself the anti-romantic, because I don't like poetry or pop music or Notting Hill or Shakespeare or the Old Testament. But I actually think I might just be overqualified in the subject. Because if romance is about finding the point in pointlessness, I found it very early, and latched on like a dog. You are the point to me, Aster. You create meaning in this big, sloppy, pointless soup”
raise your hand if you want to be called my wife while sharing blood with your 600 year old bestie and secret lover
February 1, 2026
(rounded down from 3.25)
I think I've accidentally read my first (sapphic) romantasy book? The distinguishing feature for me from just fantasy with a romance element and romantasy is that the romance part takes the front seat in the latter, as it does here.
Honestly, some of the ideas here are really cool (such as a shapeshifting vampire whose specific interest appears to be starring in generational sitcoms over and over), but the lore is set up so shallowly here that I had a hard time following along. The vampires don't really have the standard set of powers and weaknesses, and most of them have some unique special talent (Sylvia's is the manipulation of people's minds, and Aster's is basically brutal murder), so it feels more like superheroes with some blood play thrown in. In fact, I suspect that if I enjoyed the blood play aspects more and also went into this expecting a lot of spice, I would probably turn more of a blind eye to the lack of worldbuilding.
As it stands, this is a complicated love story with a lot of sex scenes thrown in. Vampires come and go, some of the plot doesn't completely make sense, but it's all fine if you enjoy the spice and blood play aspects and appreciate the 600-year love story and the conflicts therein without too much attention to the "but what about...?" questions that pop up periodically.
TL;DR: A fun vampire romantasy for the sapphics if you want to have a nice time but don't expect the lore or worldbuilding to hold up too much, just enjoy the ride.
I think I've accidentally read my first (sapphic) romantasy book? The distinguishing feature for me from just fantasy with a romance element and romantasy is that the romance part takes the front seat in the latter, as it does here.
Honestly, some of the ideas here are really cool (such as a shapeshifting vampire whose specific interest appears to be starring in generational sitcoms over and over), but the lore is set up so shallowly here that I had a hard time following along. The vampires don't really have the standard set of powers and weaknesses, and most of them have some unique special talent (Sylvia's is the manipulation of people's minds, and Aster's is basically brutal murder), so it feels more like superheroes with some blood play thrown in. In fact, I suspect that if I enjoyed the blood play aspects more and also went into this expecting a lot of spice, I would probably turn more of a blind eye to the lack of worldbuilding.
As it stands, this is a complicated love story with a lot of sex scenes thrown in. Vampires come and go, some of the plot doesn't completely make sense, but it's all fine if you enjoy the spice and blood play aspects and appreciate the 600-year love story and the conflicts therein without too much attention to the "but what about...?" questions that pop up periodically.
TL;DR: A fun vampire romantasy for the sapphics if you want to have a nice time but don't expect the lore or worldbuilding to hold up too much, just enjoy the ride.
February 5, 2026
Aster and Sylvia, you would’ve loved Shameless by Camila Cabello.
Full RTC.
Full RTC.
January 27, 2026
Were there some typos? Yes. Did I care? Not one bit. I ATE this up. Need more from Astor & Sylvia!
January 24, 2026
This is easily my favorite sapphic book I’ve ever read! I fell in love with this book and the characters so fast. Each chapter is more delicious than the last. It’s a fun, spicy, yearning, dangerous, sexy adventure from the beginning to the end. You will be obsessed. It’s a MUST READ!
January 29, 2026
No, because…. What do you mean she’s been in love with her for five hundred years but can’t tell her because she’ll unconsciously erase the memories of the girl who feels the SAME WAYY????????
I was crying through that plot twist, it thralled my mind and didn’t allow me to think about anything else. This book was perfect. I absolutely love a romance that has a twist and evolves so much from the original premise.
I love Aster and I love Sylvia and their adorably funny, sadistic banter. These characters and this story will stay with me and I’ll continue to stare blankly at the wall for the next six hundred years because this story hit me like a freight train.
I was crying through that plot twist, it thralled my mind and didn’t allow me to think about anything else. This book was perfect. I absolutely love a romance that has a twist and evolves so much from the original premise.
I love Aster and I love Sylvia and their adorably funny, sadistic banter. These characters and this story will stay with me and I’ll continue to stare blankly at the wall for the next six hundred years because this story hit me like a freight train.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 1, 2026
I really wanted to like this so much more.
February 5, 2026
2.5* i think i just don’t like vampires (only read this because nebe told me to)
February 2, 2026
I love lesbians
February 2, 2026
This was so much better than I thought it would be. Friends to lovers is better than enemies to lovers every time. Fight me about it.
January 31, 2026
hysterical
What a surprise this book was! On the surface these women are a hot mess. They get an F in finance and epic fail in life choices. Despite the hysterical disasters that befall them, there were some interesting concepts discussed. How do you survive the mundane of living forever, what do you do if your love is unlucky. Don’t want to spoil anything. But this was a delightful read and I recommend.
