From even the earliest days of the vampiric genre, women who lust after or love other women saturated the genre. Carmilla and Christabel were some of the first depictions, but GIRLS WHO BITE continues the theme. Some of the works are surprising, with intriguing twists that continue the discussion of vampiric literature. Unfortunately, others are less inventive or interesting, on an erotic or vampiric level. However, short stories, erotic or not, are often subjective, and the perceived gems within the anthology may be quite personal, touching on chords within different readers in different ways. For example, I thought Shayla Kersten's Beloved was rich and excellent while Victoria Oldham's Red Horizons combined humor and sensuality within a unique storyline, but others might find other works in the anthology more riveting.