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Title: Court of the Undying Seasons

Author: A.M. Strickland

Genre: Fantasy, Vampires, LGBTQ+, Queer, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult, Horror, Netgalley, Supernatural, High Fantasy, Dark

Trigger Warnings:
-Blood drinking (both voluntary and forced)
-Violence
-Gore
-Death/murder
-Child abuse
-Child neglect
-Mind/body control
-Consent issues
-Uneven relationship dynamics
-Parent death (off-page)
-Mentor death (on-page)
-Substance use (alcohol, mushrooms, and vampire blood)
-Mild gender dysphoria
-Mild body horror

Date Started: February 9th, 2023

Date Finished: February 10th, 2023

Status: Finished

Rating: 4.6/5

Sypnosis: Sarah J. Maas meets A Deadly Education in A.M. Strickland's lush, queer YA dark fantasy novel.

In becoming a vampire, I’m less than a girl. And more.
Or maybe I’m becoming what I always have been, deep inside.
A blade.

When nineteen-year-old Fin volunteers to take her secret love's place in their village's Finding, she is terrified. Those who are chosen at the Finding are whisked away to Castle Courtsheart, a vampire school where human students either succeed and become vampires, fail and spend the rest of their lives as human thralls...or they don't survive long enough to become either.

Fin is determined to forge a different path: learn how to kill the undead and get revenge for her mother, who was taken by the vampires years ago. But Courtsheart is as captivating as it is deadly, and Fin is quickly swept up in her new world and its inhabitants - particularly Gavron, her handsome and hostile vampire maker, whose blood is nothing short of intoxicating. As Fin begins to discover new aspects of her own identity and test her newfound powers, she stumbles across a string of murders that may be connected to a larger ritual - one with potentially lethal consequences for vampires and humans alike. Fin must uncover the truth and find the killer before she loses her life...or betrays her own heart.

Court of the Undying Seasons is a deliciously dark romantic novel and a pitch perfect modern take on classic vampire tropes.

Review: This was my first book by this particular author and I had a lot of expectations for this book. The cover is gorgeous and the premise really stood out sounding promising and something that could hold my attention long enough to the very end.


This book was well worth the pick and I was unable to put the book down until the very end. The characters and the world were so dark and twisted that I loved it. I enjoy that these things draw you in and you feel like you are part of the story just off to the side watching as the book plays out. I love when characters are so well-written and the world-building is everything. These are the type of books that you will enjoy and be pulled into the story until the very end. I know I cannot offer any spoilers but know you will love Kashire.

Attention author, please do a book for him! A lot of us would love you!


I want to take this moment to thank Netgalley, the author, and Feiwel & Friends for the chance to read this book before its release. This review is my own opinion and I am not paid for it.