What a surprise this book was! On the surface these women are a hot mess. They get an F in finance and epic fail in life choices. Despite the hysterical disasters that befall them, there were some interesting concepts discussed. How do you survive the mundane of living forever, what do you do if your love is unlucky. Don’t want to spoil anything. But this was a delightful read and I recommend.
January 30, 2026
wowie wowowow I was the target audience for this one LOL. Felt connected to the MC's and like I was in this little universe with them. I could devour another one of this authors books easily. This was of course another "what in the blood fetish" for me but it also def had me pulling at my collar at times.
February 1, 2026
This is my new Twilight. I need at least more 500 pages. Lesbian yearning. Two dumb idiots who happen to be lesbian vampires. It was written for me. Going insane. We are so back.
“This woman will eventually kill me, and I’ll have seen it coming the entire way, until the knife is in my mouth, and I’m thanking her for putting it there.”
“This woman will eventually kill me, and I’ll have seen it coming the entire way, until the knife is in my mouth, and I’m thanking her for putting it there.”
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February 5, 2026random recommendation from the internet, thought i'd give it a try.
surprisingly fun to read, the two of them are genuinely insane (a compliment in this case). but i do love the casual just-for-fun murder and manipulation of everyone around them, the whole absence of morality is refreshing. the book needs a proper editor, but i was there for the vibes, banter and chaos
surprisingly fun to read, the two of them are genuinely insane (a compliment in this case). but i do love the casual just-for-fun murder and manipulation of everyone around them, the whole absence of morality is refreshing. the book needs a proper editor, but i was there for the vibes, banter and chaos
February 1, 2026
4.25!! Very very good, also very clearly a fanfic, there's barely a hint of character description at the beginning, making it clear we're missing some context clues that in fanfic don't need to be there. Still, an amazing story
Review of advance copy received from Author
a beautiful romance between two vampires is way to hoooot. i really enjoy hunter’s sense of humor and the undertones underneath.
January 31, 2026
For people who want a vampire themed spicy wlw romance this is most likely perfect. Personally I don’t mind spice but it also isn't something I’m looking for. The rest of this review is written from that perspective.
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Plot
The book is very well written. Everything flows smoothly and I like how later the mental powers of the vampires are described. I also think it improves the farther I read. The beginning is a bit bland though.
Vampires
This is not really a classic vampire story. A lot of the big weaknesses like sunlight are completely removed and there’s never the possibility of the mortals harming them. Which puts this in a weird place where its not this wholesome cuddly thing the first chapters might suggest but the plot is also not interested in really threatening the MCs.
Which brings me back to who this is for. The whole Vampire thing exists to do spicy things with blood sucking, . Every Vampire has a unique ability, this - combined with the lack of classic weaknesses - makes them seem more like superheroes.
Morality
Every story about monsters deals with the implied morality. Is society right and they are evil? Or are they actually misunderstood? The Girl Who Bit Me wants to do both and fails. The text wants the MCs to be "morally gray". It is implied they mainly kill rich and deserving people. But they also kill innocent waiters. Humans are only blood sources to them. You'd expect millennia old vamps to be cold towards mortals but they treat fellow vampires the same way.
There , which feels a bit odd. One would assume such psychopaths would be horribly people in all aspects but because this is a romance they have to be perfectly decent towards each other. One could say, "They're damaged, they can't help themselves." Which is true but the story is utterly uninterested if not even hostile to the idea healing could come from anyone except loving that specific person. Actually I'm not saying every book should always recommend therapy - that's boring - but that the text seems to be actively hostile towards therapy is weird.
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Closing Thoughts
The Girl Who Bit Me fulfills the wishes that readers of spicy vampire novels want but it also doesn’t rises above genre tropes. I enjoyed a lot of it but probably won’t read it again.
January 30, 2026
I’m conflicted with my review because I would like to rate the book higher, but I can’t get past the gaping plot holes. I think an editor would’ve been helpful here to point out the typos, inconsistencies, and the genuine head scratching moments. There was a lot going on in this book and not everything was explained or wrapped up.
I wished the author took a paragraph or two to explain how vampires work in her world, because none of the classic tropes -other than needing to drink blood, and even that was a bit dodgy because they ate food, too, and ignored perfect opportunities to drink human blood in desperate circumstances-applied here. The Wallace and Tommy storyline made zero sense from any of the multiple angles, the Yasmine storyline didn’t either, the “curse” which was the main plot point even less so, Sylvia’s power issues were never explained, nor was the initial bite which catapulted everything into action properly explained imo. Even the last 10 pages of the book were extremely confusing, all this build up to a very odd conclusion. Idk, there are many more instances that made me say “huh?”.
And even still, it was an enjoyable read. The pacing worked for me, the writing was pretty humorous at times, the spice was hot when they weren’t self deprecating in the middle of it, and it kept my interest because I was hoping there was going to be a flat out reveal for how everything tied together. There wasn’t, at least not in the way I needed, but I don’t regret the read. I’ll probably even revisit in the future.
I wished the author took a paragraph or two to explain how vampires work in her world, because none of the classic tropes -other than needing to drink blood, and even that was a bit dodgy because they ate food, too, and ignored perfect opportunities to drink human blood in desperate circumstances-applied here. The Wallace and Tommy storyline made zero sense from any of the multiple angles, the Yasmine storyline didn’t either, the “curse” which was the main plot point even less so, Sylvia’s power issues were never explained, nor was the initial bite which catapulted everything into action properly explained imo. Even the last 10 pages of the book were extremely confusing, all this build up to a very odd conclusion. Idk, there are many more instances that made me say “huh?”.
And even still, it was an enjoyable read. The pacing worked for me, the writing was pretty humorous at times, the spice was hot when they weren’t self deprecating in the middle of it, and it kept my interest because I was hoping there was going to be a flat out reveal for how everything tied together. There wasn’t, at least not in the way I needed, but I don’t regret the read. I’ll probably even revisit in the future.
February 1, 2026
Aster & Sylvia have known eachother for roughly 600 years, but are now faced with a vampiric mishap that causes the 600 year besties to get blue-balled.
“I’d rather die knowing you than die feeling like I never did” - DAMN. 600 years worth of a situationship to put lightly. Ngl, everything after chapter 6? CRAZY - it had me hooked.
Overall: I really enjoyed Sylvia & Aster's dynamic and I would've given this a 5⭐️ if the ending felt more like a final door closed vs an anticlimactic ending. I still really enjoyed it though.
Also here are some recommendations for those who like sapphic vampires - you should check this story out along with Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Sun by VE Schwab and Carmilla & Laura by SD Simper.
“I’d rather die knowing you than die feeling like I never did” - DAMN. 600 years worth of a situationship to put lightly. Ngl, everything after chapter 6? CRAZY - it had me hooked.
Overall: I really enjoyed Sylvia & Aster's dynamic and I would've given this a 5⭐️ if the ending felt more like a final door closed vs an anticlimactic ending. I still really enjoyed it though.
Also here are some recommendations for those who like sapphic vampires - you should check this story out along with Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Sun by VE Schwab and Carmilla & Laura by SD Simper.
February 2, 2026
Achingly good
This was a truly wrenching read. Just so honest about the disaster thatsomeone can be even after 600 years. There is no perfect point to grow we just choose to. Relationships change us and that love really is eternal sometimes.
It was also absolutely spicy, just super hot. I love vampire books and this really hit the mark. Aster is an amazing character and she left me breathless with her devotion. Sylvia was a swoon worthy menace. The brought out the best and worst in eachother.
To the author, truly this was so incredibly well done. I would recommend this a thousand times over.
This was a truly wrenching read. Just so honest about the disaster thatsomeone can be even after 600 years. There is no perfect point to grow we just choose to. Relationships change us and that love really is eternal sometimes.
It was also absolutely spicy, just super hot. I love vampire books and this really hit the mark. Aster is an amazing character and she left me breathless with her devotion. Sylvia was a swoon worthy menace. The brought out the best and worst in eachother.
To the author, truly this was so incredibly well done. I would recommend this a thousand times over.
February 4, 2026
Truly all I knew walking into this book was that there was at least one vampire, the FMCs are best friends, and it’s a sapphic romance.
I’m pleased to announce that it fucking delivered. One of the best books that I have read in a while.
I hate that I struggle to find the words to describe books I adore, meanwhile, I could write a novel on the books that I don’t like.
Aster and Sylvia have lived rent free in my brain for over a week and I doubt they’re leaving anytime soon.
I’m pleased to announce that it fucking delivered. One of the best books that I have read in a while.
I hate that I struggle to find the words to describe books I adore, meanwhile, I could write a novel on the books that I don’t like.
Aster and Sylvia have lived rent free in my brain for over a week and I doubt they’re leaving anytime soon.
February 5, 2026
3.5 stars; rounded up. This book was like a roundabout. Perpetually, skating the magical three words but with plenty of sex! Like so much sex it made all the angst slightly bearable! But, I’m partial to any all paranormal books, series, and movies. This book honestly reminds me of something I read on Wattpad years back, but it’s now published. Anyway, fantastic book! I hope to see more of Aster & Sylvia; Aster was my favorite character throughout!
January 24, 2026
Reading this book, I kid you not, made a movie flash before my eyes. It's like a romantic heist/scam comedy with a huge emotional beat with fantastic payoff. Consider writing a script and getting this in front of producers/studios!!
January 25, 2026
I had already read the original version of this book and ADORED IT to my core!! The humor, the spice, those two freaks in love with each other, “fall in love again and again” bla bla bla. Masterpiece! SAPPHICS AROUND THE WORLD GIVE THIS GEM A CHANCE
January 26, 2026
I've read the original one already but planning to reread this as soon as I get my hands on the physical copy! It's so wonderful that this story got published <3, genuinely amazing with an even better writing. Anybody who loves lesbian vampires will eat this one up!!
February 4, 2026
Likely one of the first times I’ve ever read friends to lovers and enjoyed it. I had absolutely no choice with Slyvia and Aster though. I was kind of hoping for an epilogue though or a book 2 maybe? 👀
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